3 Fat Chicks on a Diet Weight Loss Community

Originally Posted by tampagirlcmb:
I'm actually on the shot and have been for almost 2 years with absolutely NO side effects so I love it. I havent had a period the whole time, no cramps, and no PMS (i'm just regularly *****y cuz that is who I am!). I do take a calcium supplement now though since they have found bone loss in women who are on the shot. I dont know what I would do without it. What other bad things have you heard about it or know?

Originally Posted by She-Mullet:
I love Depo-Provera, but I understand why you don't want to use it especially if you are going to try to conceive soon. I'm always in the minority, but I used it for 5 years with no problems and actually lost weight. I started spotting weekly so I quit and shortly after got pregnant. Now I'm on it again since while nursing a baby you can't have estrogen (except the mini-pill) only projesterone (sp?). Again, no problems. Love the shot.

I thought I loved it. When I got on it the doc said there were NO side effects. I didn't believe him but I did it anyway (the pill was giving me migraines).

I ended up gaining 30 pounds, I got severely irritable, moody, depressed, lethargic, and had to start on anti-depressants. I thought I was alone with this, because I've got a friend who swears she has had no side effects (though she's been fighting with her boyfriend more and more and has gained 20lbs) and found some support groups online about detoxing off of it. I told my doctor about this, and they said that they've been seeing this happen more and more.

One of my friend's sisters was on it for 2 years and has worse hips than her grandmother - she can't ride a bike, sit on a waverunner or anything. It deteriorated her bones that bad.

I've been bc free for six months and have been trying to find something more suitable that doesn't have those side effects.

Okay, enough rant from me. I guess everyone's body is different. The worst part about depo is that if you have a side effect, you can't just stop taking it, it's in your system for a long time.