Infertility

» msfiregreen - Still bleeding since 3/3/07 since my depo shot in March

In response to Still bleeding since 3/3/07 since my depo shot in March posted by jojo1977:

I had a depo shot in aug 97, I began bleeding shortly after. and continued to bleed until the next shot. my doc reccommended i get 1 more and if the bleeding continued we would stop. well it did continue for a year and a half. i was almost hospitalized because overtime my iron levels began to fall and I am anemic. Another doc put me on an ibuprophen regimin of 800ml a day to counteract whatever it was in the pill making me bleed for so long. It worked!!! but periods were irregular for 2 years.

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» 4_5_831 - I started my shot in July 07.

The last two weeks before I got my second shot I experienced spotting continuously. It was only light and my doctor said not to worry. Before the shot I was on the Patch but it gave me horrible migraines, and left a painful rash where I had it. The rash would stay for around two or three weeks before it went away so I switch to the shot. It also was supposed to get rid of my period which would making cheerleading much easier. Anyways I only experienced mild tenderness and some spotting with the first shot. I got my second shot and the spotting continued to get worse. I was continuously spotting and everytime I went to the bathroom blood would gush out as though I had just cut myself. I am still spotting and my tenderness has gotten much worse. Anytime some one accidentally bumps me I feel as though they punched me. I've randomly experienced soreness and cramps. I read an article that said that bleeding usually ends after the third shot. Next Week I will be getting my third shot in hopes that this spotting and tenderness will stop.

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» moibellabeauty - Depo shot? Awful!

I got my first shot well over a year ago and didn't have my period for the first month.
The next month it started and it hasn't stopped since. I asked my doctors if there was any way to make it stop and they said my best bet was to get my next shot & hope it made it stop. Overall I got two shots...which added up to having my period EVERY SINGLE DAY for over a year...and it honestly still hasn't completely stopped! On top of "defeating the purpose" I was dizzy,..and unlike most.. I lost weight...a LOT of weight. I went from weighing 125 to 104 and I looked disgusting.
It causes headaches..I was in and out of the doctor several times for pain in my abdomen..(they still don't know if the depo was the cause) and basically it turned my life upside-down. Yes it's convenient..But I wouldn't recommend it to ANYONE because as much as I've read up about it..99 percent of it is horrible. Very few people are satisfied with the results of this. Stick to the pill!

-- posted by moibellabeauty

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» cogentdiversion - Depo shot? Awful!

In response to Depo shot? Awful! posted by moibellabeauty:

I wish I had found this thread before I got the shot. I always always against products that claimed to give you fewer or no periods. I should have stuck with my gut. I got the depo shot and now I've been bleeding for over 10 days straight and reading that someone bleed for a year? There is no way I will get the second shot! I've got my first period more than 10 years ago and never has it lasted more than 5 days...I'm pushing two weeks now and I hate it. And not to sound silly, but I got this as a method of birth control and it's working because I don't have sex when I'm bleeding!

-- posted by cogentdiversion

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» Sheba08 - Can I still have children????

In response to Can I still have children???? posted by miss_mimi06:

I'm 31 years old & I had the depo shot maybe about 4 going on 5 years now. I recently got married almost 2 years now & my husband has been trying to get me pregnant but no success. I have two children already, but wondering myself if the depo had anything to do with me not getting pregnant now. I only got ONE shot & bleed the whole first 3 months that I didn't bother to go back & get another one. I just think it's really strange that my husband has been releasing sperm every time we've had sex since we've been married & NO BABY!!

Seeing I only got one shot, I'm not understanding how that could have anything to do with us not getting pregnant!

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» Joanna Karpasea-Jones - Can I still have children????

In response to Can I still have children???? posted by miss_mimi06:

If it's been 3 years of unprotected sex I would seek advice from a specialist. There are various tests such as ovulation and sperm tests to determine whether you or your husband has a fertility problem.

Joanna.

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» lilmami - depo a nightmare

I had 3 series of the shot done, had horrible migraines while being on the shot, however i did not have any abnormal bleeding, but i have now been off of the shot for almost a year, and now that im off, I CAN NOT STOP BLEEDING, i bleed almost everyday out of the month, it has come to the point that im buying more pads then anything else in my life..I have gone to the drs been checked and i have nothing wrong, they have told me its from the shot. I have done research an nowhere do they say its normal to bleed AFTER your done with the shot..

And this is why im going to SUE the company, but im needing women that may have the same issues after not taking the shot anymore, if you have stopped the shot but continue to bleed please email me..the more women there is the better!!!.

my email is lyl_rocket@yahoo.com

thank you!!

-- posted by lilmami

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» Joanna Karpasea-Jones - Depo shot

In response to Depo shot posted by jsilly:

Thank you very much for sharing this with others.
Hopefully your experience will prevent other migraine sufferer's from going through these types of problems with depo-provera.

I suffered with migraines every month, badly, until recently. I used peppermint tea to stop one happening. If I drank two or three cups as soon as I felt any symptoms, it would stop it from developing. It doesn't work if you wait until you're really in pain, you have to drink it from the outset. It tastes foul, but worked for me.

I wish you luck in trying for a baby,

Joanna.

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» skr1mp2 - Depo shot? Awful!

In response to Depo shot? Awful! posted by cogentdiversion:

That doesn't sound silly at all--I too have found the Depo shot to be rather effective, merely because I can't have sex! I'm not sure if I'm experiencing moodswings from the shot or not, just because when I think about it, I've been slightly bleeding/spotting for about 10 days now, and I'm getting so pissed that I can't have sex. I mean I get REALLY mad about it...kind of funny, but it is quite irritating.
I'm really hoping that I don't bleed for as long as some of the other women who posted. I'm 19 years old, and have only had one shot...I went for about a month and a half without a period, but now it seems as if it's just going to keep going. I really wish I had known about this before...

-- posted by skr1mp2

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» CJ7776 - great for preventing sex AND pregnancy

I was advised by a doctor to get the shot after having an accidental pregnancy terminated. So, I did because the pill made me nauseas every time I took it. Ok... so as soon as I took it, I didn't have a period for THREE MONTHS. I gained 20 pounds in that three months... mostly in my belly and ass. Great look. And the depression! So, you want to prevent pregnancy? This is it - who wants to have sex when you are fat, bloated, and depressed? No one. You don't want anything to do with sex on this drug. So I got the next shot. Same thing. I did not have a period for half a year and every part of my body was bloated. Face, hands, feet. I was in my mid-20's, and had a steady boyfriend, a good job, and was average weight and height. At one point, I didn't see the difference from waistline to hip. Just one big swollen lump.

I didn't take that damn shot the next time. I ran every day, I swam 2 hours every day, and finally, after a year, I started to loose the bloat.

Let me tell you about the "period" I had when that medicine finally wore off. It lasted about 2 months. I told my boyfriend - you know how you loved me never having a period? Well, I guess it was just in there the entire time and this is all of it... coming out... great.

As an aside, that wonderful relationship was basically destroyed by the depo-provera. The sexless 6 months I got fat and lost all libido just about put the nail in the coffin for that doomed relationship.

The 6 months I spent alone working out, gaining my self back, was all I needed. Unfortunately, the relationship didn't survive after that horrible year.

do NOT take ANYTHING that prevents your period... ladies, we need our periods. It's natural.

-- posted by CJ7776

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