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StylingArabella 
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 Posted: Jan 09 2014 at 12:28am |
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I HATED DEPO! I bled every day the first 6 months. I went from 135-155lbs and I don't remember eating a bunch either. I was always bloated and the hair on my arms got longer too. I was depressed for some strange reason...just sad all the time. Oh yeah...my tits hurt like mad. I got on the pill after that.
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Lady ICE
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Joined: Jun 07 2007
Location: Gotham City
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Posted: Jan 09 2014 at 12:30am |
 Wildfire wrote:
...those who've had it, would you mind sharing your pros and cons...?
Also, does the shot in and of itself cause weight gain, or do people just have increased appaetite because of the shot, and end up eating much more?
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 made my period stop. for how long i cant remember. i gained weight..and have been since that shot. let me tell you i put on 10lbs in 3 months...
 i'll never be slim again
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Missvw
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Joined: Apr 27 2005
Location: Across the Pond
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Posted: Jan 09 2014 at 2:52am |
STAY AWAY FROM THE DEPO SHOT!
I gained so much weight I got pregnant on the depo and miscarried Trying to lose weight was almost impossible
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Wildfire
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Joined: May 27 2006
Location: Kingston, JA.
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Posted: Jan 09 2014 at 8:43am |
Senior Detective wrote:
It was on needle in the butt cheek, not painful. It looks like getting any other shot,quick and easy. My appetite did not change,neither did my skin or my hair everything remains the same and healthy |
sounds good....
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Wildfire
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Location: Kingston, JA.
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Posted: Jan 09 2014 at 8:45am |
nitabug wrote:
from my experience on the board, everyone had bad experiences but bunny.
it can cause weight gain, hair loss, and bone loss. most doctors will suggest taking a calcium supplement daily.
you would be better off with an iud, imo. use at your own risk. |
unfortunately i cant do iud...only option is the shot or progestogen tabs
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Wildfire
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Joined: May 27 2006
Location: Kingston, JA.
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Posted: Jan 09 2014 at 8:48am |
Diane (35) wrote:
I know you changed Gynos (you had Hardie then- say his daughter and wife the other day too) who do you have now? Who delivered Camp Fire? I go to Dr Lennox Jacob (Medical Assocs., the man thorough almost too thorough, no pregnant chicks lol kinda pricy) and Dr. Errol Daley (have you out quick time, nuff chicks waiting but I Love him pregnant and regular chicks) |
Fredericks delivered @ uwi... (wonderful man)...im back with Hardie now (he will sit with you for 40 mins --i know, the other patients be mad at the long wait, buit everybody gets the same attention )
Daley rushes through visits. I hate that. You wait for 3 hours then i rushes you out in ten minutes (fairly nice man, but that turned me off completely)
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Wildfire
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Location: Kingston, JA.
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Posted: Jan 09 2014 at 8:51am |
Senior Detective wrote:
You should try it for a year then switch if u want. You said ur afraid of mirena cuz ur bf is big ,but trust me, it won't interfere with sexy time |
Im still up in the air....i hate the thought of an insert
have a visit in 1 week for pap...i will discuss (again) with doc before i make any decision. GP actually prescribed Diane35...but after all my research, Im scared, so the pack is still sitting in my purse.
Mycrogynon was wonderful...no probs at all. Pity i cant use that again
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Wildfire
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Location: Kingston, JA.
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Posted: Jan 09 2014 at 8:54am |
Butta Cookie wrote:
Why do you want to take the shot? I know it sounds like a dump question, but i knkw some folks who just wanted something to keep them from bleeding every month. Good luck though. |
Im hypertensive since pregnancy...cant do combined oral contraceptives anymore, and the progestogen only pill isnt available in JA.
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Ming
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Location: New York
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Posted: Jan 09 2014 at 8:58am |
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I never considered depo cause if I didn't react well with it there was nothing I could do for 3? months. Nope.
I got mirena cause my migraine meds and pregnancy don't mix but that thing was the devil. Looong periods, extra light periods, bloating, other things smh. I had it for a cpl weeks shy of a year. This feb will be a year since its been removed. I still bloat like flounder but its getting better. Idk what ill get next.
Edited by Ming - Jan 09 2014 at 9:01am
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Princess_S
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Posted: Jan 09 2014 at 9:01am |
I think most folks already covered everything. My personal experience was this: -I ended up gaining about 30 lbs. The wieght came on quickly and stayed the entire time i was on the shot. about 2 yrs.i didn't notice an increase in appetite though) and I worked out and it would not go away -Major decreased sex drive. i i didn't care to have sex at all -My doc told me she wouldn't put me on it longer than two years because it does cause bone density loss. (I ended up breaking my ankle year 2 of being on it.) I've never had any broken bones as a child -My period hasn't been quite the same since then. Its not a bad thing but i did notice a change in my cycle after it returned when i stop taking it. its much lighter. went from 5 to 3 days -WORST SIDE EFFECT : I started suffering from the absolute worst migraines in my life. I hardly ever got headaches prior and once I started this bc I started getting crippling migraines. where i could do nothing but hide in my cold/dark walk-in closet all day. and they were often. every month. I couldn't go to work or school. my bf would come home and find me sleeping in the closet. They have not gone away but the frequency has decreased dramatically.
Most of the weight I gained did melt off but I still have some of it. i can deal with what was left over. lol ALL in all I would not recommended it as I had no "positive experience"
The injection site is just as any other shot. i got mine in my arm
Edited by Princess_S - Jan 09 2014 at 9:04am
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