Shot and diet pills?
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Shot and diet pills?
| Fri, 09-17-2004 - 10:34am |
I am on the shot and have gained weight. I was wondering if there is any side effects to the shot if you take herbal supplement diet pill such as metabolife, stacker 2, etc.? I know these can effect birth control pills. But I can't find any information on the deprovera shot. Can anyone help me with this? Thanks a lot.
Toyia

Good luck with losing weight,
Susan
I don't know for sure, but I think supplements might decrease the effectiveness of Depo if they change how your body metabolizes the progestin. Unfortunately, weight gain is a very common side effect when on Depo. That's a good question to ask your doctor. Let us know what s/he says, ok?
Take care,
Jill
I'm sorry that wasn't the news you were looking for! But you're certainly not alone in your predicament, we've had lots of women here who have gained significant amounts of weight while using Depo, up to 40-50 pounds. Take care, I hope things go well and you find a safe and effective way to get the weight off!
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