Depo, anyone have anything GOOD to say?
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Depo, anyone have anything GOOD to say?
| Thu, 10-21-2004 - 7:48pm |
I am horrilble taking pills, the patch was ok, but the first three months were rough, and I had a low sex drive. So last night I had my annual exam and the dr gave me a perscription for Depo Prevera shots. Everything I am researching on the web is saying how bad it is. Should I even bother trying it? Wouldn't the side effects for the shot be the same for any birth control seeing as how they are all hormones??????? Please help!!!!

I`ve been on Depo for almost a year and, yes, I like it. The only "bad" side effect I`ve experienced is an occassional reduction of libido, which could be related to a lot of things. For the first 2 shots or so, I had some annoying spotting but nothing too bad. I haven`t had a true period since my first shot, which is great - before, my periods and PMS symptoms would be so severe that sometimes I`d be laid up for a week, too in pain to walk. So in that respect, Depo`s been great! It`s also really comforting to know that it`s extremely effective - 99.7% - so I don`t have to worry about pregnancy, and because the shot is given by a doctor or a nurse practitioner, there`s no worry about user failure.
Different women react to different concotions of hormones differently. Depo is, pretty much, a big dose of a type of progestin. Some women have bad side effects and because the hormones linger in your system for an entire three months, you can`t just stop if you decide that you don`t like it. Many of the possible side effects are similar to other methods, but Depo has a higher instance of weight gain and can cause some reversible loss of bone mass. That`s why it`s usually recommended that all women on Depo (and even those not!) should take a daily vitamin, try to eat a healthy diet, and exercise regularly. As with other methods, severe side effects can occur. It just depends on how your body deals with them.
So, yeah, I would recommend Depo. It`s worked well for me!
i was on it for 6 1/2 yrs and the only thing i can say good about it was i didn't get preg,
-michelle