Getting off Depo what to expect??

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Registered: 10-16-2005
Getting off Depo what to expect??
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Fri, 07-07-2006 - 6:38pm
I started depo in January and gained so much wieght! I was supposed to get a shot at the end of June but decided that I wanted to stop. I just wanted to know when I would start my period again?? I have been spotting since I stopped the shot but thats it. It makes me real nervous that I could be pregnant even though I know it is highly unlikey to get pregnant while on the shot. I heard that for some women it takes up to 18months to get their period! Is that true? and does the lenght of time before you get your period also depend how long you were on the shot??
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Registered: 12-30-2003
Fri, 07-07-2006 - 9:38pm

Hi cowgirljen9, welcome!


      Jill

    

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Registered: 08-12-2002
Sat, 07-08-2006 - 4:19am

It can take up to 18 months for your cycle to settle down after Depo, even though you cannot rely on it as a contraceptive method after you stop having it.

 


 


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Registered: 01-21-2005
Sun, 07-09-2006 - 3:50am

This is just my personal experience, but it took about 6 months for my body to go back to "normal" after I stopped depo. Of course, you should probably bear in mind that I've never really had regular cycles to begin with... For me, the clincher that I knew the depo was gone is that I was finally able to lose some weight, which was an impossibility when I was on depo.

Anyway, I'm sure you'll be back to normal before you know it... for me, every depo-free day is a good one. :)