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| Wed, 05-30-2007 - 2:39pm |
How long after you are off the Depo does your period start??? My last day on the Depo, the last day to get the shot, was on May 16th. I went to the doctor on May 18th to get BC, so he gave me prescription for Yaz. I want to wait until after I get my period though to start taking them. I feel like he was trying to scare me into getting the Depo again; he told me that if I would happen to be pregnant, the depo wouldn't hurt anything unlike the BC pill. They did take a PG test and it was negative. Do ya'll think I should take another test??
Thanks,
Maya
Mommy to
Brianna Elizabeth (10/23/03)
Zoey Elizabeth (9/12/06)

Thanks for the response :)
I'll probably wait a couple of more weeks, and if I don't get it, take another test.
Hi maya633, welcome!
Jill
Thanks for the response
At first he told me that I had to wait for my period to start Yaz, then he said, well I guess you can just start it now. I am really thinking about changing doctors! It just seems like he says what he want to say, not what is medically correct. Like when I first got the shot, he told me that my cycles would be regular again about 3 months after I get off of the shot, like the BC. But everything I read says it could take up to over a year?!?!? I only had the shot 2 times. I guess I will just enjoy the time with no period, LOL until it comes back ;)
Maya
Thank you for your response.
I think I will just wait it out for a couple of more weeks. I guess there is a chance that I could be pregnant, Hubby and I use the "pull out" method. That worked very well for us before. The two times that we did get careless, that's when we conceived our two angels. I know that doesn't mean this time it didn't work, but I feel pretty confident that I am not pregnant.
WoHoooo, 3-6 months without a period, that will be great!!!
P.S. My hair started falling out (in large quantities, I thought) a couple of months after my first shot, do you think this is a side effect from the shot????
Maya
Hair loss can be a side effect and irregular bleeding can also be a common side effect when coming off Depo so you might expect that.
Jill