OT ~ Birth control (Depo & others)
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OT ~ Birth control (Depo & others)
| Thu, 02-12-2004 - 1:43pm |
Thank you so much for posting that link (www.abcinternetmarketing.com/depo-provera/index.html). I only know a few people who were taking the shot and they have all good stories to tell. I know that most people may experience good things from it but that's just too strange that thousands of women have appeared on the website to report bad stories. It's just too risky.
Right now I don't have to worry about birth control and I dread the day I do have to think about it but I'd rather risk an unwanted pregnancy by using the pill and condoms than turn into a chemical mental case.
Once again, thank you for coming forward!
~Dana & Emily (10-08-2002)

Hey Dana..I just wanted to share my experience with NORPLANT...UGHHHHHHHH...bad bad idea..for me that is...I had my baby in July(93) lost all my prepregnancy weight within 2 months.(was back down to a size 8)...then had NORPLANT and I gained 100 pounds wihtin a year..I kid you not!!! My body has stretch marks so bad from gaining so fast its awful...
I KNOW I ATE TO GET FAT ALSO..I AM NOT BLAMING NORPLANT ENTIRELY FOR MY WEIGHT GAIN JUST SAYING IT HELPED!!!!
Sorry I had to add that before someone attacked me saying "its not the bc that made ya fat" LOL :eye roll:: Anyways I got severe acne...when I had NEVER EVER had any skin problems before..the normal teenage every once in a while pimple..but not like I had it after the Norplant...It screwed my hormones up so bad..I even had facial hair at 23 !!!!!!!
~~Linda
~~Linda
All in all, it was just a really bad choice for me.
***A note about ortho tri cyclen***
---- this is what my doctor told me------
i didn't remember to take the pill everyday, so it messed with my reproductive system. because of this i developed uterine cysts. by themselves they weren't too much to worry about because they could go away on their own, (is what i think i was to understand).... anyway one burst in my uterus and it was the worst pain you can imagine. i didn't know what had happened. (by the time i had waited in the waiting room at the dr. for 40 min i was ok again... go figure) but the dr said my not taking the pill regularly caused these... just a little heads up
Serena