female only Depo-Provera

[Floridian79 9]

Hello ladies,

Yesterday i received my first shot of Depo-Provera. I was not able to go with pills or IUDs due to contraindications with my anti-rejection medications for the kidney transplant i just received in march.

Any thoughts on what to expect? All information is greatly appreciated.

Have a great weekend....!!!

[Icantbelieveit 955]

I gained about 30lbs over 2 yrs and was angry alot

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[catwoman7 10,973]

all I can say is, I gained a *ton* of weight on it (like around 45 lbs) when I was on it about 20 years ago. I asked them if I was going to keep gaining, or if it would level off. She said "it depends". That's the minute I decided to go off it.

[provenzee 262]

My Gyno told me not to use it, because it would make me gain weight. I know from personal experience that the pill made me gain about 30lbs over the course of a year as well, but she said the shot would be even worse. I think my only option at this point is an IUD...I'm just keeping it natural for now lol

[audaciousmarie 161]

Hello ladies,

Yesterday i received my first shot of Depo-Provera. I was not able to go with pills or IUDs due to contraindications with my anti-rejection medications for the kidney transplant i just received in march.

Any thoughts on what to expect? All information is greatly appreciated.

Have a great weekend....!!!

My friend used Depo and she has commented on how it made her gain alot of weight and it is hard to get the weight off. I wouldn't use it.

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[BCs 1000 364]

I used it 15 years ago. I was heavy, but I don't think it had anything to do with the depo. No other side effects. Loved that it stopped my period all together . Be careful when you come off it. I was told it would be months until I could get pregnant, but it only took a month.

[Kyn13 215]

So everyone's body is different which means it's going to process it differently. Some ppl take forever to get pregnant(years) or it can be the next month. As for me I was on it for 8 yrs and gained 10-15 lbs for every yr I was on it. It is also one of the reasons I have hell losing weight. I've been off the shot for 2 yrs now and still not pregnant. Although we decided to stop trying in jan when I started this journey. The only up side to the depo was no period

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