I am just wandering is anyone else gets the dapo birth control shot the one you get every 3 months, I am considering getting the shot only problem is that my obgyn says weight gain is a side effect.

Weight gain can be a side effect, but that goes along with any birth control. Most of the weight gain is water weight, because you have a higher rate of retaining it. I don't reccomend the depo shot, and mainly because the doctor I work for tells all our patients that Depo has been known to cause "depression and anxiety." Good luck!

I have been on DepoProvera for more than 10 years. I have had no side effects. If there is weight gain, it is minimal and mostly Water. I also don't have to suffer with having periods. In the beginning there were some spotting and breakthrough bleeding issues but they went away fairly quickly. I have had no depression or anything else...mostly bliss since I have no periods and don't even have to go to the dr's office for shots. My niece is an RN and gives them to me. Whatever you decide, good luck!

Happy Banding,

The Pool Girl

Everyone is going to react differently, my personal experience with depo was as follows...

I had 6 months worth of injections (2 shots) and in under 1 years time I gained 80 lbs.

I'm not saying it was entirely the shot and I wouldn't have gained the weight anyway, but I believe for ME it was a contributing factor.

Good luck...not dealing with periods is sooo incredibly awesome!!