 I was 14 when I got the depo shot, it effected me majorly.
I had a period for up to 6 months long. I also developed depression, worsened anxiety, severe hormonal acne, weight gain, weight loss, I only got it once tho. I switched to the ring for 2 years. I’m 17 about to be 18 now and I still have problems like back pain, weight loss, loss of appetite, hair loss. I feel like birth control stunted my growth as well because I have noticed a lot of growth this pass year since I stopped taking it .
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 Hello, my Name is Alyssa, I was on depo almost 10 years ago and my body is still recovering.
I took the shot one time when I was in college as they said it was the best option for birth control at the time as they didn’t carry the pills I was on that gave me a period once every 3 months as my endometriosis makes them crippling and the birth control made it so much more bearable. When I got the shot the first few days everything was fine and normal but eventually I noticed I was always hungry and wanting to eat basically constantly. I gained between 30-40lbs within the three months. It also ruined my mood, I have BPD so I am already pretty unstable, this however made me angry all the time, suicidal, and I relapsed on self harm within that time frame and attempted suicide. I decided to not get back on it after that as I was not having a good time. Once the depo wore off it was the worse period imaginable. It was heavy like I had killed a small child and I bleed through tampons within 2 hours. The cramps were awful and I felt like I was going to die. The period lasted 2 weeks before it finally ended and was very erratic after that. It took a few years for them to become regular again but the pain and heaviness from it has stayed. I don’t recommend the shot to anyone and I don’t know why it is still offered.  I've been on DEPO off and on in between three of my pregnancies. During these times I have experienced extreme mood swings, no sex drive what so ever, hair loss, bad cavities, depression, anxiety, lung cramps, tingling in the fingers, dizziness, anger for no reason, fatigue, cyst on my ovaries and on my cervix, painful sex, extreme hunger, weight gain, migraines, itching, and acne. I have previously stopped DEPO once again after my last child and still no periods and lots of cramps.
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