depo-provera (3 month contraceptive injection) anyone been on it?

[[M]umma[M]ia]

any one been on it?

I had my first one today. ANy side effects i should know about? has it been affective and were you able to fall pregnant again quickly?

[Trillian]

I had it just after I had my third baby (well she was six mths old) and I hated it. It really disagreed with me - I had loads of breakthrough bleeding, bloating, water retention, couldn't lose weight (never gained any though, just couldn't lose any) and it totally put me off sex - I had zero libido and I didn't have much to start with. It took nearly 7mths from the date I had it in till I got what I would call a normal period and I only ever had to one injection. I would never have it again even if I was offered a million dollars.

[~Kim~]

Exactly what Trill said (sorry Holly). Never actually got a real AF on it just constant old blood, took 18months to fall after I stopped it.

[The[cookie]Doctor]

Hollye, if you after a contraceptive that you have and forget about you might be better trying the implanon... If it doesn't suit you you can have it out straight away, and if it does, you're set for three years...
A lot of the side effects of depo and implanon are similar, however I know with implanon roughly 20% of people get no period while on it..

[Visitor8]

I have the depo and LOVE it! It has been my main contraception for the better part of 2 years

I didn't get any side effects except the no period for the 3 months which was OK by me

I came off it 16th September of last year, got my normal period first month in November and was pregnant 2nd week in December after 1 week of trying.

I am going back on it soon, just waiting until my next AF as I want to make sure my 1 night of fun without protection didn't produce a bub lol As soon as I know that I am back on it. I think it's wonderful!

I know 6 of my friends are using the depo and only 1 had a bad side effect that made her super cranky all the time, other then that all good. I did think about the implanon but I have heard too many stories about the implanon moving around and pain in the area, and my friend needing to get hers cut out and had stitches... just doesn't do it for me lol plus I am a bit freaked out by having something foreign stuck in my arm for 3 years ...

[Smoke Jaguar]

Similar to others, I lost my libido - GREAT contraceptive! Except that I also put on more weight than I'd ever done before - went from roughly 60kg to about 75 and stayed that way for a few months. My metabolism was totally shot for years and only kicked back to 'normal' when I had DS. I had 3 shots of it before I realised what was going on and stopped it. It stopped my period all together and it came back about 4 or so months after I had the last injection. Lucky, we weren't thinking of TTC then, anyway. It would be another 6 months before we'd TTC, and it took about 3 months from when we decided it was 'time'.
I have heard of links to cervical cancer that I will have to look into, but I was told that by a nurse, so I'm inclined to give it some credibility.

[Cougar]

I had it just after I had my third baby (well she was six mths old) and I hated it. It really disagreed with me - I had loads of breakthrough bleeding, bloating, water retention, couldn't lose weight (never gained any though, just couldn't lose any) and it totally put me off sex - I had zero libido and I didn't have much to start with. It took nearly 7mths from the date I had it in till I got what I would call a normal period and I only ever had to one injection. I would never have it again even if I was offered a million dollars.

exactully the same thing happened to me, and yes if the depo doesnt agree with you than the implanon wont.....i hated it

[[M]umma[M]ia]

ive been told.. they arnt meant to put it in ur arm as it can get lodged in the muscle. They are meant to put it in fatty tissue, like your bum.

anyone heard this????????

[Danni]

Well I havent heard of the reasoning behind it...But they always asked me if I wanted it in my thigh or in my bum

[[M]umma[M]ia]

hrmmm ill be asking for the next one..

[KimmyF]

i haven't used depo, but two close friends have, one loved it but gained massive amounts of weight whilst on it, she fell pregnant pretty much straight after coming off it, she went back on it between bubs and took around 10 months to fall again. She is planning to go back on it after her next bub is born and stopped BF. My other friend had one needle, she lost all hre libido, was depressed and emotional and started gaining weight, she never had another injection after that and it took over 6 months for her cycle to return to normal.
HTH

[nagromeyk]

ive been told.. they arnt meant to put it in ur arm as it can get lodged in the muscle. They are meant to put it in fatty tissue, like your bum.

anyone heard this????????

Yep in ya bum is better, thats what was done when I had the Depo shot done a couple of years ago.

Personally I would never ever have the shot again, not even if I was paid to

I was one of the very few who didnt get any bleeding but as most others have said I lost my libido BIG TIME - not that I had much anyway hahaha but it took 10 months for my cycle to come back! I also had major breakouts with my skin but overall the side affects for me weren't nearly as bad as other people experience.

It's a personal decision that only you can make. You have to take into consideration your own situation and whether it is the best suited contraception for you or whether there is a better alternative.

Good luck!