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    Default Depot shot and hair loss

    ok, so,

    Beginning of December 2006 i got the depot shot. The next day I had vertigo and started losting lots of hair. I didnt go bald or have bald spots but its was an unhealthy amount. The vertigo lasted for a few weeks. It also made me über depressed, I don't struggle with depression. The depression didn't wear off until about May I think. But I still lose lots of hair when I shower and brush my hair, even when I don't touch it.

    Has anybody had the same problem?

    If I am still having this problem who should I contact to find out how to fix it?




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    I dont know about hair loss, but seriously, get off Depo. it is the devil. I was on it 8 years and is no good. causes permenant damage to yoru body by leachign calcium out of yoru bones. I have fucking osteoarthritis now. at age 27. it fucking sucks

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    Default Re: Depot shot and hair loss

    I only got the shot once, and I am still experiencing effects




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    Default Re: Depot shot and hair loss

    also, could my copper IUD cause this?




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    Salt and Copper are the Culprits

    Copper Causes Hair Loss

    The metal copper controls hair growth and hair loss. Healthy tissue concentrations of copper lie between 1.7 and 3.5 milligrams. Everything else will cause hair loss. You can have too little copper (below 1.7 milligrams) or too much copper (above 3.5 milligrams) and the same thing will happen: kiss your hair good-bye.

    Individuals metabolize copper at different rates, making copper toxicity or deficiency a personal affair. The slower your metabolic rate, the higher your copper retention, regardless of how copper gets into your system. The reverse is also true. If your metabolism works at mach speed, not much copper will accumulate, no matter the amount of copper you ingest.

    Vegetarians have a greater ability to retain copper than non-vegetarians. If you don't eat meat and your hair is thinning, this could mean a simple solution to your problem.


    FUCK THAT

    I wont start eating meat!!!
    Maybe i should choose another form of birth control.




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    yeah..it's the IUD




    Causes Hair Loss
    The metal copper controls hair growth and hair loss. Healthy tissue concentrations of copper lie between 1.7 and 3.5 milligrams. Everything else will cause hair loss. You can have too little copper (below 1.7 milligrams) or too much copper (above 3.5 milligrams) and the same thing will happen: kiss your hair good-bye.

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    ^^^yeah i found that page too.

    well, i don't know what to try next.

    the BC pill made me feel sick.

    what about the nuva ring? Is that good?

    I'm not sure what to do.




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    I'm in same spot. can't find a birth control that works for me.

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    Maybe i should switch teams then I wouldn't have to worry about it.


    But I my bf......




    stupid sperms




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    Default Re: Depot shot and hair loss

    Quote Originally Posted by pookie View Post
    Maybe i should switch teams then I wouldn't have to worry about it.
    hahaa! I've considered this myself since I'm going threw the same thing. I want some Birth Control that works without making me feel coocoo!

    As far as Depo, it made me really emotional. I'm glad I'm off of it now.

    I also feel the Depo shot gave me Malasma/slight skin discoloration on my face. Malasma is caused by horomonal changes and too much sun makes it worse. Lots of women get it after they have a baby too. Its nicknamed the "Pregnancy mask". I have to get to my Dermatologist about it.

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    are there any solutions to this madness!!!

    it seems women weren't taken into consideration when BC was created




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    Default Re: Depot shot and hair loss

    I began Depo about three weeks after my son was born in 2005. & I was depressed as hell, the doctor didn't know weather to blame it on Depo or Post Partum depression. I'm 100% sure it was the depo. I was on it for about a year & it made me crazy & emotional.... like extremely.

    I took my last shot around May of 06 and have steered clear ever since. & Have never felt that way again.

    As far as hair loss, I also experienced it. My hair was so thin. & instead of gaining weight as many woman do on the shot, I lost about 20 lbs.... freakishly thin.

    I HATE DEPO!

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    I actually like depo but I'm looking forward to getting off and getting some sort of sterilization procedure done where there wouldn't be periods (sub-total hysterectomy or uterine ablation.) Still looking for alternatives.

    but depo hasn't treated me bad. I'm sure I'll drop 10-15 pounds after I get off though.

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    I had major MAJOR problems with depo...problems so severe that the doctor tried bc pills, hormones for menopause, etc. to get the depo out of my system. It took 18 months to get back right. Enough of the horror story...I used the nuvaring after that until I got my tubes done. I thought the nuvaring worked great!

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