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    hair loss? has anyone experienced this?


    also, for some reason as soon as i got off the shot, my chest got larger.. even my man was like WOW!

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    I went on the depo shot and got depression.. BIGTIME! It was really scary..

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    is depression just depo or is that all hormonal bc?

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    I HATE DEPO SHOT.

    with me I bled for about 11 months straight before they'd let me switch (THANK GOD) the dr wanted me to "give it time" to see if it would stop.

    Once I switched off of it my boobies grew a whole size in less than a month...I wasn't sure if it was because of the new birth control I'm on or what though. Either way I wasn't complaining because I used to be so small I'd have a hard time finding bras that fit.

    My best friend went on it the same time as I did, and she got depression big time as well. (having to deal with her was very difficult) I'd have to agree with you Tragic Beauty - it was really scary!



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    wow, i got another shot the other day of depo... and now im thinking it was a bad idea??
    ive experienced more depression, thinning hair and when i go off depo, i bleed forever so thats part of the reason im still on it.

    jillian, what pills do you take? and are they everyday?

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    im sorry guys .. i keep on mixing my posts here.. and probally confusing everyone..
    asingledancer and tampafldancer=the same person
    i guess i should cancel one?

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    i am on the ortho tri cyclin lo pills, which unfortunatly i have to take everyday. i have a watch on my desk that goes off at the same time each day so that is how i remember to take them. it's not as bad as i thought it would be.

    i was afraid that i would bleed for awhile after i was done with depo, but after a couple of days on the pills it stopped! it was always the worst if it was right before i was due for my shot. The friend i mentioned earlier hasn't had a period or bled at all since she started getting the shot. - she took a break for about 6 mths and now that she's back on it, we don't see the depression this time.

    oh yeah about the weight gain...I gained a lot of weight during that period. It probably was partially due to the fact that I was a freshmen in college too (freshmen 15!) either way I was 5'6 and 104lbs...almost disgustingly skinny, so i really didn't mind.

    if depo is working out for you, i don't see why you should come off it, but if you're experiencing side effects that you don't like perhaps switching wouldn't be a bad idea.






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    All forms of birth control have some side effect and each side effect will affect everyone differently. My sisters tried the shot at various times and they all did well on it, with no side effects at all for any of them, and liked it. I decided not to press my luck and keep doing what was working for me, the pill. I have a friend though who is in the hospital now b/c of the pill causing a blood clot in her lung. Its a listed side effect that usually noone experiences, but she did. If most people on the pill got life threatening clots in their body it wouldn't be so popular. The thing with all forms of birth control is just that you never know how your body will react or if you'll be that .04 part of the population who gets the worst side effect listed or if you'll be just perfect.

    This is a problem because birth control is a necessity for most women and you just have to take a wait and see approach for side effects. If you find something that works stick with it until you find something better. The shot works for some people and some people can't handle it. I guess for anyone trying it for the first time, I'd recommend using the one month shot instead just in case things aren't going too well after you take it.
    "Come what may although I often say realities come from dreams, but approach all lies with open eyes because NOthing in this world is EVER ALL it seems."

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    i'm on depo now. I haven't expereinced hair loss, but when I started the shot, when I become aroused I notice that I am alot DRIER now than I used to be and have to use lubricant during sex. Other than that I haven't really had any other side effects and the shot works great for me.

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