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    So I've got an appointment for Monday morning to see a gyno. I'm like two years late on my yearly pap... and I need to get back on birth control. Pulling out is having me worried. I've only been on the pill before, and used condoms, but I'm going to try the shot. I'm scared because everyone talks about all the bleeding and stuff for a month or whatever, but I'm going to stick with it for at least six months. Wish me luck, I'm scared to bleed for a month straight!!
    And I know everyone is different, but if you've got positive experiences w/ depo..feel free to let me know. It will ease my doubts since I'm definitely going to do this Monday.

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    Default Re: wish me luck, i'm getting shot!

    Good luck! Some girls complain about weight gain and being moody a lot when on the shot, but I was on it for awhile with no negative side effects. Hope it works out well for you.






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    It effects everyone different. I hope you have a good experience with it and like it. Good for you as well for getting to the gyno finally. Its like a car its needs a tune up.
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    My cousin loved it, the only thing she didn't love was having absolutely no sex drive, but anything can do that to you. She also lost weight while on it. She was from 105 to about 96. Keep us updated. Although I hate needles I hate missing pills even more.

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    I've been off and on it for nearly 11 years. FDA says its only reccomended for 2 years. It can cause infertility. Some prisons use a double or triple dose of it on sex offenders as a for of chemical castration.

    I havent had a regular period for years, most of the time I dont get one, which was the whole reason for being on it. Now my hair is thinning, I gained 20 some pounds, my skin is terrible and now I have ovarian cysts.

    Get it one time and see how it goes. Just remember, your body will adapt to it. Its supposed to trick your body into thinking its pregnant, hence the weight gain and hormone imbalance. I have a bad temper on the shot.


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    I was on Depo for a while, never had a period on it except for the last few days (which is how I knew it was wearing off), didn't gain any weight, only difference I noticed was my boobs got a little perkier, not noticeably bigger, but they swelled up enough to sit a little higher. As far as mood goes, I never noticed it, but a couple people said around the middle of the 2nd month of 3, I kinda went batshit emotional for about 2 weeks... Overall a positive experience, but my doc yelled at me since it leeches some calcium out of your bones and can cause osteoporosis earlier than normal.
    Man, all bc sucks in some fashion. Maybe I should just get divorced and enter a period of involuntary celibacy... Oh, wait.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PrettyCurlieQ View Post
    So I've got an appointment for Monday morning to see a gyno. I'm like two years late on my yearly pap... and I need to get back on birth control. Pulling out is having me worried. I've only been on the pill before, and used condoms, but I'm going to try the shot. I'm scared because everyone talks about all the bleeding and stuff for a month or whatever, but I'm going to stick with it for at least six months. Wish me luck, I'm scared to bleed for a month straight!!
    And I know everyone is different, but if you've got positive experiences w/ depo..feel free to let me know. It will ease my doubts since I'm definitely going to do this Monday.
    Did you sign up for the Texas Women's Health Program?

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    ^^Actually, they told me to bring in my birth certificate, ID, and pay stub (hmmm ), so they could get me on the program ..if I qualify, I guess. Last time I went to PPH I used Title X or something like that.. I forget the name. But I'm not sure what all the TX Women's Health Program entails.. I hope it's affordable!

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    ^I paid out of pocket, then got letters saying that I qualified. I get monthly Medicaid paperwork to get my birth control, and I will receive a check to reimburse me for my Pap smear. I know for sure that my annual exams will be reimbursed, and my birth control is free, but I'm not sure about my STD tests and other visits.

    Oh, TAKE YOUR CALCIUM SUPPLEMENTS EVERY DAY. It will leech your bones.

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    yeah that's what i heard.. i take a women's multi vitamin right now.. i'm not sure it's calcium content. should i take calcium to complement it as well??

    btw, thanks everyone for your stories and stuff. i've heard both ends of the spectrum of 'i gained a ton' 'i lost a ton' 'i bled for months' 'i don't have a period' 'i had crazy mood swings' 'my boobs looked great' ... But the bottom line is I need bc, and apparently I'm not responsible to take a pill every day at the same time. But I can only assume that if I continue working out regularly and eating right, that i can't gain TOO much, right?? Oh well, I've already made up my mind to try it out.

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    Look at the nutritional value of the vitamins, namely the percentage of calcium. Don't sweat it if it's not 100%. Lots of foods are calcium-fortitied nowadays. As long as you're getting enough one way or another, you're fine. Women between 18-50 need about 1000 milligrams per day.

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    I haven't been on it but my sister has been on it for years and seems to like it.

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    In case you hadn't heard enough horror stories... I'm halfway through my second shot of it (so about 5 months in) and I hate it, never getting it again. I've put on about 12lbs because I have this awful urge to eat pretty much everything I can see and I just don't seem to ever feel full... I also lost my sex drive and for the first few weeks after the shot, sex hurts. I'm shit at taking my pill and I don't like condoms, so next time I'm gonna try for the coil. BC does suck. Bring on the male pill...

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    wtf is the coil??

    I haven't gotten it yet, I have to wait until I'm on the rag (next week) .. And a male pill HELL YEAH!!

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    Default Re: wish me luck, i'm getting shot!

    I've been on/off of Depo for .. well.. for so long now that I've lost track of how many years I have been 'on' it... anyway, every so often (usually around the 2 year mark) I will stop using it for 6 months or until my period returns then go back onto it. Thus I havn't had really any side effects that I know of ... I never gained weight, I'm moody anyway without it (lol), and so forth.

    As for the calcium, I have enough cheese in my diet (as well as yogurt) to help out in that department (or so I have been told).

    The one side-effect that I do have and I really really don't mind as that is one of the reasons I went on it (the other was due to having actual reaction to the daily pill) is the no period. It comes in handy!


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    Default Re: wish me luck, i'm getting shot!

    in my early 20s, depo was fabulous. i did have odd bleeding the first round, but it sorted itself out.

    later, it sucked badly for a plethora of reasons.
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    I was on Depo for 8 years. I loved it. No strange bleeding or anything. I did gain a total of40 lbs on it. As soon as I got off, the weight sropped.
    However....

    I am now in pre-osteoporosis. I did not know about the calcium deficiency depo caused, and did not take suppliments. I have the bones of an old lady now.

    TAKE YOUR CALCIUM!!!!
    And don't stay on it for to long.

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    ^ I heard Depo actually ate the calcium and no amount of it could replace it in the body from depo. Not sure if it's true. I drink my milk anyway.

    Also I think coil means Mirena or copper IUD.

    Thirdly, EVERYONE has different effects. It works perfectly for me. Try it, have fun.


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    My period completely ceased when I was on Depo, which was great. And my skin looked AWESOME--no pimples ever. And I loved how convenient it was. But it made me too much of a nutcase, so I stopped.

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    I finally got shot today!! I'm glad I got it over with, so I can finally see if depo is a good form of bc for me! And I'm so afraid of gaining weight, but I will work the fuck out!! haha. But if my breasts gain some weight, I certainly won't be upset about that!

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