Depo-Provera: asking the FDA to investigate: Depo is horrilbe

» flababe811 - Depo is horrilbe

When I was 15, my mom and doctor thought the best choice for me was to put me on the depo shot since I only had to get it every 3 months. I was told that I wouldnt gain weight and there wouldnt be any side effects. And they were right UNTIL almost 6 years later, my OB/GYN looked at my chart and told me that if I ever wanted to have children, I should stop taking the shot immediately. I had asked her why and she told me that the shot wasnt meant for that long of a use. So I stopped taking the shot and almost immediately, sypmtoms started to appear. I gained weight, my blood pressure (which I never had a problem with) went into hypertension and nothing I did could get it down, started having back problems, and became semi-depressed. It has been 4 years since I've been off depo and things are still not right. While I menstrate normally now, that wasnt always the case. It took me almost 3 years for that to happen. I have headaches everyday, I'm always tired, have back problems, and I really have to watch what I eat because of my blood pressure. To anyone wanting to know if the depo shot is the way to go, ITS NOT! Dont do it. And to everyone who has had it, I'm sorry for everything ya'll are going through. I know how you feel and it makes me feel better I'm not alone.

-- posted by flababe811