Depo-Provera: asking the FDA to investigate

Top 129. Sep 6, 2003 10:51 PM

» MATTNKANDI - Re: Re: Depo and Law Suits

In response to message posted by Fordgrl25:

Please send me information also ... i was on the depo for 10 ys and having alot of trouble conceiving and also gained 50 lbs in 6 months!! please email me at mattnkandi@yahoo.com

thank you

-- posted by MATTNKANDI

Top 130. Sep 12, 2003 6:00 PM

» Jen89503 - Re: Re: Pharmacai-Upjohn, the FDA and doctors

In response to message posted by Asmodeus:

Asmodeus,
If you want to sign a petition to the FDA, click on the first person who posted, there's a link to a petition there.

-- posted by Jen89503

Top 131. Sep 18, 2003 6:03 AM

» casmoa3 - pcos and depo

hi my name is casey im 23 yrs old when i was 16yrs old i took the depo i had the shot twice and i quit it because i would bleed for 2 months at a time. before the shot i was fine and now after it i have pcos. i took the shot because i always would forget to take the pill. the bad thing about this is the place that gave me the shot never told me anything but its "safe". lol what a joke because of depo i probably wont have children and i feel so cheated. i called the place that gave me the shot and they said that they couldnt help me...what kind of crap is that? i am so mad about this whole thing i think depo caused pcos in me and i also believe it is the cause in meny women i also think it should be taken off the shelf.

-- posted by casmoa3

Top 132. Sep 18, 2003 6:07 AM

» casmoa3 - Re: PCOS

In response to message posted by DepoCrazy:

i have been diagnosed with pcos after the depo

-- posted by casmoa3

Top 133. Sep 24, 2003 5:28 PM

» roxylady - Good news

i am on Depo and love it. I no longer have my period and no longer have t worrie about taking the pill. I have not had any side effects (besides a little weight gain) but nothing serious. It is not for everyone. But if it works for you it can be a great thing.

-- posted by roxylady

Top 134. Sep 26, 2003 10:33 AM

» szarka24 - Re: Good news

In response to message posted by roxylady:

I was wondering how long you have been on depo? I have been on it for five years. I had side effects after the first year but didn't believe that it was because the shot was so great. Now I am so sick and can't wait for it to clear out of my system. I have a long road ahead of me to get my body back to where it should be. I also didn't gain any weight until after the first year. Even then it was a pound or two here and there and I lost track of all of them being as though you can't get rid of it. Now I am 120lbs heavier. Yeah that's a little much but I was also on phentermine to help lose some weight but it only made things worse when I quit taking it. I am done with all pills and shots. I am thinking about trying the patch but I haven't spoken to my doc yet. I will Oct 7.
Hope you change your mind about taking this debilitating drug. It WILL all catch up to you down the road. All people react to Depo just and different times. Some take longer to show symptoms.

-- posted by szarka24

Top 135. Sep 28, 2003 9:49 PM

» netty100 - going off the depo shot

After almost a full year of trying to figure out what is wrong with me (tired, weight gain on a healthy diet, hair falling out, irritable, and low sex drive), my doc has taken me off depo. I wish I would have listened to her earlier when she suggested it. I really liked the absence of periods and not having to remember the pill. My question to others is: how long until you felt normal again (lost the weight, moods returned to normal...)? I am hoping that this will happen soon. Thank you for responding.

-- posted by netty100

Top 136. Oct 1, 2003 1:08 PM

» bsnyder - bad news

I originally posted on July 21st. I went to the doctor today since I have been having bad abdominal pains, continuous bleeding and large clotting the past 2 months. After numerous tests, I was then sent to an OBGYN Surgeon and told that I had a cervical polyps that had ruptured, had massive infection in my cervix and would probably need to have a hysterectomy to fix all of this and end the pain. This sucks after 3 years of bs trying to conceive again only to be told that I will never have another child. All because of the Depo Provera.

-- posted by bsnyder

Top 137. Oct 6, 2003 9:13 AM

» murphyskittie - PLease help me someone

I've been off depo provera for about 2 months, and the whole time after including 2 weeks before it wore off, i've been bleeding non stop, its scaring me because i cant even go get another injection without a papsmear and they cant do it when your're on your period. This is really freaking me out, ive had my period for almost 2 months now and i have no idea on what i can do to stop it. PLease help me someone.

-- posted by murphyskittie