My sister is on it through fam-pact and its free and she takes it every three months. And works great. Only side effect is a little wieght gain. And you dont get a period. That is what causes the extra weight. That is a very dependable form of birth control. And I know it hurts because they poke you on the butt cheek with it. And my sister says it hurts a little bit. Hope that helps. Oh and she likes being on it.

Did your sister gain a lot of weight while being on the shot? Is it healthy to not have a period?

Thanks for replying. :d

Thats what I was wondering, if it was ok not to have a period, but it is. She didnt gain alot of weight. She just stays the same because she doesnt put effort into anything, shes the queen of laziness!! Lol.

My other cousin was on and she gained alot of weight. Because she felt hungry so she would eat. And she ate junkfood so it didnt help.

Infact, if my sister kept track of her eating and excersized, she would lose more but she doesnt. So you should be fine. Good luck!

Depro-provera for over 2 years. I gained weight and didn't have a period, well, regularly anyways. I still got bad cramps whenever. Sometimes I got a period but you never know when so you always have to be ready.

I feel that the shot really changed the consistancy and colour of my period. I stopped cause of tthe cramps, but also cause I was getting nervous cause I didn't have any kids yet.

There are a whole wack of side effects too. One that I didn't like was that if you do happen to be one of the very small percentage of women who get pregnant while taking this, then you would hope that you have a boy cause girls may show strong male traits. I kept picturing a little baby girl with a beard!

It's up to you though.

I've been on depo for 3 shots now, and loved it at first. At the moment i've been bleeding for about 2.5 weeks and it shows no sign of stopping. My doc said that every one will react differently to depo so my suggestion is give it a shot. I actually lost weight when I went on it, but your appetite does increase a lot. Just watch what you eat.

Good luck

I got on the shot about a year ago and after the shot got out of my system I have been experiencing a discharge that won't go away.Yea,it stops your period but the side effects are dramatic.

Iv'e been getting shots for about a year and got them between
children. No ,never got pregnant while on depo. I believe its as
effective as having your tubes tied! I've been on med's for years
for panic,anxiety and deppression so I cant tell the difference with
the emotional side affects that depo is known to cause, but I can
tell you that gaining wait ia a big one and loss of periods.
They tell you that about after about a year some women may resume
with there periods. In all honesty, I like it. It's very covenient and I get
mine in my upper arm alternateing each arm with each shot.
I didn't know that they give them in the butt. It's worth it!

Good luck in your choice!!!
:d (diamond)

I have also been on depo before and I found it a great source of birth control. My periods also stopped and I gained a little weight but that was from not having any periods. I had them both in the arm and butt cheek and both were extremely painful and caused a little bruise but nothing to worry about as I had low iron at the time.

I have heard of women bleeding constantly and falling pregant but like everyone else I got worried about its affect on trying to conceive as I have heard being on depo makes it harder to conceive kids due to ur periods stopping.

But I reckon give it a go if thats what u want afterall it cant hurt to try.

From some one who cant wait to have a jelly bean all of their own

I was getting the shot for a year (aug '01-aug '02, 5 shots). My periods stopped, and I gained almost 50 lbs. It wasn't until about three months after I stopped the shots that I was told that depo works by "tricking" your body into "thinking" it's pregnant (hence, no periods and weight gain). Strangely enough, I didn't have an increased appetite but couldn't seem to get rid of the weight. It took me 16 months after my last shot to finally get a period and 35 days later, I still haven't gotten another one. I also didn't start losing weight until I got my period, no matter what I did for 16 months, I couldn't lose more than 2-3 lbs, then gain it right back. I've recently made an appointment with my dr to see if i'm still fertile or not because my fiance and I have been trying to get pregnant for 6 months now with no results.

My advice, be careful because even though depo may be convenient, the side effects may not be worth it. Good luck with whatever you decide!

I tried the depo shot and for me I didn't like it.. I didn't gain any weight or anything but I had my period for 3 months straight non stop and it was usually pretty heavy flow. I only got the one shot but if I would have gotten another one I would have bled for 6 months straight and then after then third shot it would have stoppped but bleeding for 6 months straight would have no been worth it. The first month of the shot I felt really weak because of all the blood I was losing.. This does not happen to everyone but it can so watch out ..

I have started taking the shot in dec.03 and I had sex right after and I don't know if I am pregnant or not because I have not gotten my period and I don't know what to do.

I took depo provera back in may 2003, after being on the pill for a couple years. I had tried it years before and thought it would be ok. I weighed about 107 pounds when I got the shot, which was low for my height, so I thought the extra pounds (possible side effect) wouldn't hurt.

After a month into the pill, I began spotting lightly everyday and didn't stop until the depo wore off. If I knew that was going to happen, I would have delt with having one period a month. So after the one shot, I decided to get off the shot. I had enough.

I also gained 30 pounds! I feel like I am pregnant. I get symptoms of either my period coming or pregancy from time to time, but I am not. The tests were negative.

Anyway, I had one "period" or one known cycle after the shot, that was in october. Every month it's a guessing game whether it will come or whether I am pregnant. It's frustrating, I haven't gotten my period in three months now and I am nausated, my breasts hurt, i'm fatigued and my entire body aches.

I am wondering if I am getting symptoms of a period, even though I am not getting the actual period. But, my doctor just told me today to take a pregnancy test and put me back on the pill.

I don't know what to think. I just read that it could take up to year to get my period back. I never had any of these issues before, I was always regular. It's just not worth the trouble.

Bekah

i have herd of ppl getting preg on the shot but dont wory because like you can have sex 24 hrs after getting the shot I also had sex as soon as I got the shot and I didnt get preg some ppl say they bleed alot or just a little when on the shot but like you I had no bleeding from the first month I was on it so dont worry to much chances are youre not preg but if you keep worring you may convince yourself you are......And sometime the sideeffects from the shot sound like pregnancy synptoms.......Net time you go for the shot tell your doctor youd like a pregnancy test before your next injection to be 100% positive with yourself!!! :d :d

Hey , my boyfriend and I have been together for about 2 years and have been having unprotected sex pretty much the whole time. I know pre-cum can get you pregnant, luckily I havent gotten pregnant --is that common?--but lately have been getting paranoid so we both decide I should get on birth control. I'm planning on getting the shot soon. I have a few questions before doing so. Does it matter if i'm on my period or close to when I get the shot? Does it matter if he cums inside me or could I still get pregnant from that even tho i'm on the shot. If I remember correctly I have to wait at least a week after the shot before having sex, right?
Please respond soon. Thank you
ashley

On depo and have a no period?.............Omg you guys are lucky. I was on depo and was on a constant period. But I lost alot of weight

Yeah.. I haven't had my period in months. When I first went on the shot I got my period on time the first month but it lasted 5 weeks! Then I got a second period which lasted about 2 weeks or so. But after I took my 3rd shot (and just recently took my 4th) I have had no periods other than a light one just before I got my most recent shot.

Oh god, depo caused me to have the worst 3 motnhs of my life. (only got one shot) had a 2 week period, then 2 weeks off, then a 5 week period. I wished I was dead. Infact, I thought about killing myself a lot but I held it out. It made me very depressed and I cried all the time. I had to go home from school a lot because of it. I doubt I would have survived if my boyfriend hadn't been soooo comforting to me. He was the one who told me not to get another one. Which was a very good idea. Now i'm on the pill, it's so much better. But if you're lucky enough not to get a period, then yay for you. But I didn't get that reaction. 3 months is a long time to have to deal with any side effects that may happen.

I've only been on the Depo shot for a few weeks, 2 or 3 i think, but i haven't had any problems so far. And I didn't have to get the shot in the butt, i got it in my arm. But the doc said that the reason you won't get your period after a year or so is because the Depo slowly gets rid of the lining of your uterus. (But that will come back after you're off Depo) Also it slightly decreases bone density, not horribly, just enough to where you should be on calcium supplements. She also said that you should quit the Depo and switch to another method of birth control about two years before thinking of having children so that your body can get the Depo out of its system.