Please Help. Scared From Depo Provera Now Need New Pill

Okay I guess no one will reply....

Don't worry. From what i've heard, depo has the worst side effects out of all the birth control out there. I have never used depo mainly because of all the horror stories I have heard. However, I have been on alesse for about 5 years now and I absolutely .L.O.V.E it! I have never experienced any side effects from it, and it actually makes my peridos lighter and shorter. I tried ortho-tri cyclen for about 3 months, but it gave me horrible cramps. That's when I switched to alesse and I have been on it since. I haven't gained any weight, no horrible cramps and less bleeding! I would highly recommend alesse, but do what the doctor thinks is best for you. Hope this helps!

Not every birth control will do the same thing as depo provera. Depo is a very very high dose of progestin, this thins out the lining of the uterus, but sometimes it can thin it out too much and cause excessive bleeding. This happens, but not to all women. If you were to take regular birth control pills the estrogen would balance out the progestin and cause fewer bleeding problems. Some women on the pill spot a little, not bleed, but actually spot a bit, most do not however. Definately give the pill a try..

Thank you both so much for replying to me that means a lot. I think I will go with the alesse but I will ask my doctor when I go on 2/9. Your reply has helped me a lot. Depo really scared me I really hope people stop taking it. Thank you once again 

I am also on orhto tri lo and I have had absolutely no problems at all. Me and my boyfriend have unprotected sex and he deosnt pull out and I have not gotten pregnant so I would highly recomend it!

I would still use a condom even if you're on birth control. But that's just me. No birth control is 100% effective, and neither is emergency contraception. But, if the thought of getting pregnant isn't so bad, then I suppose that's your decision.
As far as depo goes, I hate it!! I've been on it (for pain management which was pointless... Didn't work) since july and i've bled the entire time. My doc talked me into getting the second shot saying that after the second dose the side effects may go away (bleeding, etc). I did and nope!!! I've gained some weight, which is no biggy. Not a lot of weight, but weight. Aside from when I was pregnant, i've been underweight all my life. Afew extra pounds wouldn't kill me. But now that the hormones are working their way out of my body (i was do for another shot the middle of this month) my skin is whacking out, my emotions, i'm tired, etc. The funky bleeding hasn't stopped yet but i'm certainly looking forward to it!!!
Not all bc has the same affect, as the others have said. Good luck with whichever method you choose!

Yeah see when I went on the depo provera I mainly went on it because I had horrible periods that i’d have to miss work and everything. He said you may have some “breakthrough bleeding” so I took one shot and it was okay for the first month, then the second shot I bleed horribly! I was an emotional wreck! I felt I wasn’t a good girlfriend because I couldn’t have sex with my boyfriend and all that. But ofcourse he understood. But it was such a bad experience. Now I heard that doctors are saying to patients that you will bleed the first couple months…they didn’t tell me that when I went onto it. I called the company that made it I was so upset I wanted to sue them! Then after I was off it my body took sooo long to go back to normal. My hormone levels were all messed up I had vaginal dryness, it was embarrassing because my when me and my boyfriend messed around i’d get so wet and then after I really had to work at it and use lubricant. I’ve gotten a lot better since then but its been almost 2 years. I also have had a cyst on my ovary but the doctor said you can’t prove it from depo and it went away anyway. The doctor wanted me to go on the pill while all this was happening to get my hormone levels back up but I was so scared I didn’t do it. I wanted to thank you all for sharing your stories with me. Its helped me a lot.

It's actually quite common to bleed a lot through the first shot. The benefit is after the second shot you get either a very light period.. Or in my case I only had light spotting around the time where I needed to get my next shot. I only went off of it because I had bad acne with it. I am on the ortho evra right now and I really like it.

Yeah im on depo-provera..
Im not sure if I just gained weight
just because , or its just the shot.. Ive
never been that skinny anyways but ive noticed
i've gained like 10 pounds and its hard to get it off..
Ahh. But yeah.. I just had a question like if anyone knew
it but I was wondering if im still protected [on the shot]
if I spot..Does that mean that its not in my system anymore if
i bleed?
Well the day before I started spotting, I was horrible mood wise..
I was pissing my boyfriend off, I was being such a "b"... I couldnt
even stand myself..Lol
so im kinda worried that im not protected and i've engaged
in intercourse sense then...
So any advice?.. Comments?

Yeah im on depo-provera..
Im not sure if I just gained weight
just because , or its just the shot.. Ive
never been that skinny anyways but ive noticed
i've gained like 10 pounds and its hard to get it off..
Ahh. But yeah.. I just had a question like if anyone knew
it but I was wondering if im still protected [on the shot]
if I spot..Does that mean that its not in my system anymore if
i bleed?
Well the day before I started spotting, I was horrible mood wise..
I was pissing my boyfriend off, I was being such a "b"... I couldnt
even stand myself..Lol
so im kinda worried that im not protected and i've engaged
in intercourse sense then...
So any advice?.. Comments?

Hottpinkgun0016, even if you are spotting or bleeding you are still safe from pregnancy on depo. The shot is effective right away, no matter if you bleed or not. So don't worry :o)
i have heard of many women becoming very moody on depo - to the point where they break up their relationship, or get off depo. So make sure your boyfriend knows that it's only your birth control! I think more guys need to know about the different methods of birth control! Haha