The side effects are the same, everyone is different and some people rect badly.
**** the main thing to worry about is that depo is not reversible easily like the pill, so if you have side effects you are stuck for 3 months until the hormones fade..

For me, the very first time I got the depo shot, I was bleeding the whole three months. Doctor said that it was normal. She said by the time I have two or three shots, it should stop. Well anyway, I never took the second shot. I got pregnant with my second baby. Now I have been on the shot now for almost 6 months. No bleeding what-so-ever. But all the stuff i've heard, and reading this book about this girl who was one the depo, I think i'm going to change my mind. For some girls it's different. Now my only problems are I feel like a big fat cow!! It's made me gain weight. My son is almost 9 months old, haven't lost any weight. Thats why im getting off of it. All birth controls are risks. Like I was on the patch, it kept falling off. I put it on like I was suppose to, it would just fall off. And some people who took it the patch, had blood clots and everything like that. With all the side effects, very bad mood swings, weight gain, but i'm really not sure what I want to do. Cuz I don't want another baby, but I also, want to be here for my kids. You know what i'm saying? I have mixed feelings about it. Alls I can tell you is to try it, if you like it stay with it. If I took the pill, I would probably forget to take that everday. So I don't know.

Sherry, consider an iud, it has no hormones(you could get the hormonal one which only acts locally) and is good for at least 10 years of protection. Anytime you wanna concieve just remove it.

What about that new coil like thing that I believe that you insert once a month, I have heard pluses on it (i forgot yhe name of it) it is supposed to be low in hormones.

Thanks for your replies...Yeah im just worried that if I take it and I get bad side effects i'll have to put up with the whole 3 months...And really dont want to put on weight.Im worried I would forget to take the pill.I guess ill try it and then if my side effects are bad I just wont get it again..

Sandyallen, I think you are talking about the nuvaring?

There is no harm in trying depo! I just hope that you don't have any terrible side effects. For those who don't get the side effects, they really like it. But I have heard of weight gain and extreme mood swings often.

The coil or iud is inside your uterus, but nuva ring is only inside of your vagina...

For women who have multiple pregnancies, unplanned, sometimes more effective methods are better

I'm almost 19 and I started getting the shots in february (i'm about to get my second one). I like it because its not something you need to remember often, you pretty much can't screw it up. But I have experienced some side effects. I got my first period after the shot, but not the second one, and then the past 3 weeks i've been bleeding very lightly continuously, which is annoying. Also, I get very tired a lot, but I can already tell that's been getting better. I debated whether or not I was going to take the second one, but i've decided to continue and let my body adjust.

I actually like the depo shot. Im on my second round now, but during my first shot I had really no side effects. I gained a little weight, but you pretty much do on all the birth control methods. No period at all the first month, but than I startd spotting a little bit during the second month. It wasnt bad at all but just the point that I was spotting. Third month no period at all. No cramps, no mood swings, only thing I noticed was hot flashes every so often. Now im in my first month of the second round and I have no period again. I personally like it.. No periods are a plus for me and the weight gain isnt a big deal. Better to gain like 10 pounds or so than gaining alot more when u become pregnant :wink: just my opinion.

Thanks mariana! I guess the nuva ring the wway you talk ddoes not soundd that great! Has anyone here tried the nuvaring, is it safe, I have heard that a lot of females like it. It would scare me to bleed a lot or not bleed at all as to me that would be messing with nature. Their are soo many decisions out there now adays, it would be a hard decision, I think if I were younger and had to worry about it, I would either go the pill or the iud as I feel that they have improved on them since my time but I do realize what works for one may not work for others.
Do you still get a lot of cramps while they are inserting the iud and afterwards? I know I did but it was not as bad as haaving my babies pain but that was still a good pain, believe it or noteven though my son weighed 10 lbs 2 ozs @ birth but I did get something while they were stitching me up.
I am glad I do not have to worry about that now! I had .C. Cancer and had a complete hysterectomy so if I get pregnant, me and my dr will talk!
The best to you all!

Sandyallen,
i am on the nuvaring. My doctor put me on it because I stopped having periods and a 10-day script of provera failed to bring them back. After I started nuvaring, they finally became regulated. It is easy...You just put it in for 3 weeks and then take it out for a week. I like it because I think I would forget to take a pill. This is my first time being on hormonal bc ...I've only been on it for a few months, but the worst thing that I have noticed is that my moods are out of whack. It reminds me of how bad it was going through puberty...Then finally everything leveled off and I was just "chilled" for a few years...And then my body starts messing up and getting on hormones makes me feel like I did in puberty. Extremely moody. My mom was so worried about me she called my doctor but no decisions have been made yet. I'd imagine that not every body has had the same experience I had...I'm hoping I will either adjust and get myself under control.

As for the depo shot...I don't really know anything about it except that I haven't really heard anything good. My sister went on it and she bled constantly until she got off of it for good. It affects people differently.

I had been on the shot for a about 1 1/2 years, and I loved it!! Before my period was so heavy and unpredictable, then after about 2 shots my period was gone completely! I also didn't have any weight gain. It was so nice to only have to worry about bc 4 times a year instead of everyday. The shot was nothing and the appointment takes about 3 min. The only thing that I am worried about now is that my last shot was may last year and I haven't gotten my period back yet. A little scary.