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Q: Help Needed Reguarding Depo Provera.
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kaya
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winter1985
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| hi, ive been throwing around the idea of starting on the depo provera shot and am seeking answere from those who have knowledge or experience with this form of birth control. My concerns were reguarding the side effects of weight gain, hair loss, excessive hair growth and loss of calcium. First off, I weigh 120lbs and naturally am not a big eater. If I continue to eat the way I do, will I still gain the weight? Has anyone had the hair loss/excessive growth side effect? And will taking calcium suppliments help with the loss due to the injection?
*also, I have frequent uti's. I am now taking nitrofurn mono, which is a substitute for macrobid, long term (one pill a day). Will this antibiotic cause the injection to be less effective? okay I know I sent you an answer already, but the calcuim thing you can either take pills for you just make up for it in your diet. I personally can't have any dairy products so it makes it hard for me to substitute that calcium. I drink orange juice and eat broccoli. I love broccoli actually. Lol. Anyway. Like I said, I was worried about the weight gain too. I am 5'8", 126lbs and almost 21 years old. Now, I talked to my boyfriend alot about the whole thing because 1) I trust him with all my heart and 2) he is the closest person to me. Not even my family comes close to him. So. He said, if I gained a little weight, it would be a good thing. I was worried. He made me feel a little better. With all these people saying they gained anywhere from 20-30lbs. It doesn't happen over night. Probably over the spand of time of take depo (which in there explainations, was anywhere from1-5 years). Also, getting older, your matabolisum slows down. It's a part of like. That causes some weight gain. If you fear gaining weight, that should be the least of your problems at the moment. If you do gain weight though, you can always get off of the depo, even though it does stay in your system for three months, you can get off of it. I have been watching what I am eating and I seem to be fine at the moment. I've only been on it a little over a week now though. Lol. So I guess I can't really say much yet. When I go back in nov. I will get weighed again to see if I had gained or lost any weight. You can also lose weight while on the depo. I have read some posts on it saying that they did lose weight. If you feel comfortable enough to talk to your Dr. Or the nurse, whoever, you can ask them. Write down some questions that you want to ask them. Remembering them isn't always a good idea, cause you might get nervous and forget or chock up when the time comes to ask. They can only tell you what might happen. Like I said, just be aware. ^_^ c.
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