How long befor Depo Provera wears off?
338572
Depends, they say it takes 1/2 the time you were on it to become fertile again. I was on it for 5 yrs. and I got pregnant @ a year after I'd stopped getting the shot.
930303
You are injecting artificial  hormones into your body and any sort of hormonal inbalancing or consequences can happen.  Hormone "imbalances" can cause sore, swolen, or leaking breaks (like it would if you were pregnant).  This may be just the beginning for you, so please watch carefully for other side affects.  \n\nDepo Provera is akin to forcing your body into an early menopause state.  If you ever heard what women say about their personalities while "going through the change".  Depo can produce the same thing!\n\nI've been off the Depo Provera since 2000 and my hair and my eyebrows still haven't grown all the way back. I lost about a 1/4 inch along most of my front hair line. The rest of my hair came back and is thick and strong, but the hairline is not the same compared to what it was. In addition to the severe hair loss, I gained over 40 pounds, 20 while taking Depo and 20 after coming off. I never had a migraine before Depo and during use and for the first year after being off it, I had severe migraines at least once a week. My skin itched like I wanted to rip it off and I was hot all the time. I would get extreme vertigo with no warning. Just try staggering at work or while in the pharmacy and not look like you had a drinking problem! My bones also ached a lot. Depo has been proven to cause osteoporosis. Over a year after coming off the Depo Provera, I developed two serious blood clots one after the other. The cause was never completely determined because I had not been on birth control of any kind for over a year and my blood tests were normal. I finally had a rib removed and the clots stopped, but I will contend to this day the Depo had at least a little something to do with it. About the same time as the blood clots, I started having severe cramping and a year into it, my doctor found pretty severe endometriosis. With the resulting depression and the lack of sex from Depo you may not have to worry about getting pregnant because you won't want to have sex anyway. I know some people do just fine with this birth control, but it's not worth the chance. It takes upwards of 6 to 8 months for the effects to wear off and sometimes longer. My hair has never grown completely back along the hairline and I am having a hair transplant at a tune of $5,000.00 to fix it.  I had to have my eyebrows tattooed because they will not fill back in!   I am only 35! I can't wait until Depo is researched more deeply and to someday find out what else this drug did to screw up my system. \n\nI got the (copper) IUD (since I can't use hormones anymore due to future clotting risks). My insurance paid for it. You still get your period, but it's worth it.\n\nOur bodies are made to have periods unless we are pregnant. If you force your body into an unnatural state, it WILL fight back!\n\nPlease be careful and watch for other side affects.   I would hate to see you have dire consequences for trying to make your body do something it should not.  Remember, people do die from the changes that hormones cause their bodies.
986700
I was on the Depo shot for two years and I actually lost weight. I weighed 115 when I started the shots and ended up at 103. I stopped getting my periods at all, and after the first year I began to suffer from depression, panic attacks, and insomnia. I got off the shot and very shortly after the depression was gone and no more panic attacks or insomnia. Funny, but none of the doctors I talked to while I was on the shot (I worked in a hospital, so was able to talk to a few) mentioned the fact that one of the possible side effects of Depo Provera is depression. It was only after they made me go seee a psychiatrist that the psychiatrist showed me this very interesting fact. Anyway, I will never recommend Depo to anyone after my horrible experience with it. Now granted, Depo has a higher chance of causing depression if you have a personal or family history of it, but it can affect anyone regardless. To be fair, I have heard of women taking the shots without any ill effects, and I also think that my family history did not help me in regard to depression-- and probably the reason they sent me to a psych was to be on the safe side, since I have a brother who committed suicide--but I will never get on Depo again, and in fact, I'm steering clear of any BC with hormones in it. The IUD is a good choice if you have had kids already and you can choose the Mirena, which has hormones, or the Paragard Copper T which has none. But if you are not in a monogamous relationship, best to use condoms as well, since IUDs will not protect you from STDs.
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According to the cited website below, I would say that NO, Depo-provera is NOT good for you.  Especially considering there are many safer alternatives.\n\nWhen used in excess of 2 years, it has been proven that Depo shots cause a loss in bone density, and increased risk of fractures and osteoporosis.\n\nIf you are taking a pill that is to affect your REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM, and it affects your SKELETAL SYSTEM after prolonged use, I would wonder about it.\n\nResearch!  Research!  Research!  Be armed with information when you make your contraceptive choice.  *Some* doctors are quick to prescribe, and slow to inform of all the risks...after all, so many people use birth control pills and shots.  (But remember that..."If a crowd jumped off a bridge, would you follow?" lesson)\n\nA pill or shot is not just a quick fix, it is an intensive outside change to the normal functions of your body.  Make an informed choice!
912630
I work in family planning and have seen horror show after horror show with Depo.  For some folks, their period goes back to normal right away.  For others, particularly if she's been on the shot for a while, it can take...ready for this?...up to a year.  Getting on a dual hormone method (progetin/estrogen...aka the pill, ring, etc.) may help to get your hormones back on track.  Your doctor might even be able to prescribe a little bit of estrogen.  But really, the best advice is *unfortunately* to wait. :-(
62115
I've used condoms, depro provera (shot), the patch, and now the Nuva Ring (I love the ring). \n\nCondoms \n\nPros\nEasily obtainable\nDon't need to remember to take it\nprevent stds as well as pregnancy\n\nCons\nLoss of stimulation\nBreakable\nCan be awkward in the heat of the moment\nMessy afterward\n\nDepo\n\nPros\nAfter about the first year I didn't have a period for 6 years :-D\nAs effective as tubal ligation at preventing pregnancy\nyou don't have to remember a pill every day (only get a shot every three months)\n\nCons\nI gained weight and most women do (and it isn't water weight, they say it is due to "increased appetite")\nReduced sex drive (in some women)\nWell, it is a shot so it has some pain associated with it\nYou have to go to the dr's to get it\n\nThe patch\n\nPros\nAs effective as the pill, but you don't have to take it every day. You put one patch on for three weeks\n\n\nCons\nMy skin was sensitive to the patch and would launch a revolt every time I put one on\nYou could see it even under my bathing suit\nit fell off while I was hot tubbing\n\nThe ring\n\nGod bless this product!\n\nPros\nAs effective as the pill\nYou but the ring inside you and leave it there for your three week cycle\nYou can leave it in a little longer or take it out a little early to make your period work in accordance with your plans\nyou can't feel it\nThe lowest effective dose of hormones because it is administered right where you need it. \n\nCons\nHas to be kept in the refrigerator until you use it
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my wife became pregnant after a depo shot - a few months after. The Doctor had us see him more frequently to check for abnormalities. \n\nThis baby is now 3 years old and in good health. THe only thing is that her bones occasionally creek. I don't know if this is a side affect, but she has never had a broken bone and her walking was on schedule (maybe a bit early).\n\nSee your OBGYN frequeltly and tell him or her your concerns.
117912
The depo shot will stop your periods entirly, but you have to get it every 3months. My doc told me that it is a guarenteed 10 lbs and that we have periods for a reason, it's not normal to stop them. Also when you quit the depo shot you have a period for 2-3 weeks. My suggestion is take normal birth control, it minimizes the cramps, flow, and duration of the period. Also if I have a trip or something I just keep taking my birth control to avoid my period ofr that time.
200100
You're lucky, I turned into a raging bleeding psychopath the whole time I was on Depo, and heard from aquaintances later that most of them had bad results. I used to take the pill, and it was wonderous -crampwise, moodwise, and anti-pregnancy wise until I started getting bad reactions to it. Have you tried the pill? I am considering trying the patch next, but suspect due to the whole hormonal thing that it won't work out. I'm starting to become suspect of any product that prevents pregnancy by interfereing with your body's chemical systems, and am leaning towards physical interference - like surgery. But that's not really an option if you do eventually want to have kids. Talk to your doctor before going off the shot because if it IS working for you, it's too bad you have to change... sometimes you hear stuff like the 2 year rule and it just isn't true.
788632
That's would be Depo-Provera. It's a shot to stop your monthly friend for 3 months. There is some spotting involved. However, after I was on it for 9 months it helped to stop the horrible cramps I was getting. Now that I am no longer on it, I have relief from all the cramps I would get.
1049578
2400 mg of ibuprofen can be dangerous if that dosage is taken regularly for years and years, but it is only dangerous to some people. It can cause, if I remember correctly, liver, kidney and stomach problems in some patients. However, I know several people who have been on that dosage for years. Their doctors monitor them closely for associated problems, and so far, nothing negative has turned up. (One of the women I know takes that dosage daily and has for at least 10 years to help treat her pain from arthritis, and she has not had any problems at all.)\n\nAs for bleeding on depo provera, I know  that it is pretty normal, but usually goes away. I found a website, and I provided a link so you can look at it yourself. One of my friends had bleeding, not just spotting, for about 9 months when she started getting the shots. Her doctor finally gave her small doses of another hormone to help with that, and the bleeding cleared up. My friend has two children, and both were conceived while she was taking birth control pills, so depo provera has definitely been the best birth control choice for her. If your doctor feels that it is appropriate for you, she is probably right.\n\nIf you feel uncomfortable with your doctor's advice, you can always seek a second opinion. Another doctor may tell you the same thing, or she may suggest alternate treatment for your bleeding. Either way, you may feel better just having input from a different source.
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Don't do it.  There are a lot of women even on here that you can verify are having a lot of problems with it.  You may be creating an irreverseible problem.\n\nDepo Provera is akin to forcing your body into an early menopause state.\n\nI've been off the Depo Provera since 2000 and my hair and my eyebrows still haven't grown all the way back. I lost about a 1/4 inch along most of my front hair line. The rest of my hair came back and is thick and strong, but the hairline is not the same compared to what it was. In addition to the severe hair loss, I gained over 40 pounds, 20 while taking Depo and 20 after coming off. I never had a migraine before Depo and during use and for the first year after being off it, I had severe migraines at least once a week. My skin itched like I wanted to rip it off and I was hot all the time. I would get extreme vertigo with no warning. Just try staggering at work or while in the pharmacy and not look like you had a drinking problem! My bones also ached a lot. Depo has been proven to cause osteoporosis. Over a year after coming off the Depo Provera, I developed two serious blood clots one after the other. The cause was never completely determined because I had not been on birth control of any kind for over a year and my blood tests were normal. I finally had a rib removed and the clots stopped, but I will contend to this day the Depo had at least a little something to do with it. About the same time as the blood clots, I started having severe cramping and a year into it, my doctor found pretty severe endometriosis. With the resulting depression and the lack of sex from Depo you may not have to worry about getting pregnant because you won't want to have sex anyway. I know some people do just fine with this birth control, but it's not worth the chance. It takes upwards of 6 to 8 months for the effects to wear off and sometimes longer. My hair has never grown completely back along the hairline and I am having a hair transplant at a tune of $5,000.00 to fix it.  I had to have my eyebrows tattooed because they will not fill back in!   I am only 35! I can't wait until Depo is researched more deeply and to someday find out what else this drug did to screw up my system. \n\nI got the (copper) IUD (since I can't use hormones anymore due to future clotting risks). My insurance paid for it. You still get your period, but it's worth it.\n\nOur bodies are made to have periods unless we are pregnant. If you force your body into an unnatural state, it WILL fight back!
1144284
You should see your dr. I'm not sure abt Depo, but sometimes on birth control pills you can have bleeding every day if your dose isn't high enough.
588365
It depends on your age but Depo-prevera is good, it entails a shot every 3 months but it's good for forgetful folks. I personally have an IUD and I love it. The Dr. inserts it into your cervics and it lasts for 10 yrs...that's right I said it ten years. I had gotten after having my daughter. It's been the greatest thing I don't even have to worry about it and I don'e have to have the excess hormones of other forms of birth control.
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This rarely happens but it does.  If you are only 22 and you took your last depo 5 years ago...then you were to young to be on the shot anyway.  I hate this for you.  Your reproductive system may wake back up...but it will take a long time.  But new technology comes out everyday.  Try to find a fertility specialist and see if there is a reverse shot.
882789
Depo can have this effect. Take another test by all means, but it could well just be the progesterone in the injection... it's quite a high dose. you might be better on the implant, as the release rate is lower.
23913
I used to get the Depo Provera shot, which is almost the same as the pill. I started getting it when I was 15, was on it for 2 years and then stopped. It took almost a year for me to get my period. I recently started again a few years ago and have been off of it for a little over a year and my period still isn't regular. My OB/GYN said that it can take up to 2 years for your body to rid itself of the birth control (whether it be the pill or the shot) and go back to normal. Just be patient. It'll balance out eventually.