long heavy periods on depo Posted: 02-18-08 13:16pm
I got my first injection in oct and did
not have my period for almost 3 months
until it was time for my next shot (i
loved not having my period it was the
whole point of getting the shot) then it
came down hard and heavy went to the
doctor and they gave me the old its just
your body getting use to it song and dance
so i got my second shot but now the
problem is i have had my period for over a
month straight with heavy bleeding and bad
cramps to the point i ended up in the
hospital and i am now anemic because of
the blood lost. i now have to get another
hormone shot to stop the bleeding and be
put on iron pills and see the doctor more
times than i can afford (i have no health
insurance) there is no question here just
a personal tale of misery and a word of
caution for those thinking or currently on
depo, GET OUT WHILE YOU STILL
CAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Georgia59
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Posted: 02-18-08 19:27pm
Unfortunately some women will respond this
way on other types of birth control too.
Everyone is different.
I'm anemic right now- (not from birth
control) but I feel your pain. You must be
miserable!!
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anniek
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Joined: 02 Sep 2007 Posts: 419 Location: , Iowa Usa
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Posted: 02-18-08 19:48pm
Yep I had that with the patch. I did great
with the shot but had to switch. I started
on the patch and it was bleeding all the
time. I had to do alot of testing to find
out what was all going on for sure and
ended up just switching bc and am doing
very well now.
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