Excessive Bledding From Depo Shot Posted: 03-10-06 16:53pm
I have been on different forms of birth
control since I was 17 I am now 21. I
started out on the shot and it was great
for a while until I started spotting all
of the time. So next I went on the
patch. The only problem with that was
that I was allergic to it. Next I went
on the pill and I always forgot to take
the pill everyday. So I quit the pill
and went back on the shot. Once again I
started bleeding again. This was more
than spotting a little bit. It was like
having a period all of the time. I have
been off of the shot since december and I
still have not stopped bleeding. Now I
have a low sex drive which causes tension
between my boyfriend and i. And I am
always very irritated by everything. If
anyone has any advice please reply!
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lsipes
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Jan 2006 Posts: 325
Posted: 03-10-06 17:04pm
No advice, but I feel your pain. I bled
the whole time on depo and got off depo in
january and still am bleeding. We must
be the unlucky ones?
Ok, first, you have to factor in that
changing birth controls combined with
stress, diet, and other factors in your
life have an effect on your hormones and
probably contribute considerably to your
moodiness and irritability--this is very
normal, though I know it sucks for you to
feel this way.
Also, I was on depo (the shot) for almost
four years and during that time
experienced the side effects you did: lack
of sex drive, spotting sometimes, lack of
vainal lubrication during intercourse (in
my case, don't know about yours),
moodiness, etc. I stopped taking depo
because I wanted my sex drive back. I
did not experience the long lasting
bleeding. My younger sister, however, did
experience that when she went from the
pill to the shot. She had violently
painful cramps all the time and bled 24/7
heavily--we're talking almost a box of
tampons a day for her. She's now back on
the pill and everything is fine. Hormones
are very sensitive and very
individualized--everyone is different. If
you are still having this problem by next
week, I suggest you see your doctor. It
have a very simple fix. Don't worry! I
hope it all goes ok!
P.S. I've found it very liberating,
actually, to take a break from birth
control altogether. Sometimes letting you
body get back on its natural track on its
own is very heplful. I feel healthier and
periods only last about 3 days, which is
shorter than most people on the pill.
Granted, if you're sexually active this
means your partner will need to start
wearing condoms, get a vasectomy, or
whatever.
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Crazyness24
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 24 Jan 2006 Posts: 179 Location: Jersey
Posted: 03-15-06 11:00am
Im sure you'll see my stories of depo on
this forum...Its horrible. I bled for 6
months just having one shot.............I
lost my sex drive had horible vaginal
dryness and during sex had none at all. I
wish they would get rid of this stuff.
The gyno told me depo has no estrogen in
it and that all women usuing it have to
use lubrication hope this helps!
