depo injection

[katey2020]

Hi mummys 😊 I'm new to this site so don't k ow how it works, I've had 5 shot in 2 weeks times be my 6 shot so 16 months, before I went on it I were happy,busy,pretty slim size 14 in clothes,now I've put loads of weight on,mood swings seem to be okay, no periods at all don't bleed a little bit no period paint, me and my husband use to like having sex but since I had injections my body doesn't want it i won't it but cant get into it, I'm a busy mum 2 got a boy and little girl under 5's our relationship has nearly over we sleep in different beds as I don't feel comfortable with my self, I've tryed the pill,Rod,patch,nd many more.

Yeah, I've been there. I went from a size 8 to an 20 over about 6 years. Totally lost any interest in sex... I'm 30 and we've been together nearly 13 years. We probably only have sex 3 times a year now... I want more (as does DP), but body just isn't fussed.
Have changed to the pill now and my weight is slowly decreasing (though I could put far more effort into it), but libido hasn't returned.
I wouldn't recommend the depo injection to anyone.

No advice I'm afraid, but you're not alone.

Yeah I was on it for 5 years. Didnt realise how much it had a negative effect on me until I decided to give my body a break from it. No sex drive, mood swings, piles on a few stone on weight, was depressed.

Will warn you now that coming off of it was absolutely awful for me. I felt so bad for about a year. Now it's been a couple of years and I feel more like my old self. Have stayed clear of hormonal contraception since. Made a huge difference to my life.

My SIL put on 2 stone in under a year was actually close to suicide after the depo. It affected her work, relationship, caring for the kids.

Only now three years later has she lost the weight and feels more normal in herself again.

My GP suggested the depo to me as I'm limited on contraception and I said absolutely not. Everyone I know who has used it and told me nothing but horror stories.

Thanks everyone in happy in my self I don't mind not having periods as we don't wont any more kids, the fact doesn't feel like were together any more been together nearly 9 years,I don't mind putting weight on as ino I can lose it, I've tryed every other contraception out there nothing has worked.

I've tryed the pill got pregnant 3 times miscarriages onces other 2 wasn't planned as I were college but still has them don't regret them.love them to peace's, went on rod put on 6 stone in 6 weeks and I were really horrible to everyone got depressed,then went on coil didn't work out at all for me It gave me really bad belly pains for 2 years horrible, I've asked to be sterilized Dr booked me into to a specialist Dr he didn't even right a report back to my Dr so I don't know what else to try x

If you definitely don't want any more dc, chase up the sterilisation. Or would your dh consider a vasectomy?

Or go back to condoms.

It were over a year ago I asked for it ie rang the Drs up 6 times still no report so I reckon my Dr have to refer me wen corovirus is all over, can I ask what's the vasectomy??

Getting husband snipped he wont we have talked about it a few times and don wont pressure him any more he said onces there no point if you don't get periods

It's a minor op for men that can be done under local anaesthetic. It's permanent - cuts his tubes so he no longer has sperm in his ejaculate.

www.nhs.uk/conditions/contraception/vasectomy-male-sterilisation/

Yes, but you only don't have periods because of the depo. If you stop having the depo, your periods will come back.

If that's not an option, you need to start putting pressure on at the doctors for you to be sterilised.

And I'd use condoms instead of being on hormonal contraception.

We haven't had sex for 16 months so wont need to use anything, Dr told me he wont be able to do anything intill covid19 is over and even then he said as I'm o lg 26 I'm way to younge but still let me go to the specialists appointment. But he never wrote a report I've been running my Dr up loads of times still no report

went on depo I don't have a problem with it apart from my sex drive has died and abit of weight problems but I work out alot and slowly going down I like the fact I don't bleed so I don't get belly ache from having peiods I don't get mood swings or depressed my husband said its the best I've been on s with others I've been really horrible to him so no good for the family, m and my husband arnt close anymore we love each but breaking up state as my body doesn't have that concession he wont go for snip he says he might more kids in years time as our kids are only 4 and 15 months I know I don't anymore didn't won't any at all but he did he ,bed more than happy if I don't wont anymore so that's a good thing.

You may struggle to get sterilised. After many years of asking, at the age of 41 I was sterilised. Tho I was told I had to try the implant (made me bleed 3out of 4 weeks) the deposit (was on it 8 1/2 years, they wanted me off it) and coil (went for a fitting and she struggled to find my cervix ant it was so painful I.didnt even get as far as trying to put coil in) so I wasn't allowed to be sterilised even tho I was certain I.didnt want any more, have a severely disabled child and couldnt cope with another. Luckily, or not, depending on how you look at it, a genetic issue was discovered and the Dr finally agreed with me.
Any way if the criteria is the same in your area insist that as you have tried the implant coil and depo you should be entitled to be sterilised. Good luck

Sorry to hear that cant of been nice for you hun ill just have to keep pushing I think wont I

I have posted about the depo injection on MN.
I put on almost three stone with the Depp. I went from a size 10-12 to a size 18 in two years. At the time, I was working out four times a week and eating healthily.
The irony was that it reduced my sex drive.
When I stopped the injection, I lost the weight within six months.
Some people don’t gain any weight, but many do.

There some gain weight some do nurse told me to eat health and work out with do and still

I was on depo for 6 months, stopped periods, stopped hormonal craziness and had amazing skin. Went up two dress sizes though

Depo was great for me, only side effect I had was increased vaginal dryness.

It sounds like you've tried every hormonal contraceptive and they just don't suit you. You've done your bit. Now it's time your husband did his bit. Condoms or vasectomy. If he's wary of surgery (and I don't blame him - there are risks) then it's a simple choice really isn't it?

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Hi,ino I've tryed everything, I cant ask to get snip we are at breaking point he said he still wont's kids so he wont go through that he says I'm way to yonge to get sterilized too we don't sleep together since 16 months don't even sleep in same beds beds but that's due to my daughter she's had a lot of bad nights and he works alot of hours. So he needs the rest. My periods I love that's why I went on it I really don't wont any more kids.

It's a costs vs benefits thing - if you think weight gain etc are a reasonable trade off for no periods/stable moods - then fair enough.

I'm not sure what you're asking really.

If you're no longer having sex, then there seems little point being on depo tho .

If the disadvantages of being on it outweigh the benefits then you've few options if all the contraceptives you've tried don't suit you in one way or another.

You could pursue sterilisation, but as you're pretty young (I didn't realise you were only 26) you will struggle to get it done. And he would too for the snip if he's a similar age.

So then it's condoms.

Or potentially track your fertility and only have sex in the safer times, but that would involve being very careful.

Catege I would freak out if I got pregnant didn't take it well with my last pregnancy my daughter is only 15 months, we have tried to have sex a few times just cant get into it so if I did come of it and I did get pregnant it be all bad. I'm back ag college now doing childcare and my maths and english

Husband is 36 but he wants kids in time

I would get off Depo immediately. Did you realise it has been found to reduce bone density? A lot of Gynos in Europe refuse to prescribe it. Something to read up on.