Looking for some advice. My 16 year old autistic, non-verbal, learning disabled Type 1 Diabetic 16 year old daughter had the depo contracpetion injection two weeks ago. It might just be a coincidence, but in the past three days she's been displaying unusual behaviour- anxiety and loss of appetite. (she was fine up until three days ago). She's generally a chilled individual, and loves food, so this behavior is concerning. She'll never be sexually active, but she has very painful periods including vomiting. She is on a medication (Acitretin) for chronic plaque psoriasis which is a low dose and highly effective. The medication can cause birth defects though and I was told by Consultant that as she's now officially an "adult "she will need to be on a contraceptive or she can no longer be prescribed Acitretin. She can't swallow tablets so oral contraceptive is not an option. I was told by GP due to her significant learning difficulties she'd have to go under a general anaesthetic to have an implant removed when it needed replacing. We therefore opted for the depo as were advised best option for my daughter by gynae and GP. It is an injection that is easy to administer every three months. However, due to her anxious behaviour I'm now googling forums about depo and am getting worried reading tales of terrible side effects. Does anyone else have a SEN daughter on depo? How has it been? Did she get any adverse side effects? If so, was it straight away or delayed? I know every person is unique in how they react, but I'm thinking her first depo injection might well be her last! Any suggestions for other contraceptive options for teenager with learning disability? Thanks