May 27th
2008
8:58 AM
tooth decay, hair falling out, numbness/tingling in upper back & left arm, joint pain
I was on Depo (on & off) for about 8 yrs I have teeth of a 80 yr old!! (I'm only 28) they just keep breaking & decaying I finally figured out it Has to be from the Depo
I'm currently on the Mirena & I also just figured out I have been having some S/E's with that too UGH I wish there was something for us w/o all the nasty S/E's
GL e/o
January 20th
2008
2:48 PM
I have been on Depo for about 7 years. I never had a problem, I never had any periods at all. When i went off I became pregnant in 3 months. I have decided that I will never go back on it just because everyone has warned me about the horrible bone decay. I am awaiting a bone density test in March and I am very nervous. It took this long to actually start listening to what people were telling me about this drug.especially my doctor. I tried the pill 2 months ago (tri-cyclon_ for the 1st time and it is the worst thing I have ever done. I am depressed beyond words. I have no desire for sex no desire to eat, or to be social. this is where brown stuff hits the fan. I am done with needles,pills and any other thing that put chemicals in the body. Condoms, I have no choice. I am sick sick of being mentally and physically sick, on account of putting crap in my body.
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September 12th
2008
2:22 AM
i took one shot of Depo, and i still say i never should have... i had daily bleeding for the 3 month span, plus weight gain and nausea and breathing issues. but the main problem was my moods and mental health, i was either crying or enraged all the time and had very bad anxiety. also, i just did not feel like myself, i had no idea who i was anymore. so i got off it, then 6 months later another doctor suggested i try the lowest possible dose of the pill. well i only took i think 2 doses, because it ended up giving me morning sickness... waking up puking at 6am. but i think that those 2 doses somehow combined with the not-yet elapsed dose of Depo i'd had... it can take a year to wear off... because i am still feeling the mental and mood effects. i'm beginning to think it's taken a permanent toll on my mental health or something, or that maybe i'm just crazy, or hormonally off balance. i feel like i should be on sedatives or anti-depressants, or both, because i'm still very stressed/worried/nervous/anxious all the time. the other problem is that i don't have health insurance. Planned Parenthood gave me the Depo, and a Women's Clinic hospital doctor put me on the pill... i haven't seen my actual doctor in a long time. so i really need help but feel like i don't know how and would have no way to get it.
*** if anyone has any suggestions... i really need the help, i've posted this experience as a reply to other people's experiences... just because i'm struggling to reach out, i'm really trying to find some sort of alleviation for the god-awful mental mess i'm in.
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