No period for 3 years!!!

[Bridean12]

When I was young I ALWAYS had bad cramps and my period was never normal. I would sometimes get it for 5 days or 9 days or even get it earlier than a month. So I then talked to my doctor about birth control to help regulate my period. I was then put on the depo shot at age 16. Within the first 3 months my period had already stopped. I've gone/still go through depression ever since I got it. I gain over 50 POUNDS since. I stopped taking the depo shot when I was 17. I'm now 19 and still have not gotten my period. I don't know why I'm still having the  Side effects from the depo when I stopped using it two years ago. I am mostly concerned on why I'm still having these side effects and want to know if it could mess up my chances on having kids in the future. And I don't know if I'm overthinking on how serious it seems to me or if it actually is. Please let me know if anyone has any information or if one of you guys have gone though this!

[Chima7]

Depo is pretty horrible and it's surprising that the FDA hasn't banned it by now. It does have lasting side effects that could cause problems for more than a year after stopping it. I'm just guessing here but I think it's possible that since you're still developing and haven't gone through puberty when you got the shot, it's having more of an effect on your reproductive system than it would for someone older.

You said that you've been to a doctor but what kind of doctor was it? If you went to a general practice doctor then you're not going to get a good answer because they don't know anything about reproductive health. If you haven't already gone to an actual OBGYN then it's time for you to go see one. They are specialized in evaluating these types of problems and would be far better suited to helping you figure this out.