losing weight on depo shot

[breakingdawn19975]

hi i been on the depo shot since may  i will be getting my 5th shot on april 23rd  i was wondering if u can lose weight  when your on the shot  i lost some weight and i even lost weight at the chest part  and i was wondering if its normal to lose weight or should i be concerned i do eat alot but i dont gain much weight  hopefully i can gain the weight back if anybody can help me please do thanks

[mz_officer4053]

sounds like me too!! I usually get my appetite at night for some reason

[Dr. Kokil Mathur]

Well, on the contrary, depot shots make you gain weight. If you have been on five cycles of shots and are losing weight, then you need to find the cause.

[Dr. Kokil Mathur]

Unintentional and unexplained weight loss is definitely not good. One possibility is that you have an eating disorder. In which case taking help from a doctor specialized in treating eating disorders will help. There are many other causes like worms in stool, depression, anorexia nervosa, AIDS, cancers especially colon cancers, drug abuse, infections and loss of appetite. Loss of appetite can again be due to certain medications, drug abuse, depression, AIDS, acute and chronic infections, cancers and hypothyroidism. Either you do not eat well or there is increased metabolism as in hyperthyroid states, HIV, cancer etc. Poor absorption as in irritable bowel syndromes and malabsorption syndromes too is possible. Malabsorption syndromes are seen in intestinal tuberculosis, HIV, tropical sprue, parasites in stool and Whipple’s Disease. Diabetes too can be the cause.