Getting off Depo-Provera because of weight gain

[Thrashley]

I have been on depo for years now and just recently have gained lot of weight quickly. I'd say at LEAST 20 pounds in about 3 months. I have made the decision to stop the depo recently too, in the hopes my weight will go back down. Nothing has happened yet, but it is still in my system. I am just not going to take another shot. I have talked to so many people who gained weight on the shot and had it go back to normal once they got off it. Anybody else had this experience?

[Nicole023]

I have been on it for 2 1/2 years now and i didn't realize i done nothing different from when i was a size 9 and now.. but  only now i am a
size16-18 THATS CRAZY !!!! every time i got a shot i would gain 10-15 pounds its stupid :( it accumulates over time, im glad to hear other women are having this problem too not in a good way just im not the only one.

Pros: No periods,No Cramps or messyness
Cons: weight gain, massive mood swings, nothing good...

Over all not good for a person like i said :(

[Nicole023]

Thats so crazy thats exactly what happened to me.. i was a 9/10 in size i weighed 172 which is good for me since i come from a big boned family and i started taking the shot every 3 months and i just kept gaining weight i'd buy a new pair of cute jeans and in like a month they were too small no matter how much i worked out riding my horse going to the gym or how heathy i ate no amount of salad could fix, now i am i betcha 40 pounds over weight becasue of depo. My friends mom had the same problem she worked out and ran everyday and she stopped taking it. " I am so done with this Depo Shot, it skrews with your hormones and makes you moody and get angry very quickly, it almost makes you a bit crazy on mood swings" it shouldn't be allowed to be used as birth control i am hoping to get back to my regular size as soon as it gets out of my system
I DO NOT RECOMEND FOR ANYONE, YOU GAIN WEIGHT LIKE CRAZY! THIS IS WORTH NOT DOING TO YOU SELF :(

[klee713]

Hey! I am still currently on depo. I'm 19 years old and have been on it for about 5 years. I'm in college and noticed weight gain from my highschool days even though I continue to work out and play on the softball team. I asked my mom if I would lose weight if I came off of my birthcontroll. She said probably so I decided to look into it online and found this. I went from 125 when I was playing softball in highschool to 145 now. I have been increasing my workout and watching what I eat and it hs yet to help. It has been 4 months since my last shot and I am also feeling cramps and nausea. I hope to soon start losing weight, but I guess i will  just have to wait and see. So happy to know that I am not th only one looking into this.

[poppety]

I just came across this thread, and I can't believe how many other women are experiencing the same things I am - I was feeling totally alone in this. I was on depo for 18 months, went from a size 10 to a 16, lost all sex drive, depression increased, etc. etc. At first I thought I was putting on weight because I went back to school and wasn't walking back and forth to the train each morning to commute. I immediately joined the YMCA, but didn't lose any weight; then I got a personal trainer and 6 months and $2000 later, no change (seriously, I lost maybe 4lbs and 1 inch); I took up running, but no change either. I stopped taking it just before xmas 2009 and I'm still dealing with weight issues. Mid-2010 I was diagnosed with papilledema/pseudotumor cerebri and I'm sure that's a result of the depo. Every doctor advises me to lose weight, which makes me want to scream, because if it was that easy, I would have done it already!
Going on depo was the WORST decision of my life - I've spent the past 4.5 years miserable about my weight, watched my health worsen, gone through what feels like just about every medical test there is, and there's no light at the end of the tunnel. It's been a nightmare.
Has anyone recovered from this and gotten back to normal? I'd really love to know.

[Leahnyx]

I started the Depo shot in Sep 2011, thinking that this would be a great way of ensuring that I do not get pregnant before my husband and I am ready and I do not have to worry about taking a pill everyday. It is now March 1 2012, I have gain 40lbs, despite eating healthy and 5 days work outs of 1hr & 45mins. I have never been more emotionally unstable in my life. I cry for no reason, I get angry quickly, I get depressed because I see my body changing (and not for the better), my breast are always sore, I bleed for almost 3 months (which i had to go to the hospital because I lost so much blood), and I almost hurt myself running because I have low calcium. I DO THINK ANY WOMAN SHOULD EVER TAKE THIS! Just going from a size 3 to a size 12-16 is enough to turn me off forever. I will not be getting my next shot come May. Good luck and think about this before you get it.

[arbasrfprb]

You'll be fine. The shot isn't scary, nothing to really worry about. Just drink lots of water, be active and eat right. That's really it. :)