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Getting off Depo-Provera because of weight gain
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?
I began the Depo shot in October 2009 after having my son in August 2009. From October 2009 to February 2010, I gained 55 lbs!!! I am now 38 years old, 5'-9" and have always weighed around 135-145 lbs. When I went for my shot in Jan. 2010, I expressed my concern to the Dr. that I had gained 25 lbs and she said that it was probably just from the holidays. REALLY? I have always been a very healthy eater and very active (always exercising). I have been a vegetarian for 20 years.
So by February 2010, my weight had ballooned to almost 200 lbs (at present I am 187 lbs). I made an appointment with my Dr. to talk to her more about the weight gain and to tell her I was discontinuing Depo and wanted to go back on the pill. Her and the nurse both said I needed to watch what I ate and stay away from the fast food. I haven't eaten fast food since I was in high school!!! So needless to say I was very upset. The Dr. prescribed phentermine 37.5 mg/once a day (Feb. 2010) and Lasix. I went into a deep depression and was prescribed anti-depressants, anti-anxieties and sleeping pills. The phentermine never worked!
On Dec. 28th, 2011, I had my blood pressure and heart rate checked (while trying to donate plasma) and both were super high. That day I threw EVERYTHING away i was taking because I thought maybe the hypertension, etc. was due to the incredible amount of prescription drugs I was on (phentermine, lasix, cymbalta, wellbutrin, xanax, buspar, trazadone, clonazepam). After all, I was still overweight, depressed, anxious and just downright sick of everything!!! I am a single mom of a 2-year old boy and it just hit me that if something was to happen to me then my ex would possibly be raising him (and he is a deadbeat dad). I could not let that happen!
I went through withdrawal from all the meds. I didn't realize how much of a fog I was in with all the meds. People have noticed that my hands don't constantly shake and my voice does not quiver anymore. BUT, i am still fighting this weight gain! I truly believe, as others have said, that the Depo throws your hormones into a complete tailspin. I am now seeing an endocrinologist who is performing hormone testing. I have low potassium and have been fighting that since July 2011. It has just gotten to a very critical level, so I am very nervous about that.
I am just thinking that possibly all of my problems have stemmed from the Depo. And as each problem was being treated as a separate issue, wondering if it was the Depo all along. I am hoping that the endocrinologist will find out some answers for me.
Anyway, enough rambling....I have warned all my friends about the shot and hope they do not experience anything like I have. If anyone has anything to share or advice, I would greatly appreciate it. I don't know how a person continues to gain weight by eating fruit and salad everyday. It's the most horrible thing i have ever experienced. Thanks for listening to me!
So by February 2010, my weight had ballooned to almost 200 lbs (at present I am 187 lbs). I made an appointment with my Dr. to talk to her more about the weight gain and to tell her I was discontinuing Depo and wanted to go back on the pill. Her and the nurse both said I needed to watch what I ate and stay away from the fast food. I haven't eaten fast food since I was in high school!!! So needless to say I was very upset. The Dr. prescribed phentermine 37.5 mg/once a day (Feb. 2010) and Lasix. I went into a deep depression and was prescribed anti-depressants, anti-anxieties and sleeping pills. The phentermine never worked!
On Dec. 28th, 2011, I had my blood pressure and heart rate checked (while trying to donate plasma) and both were super high. That day I threw EVERYTHING away i was taking because I thought maybe the hypertension, etc. was due to the incredible amount of prescription drugs I was on (phentermine, lasix, cymbalta, wellbutrin, xanax, buspar, trazadone, clonazepam). After all, I was still overweight, depressed, anxious and just downright sick of everything!!! I am a single mom of a 2-year old boy and it just hit me that if something was to happen to me then my ex would possibly be raising him (and he is a deadbeat dad). I could not let that happen!
I went through withdrawal from all the meds. I didn't realize how much of a fog I was in with all the meds. People have noticed that my hands don't constantly shake and my voice does not quiver anymore. BUT, i am still fighting this weight gain! I truly believe, as others have said, that the Depo throws your hormones into a complete tailspin. I am now seeing an endocrinologist who is performing hormone testing. I have low potassium and have been fighting that since July 2011. It has just gotten to a very critical level, so I am very nervous about that.
I am just thinking that possibly all of my problems have stemmed from the Depo. And as each problem was being treated as a separate issue, wondering if it was the Depo all along. I am hoping that the endocrinologist will find out some answers for me.
Anyway, enough rambling....I have warned all my friends about the shot and hope they do not experience anything like I have. If anyone has anything to share or advice, I would greatly appreciate it. I don't know how a person continues to gain weight by eating fruit and salad everyday. It's the most horrible thing i have ever experienced. Thanks for listening to me!
Before i was on the depo shot i was 147lbs. i am now 170lbs and i've only been on it for 3 months. i am very active in basketball. i have basketball 7 days a week for 2 1/2 hours, i am a vegeterian too. i am about to get off of it because i am very unhappy now. i would not reccomend the shot but if you want try it, everyone's body is different.
hi there again,
i just wanted to ask you a question, i recently went and got my hormones tested and they came back normal but im still gaining weight, i havent stuck to the low carb diet u suggested so carnt really blame anyone but myself, but then i dont gorge on sweets and carbs either... i did start to get my period back to normal but i went and got the mirena put in which has stopped my cycle (which i knew it would) but im wondering if that has caused me to gain or the fact the depo could still be in my fat, i asked the doctor but as always they pretty much said im eating too much which im not...so im gonna start the low carb (PROPERLY) tomoz...and see how that goes...
i just wanted to ask you a question, i recently went and got my hormones tested and they came back normal but im still gaining weight, i havent stuck to the low carb diet u suggested so carnt really blame anyone but myself, but then i dont gorge on sweets and carbs either... i did start to get my period back to normal but i went and got the mirena put in which has stopped my cycle (which i knew it would) but im wondering if that has caused me to gain or the fact the depo could still be in my fat, i asked the doctor but as always they pretty much said im eating too much which im not...so im gonna start the low carb (PROPERLY) tomoz...and see how that goes...
I can tell you with all my heart that you will feel better. I promise. I comend you for going off the shot and getting your life back.
Look up some liver and bowel cleanses on Google. Stay away from any white foods. Eat Beef, Chicken, Turkey, Fish.
Take natural water pills and Colon Clenz to clean out all the toxins.
Get your hair done, extentions if the Depo damaged your hair. You will feel better!
Ask GNC what to take while working out to help have more energy and fat loss. You will be in a bikini soon!
Look up some liver and bowel cleanses on Google. Stay away from any white foods. Eat Beef, Chicken, Turkey, Fish.
Take natural water pills and Colon Clenz to clean out all the toxins.
Get your hair done, extentions if the Depo damaged your hair. You will feel better!
Ask GNC what to take while working out to help have more energy and fat loss. You will be in a bikini soon!
So i have had the shot for 6 months and due for my next one on 7th of jan, but im not getting it anymore due to my emotions, lack of energy, and more so ruining my body even though i have not changed my eating habits since this time last year, ive managed to gain around 14 kg in 6 months!, im starting to spot now and was wondering how long it would take to go back to normal after to shots.. i dont like the thought of spotting non-stop. im so angry, theres alot the docters dont tell you. Im fat, unhappy, and i feel like an awful gf because i have no desire for sex and when i try ive lost all feeling (i dont know if it is something to do with nerve endings, muscles or state of mind :(
I agree with some but not all of what you are saying. Please don't misguide anyone.
1) The old calories in-calories out theory is wrong. It's what you eat not how much, and in what combination that matters:
So someone can eat 1000 cals in ice cream and gain less than someone that ate 1500 calls in grilled chicken? Think again! That's very misguided.
The person eating chicken will lose weight, the other gain.
2)Depo Provera did not make me hungry, I did not eat more at all.
3) It's HORMONAL not caloric. They are pumping you with a drug that causes your body to be in a false pregnancy state. Thus the weight gain. Your body is storing up for the baby that you do not have in the womb.
4) I have a bikini bod.
5) It makes you retain water, fluids, blood, fat, feces. A natural water pill and one colon clenz pill a day will take care of this, except for the blood part.
1) The old calories in-calories out theory is wrong. It's what you eat not how much, and in what combination that matters:
So someone can eat 1000 cals in ice cream and gain less than someone that ate 1500 calls in grilled chicken? Think again! That's very misguided.
The person eating chicken will lose weight, the other gain.
2)Depo Provera did not make me hungry, I did not eat more at all.
3) It's HORMONAL not caloric. They are pumping you with a drug that causes your body to be in a false pregnancy state. Thus the weight gain. Your body is storing up for the baby that you do not have in the womb.
4) I have a bikini bod.
5) It makes you retain water, fluids, blood, fat, feces. A natural water pill and one colon clenz pill a day will take care of this, except for the blood part.
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