DEPO INJECTION

[Love_Yellow]

Hello everyone,

I have been advised by my gynaecologist to go on the depo of which I have had today.

Does this help with stopping bleeding and pain? X

[SarahMow]

Hi,

I’ve been on the depo injection on and off since my first surgery in 2018 (off because they put me through the menopause twice). I found it did help to a certain extent but I think the pain always breaks through eventually but out of all the treatments I’ve been on depo has defs been the best plus it stops your periods which is also great!

How often are your injections? Mine are every 10 weeks so you could mention that next time you go xx

[Love_Yellow in reply to SarahMow]

I used to be on the injection in my teens but it didn't agree with me.

I’m really do hope this time it works for me.

She has starts me on 12 weeks but she did say she might have to bring it forward to every 10 weeks. Xx

[SarahMow in reply to Love_Yellow]

Keeping everything crossed that it works for you xxx

[DigitalFootprint]

Getting the Depo injection was the worst mistake of my life! I went from 9st to 13st in the space of a year. It completely messed up my hormones and I started to lactate - without being pregnant.

I was the poster girl at work as to why not to have it.

My periods completely stopped and I just couldn't for the life of me lose the weight. My appetite actually never increased and I continued doing my aerobics 3 times a week as I always had done.

NEVER EVER AGAIN!

[Love_Yellow in reply to DigitalFootprint]

Thank you for your feed back. I'm really hoping this doesn’t happen to me because I am currently trying to lose a little weight atm. I had my injection on Wednesday but don’t feel any benefit from it yet.

Still in so much pain and getting fed up🥺😢

[Bubble_by]

I went on it Sept 2019 to help control the pain and periods. It actually made the pain I have worse, but my gynaecologist suspects it could be because I don't react well to progesterone and has suggested I try the combined pill. I will be giving this a go as I don't feel the injection is agreeing with me very well. It has stopped my periods but I appear to be getting some breakthrough bleeding atm. Other than this I didn't really have any other side efftects but of course it can work differently on different people.

Hope you find something that works for you soon 💕

[Love_Yellow in reply to Bubble_by]

Thank you for your response.

I really hope I do too, I’m really struggling to deal with these pains and tiredness. Have you found something that helps you?

[Bubble_by in reply to Love_Yellow]

I'll not be taking the depo inj anymore so I hope that I'll start to feel better after I switch to the pill. Sometimes it's a bit of trial and error with contraception.

I was taking agnus cactus (or however you spell it) for the tiredness and mood swings but I didn't think it worked for me but everyone is different. Sometimes all you can do is be kind to yourself and go for a nap if you don't feel great.

[Lou93]

I’ve been on this for nearly 2 years and it’s stopped my periods still get pains but see how it goes as everyone is different with it, I have mine every 10 weeks due to endo and adeno xx

[Love_Yellow in reply to Lou93]

Thank you for your response.

Yeah my GP told me I might have to go on it every 10 weeks.

I’m worried that this is not going to agree with me as it didn’t when I was in my teens.

How long does it take until you no it’s agreeing with your body? X

[Lou93 in reply to Love_Yellow]

I was the same years ago it didn’t agree with me but this time it had and only a few weeks then stopped my period x