Depo Provera Injections for Endo - PCOS UK (Verity)

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Depo Provera Injections for Endo

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Hi there I have been on Depo since September 2018 and have noticed changes within myself like weight gain, depression, reduced sex drive, mood swings, achey bones joints which I know are a common factor when taking this drug.

I was advised to have these injections for my endo to lower the flow of bleeding which leads to pain relief with the endo. It has worked which I am really pleased about but the other symptoms have not been very pleasant to go through!

I am going through the menopause at 49 years old so double whammy. Night sweats mood swings which I sometimes think weather its the depo making me feel like this and no actually the menopause!! I really dont feel like "me" anymore.

Any advise from others that have gone through this would really be great and any alternative contraception for endo would be fab too.

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I suspect it is the depo injection as it is awful from a pcos point of view and can make all the symptoms worse. Is there any sort of alternative to it (sorry not overly familiar with what helps with endo).

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Thank you anyway for just replying back.

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Hols969 in reply to LisaG17

no problem, look on the endo forum as I am sure there will be pcos ladies on there too that have both conditions!

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