Side Effects to Depo-Provera??

I have been on the depo shot several times, the longest being 3 years. It is not recommended for longer than 3 yrs at a time due to possible calcium loss. I only spotted about a week before it was time for a new shot, except for the first injection. That is usually given during your cycle, and it stretches your cycle to about 2 weeks on average. The only other side effects that i am aware of are possible weight gain, although the shot makes me lose weight. Hope it helps.

Any birth control can help control cysts. Cysts usually go away on their own... if he's worried that it won't, or that it's too large, why doesn't he just remove it surgically or prescribe a birth control pill that isn't so strong? I wouldn't go the Depo route, but that's just me, I don't know your medical history. I've had friends who have taken years to get regular cycles again after stopping depo... I definitely wouldn't do it if you want to try conceiving again any time soon.

I had the Depo shot once, right after my daughter was born. I gained 35lbs with her, and now 11years later I have NEVER been able to lose any of that weight. The semi-good news was when I got pregnant with my son, I had already gained the "weight" and I only put on 10 lbs. I don't remember any other side effect except the weight gain.

I did the Depo at one point in time without any side effects that I can remember but I wasn't on it for very long. I have heard lots of people who have had problems with it however. The question should be why is your doctor only giving you the one option of birth control? With all the choice that there are out there, if you are not comfortable with the possible side effects, then you should do something else. Has you doctor talked to you at all about why the cyst is there? There are lots of things that can cause cysts but you could have a treatable condition that makes you more suseptible to them. If your doctor hasn't discussed this kind of stuff with you, then I would agree that it might be time to get a second oppinion at the very least.

Before you take the Depo shot you have to sign a waver to the side affects. These side affects HAPPEN regularly. They don't have you sign this for fun. I became infertil from 1 shot. And I know other women that have experienced other side effects. I cann't believe your doctor would recommend you having the shot especially considering you have a cyst, I would find another doctor that cared more for you. And everyone is different about returning to a normal cycle. Please read the possible side affect carefully. I had to go to an Edicrinologist to fix the side effects of the Depo.

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Hi! I have had the depo shot...and it was horrible. I have been on tons of different birth control and this one is the next to worse (The patch is the worse. I gained 20 lbs, bleed ALL the time. It took months to get where I didn't bleed. And I got pregnant with my first daughter! That was the best part of it though! I am so happy I did. But, the side effects of the shot are not fun. Hope this helps!

Depo turned me into a psychotic freak. The mood swings were outrageous. Ugh. It was truly horrible!