I'm 26 in a half married with 1 child that's 5 yrs old. and I've been on the depo shot for over 5 yers. but I'm july of last yr I missed my shot. but got back on it like sometime in late aug. 2008 and up till now its july 2009 and I missed my depo shot cause I no longer want to be on it. and me and my husband decided we want 2 have another child. I been eating non stop. putin on a lot of weight feeling like I have 2 puke. breast are sore with clear sticky liquid coming out. but remind you I haven't have a period since I've been on the depo. so I have no idea of wen I'm ovalating.i took a home test it says I'm not pregnant but I'm goin 2 the doctor 2 get a bolld test. does anyone know how long it will take to get pregnant. oh yea plus I've been spotting. with a lil bit of brownish discharge without odor
The Depo shot REALLY messes up your hormones, and sometimes they don't go back to normal on their own.
When you go to the DR for your preg test, if you are not pregnant, you could ask if he/she could give you something that would bring on your period, or maybe go on the pill for about 3 months, until your cycle becomes regular again.
Best wishes.
took me a year.Then I have never been able to go back on it cuz I bleed non-stop. Not fun. Best wishes
I'm on Depo too..no periods (WhooHoo!) I had Norplant for 10 years and got off of it June of 2005. Got my first period in August 05 and got on Depo. Had a slight period in Sept...then got pregnant while on antibiotics in October 2005.
They say that it could take up to 18 months to get pregnant after getting off BC..they are wrong.
Have your doctor check.
Nanc
Hi. I was on Depo for 5 years. I got engaged on Christmas and in January I spoke with my doctor about getting married in August and that i wanted to start a family right away. He suggested that I dont get another shot because it could take that long to get out of my system and I agreed. So I didnt get the shot or my period for a the next 4 months. In April I felt very sick and thought I had the flu. After some coaxing from friends and family I took a pregnancy test and found out I was pregnant already. I went to the doctor and was told that I was already 3 months a long. So the month after I decided to not have my shot I got pregnant.
Good luck!
N.,
When I was on depo I was told it could take anywhere from 6mths to a year for the hormones to wear off. I also know a ton of women who have gone through the same thing. Depo is very big in terms of weight gain so becareful.
Can take on average 10 months to return to fertility after stopping depo. Remember you ovulate before you get your period. Your hormones will be very irregular after discontinuing depo. Have your MD look at your breasts as well. The clear sticky substance doesn't sound normal.
Good luck getting pregnant.
