Depo shot for contraception?!
Question:
Depo shot for contraception?
I have been on birth control for 4 years now and i am getting pretty tired of it.. making me cranky and depressed i think.. so i want to try something different. i saw some information about the depo shot from a friend and she likes it, but when i was talking about it with my mother she told me not to, increased weight, moody etc.. I just want to hear from people that had/ have the Depo Shot and their expierences with it. Good or Bad. I need to figure this out! thanks!
Answers:
Everything I've heard says the side effects are worse on the shot versus the pill. The shot is longer lasting, so the effects can last for more than a year & there's not much you can do about it.
Every BCP is different - they all have different combinations of hormones. Just because the one you're taking now has bad side effects, doesn't mean something different will have any side effects at all. I tried Ortho Cyclen for several years without any problems, tried switching to Tri Cyclen and it wasn't a good idea, tried Yaz and it nearly killed me.
Ask your doctor for a new kind of pill, maybe you just need a lower dose of hormones.