Depo Provera

Tarbear · #1 Aug 16, 2006, 10:32 PM

I was on the Depo shot for a little over a year. I was put on it to try and stop abnormal bleeding. I have recently read on many sites that you should not even take depo if you have unknown bleeding. anyways, i always had abnormal periods and when i was on the shot i didnt get my period at all. I stopped taking the shot in january and i got my period right away and it was actually getting my period once a month from then on but now 8 months later i am now a month and a half late (so my last period was 2 1/2 months ago. Im not sure if something is wrong. my periods before the shot were always late and abnormal but not this late....is this common 8 months after taking depo? I did take two at home preg tests and they were negitive. i also have been having some nausea.

SarBak77 · Sep 16, 2006, 03:03 PM

I was on depo provera for over a year as well. The reason I had been taken off of it was because in the beginning, I didnt get my period for approx. 6 mos., which was great dont get me wrong. Then, my periods did start to come back, and I literally had it every single day. My dr. told me that it just affects people differently. I think what is going on with you is common, it is just simply how YOUR body is. If it does bother you, and youve spoken with your dr. about the side effects, then I suggest you stop it all together. Something just doesnt seem natural about not getting your period at all, yknow?