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    Nov 14, 2014, 08:25 PM
    Depo shot
    Hi , I'm kind of worried , because Ive been on my depo shot for 11 months , I stopped in October , and I'm getting PMS symptoms... I be thinking that Im on my period but it's just mucus... Is that normal? And when will I get my period after the withdrawl?
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    Nov 14, 2014, 09:09 PM
    I tell all of my patients that Depo is to be considered long term birth control. It can take as long, or longer, than 6 months for your body to return to normal after discontinuing the shot.
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