My last depo shot was October last year. For the year and a half I was on it I had SEVERE panic attacks. Really messed me up. I gained 10lbs within a week of each shot. For a total of 60lbs...the only thing that I did differently during this time was eat less and exercise more as I saw I was gaining weight. The panic attacks gradually subsided...the last one was in February but no matter what I do (okay I haven't tried starving myself yet) I can't get any of this weight to budge. I have alway eaten nutrient dense food. I think I range between 1400 and 1900 cals per day. When I am not at work I walk everywhere. I have very little automation in my life. When I sit at the pc I get the thighmaster and the hand weights going several times a day....I am at my wits end. Has anyone else here gone through anything like this? Was anyone ever successfull in getting the weight off?
Hon I can relate to everything you just said.. While I was not on Depo I was on Danazol to treat my endometriosis when all it did was make me chunky and miserable.. When I was on Danazol I gained probably 25 pounds and did everything I could to get it off while on Danazol.. Sometimes I wouldnt even eat and workout till I was to the point of passing out.. And nothing.. It was when I got off the Danazol that it began to come off.. I think maybe (now I am not to sure about this ) your doctor can maybe put you on something so you dont gain as much weight from it, maybe but I am not sure.. I wish I was more help, but I know how you feel and I know how frustrating and upsetting it is and how it just drives you crazy... Hope things get better sweetie.. edit: also with the weight gain I became extremely irritable and moody, I felt sorry for anyone around me..was extremely depressed, so depressed I stayed in my bed for days...just felt really really bad all around.. Its funny, its like the side-effects from these hormone treatments are worst then the problems..
I have to say, I have had the exact opposite from taking Depo. I'm biPolar, and on a mood stabilizer and 2 anti-depressants. I started using Depo after I started the psych meds. I was warned that the Depo may affect my moods, and it hasn't. At all. I had 1 spotty period a month after my first shot, and have had none since. I gained 40 pounds in 6 weeks from one of the psych meds I was on, but was able to lose about half of it after I stopped taking the medication. The Depo didn't seem to affect my ability to lose weight at all. Honestly, I lost 20 pounds and have been lazy about exercising since then. Also, I haven't experienced any acne, like I have heard other women complain about. I guess what I'm trying to say is that Depo affects everyone differently. All medications do. But just because these symptoms arose around the time you started taking Depo, don't discount other factors. Are you taking any other medications? Have you had your thyroid checked by your Doctor? Check with your physician and rule out some other potential factors.
