I have been on the Depo shot and it gave me a horrible side effect, leaving my skin in rashes and me irregular. I was told that there are things you can buy to cleanse your system of all toxins , like those of the depo!, I really need to cleanse my body of this and get on something else. I was told when i was at the dr. that i needed to wait this out and it would clear up but it hasnt. help me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It will clear up, but it may take up to three or even four months, since it's an injection you get every three months. Find something for mild rashes, like aloe vera or something by solarcaine (good product, always worked for me and i have terribly sensitive skin) that's the thing about depo... it's really good for some women (for less than two years), and it's really bad for others. It's a THREE month injection, so whatever sideaffects you may get are probably gonna last for three months. Ya gotta really weigh the pro's and potential cons before taking any drug, particularly one that rests in your system for a long time like depo does.
you are talking about depo-provera, right? ("depo" just refers to it being injectible) Sometimes the effects of such hormone medications stay with you for a very long time. I have heard that the longer you are on it, the longer it takes to clear out of your system. I personally know women in real life whose cycles did not start to be regular for a year or more after taking their last shot, even though their doctors told them the shots wear off in just a few months. One of the possible side effects of taking it is permanent infertility, which shows that the effects of injected hormones are not always temporary, and affect the body in ways doctors do not fully comprehend. You should know all the risks before agreeing to take any medication. The shot comes with a package insert and patient info sheets, as the law requires it. Did you read them? Did the doctor even offer to show them to you? How can you make an informed decision if you are not fully informed?
Sorry depo isn't working for you. I've had a really good experience with it (after going through a few months of spotting at random intervals...ruined some undies). My friend is a ob/gyn nurse and told me only to take it if I was all done having babies since she's seen quite a few women have infertility issues afterwards.
My daughter took the depo-provera shot after her daughter was born 7 years ago. She had all kinds of problems and decided not to take it again. Two and a half years ago she decided she wanted another child. Well, finally, after two years of fertility treatments and 7 miscarriages, she is happily 20 weeks pregnant with a beautiful baby girl. (Had the ultrasound on Tuesday.) That shot, like most hormones that we put into our bodies without thinking twice about can have long lasting ill effects. Kathi
I had to take Depo Provera to try to control endometriosis. It did not do what it was supposed to, aside from stopping my peroids for more than a year. Also, my doctor required I SIGN a paper saying I had been given and understood ALL the risks. (Of course the insert said I might gain 3-4 lbs and I gained FORTY, but I was given and was requried to read the entire thing, plus more info from the doctor.) This is a heavy duty, long acting medicaiton to give to someone without Informed Consent. And, of course, nothing compares to doing your own research. I took my Provera before the Internet was availble to me, but I still looked it up in the library before I took it. (Like I do ANY drug or herb I am suggested to take by anyone.) There is nothing you can buy OTC or pharmeceutically that can "clear" this drug from your body. You have to wait the 12 or more weeks.
i have waited, my periods are normal now but im afraid i cant get pregnant , me and my boyfriend really want a child, but i dont understand , i thought about buying ovulex but its so expensive, i have done alot of research on the drug and it really seems safe. can someone please help?
You're just 17, you shouldn't be worried about wanting to be pregnant right now. You just came off the shot, and it might take some time. For some women, when comming off the pill it takes a year to become pregnant. So don't worry. Remember, that fear makes everything worse.
A friend of mine had the shot and ended up being hospitalized for the things it did to her body. It was just a short conversation I had with her, so I didn't get all the details, but she was with her mom, and shew as telling me that they use it to castrate or sterlize cows! It made her so sick, she had to go on bed rest for a year, she gained a TON of weight adn her period completely stopped all together. In Canada anyway, it's no longer suggested. I asked my OB about it when I was preganant after talking to this girl and he said that he doesn't give it because of what it deos to so many women.
so??? do you have to follow in their footsteps, repeating their mistakes? Give yourself time to be a kid and grow up before you have the huge responsibility of a child. There's no big hurry. You have another twenty years of fertility ahead of you. That's plenty of time to get your life where you want it to be first. once you have a baby, it's much much harder to change the road you're on.
you have no idea how bad i want one of my own, my boyfriend already has a child and i want one of my own
why is it a mistake? Many of the people I know who have had kids young (including me) are happier that they've had them. Maybe that's what she wants to do with her life; be a mom. That's what I wanted. Maybe that's what her family wanted, too. Yes it's a responsibility, but who's to say that she couldn't handle it any be a good mother?
thank you finally some defense and someone really sees it my way......yes i want a baby and i want to be a mother
I meant no disrespect, though I'm sure what I posted was offensive to you. There's nothing wrong with being a mama. I am a stay-at-home mom and couldn't be happier with the path my life is on right now. What I'm trying to say is that there is more to life than raising a child while you are still in the process of growing up yourself. And I know a few people who married and had children at very young ages, who are still happily married and loving their life, but I know many more whose early marriages turned really bad either ending in divorce or chronic abuse, and that is not a good situation for anyone, especially not a child. If you are in a place where you don't mind living the rest of your life just how it is right now, go for it. It is that much harder to change things when you throw a kid into the equation. Not impossible, many women actually do pull themselves up out of debt and paying rent for some bug-infested trailer in a bad part of town, but many more don't and end up feeling stuck where they are because they had children before they had their lives in order. And then what does that do to a child's self esteem, if mom resents having had children when she herself was still a child? My post was meant as warning against doing something you may someday live to regret. Are you capable of supporting yourself and a child if your boyfriend splits?
Good points. Also, consider that you are not going to be the same person in a few years (hopefully). And yes I know that there is not one 17 year old out there who will believe me because so many people warned me the same way. But you do grow and change. How can you be a mother to someone when you don't fully know who you are (which I don't think happens until you are in your thirties)? I don't mean any disrespect either. I'm speaking from experience. I got married when I was 18. We didn't have any children, but that is simply because I don't want any. But what I realized by the time I was 21, is that I was definitely not the person I was when I was 18. My values and morals had changed dramtically (that is not to say that happens for everyone, but it could happen for someone), and my priorites became something completely different. When I got married I thought I didn't need college I could just work and support myself. Then the harsh reality of the real world kicked my ass. I got laid off which I didn't see coming and with no degree it was tough finding a job that could pay the bills. I couldn't imagine having a child to worry about too. I mean I could go without a meal or something, but not my child. Then I realized everything I was giving up/missing by not going to school. Then not long after that I realized everything I had given up or missed out on by not being my own person before getting married. You see I never had time to just be Jen. I was a wife. And if you don't give yourself time to discover who you can become, then you are doing a great disservice to your child. They need strong mothers who know who they are where they come from and what they want out of life. And after discovering who I really was, I discovered that the person I married was so completely wrong for me. Luckily, I was just able to file for divorce and it wasn't a big deal, but a child is completely different. What if you were to one day discover that having a child at this point in life is holding you back from who you could be? Then will you resent that child because them being there keeps you from reaching your full potential. Don't say you won't because you really don't know. It is absolutely amazing that you feel your calling is to have a child, but I think what some others here are saying is why not just give yourself a little time to discover yourself some more. Life experience really will help you to be a better mother.
does anyone know of a site that would tell me more about the depo shot i've gotten it once but didn't really read any of the side affects and would like to read more before i get my next shot thanx
www.fda.gov would be a good place to start your search. google should turn up the drug manufacturer's website, where you should be able to print out the package insert and patient info sheets. It will be a pdf file, and very long and very complicated. Print it out so you can highlight anything you need to discuss with your doctor or that you do not understand. www.pubmed.com will have abstracts and links to the actual clinical studies done on any particular medication.
