Official Depo Thread

[babyjan]

Was your last shot in November or October? Mine was around 10th November 2012!

That was also my first and LAST ever shot.

My shot was October 11, 2012. My temps make it look like I O'd this cycle (last 3 appear so as well), but I'm now 16 dpo (CD 34) with no sign of AF and a BFN- so I may still be a little off. (this is the longest cycle I've had since the shot- last was 25 days!)
This is the most obvious temp shift I've had (the others have jumped around a lot), so I'm hoping this is a good sign!

So I'm a exactly a month behind you on my shot, when did your periods return?

 

[SCgirl]

I spotted most of the 3 months I was on the shot. That ended as the shot stopped, and I had a very light period a few weeks later. Then I went a few weeks without one (and was sure I was pregnant, before I realized that it was only the horrible side effects of depo)- then I started bleeding again and didn't stop for almost 6 weeks (that was April '13- went to the gyno, she said it's just side effects). It stopped and I had a few 14-15 day cycles (but AF would last for half of those), went up to 23 day cycle with shorter AF, last cycle was 25 with an even shorter AF, and now here I am at CD 34...

I hate Depo.

 

[babyjan]

I spotted most of the 3 months I was on the shot. That ended as the shot stopped, and I had a very light period a few weeks later. Then I went a few weeks without one (and was sure I was pregnant, before I realized that it was only the horrible side effects of depo)- then I started bleeding again and didn't stop for almost 6 weeks (that was April '13- went to the gyno, she said it's just side effects). It stopped and I had a few 14-15 day cycles (but AF would last for half of those), went up to 23 day cycle with shorter AF, last cycle was 25 with an even shorter AF, and now here I am at CD 34...

I hate Depo.

Wow that sounds crazy!

Well I never had any bleeding whilst on it, I think I did see stretchy bleeding once a few weeks after the shot but that didn't even last a day, after the three months I started experiencing crazy pregnancy symptoms and always felt nauseas (turns out that's part of the depo leaving you apparently) it wasn't until last month 9 months since the injection that I got a period which lasted my normal 7 days then 2 weeks later a spotted for less than a day and now nothing!

It's almost a year for us and were still messed up, it says everywhere that 18 months after the shot you should be like someone who's never had the shot.

I remember asking my nurse just after a got it if it will effect fertility in the future and she said "No, many women go onto concieve within a year".

 

[Bibliophile]

I wouldn't worry about OPKs or anything until you've had more than one normal (for you) cycle in a row. I'm pretty sure I had some anovulatory cycles even once I was having regular ones again. And I've had goofy short cycles (that I've never had before) even after several months of normal (for me) cycles.
Don't waste the sticks.

 

[babyjan]

I wouldn't worry about OPKs or anything until you've had more than one normal (for you) cycle in a row. I'm pretty sure I had some anovulatory cycles even once I was having regular ones again. And I've had goofy short cycles (that I've never had before) even after several months of normal (for me) cycles.
Don't waste the sticks.

How's your cycles now and how long you been off depo?

 

[Bibliophile]

My last shot was at the beginning of June 2012. I had a 14 day cycle at the beginning of April 2013 but I had quite a few positive OPKs before that that were just my body trying to sort itself out. A few regular length cycles that I now think were anovulatory, then a couple goofy ones that were really short. Now I'm on my 2nd regular cycle again and temps last month said I did ovulate. So almost a year from when I was due for my last one until ovulating again. Step one is regular cycles- the rest isn't worth worrying about until you get them back.

 

[SCgirl]

Just a quick update- My depo shot was 10/11/12 (& ttc since it was supposed to end)- FINALLY got a BFP (or two) today (CD 48- i think 10 dpo which is way off from normal)... I'll try to keep y'all updated if anything changes in the days/weeks to come since it's incredibly early- but I'm praying this is it!!

 

[babyjan]

Just a quick update- My depo shot was 10/11/12 (& ttc since it was supposed to end)- FINALLY got a BFP (or two) today (CD 48- i think 10 dpo which is way off from normal)... I'll try to keep y'all updated if anything changes in the days/weeks to come since it's incredibly early- but I'm praying this is it!!

Congratulations hun


As for me I'm still waiting, I've kind of just given up really, it's been a whole year now and everything just seems messed up, I can't help worrying that I may never conceive again though

SCgirl, you was about a month ahead of me with your shot, how was your periods like when they returned? x

 

[SCgirl]

Just what I described a few posts ago on this page- the cycle I'm on now started Sept 27 (the day after I last posted on here). I spotted some random days this cycle, which I think may have been my body gearing up to O. You can check my chart for more details on my last 3 cycles...

 

[SCgirl]

Mine ended up being a chemical pregnancy (not how I wanted my first bfp to go!)- at least I know it can be done! Back to ttc....

 

[Scootie]

Hi there, hoping to join this group!

Time on depo: 7 years
End date: July 2013 (last shot)
Time it took AF to come back: hasn't yet
Time it took to regulate:

 

[babyjan]

Hi there, hoping to join this group!

Time on depo: 7 years
End date: July 2013 (last shot)
Time it took AF to come back: hasn't yet
Time it took to regulate:

Hello there and welcome!

How come you were given depo for soo long? It's just I didn't think more than 2 years was safe? sorry I hope you don't mind me asking

Anyways it hasn't been too long yet for you, I've been off for almost 13 months, periods returned in August and I've had the one shot, still waiting to regulate

 

[calic]

Time on depo: 7 years 6 months
Last injection: 12/2012
AF: 06/2013
Regulate: 11/2013

 

[calic]

Hi there, hoping to join this group!

Time on depo: 7 years
End date: July 2013 (last shot)
Time it took AF to come back: hasn't yet
Time it took to regulate:

Hello there and welcome!

How come you were given depo for soo long? It's just I didn't think more than 2 years was safe? sorry I hope you don't mind me asking

Anyways it hasn't been too long yet for you, I've been off for almost 13 months, periods returned in August and I've had the one shot, still waiting to regulate

I don't know about Scootie, but I was put on depo before a lot of the literature was out there about so many of the adverse side effects. I then stumbled onto an article suggesting the depo caused a lot of infertility issues. So I hit the internets and stumbled onto a depo forum where a lot of women couldn't conceive. This was eight months before my wedding and a week after my injection in December of last year. I never got another shot. I just didn't know and was only 16 when I went on it and never questioned it's safety because I trusted my doctor.

 

[babyjan]

Calic, that's terrible that your doctors would even mention, tbh I think it's terrible that depo is even offered to women full stop!

Our last injections are around the same time

How are your periods now?

 

[calic]

Calic, that's terrible that your doctors would even mention, tbh I think it's terrible that depo is even offered to women full stop!

Our last injections are around the same time

How are your periods now?

I went from 12-14 days through July and August (worst cramps of my life), then 23-27 days. I actually was due around two days ago, but AF hasn't reared her ugly head yet. How are yours doing?

 

[Scootie]

Hi there, hoping to join this group!

Time on depo: 7 years
End date: July 2013 (last shot)
Time it took AF to come back: hasn't yet
Time it took to regulate:

Hello there and welcome!

How come you were given depo for soo long? It's just I didn't think more than 2 years was safe? sorry I hope you don't mind me asking

Anyways it hasn't been too long yet for you, I've been off for almost 13 months, periods returned in August and I've had the one shot, still waiting to regulate

No problem! Well when I technically started the depo I was 18 and i actually got it at my pediatricians office! They only warned me about the calcium issue and said that if Iwas still on it aafter 30 theyd put me on a rx calcium supplement. Well at 19 i went on seasonelle for about a year. I had periods every 3 months like you are supposed to. Then I went back to depo at 20. My peds office didn't really warn me about fertility issues. But then i started going to Planned Parenthood. All they said was that it might take a year to get pregnant after stopping. I didn't even think I'd want to get pregnant for another couple years...so ya here I am lol.

 

[babyjan]

Calic, that's terrible that your doctors would even mention, tbh I think it's terrible that depo is even offered to women full stop!

Our last injections are around the same time

How are your periods now?

I went from 12-14 days through July and August (worst cramps of my life), then 23-27 days. I actually was due around two days ago, but AF hasn't reared her ugly head yet. How are yours doing?

Well mine are weird but not too bad, came back in August a normal 5 day period then 2 weeks later I got a weird 1-2 day bleed that was in September, October comes I get AF on the 13th and on the 26th both normal 5 day periods, exactly 28 days later on the 22nd November I got period, there's me thinking maybe I'm starting to regulate but nope 2 weeks later again literally on Thursday I got a weird mid cycle bleed that ended this morning, so I'm very much confused at the moment :/

Hi there, hoping to join this group!

Time on depo: 7 years
End date: July 2013 (last shot)
Time it took AF to come back: hasn't yet
Time it took to regulate:

Hello there and welcome!

How come you were given depo for soo long? It's just I didn't think more than 2 years was safe? sorry I hope you don't mind me asking

Anyways it hasn't been too long yet for you, I've been off for almost 13 months, periods returned in August and I've had the one shot, still waiting to regulate

No problem! Well when I technically started the depo I was 18 and i actually got it at my pediatricians office! They only warned me about the calcium issue and said that if Iwas still on it aafter 30 theyd put me on a rx calcium supplement. Well at 19 i went on seasonelle for about a year. I had periods every 3 months like you are supposed to. Then I went back to depo at 20. My peds office didn't really warn me about fertility issues. But then i started going to Planned Parenthood. All they said was that it might take a year to get pregnant after stopping. I didn't even think I'd want to get pregnant for another couple years...so ya here I am lol.

This was pretty much me with thinking I didn't want a pregnancy at the time, when I got the shot my son was 10 months and quite difficult, I sort of knew it could take a year and when I asked the nurse she said all of patients went on to conceive with no problems within a year, so I went ahead and thought one shot will be ok, my son will be almost two in a year and by then I don't mind if I do conceive, when I got the shot I just couldn't comprehend another pregnancy lol and also I thought this way is better than a pill I will most likely forget to take x

 

[calic]

I got my BFP today!!!!! It has literally been exactly one year to the day since my last shot!! Still in shock since I still did not have 100% consistent AF, but completely over the moon.

 

[babyjan]

I got my BFP today!!!!! It has literally been exactly one year to the day since my last shot!! Still in shock since I still did not have 100% consistent AF, but completely over the moon.

OMG!!!

How exciting! Congratulations!