Hi!
I hate depo provera!!!
I have been off of it for almost three years now, but I wish I had never taken it.
I have taken it for over a year, and like some others have said, I hate that my dr never warned me about anything like what it can do for fertility!
Actually, some drs I think will say that it doesn't affect fertility, but I doubt that!
Also, I was never overweight, but after depo, I quickly piled on the pounds. 30 of them! And they have been the hardest pounds to lose ever. My bmi is just over 26 right now, so I am overweight but I don't look terribly overweight anymore, just "chubby", but that sucks too! And I'm sure it doesn't help, the extra weight, with the fertility either. Although there are people who are more overweight than me who have lots of babies.
Post depo I've also had acne- I never had acne even as a teenager.
I've been ttc for 7 months now (very actively ttc! At least every second day!) and I'm only 26, I work out, I eat lots of veggies, greek yogurt, all the good stuff, (in an effort to lose those pounds as well), but no success!
Going to dr next week to get a physical and see if there's anything obvious from getting me pregnant. I have a new lady dr now and I do appreciate her manner, she is very understanding, and so far seems very helpful, lining me up for lots of tests and stuff right away, not saying anything annoying like, "wait a year first" (my old dr would always brush off all my concerns! same one who gave me depo.)
But every dr should warn patients about the possible effects of depo.
Oh, and my periods do come regularly now, but it took more than a year for that to happen, a year of sometimes nonstop period.
But the very worst thing about depo? It takes away your sex drive. This is really sad for me, and I hope there is some kind of natural cure out there, but even though I love my partner and am very attracted to him, I have never felt, "horny" since depo. I really hope that's not a terrible sign that something's really wrong with me! I can have sex and enjoy it once we get started, but I never instigate it anymore, and I wish I did, it makes me sad!
Has anyone else found some kind of supplement to boost "desire"?
Right now I feel like a bff! (big fat failure!)
This would be our first baby, and we both really want it! So that's me, sorry for the ramble, just looking to vent off some steam (AF came today) and found these handy forums! Thought it was time I joined one after 7 months of trying by myself with no gfs to talk to.
(I don't want to tell anybody I know that I am trying until I succeed.)
-Moi
having taken Angus castus and b vits I am now going to go back to dr to ask for blood tests to check my hormones and am starting acupuncture and daily temping next week
