When Will I Get a Period After Depo?

Updated on January 05, 2011
H.T. asks from Elizabeth City, NC
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I decided not to get my last depo shot because depo made me evil, sick and bleed like a stuck pig (all the time) I also had a myrid of other side effects but I wont bother you with them all. I had only had 2 shots. One in May at the hospital after DD was born and then the 2nd one August. So I didnt get the shot I was due Nov 3rd. I have been paranoid since DD was a HUGE suprise and i am on a few medications that would do brain damage to an unborn baby if i were to become prego again now. So DF and I have been usign condoms since DD was born (even when i was on depo) & havent gotten a "period" yet. I bled the whole darn time I was on the shot and now that I have been off it I bled very lightly for 2 days had TERRIBLE cramps and then nothing the next month. I was under the impression you couldnt get prego on depo or right after coming off it. But also we used condoms RELIGIOUSLY. So Am i still hormonaly screwed up from the depo? I took a pregnancy test about a month ago because I was paranoid. But it came out negative. I havent seen or spoken to my obgyn. Mostly because I am with out a car and cant afford to pay a cab $80 for the trip. (lookin gfor a dr close by that takes my insurance but havent found one within walking distance)..Love to hear what depo has done to other people and if you think thats whats keepign me from my period. Im havign off and on menstral cramps all week and mood swings too.

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M.S.

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Try calling your OBGYN or find out if you can email him/her.

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E.C.

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I am sorry it has been so hard.

I can't give you info on depo, but to understand when you are fertile and when you are not, get the book "The Billings Method" (amazon has it).

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J.C.

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Took me 8 months to get my period back when I went off Depo. Keep up with the condoms though, for sure.

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M.P.

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Everyone responds differently to depo. I suggest that your body is still adjusting its self and wouldn't worry. It's unlikely that you would get pregnant the first month or so after going off of it. It's possible that your anxiety is also interfering with hormones.

I do suggest that you use more than just a condom for birth control. Condoms alone have a high failure rate.

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