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weight gain and contraceptives
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hey,
I'm currently on the depo injection which works brilliantly except I've gained loooads of weight (like a stone and a bit) since being on. Does every body get this? Does your weight eventually go back down? I'm finding that I'm hungry ALL the time from this injection. I'm seriously considering coming off it just because of this weight thing.
Any comments/suggestion/advice would be welcomed.
I'm currently on the depo injection which works brilliantly except I've gained loooads of weight (like a stone and a bit) since being on. Does every body get this? Does your weight eventually go back down? I'm finding that I'm hungry ALL the time from this injection. I'm seriously considering coming off it just because of this weight thing.
Any comments/suggestion/advice would be welcomed.
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yeah I know its the increased appetite but I'm one of those that if I'm hungry I'm hungry! especially being a student, food rules my life lol
Been on the injection around 9 months now? Tried exercising regularly but weight just doesn't shift and its really bugging me.
Do you know if it balances itself out eventually?
now got a coil, and had no weight gain yay
The doctor suggested I get the coil but I'm a bit weary of it. Didn't you find it intrusive?
it's true, it's different for everyone, and don't come looking on the net for experiences cos you'll only hear the horror stories, the ones who find that it works don't feel the need to shout about it...
About two weeks....ish. I haven't had any of the side effects yet though.
Maybe I am getting side effects then .
If I go on the implant after will it do the same?
We'll see how the injection affects my periods first methinks.
It's a different amount of hormone and in some cases different hormone interacting with our bodies in different ways. so who can tell. eventually you will find hte one perfect for you xx
That was my original intention but when I saw the doctor he said that in 1/3 of women it can make you bleed constantly so that's why he suggested the injection.
I didn't gain any weight nor have mood swings. They stay on like a plaster, I usually put mine on the top of my thigh. You keep them for a week at a time plus it comes with a pamphlet chart on how to remember when to change.
On Depo, I got 3months worth of PMS, spots, on the week where I kept pushing and pulling my ex when I needed an injection, put on 2 stone and when I came off my periods came almost weekly to fortnightly (really heavy) until I went onto this patch.
Plus, almost 70% of women on Depo put on weight.
I'm not on anything at the moment as there's not anyone to stop any babies from, ha. But my periods are more than regular since coming off the patch.
Hail the patch! Ovra, we loveya.