depo injection and bleeding

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• mybutler

  Mar 22, 2010 6:20PM

  Same thing happened to me, was on depo for a year and basically bled on and off for the whole year. Each time I went to ask about not getting it/changing to the pill the GP said the bleeding would prob settle down andto try another! It was a year of misery as aswell as the bleeding it made me like a woman possessed...angry all the time!!! Won't be going back on that, it's a shame though as it's a great idea.
  
  The bleeding does settle for some people, not sure how long it takes though. I think it means your body is sensitive to the hormones.
  
  Hope it settles for u soon x

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• gemmiebaby

  Mar 23, 2010 5:03AM

  Hey hun...not sure if you remember me posting but I had this for the first injection. The nurse suggested trying again and it has eased off. I have now stopped bleeding but it took the first 4 months. I think its different for everyone though xxx

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• wannababy

  Mar 23, 2010 9:35AM

  I have the other problem! I was told i would have on/off bleeding for first 3 months but i had my depo 7 days before af was due and af never turned up and still hasnt over 4 weeks later!
  When I was on mini pill I had bleeding all the time and thats why I went onto the depo, could the pill be making it worse?

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• -Spring-

  Mar 23, 2010 10:25AM

  I used to get Depo injections and I too never stopped bleeding for the 10months I had them. They tried various pills with me to control it, but nothing worked and in the end I was fed up with being such an emotional wreck so stopped using it. Took about half a year to get my body back to normal afterwards...
  It seems to be one of those contraceptives that just doesn't work with everyone's natural hormone balance.
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• Sunflower81

  Mar 23, 2010 5:20PM

  After my first Depo injection I had spotting for about a month, but not full-on bleeding, then no bleeding at all after that, and I was on it 5 years - it might be worth another go to see if it settles down, but I'd probably run out of patience if it still hadn't settled down by 6 months!

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• evab1

  Mar 23, 2010 5:53PM

  I had this for the whole 9 months I was on depo. Think some folk just aren't good with hormonal contraceptives x

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• sarah_jane77

  Mar 24, 2010 2:11AM

  Hi
  
  The doctor recommended I had another one to see if it settles down, so will see what happens in the next 12 weeks. I wish to god I had just stayed with the pill, at least you know where you are with that !!! Just with baby brain I didn't want to forget to take it.
  
  sarah
  

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