Depo Provera Shot: How to Minimize Weight Gain

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Ive been on this awful injection 3 months just had my second shot and have gained 1 stone!!.gone from being an 8-10 to a size 12-14 my stomach sticks out I hate it,what pills can I take to get the weight off?..I'm not taking this shot again!!

Zoe 10:10AM May 17, 2012

not completely true. I didn't notice significant weight gain till after a year and then even changing diet and exercising more doesn't help to take it off. I am not losing the amount of weight I should with the effort being put in. I think more studies should be conducted on this contraceptive and more women should be informed. my dr never told me anything about gaining weight

Kaz 2:33AM April 28, 2012

hi im on deprove a year and i have gained weight.i was a size 10 now im a 12 .cant where any dress cause my stomach sticks out of it.i was never heavy.

elaine of IL 3:32PM April 16, 2012

I starting getting the depo shot in February 2010 I believe and at that time I weighed 130.I had my baby girl and after that I tried different bc pills which weren't working and it was like my period would not stop so I had some relatives suggest that I try the depo shot "big mistake."I have gained almost 50 lbs since then which I've lost three so I'm 171 now.I will never get the shot again yes I loved not having a period but it's not worth the weight gain and the other side effects.I'm going next wk to see a Dr. and be put on some other kind of bc and also see about getting diet pills.I am considered obese for my height I'm 5'3.All this weight gain has caused me to be extremely depressed and withdrawn.I do diet and exercise and I'm considering liposuction.Hopefully I'll get back down to my old size again.My advice to anyone who notices that they gain weight on the depo get off.

nikita of TN 5:43PM April 11, 2012

Wonderful!! So I have to choose between ridiculously painful menstral cramps or this 30 lb weight gain!!!!

Deb of IA 3:58PM March 19, 2012

will the shot help you get rid of the high hormones in ur body that causes acne on your face?

sheri of CA 11:54PM February 19, 2012

hello ive been on the depo on and off since march 2008. when i was in high school i never gained a pound, i got off the shot may 2010 i gained weight once i got back on the depo i gained even more weight!!!!!! i eat right and excerise but the weight isnt coming off... can you help me ive gained 50 lbs since jan 2010... i dnt know what else to do....

akasha hines of TN 6:40PM January 25, 2012

How can I loose weight or keep weight off while on the depo shot?

Chelsea Schloesser of CA 1:01PM December 08, 2011

Not possible for me to stop. I use it to control endo pain and fibroid bleeding. Get a shot every 8 weeks. Gained nearly 50 pounds the first year. Have not been able to lose more than 5 pounds at a time but weight easily comees back. Hunger is greatest the first 2 weeks after my shot.

V. Adams of SC 11:04PM November 27, 2011

I'm 15, I've been on depo for 7 months. The first 6 months I was fine. The last shot I got was about a month ago and I have gained 5 lbs already. I was 137lb, now I'm 142lb. I eat very little and I'm always doing something. I think it's my dep and I'm affraid of getting fat. My mom says it's fine that it is just a little and it's important I stay on the shot. I think if I continue to gain weight, despite what she says I'm gonna stop getting the shot.

Ashley of PA 4:06PM November 08, 2011