how soon do you lose weight after going of depo provera?

I'm 25 and I've had two depo shots now... I've never been model-skinny, but not fat either - just curvy. Within 5 months I've picked up almost 10kg! From my teens until when I got the first shot, I always weighed 64kg, that never went up or down... now I suddenly weigh 74kg! I've even started exercising. But to my dismay - I only pick up more weight! My next shot is due in a month, I'm not gonna have it. After reading peoples posts about this drug, I can't believe all the things the nurses failed to mention. I'm just hoping the weight comes off again, and that I won't have such bad symptoms coming off as I haven't been on it that long. I'd rather have painful periods than all this nonsense.

I've been taking the shot for 6 month and i gained thirty lbs. I'm only 17 and it's really really difficult. I used to be 168 which was not skinny but now i am 196. I feel horrible and ugly. I can't wait to start losing the lbs quick. I hope if happens soon.

I got my first depo shot in March of 08........I was weighing between 132-135..............I took my last shot in June of 08. I have been off the shot since my last scheduled shot in 9/08. I CANNOT LOSE A POUND. Just like all of the other posters. I am 30 and I now weigh 145-150 I am an avid gym goer. I am in the gym 5 days a week, for atleast an hour at a time, I have even tried fat burners such as lipo 6, hydroxycut max and nothing is seeming to help me lose a pound. I am going mad..........any advice? [/b]

I've been on depo since I was 16 because I had a mild case or endometriosis. I was 135 when I started and 3 years later I am now 188. I have been working out like crazy for the last 3 months and I haven't lost a pound. Im still on Depo and Have been debating if I want to get off the shot, but I love the benefit of not having the period, and not having as suvere a pain from the endometriosis. Its a hard decision. My doctor had me start taking calcium pills when I started the shot. I really don't want to do, but I would really like to lose some of this weight. I don't like it. I'm still stuck weighing the pros and cons.

Hi, i have been on the depo for a year now, i used to weigh 100-105 pounds, i now weigh 140 from this stupid shot!! I am due to take it in a couple days again, but after reading all of this, I am DEFINITELY not getting again, I hate the weight I have gained so much, and I hope it comes off fast. I don't feel attractive anymore, and my husband rarely wants to even do anything sexual with me anymore because of the weight i've gained. It's been really hard on me, and i just want to lose this weight. I also am wanting to try and have a baby, i've heard it could take up to three years after going off the shot, is that true? I really hope not!

I had my first depo shot in january 2006, I was 18 at the time and only weighed 90lbs. I was always a very skinny person, no matter how much i ate i would never gain a single pound. The first thing i noticed when i got on the shot was a bloated stomach. THis is what bothers me the most. I didn't mind the weight gain at first because i was underweight. I had my last shot in november of 2008 and was scheduled to come in for my next appointment feb 19, 2009. I decided to get off the shot now because I currently weigh 116lbs and the bloated stomach has not gone down. I was always reluctant to get off it because i didn't mind not having my periods. I changed my eating habits, started to exercise, but i still was gaining weight. hopefully, now I can lose the weight i gained from the depo. I will never use it again.

alrite im tired of all you guys saying depo is bad
acutally its just bad because you all are convincing yourself it is
im a Nurse. and i just got off depo
i got my period back in 2 months
and lost all the weight a month after i got off
i only gained 10 pounds.
but i exersize && take care of myself so it
wasnt even that noticable.
so if your on depo dont let these other girls scare you
i was on it two years
you have no peroids which is amazing
you dont loose your hair thats a rumor.
so all you lil girls who dont know what your talking about
get a life. serously.

I have been on depo for 3 years!! No weight gain or side effects!!!

EVERY BODY REACTS DIFFERENT TO MEDS!!!

I had my first shot on (I'll never forget the date because it was the day that changed my body for worse forever) October 01, 2004. On that day, I weighed in at 130 lbs. (I'm 5'7") a perfect weight for me. The gain wasn't noticeable at first THEN by mid-November of 04' my once size 5-7 pants was noticeably snug. I had a flat, muscular tummy, etc. everything that goes along with a fit body, a by-product of exercise and eating right.
What the f--- happened?? I did the research on depo-provera and read about the 3-5 lb. weight gain. No problem, I thought, but was sadly misled. My male, semi-retired gynocologist didn't say much other than what I read. Needless to say, I did not go for the 2nd shot because by that time I had gained over 20 lbs!! I'ts now over 30 lbs. Again, what the f---!! I, too, like another person posted, thought I could exercise it away, to no avail. I gained more weight and am still bloated most days. My period is regular after 3 years from just 1 shot, but the side effects from my period are unlike anything I've experienced. Absolutely depressing!! I've changed gynocologist since and she stated to me she would not have even suggested depo-provera, especially at my age, 41, at the time of my shot. I will and can never recommend depo-provera to any woman at any age. Very disappointing!!And now I have to live with my decision for the rest of my life.

Well me and my friend both got on the depo the same day same time and we both have lost 16 pounds being on it. We had thought it was going to make us gain but its making us lose the weight. But we have been on it for about 1 month. So like why are we loosing it?