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

Every person's body chemistry is different in how it responds to medication. Some lose weight and some gain while on birth control, and in particularly depo. 16 pounds is a significant amount to lose though, and you should definately see your doctor about the weight loss. Do you have a lot to lose or is 16 pounds a lot for your body type?

I first started the shot when I was 16 and at the time I actually lost weight on it and didn't have a period, Then I got off and took the pill for a while.. After I have my first child (when I was 19) I got back on the shot stil no period, and still continued to lose my weight I gained from being pregnant, however I got off of it again because I was scared about bone loss, and other side effects you hear about! My daughter is 3 now and 4 1/2 months ago I got the shot, I weighed 136 (which was still big to me, I weighed 115 before I had my daughter) and 3 months later I weighed 152 So I didn't get the shot again it was AWFUL this time I gained almost 20lbs in 3 months (even with exercise and diet) and have my period for 5 weeks! I will NEVER get back on it again! Can anyone tell me how long it will take for this weight to come off? It has made me SO depressed?

I have been on depo for 17 yrs...no weight gain..other than what age and stuff brings...nuttin to do with depo...but during the first month i had spotting...nuttin since...now i am having vaginal mucusy bleeding...weird after all therse yrs...but no weight gain nor mood swings..it leveled out my moods and no more painful periods..i began the depo due to severe endometriosis and just decided i no longer would treat myself to pms again...now i am having bloddy discharge in the am and difficulty./painful urination....not sure what the cause but will go in to have it checked ff need be...dr called in bactrim cos i think it may be a uti//but doesnt explain the vaginal bleeding after all these yrs???

i have actually never gained weight with the depo shot. the yaz pill made me gain 20 pounds in 6 months. so i went back to the shot and lost 10 pounds within the first 2 weeks.

I took one shot of Depo Provera in April 2009 and it is now October 2009.

My period just returned last month (September). I had three periods in one month and none this month.

I have also gained 15lbs in the first two weeks of my second month of the drug without changing my eating habits. After the initial 15 lb weight gain, I severely cut my intake as I could no longer fit into my clothes. My primary care physician also suggested I go on a 900 calorie diet to lose the weight, which is very dangerous. I have no followed her recommendations and have since sought out professional weight loss consultation.

I have had incredible muscle spasms in my jaw and back that sent me to the hospital and rendered me disabled for many days.

It's now October and I am still getting muscle spasms and unable to lose the weight. I am on Jenny Craig and eating a 1200-1400 calorie diet a day and walking 3 miles a day. I am in my fourth week of the Jenny Craig program and have not lost any weight!

I contact Pzifer Pharmaceuticals to ask what is the mechanism that is causing women to gain weight on Depo Provera and not be able to lose it? They told me they are researching it but do not have an answer yet. Pzifer told me that Depo provera stays active in the body for 200+ days, despite the recommended 3 month suggested shot intake.

Apparently, from what I have read, your body goes into a sudo-starvation mode, from the imbalance of hormones - despite your intake and your body retains the fat regardless of dieting, because you're already in a sudo-starvation mode. There is no way around starvation mode of the body.

I am trying to increase my metabolism and maintaining a low calorie intake on Jenny Craig by eating smaller amounts more frequently during the day. This method too, is not working.

Hey Ladies!

I'm Lauren, I'm 17, and well this is my story.

When i was younger i was always the athletic child. I cheered, played soccer, I did it all; and some how my weigh always mannaged to fluxuate no matter how active i was.
When i was 14 i was under alot of stress. My mom was having an affair with a guy at work and I was getting teased at school cause i had bigger breast. So i decreased my food intake drastically, causing me to get sick (i know this is gross but its relavent i promise ), i was vomiting uncontrollably, had runny stool, blood in my stool, and sever weight loss. I was shortly diognosed with a chronic disease called Ulcerative Colitis (look it up if it interests you), and spent exactly a month in LeBouhner Childrens Hospital in Memphis.
When I was admitted at Lebouhner i was about 120, when i left i was about 95-100 pounds.

After a month of test and tubes feeding me, i went to go live with my Aunt in Missouri. I was sent home on numerious (and i mean like 4 or 5) medications. The one i hated the most was a steriod called Prednizone. I took it for about the WHOLE time i live with my aunt which was about a year. Prednizone gives you that "moon face" effect and it made my acne horrible. I didnt want to leave the house i felt that ugly and depressed. Anyway, after a year of taking prednizone and a few trips to the hospital I finaly stoped taking it when i moved back in with my mom.

I was 15 and it was the summer of '06. I had suprisingly lost all the weight. I was back in my beautifull Memphis where i belonged with my mom. Well, after i came back i discovered my mother was pregnant and we were moving to Arkansas with her boyfriend. I had no problem with this after all, what choice did i have?

Anyway im going to skip some un important details and go to February of '08 (at this time im only 16).
In February I started dating my bestfriends brother who is 2 years older than me ( yes i know, but she got us together).
No he was not my first but anyway we started having "relations" pretty quickly after that. We got super close and we were always together. Durring early august we (along with my mother) discovered i was 3 months pregnant. I got a job at a pizza place and worked there untill that December. My pregnancy was consitered a "high risk pregnancy" due to the previous steriod medicatioin and the Ulcerative colitis.

I gave birth to my daughter Paiton in mid February. After the pregnancy my mom insisted that I take the "depo" shot. I took the shot a total of 2 times and its been 6 months since ive had the shot. Befor the pregnancy i was about 120 pounds, now after the pregnancy and the 2 rounds of depo im almost 180 ( no im not exagerating). I'm starting to lose the weight a little at a time but I've only had 1 period since stoping the shot and that was about 3 months ago.

I know this was a LONG story but i appreciate you reading (for those who did) and would love any sort of comments or advice

Thanks!