I was on depo and honestly loved it. I never got my period the whole time I was on it, it was great! Before depo I used to get horrible cramps and heavy bleeding. I can't forget to mention all of the money I saved from not buying tampons. My only side effect was that my sex drive was very low, which my husband didn't like, he convinced me to go off of it. I never gained weight on the pill, actually I lost it, I was about 135lbs. It took me about 2 months to get my period back. I don't remember coming off of it as being that bad, I was just worried because my period hadn't come back. I was very busy since I had a 2 year old, my husband was on deployment, and I was working crazy shiftwork hours. So I don't remember being moody, just tired, but that could have been because of the night shifts. But I think everyone is different.
I came off of the shot in June of 04 and we tried to have a baby off and on. Basically a "if it's meant to be it will be" thing. I got pregnant in Feb 06. But I'm sure that we would have got pregnant sooner if we "tried harder." I have heard that it takes up to a year to get pregnant again, so the sooner you get off if you want to have a baby, the better.
I am not sure if I am going to go back on the shot after this baby. My husband has decided that he wants a vasectomy because he didn't like me being on the shot. I HATE shots more than anyone, I honestly sing "It's a small world after all" over and over again without looking at it whenever they take my blood or give me a shot. But to me it was worth it not having my period or horrible cramps. Good luck getting pregnant! |