Howdy! This is my first time posting... I'm 18 years old and have
just started on Depo. I got my first shot last Tuesday, the 25th of
November. My boyfriend and I have been fully monogamous for months
and wanted an alternative to condoms. Well, this seemed like the
perfect idea after researching the options, since he was iffy about
giving up his security in a barrier method. I figured it was perfect
because the only bad experience I had on the pill was weight gain,
but most of it probably could've been prevented with a better diet.
This Friday during our weekend together, it started out fine... I
was happy to see him and got aroused as I always do, lubrication was
fine... but over the course of the weekend, things seemed to go
downhill. After the first time without condoms, my vagina felt
irritated, sore, and tender. I wasn't sure whether to attribute this
to the new friction or Depo. That alone made sex rather undesirable
to me after that, and gradually progressed to a point where I wasn't
enjoying it by Sunday. We decided to take the week off and try again
the next weekend.

I also noticed that often times, I just didn't want sex. It's part
of my personality; I get easily aroused and am usually the one to
initiate these things. It made me depressed to know that even though
he was trying his best, I couldn't enjoy the act and sometimes
couldn't even get aroused to begin with.

My question here is: when did people, if at all, start experiencing
their first side effects - specifically, loss of sexual appetite?
And/or depression? I decided that I'm going to give it the remainder
of the three months to decide whether I'm going to stay on Depo or
not, depending on the side effects. Luckily, my boyfriend has been
amazingly supportive in whatever I decide to do and very active in
finding information for me if I needed it. I'm curious to hear about
other peoples' experiences with this. I feel like Depo could
potentially be the option for me, but I don't want to give up too
soon.