Ok I think my point is being lost here. What I am trying to say is
there is no physical way DEPO is solely responsible for people that
gain more than say 5 lbs on it. How can a drug cause you to gain 20
lbs if your lifestyle doesn't change in any way? where does this
weight come from? if your not eating more or exercising less the only
eight gain is from fluid retention.. you can't retain 20 lbs of
fluid...




--- In happywithdepoprovera@y..., "Breyana" <yana425@a...> wrote:
> I have to disagree with your post, only for the simple fact that
> different drugs affect people in different ways. I for one was on
> depo for 5 years. My only side effects up until this year were loss
> of Af and weight gain of about 25lbs over the duuration that I was
on
> the injection. Being this year I began to have really bad
headaches.
> I was hospitalized in May, and the doctors came to the conclusion
> that it had to be my shot because I was on nothing else and they
ran
> every test in the world trying to figure out the problem. The
suggest
> that I try going off depo to see if that effected the headaches.
> Since I have been married for 7 years I decided to go off, we
weren't
> trying to have a baby but if we did great. My last injection was
due
> on 7/29. My Af returned on 9/5 and again on 10/5. Most women dont
get
> Af that quick and consistent. I have lost 10lbs since going off
depo
> and my lifestyle hasnt changed a bit. I think the theory on how
fast
> a womens menses returns after depo, based on an individual woman.
Is
> the same theory for weight gain and other side effects, based on an
> individual.
>
>
>
> --- In happywithdepoprovera@y..., "electrongirly"
> <electrongirly@y...> wrote:
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > Now I may get a few negative responses from this post but I
really
> > have a valid point.
> > Do you really believe that Depo alone can kame you gain more than
a
> > few pounds? I don't think so. I have been on Depo for over 2
years
> &
> > have only gained about 4 extra pounds, but I had already gained
> like
> > 15 lbs before I went on it... Why you ask.. Because my lifestyle
> > changed.. and what changed about it? I was in a serious
> relationship.
> >
> > I started eating out, eating more often, staying home is=nstead
of
> > clubbing, I developed my partners eating habits (jink food)
> >
> > Thats why I also went on the Depo, because I was in a long term
> > relationship.
> >
> > I have managed to lose weight on Depo by eating right &
exercising.
> > It would be the same if I wasn't on Depo.
> >
> > The weight gain is about lifestyle not about an injection. Sure
it
> > can make you retain fluid for a bit, but not 20 lbs!!!
> >
> > Think about it honestly....
> >
> > WE make ourselves gain weight.. no one else