Depression Support Group

Well, I am gonna' bump this once, just in case someone has some input. :o)

I am 14 years old. I've been on the depo shot for 2 years. I was on the pill a few years before that. I had extremely heavy periods, I became anemic. Since I've continued the depo, I've become extremely depressed, paranoid, I have serious anxiety, & I developed anorexia because of my weight gain. I am so sorry you are going through this. I just want you to know that I feel the same.

I had depo shot before and it made my depression worst. I had to stop getting it. Now that I'm on Nuvaring, my mood is much better.

I've been on deposit for 12 years in total,4 before youngest child and 8 after. I had no idea it could cause/ deepen depression,I'm suffering severe depression after my mum died,husband cheated then just as we're rebuilding our marriage tells me that for years he's watched huge amounts of internet porn(multiple tabs open so he can watch one after another) and looking up tv and film actresses in bikinis/lingerie! Wonder if the depression link is why my nurse said id been on it a while and perhaps should try mirena coil? Thanks for bringing this to my attention,will look into other options.

Depo! Damn predictive text!

I had a shot of depo in April I believe? I had to get it in order to have Adianna (permanent birth control procedure) and Novasure (ablation) done. My uterus was so full (even after just having a period) that they had to use depo to clear it out before the surgery. I did not want any hormones in my system (one of the reasons for the surgery itself). Before that I had been on various forms of birth control for over 10 yrs. After reading about how these birth control pills could cause anxiety and depression, I stopped taking them and opted for this surgery. I had gone without for about 6 months and had probably got it all cleared from my system when I had to get the stupid depo. I have extreme depression but I've been depressed my entire life, so it's hard to say how much of it could be attributed to the depo.

I started doing the depo shot December of 2011. Aside from the fact that I constantly feel like I'm never going to stop bleeding, I have gained almost 20 pounds ( I wasn't happy with my weight prior to starting it), but I have also been suffering with depression. I have two young children ( 3 and 4) and I feel like I have no interest in them. It takes everything out of me to get out of bed in the morning let alone to play with them for 10 minutes. I find myself flying off the deep end over something as little as spilled glass of water or tripping over a toy. I was supposed to get a shot this Wednesday that just passed and I never went. I need to find some way to attempt to get out of this slump. My partner just keeps ragging on me that I don't do anything anymore and I never play with the kids and tonight he actually commented about my weight.( I weighed about 120 when we started seeing eachother and now I'm 155) Everything makes me want to cry or crawl into a hole somewhere. I have no one that I can talk to and relate to so I joined this site. I'm hoping we can all help eachother to feel better. :-/