there are so many factors involved in endo treatment, like your age, how long you have had it, how bad it has been for how long, which symptoms are worse than others, how many surgeries you've had, what others conditions you have, any other treatments you are on, weight, exercise, work, your lifestyle, etc etc.

i don't know whether depo is meant to fix endo (and i think that if it did, we would all be on it), or just control it for a while, or reduce the symptoms. it's impossible to know what your long term future holds with endo. the best you can do is have a good dr, have a plan, try things out, and be as positive as you can.

if depo is working for you, enjoy each day with the energy and pain relief you get. if things change for the worse, cross that bridge when you come to it. there are always new things to try, and new things to learn.

I took one depo shot at the end of May and it honestly ruined me emotionally. I would NEVER recommend it to anyone else. I got severely depressed and have panic attacks and anxiety problems. I feel uncomfortable leaving my house if i know i will have to be in a place with a lot of people. I sweat all the time. I have no appetite and and 5'*" and weigh 104lbs. because I cant' eat. It's awful and i will NEVER take another one again. I guess it works for some people but it was the total side effect central for me!!!

I did 2, 3 month shots of Depo. I was told that you should not take it for more than 6 months due to bone loss. I also had the depression, sweats, fatigue,achy joints etc while on it. As far as the pain, due to not having a period I didn't have the cramping that felt like labor, but I still had incredible pain on my left side about 3-5 times a week. I felt like it relieved one pain for another.

I am not sure of your age, but I would try to get information on the bone loss since you have been on it for so long. You may also do a bone density test.

my dr is also wanting to put me on the depo provera shot, i've been on lupron since may and he wants me to start at the end of this month, he says that its to "control" the endo and keep it from coming back. but i have heard several people i know say that depo makes you gain weight, moody, all sorts of probs that i dont need so i am hesitant on taking it. but i dont want my endo pain to come back either. i wish there were one cure for endo. but there isnt. i havent had any probs with lupron and wish i could just stay on that but i know i cant, so i dont have much option but to go on depo. i had a friend who was on depo and liked it and she had been on it for several years, so i guess its all a matter of if it works for you or not and you wont know until you try it. thats how it was for the lupron. i was scared to take it due to all the horror stories i read, but it has been fine for me. best of luck to you.