Reged: 08/06/04
Posts: 4381
Loc: Within stray mortar fire of DC
I'm on the depo shot every three months, and as long as I don't miss a shot, I don't get any breakthrough bleeding. I take an EPT test every time I get a shot (and I'm not interested in having children), and there have been no pregnancies.
In fact the only thing is a little weight gain which I LOVE since I've been off the chart underweight my whole life!
I too can't take estrogen (migraines, bleeding every day of the month, severe cramping). So estrogen-based pills, etc. don't help me one bit with the endo, ovarian and uterine cysts, etc., unf. But I love depo dearly!! I actually waited years for depo to be approved in this country so I could take it. So glad it's worked for me when everything else has failed!!!!!!