I'm 20 almst 21. I was on depo provera on and off for 2 years, I was supposed to take my last shot in May but, I decided not to go on with the depo so I didnt go. About couple months later I had my first panic attack and then the anxiety slowly creeped up on me. Since then I have been constrantly worrying, had intrusive thoughts, obsessive thoughts, aware of my thoughts too much, my visions been bugging me too.. but the symtoms always change and lately I been so scared I might develop any disorder such as schizophrenia, split personality, dissocitive disorder.. and past couple weeks i've also been feeling depersonalization. I'd jst like to know if these are all cause by anxiety. and if my anxiety will go away once the depo is all out of my system. i've been researching and numerous women have developed anxiety cause of it. its been so hard these past 5 mo. i jst want it all to go away. and be back to normal again. also read depo lasts in ur system for about a yr. does thatmean id be having anxiety until it goes awya? nd how do i knw my anxiety is caused by depo? and could be it GAD? I have seen a dr about it and she said the depo does cause anxiety and its a stronger dose so it can really take a while for it to get out of my system. btw my anixety has descreased since then and she said itll slowly go away. im jst worried.
Anxiety-DP cause by depo provera shot?
- Posted:
- 9 Dec 2011 by katkat009
- Topics:
- depo-provera, provera, anxiety, generalized anxiety disorder
Responses (1)
10 Dec 2011
I think you should wait until the depo is completely out of your system and work on finding out what exactly is causing your anxiety. You could consider taking yoga classes to help you relax, also cut out all caffeine from your diet. Anxiety is very common nowadays in this stressful world but taking pills is not always the answer because they only manage and mask symptoms , they are not a cure, Stop worrying that you may have a psychiatric disorder. No psychiatric disorder can be proven scientifically by any blood or lab test. They are just theories which catergorise people instead of treating them as individuals.
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thank you so much that helped a lot. my boyfriend's been helping me through out all this, i've been so thankful having him by my side. and I really don't wanna take any drugs for the anxiety, i'm afraid it would just mess me up more but thank you for advice, it's made me feel better.
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Not sure why I am reacting this way to the Depo Provera, but doctor has said wait it out and she would recommend getting one more shot to give my body a chance to get used to it. I will not be getting that next shot and I hope these reactions go away quickly. One more thing, I had blood work done around this same time and my Vitamin D and Vitamin B12 was extremely low so they have prescribed a pill once a week for the D and a shot for the B12. More man made drugs going in? However, could this be the reason for my bad reaction to the Depo? Don't know. My vote is no more drugs. We need to be eatting right, exercising and sleeping right and holistically considering our options. This is wisdom I don't yet live by, but I want to change that. Good luck to all!