took plan b while on Depo shot... help?I need your help... I got the shot on my 3"third day on period March 17 and have unprotexted sex on March 26 and took Plan B march 27 "the next day" just incase and to be safe... But had unprotected sex again on Abril 1st 6 days after taking plan b... What are the chances of getting pregnant? Does plan b affect my shot and loss effectiveness? its been 2 weeks since the shot... I dont wanna take plan b again... Im waiting on my period cus of the plan b am i protected?
Depo shot and plan... help?
Question posted by smileyFace69 on 2 April 2015
Last updated on 16 January 2017
Added 2 April 2015:
So ill be ok right? Should i worry about getting pregnant? I took plan b just in case... But not this time
3 Answers
LousArk
2 April 2015
You don't have periods when you're on Depo, because you do not ovulate/have a monthly cycle. You can sometimes get hormonal bleeding, until your body adjusts to the shot, & this can take until your first 2 or 3 shots to stop completely. You don't say how long you've been on Depo.
Plan B is a huge dose of synthetic (man-made) hormone to put anyone's body through, but to add it to the chemicals in Depo, will only add to the possible hormonal symptoms you are likely to experience.
Basically, you could experience any range of hormonal symptoms over the next few weeks. You could be lucky & not experience many, but it is also to be expected that you could get lots of symptoms, such as nausea, backache, cramping, heavy/irregular bleeding, sore breasts, fatigue, mood swings, & bloating.
smileyFace69
2 April 2015
LousArk i got my shot March 17 first time ever on bc while on my period
smileyFace69
2 April 2015
I dont mind the side effects as long as i donr get pregnant. Lol. I've been with my bf for a year but not ready for kids
LousArk
2 April 2015
I understand your worries, as I have always been just like you. Anything to avoid pregnancy! You are safe on Depo if you use it correctly. Of the few people who claim to have become pregnant on Depo, I believe that most were pregnant before they got the shot, & perhaps didn't realise, & others were late in getting their follow-up shots. Depo is a pretty powerful drug. So powerful that is is used to chemically castrate male sex offenders.
I was on Depo 18 years & never became pregnant. I did however have painful sex for all 18 of those years, not realising that it was caused by Depo! It took being off it for a couple of years, then going back onto it, to realise that it was the Depo.
I know you say you don't mind the side-effects, but the problem is, no one knows the actual long-term side effects. The manufacturers have an idea of the most common ones, in order to become licensed, but in terms of long term effects of putting chemicals into your body, it's just not known for sure. It hasn't been around long enough. Especially as every woman's body can react differently to a drug.
If you then start combining those chemicals, mixing them in a way that the manufacturers never intended them to be done, then we REALLY don't know what it can do to the body.
smileyFace69
2 April 2015
When did you start having unprotected sex after the depo and did you get the shot on or off your period?
LousArk
2 April 2015
18 years ago the advice I got here in the UK was to wait 2 weeks whether or not you were on your period or off it, so I did.
I had breakthrough (hormonal) bleeding for the first few shots, but after my 3rd it settled down & totally stopped any bleeding.
I had a few breaks from Depo over those 18 years, & when returning to Depo I still used protection for 2 weeks, & then just relied on Depo. I never became pregnant, & I had several partners over those years.
After being on Depo a long time, I'd occasionally get breakthrough bleeding, towards the point at which my next shot was due. This was corrected by the next couple of shots being brought forward to around 8/9 weeks, instead of 12 week intervals. After a couple of shots at 8/9 week intervals, I was able to go back to having the shot at the normal time, & this stopped any bleeding between shots. It's handy to know, in case it happens to you.
Phoenyx97
16 Jan 2017
I had the Depo shot after the five days off of my period and had sex on the 5th day after the shot and took Ecee2 (morning after pill) becuz the condom slipped off and that the doctor suggested that the medicine starts effecting after 7 days in which the condom slipped on the 5th day. Will the period come? Can I get pregnant? Pls help me ---
LousArk
16 Jan 2017
You really needed to post this as your own question, rather than off the back of an answer to someone else.
It's unlikely that you'll get pregnant due to the hormones in the Plan B & the Depo Provera. You're likely to find that your periods/bleeding is irregular for some time, until your body recovers from the Plan B (generic) & adjusts to the Depo. Most women find that after 2 or 3 shots they don't have any bleeding on Depo, but it may happen sooner than that for you. Every woman is affected differently.
DzooBaby
2 April 2015
You may not have a period while on Depo, honey! Depo often stops women's periods or they may be sporadic or just spotting. If you got your shot within the first five days of your period then you are protected right away! No need for Plan b-ever while on Depo! It wont hurt you but it will expose you to hormones you dont need.
Call your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects (these are very rare!):
menstrual periods that are heavier or longer than normal;
sudden numbness or weakness, especially on one side of the body;
sudden severe headache, confusion, problems with vision, speech, or balance;
chest pain, sudden cough, wheezing, rapid breathing, coughing up blood;
pain, swelling, warmth, or redness in one or both legs;
fever;
nausea, upper stomach pain, itching, loss of appetite, dark urine, clay-colored stools, jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes);
swelling in your hands, ankles, or feet; or
symptoms of depression (sleep problems, weakness, mood changes).
Less serious side effects may include (these are more common):
changes in your menstrual periods;
weight gain;
mild headache, drowsiness;
mild stomach pain;
hot flashes;
joint pain;
breast tenderness;
feeling tired or irritable;
acne;
decreased sex drive; or
skin changes or a hard lump where the injection was given.
Notice many of the side effects are the same as early pregnancy? Lots of women freak out when they get these and their period stops but that is what happens with Depo. It is normal! This method has a less then one percent failure rate so less than one percent chance of becoming pregnant as long as you get your injections correctly and are not late on any of them!!
kaismama
2 April 2015
Why did you take plan B? You have a 0.3% chance of pregnancy with the shot. You don't need plan b ever. Stop taking the stuff. It won't effect your shot but it will effect your cycle. And don't forget with the shot you might not have a period. When you have hormonal birth control you don't ovulate. All plan B does is delay ovulation and you don't ovulate. Its not magic, its not extra protection.
DzooBaby
2 April 2015
God do I despise Plan b! Women be taking them like M&M's! I think I need to purchase stocks in that company!
smileyFace69
2 April 2015
I wont get pregnant right? U sure
DzooBaby
2 April 2015
No, you should be protected by your Depo. You either trust your birth control or you dont. If you dont then stop having sex if you dont want to be pregnant. It is simple as that. If you want to have sex, religiously use protection (Depo is protection against pregnancy but not STD's) and trust your form of birth control. 0.3% is pretty darned small a chance, almost nil!
smileyFace69
2 April 2015
Ok thank you... I wont be using plan b... Its my first time using birth control so thats why im nervous
smileyFace69
2 April 2015
And my doctor had told me to wait 1month before unprotected thats why im scared... But hopefully i wont be pregnant thank you
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