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Depo Provera

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(@aggiesmommy)

Posted : 11/28/2005 7:32 pm

I started getting the shot about a year ago, around the same time I started breaking out. I've had cystic acne in the past and took accutane about nine years ago. I know acne is a side effect of depo provera- so that may have caused my break out, or it may have happened regardless (I'm currently on a second round of accutane). I was just wondering if anyone else here had an experience with the shot- good, bad, or indifferent. Thanks!


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(@cflow)

Posted : 12/06/2006 11:08 pm

already posted this on another one related to depo but here's a link to some negative side effects.

http://www.abcinternetmarketing.com/depo-provera/


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(@sarahbar)

Posted : 08/11/2014 11:31 pm

 

Hi!

I am in a similar boat as you. I took the depo provera injection for almost 2 years, I started when I was 15. My last injection was in october 2013. I never had any acne previous to this injection, and i got it to stop my painful periods. After a few months of being on the depo shot, I started to get what appeared to be cystic acne on my forehead only. After a few weeks, these would come to the surface, and if I popped them (which I foolishly used to) they would let out hard white puss or clear liquid. Now that I haven't been on the injection for almost 10 months, I would assume it should be gone by now but I also hear that it can take up 18 months for the injection to be completely out of your system, and my periods are nowhere near normal/regular yet. So I hope that with patience this will go away, I've tried benzac cream to no avail. I take very good care of my skin and I'm a very health concience person, so this can only be due to the depo shot. I don't know what to do now, I am considering seeing a dermatologist about it. I've been prescribed Diane 35 by my doctor, but after reading up about the horror stories (more bad than good) I think I'll pass. I don't know if injecting my body with more hormones will fix the inbalance caused by the depo or make it worse, and I don't want to be dependent on bc forever. For someone who has always had clear skin up until this nightmare of an injection, it is very traumatizing. I seriously hope your acne clears up and that you find a solution!


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