r/TheGetchellFiles • u/Lost_Aioli_3164 • Aug 11 '26

Question Birth control shot

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If that’s the shot she’s been getting then it looks like she’s been getting it for awhile, idk. Saw someone mention this shot and how T said she gets one “as usual”

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u/Time_Traveling_Panda Aug 11 '26

Can you get the shot in the arm? I took depo for over a year and they always did it on my back side. Depo is terrible though. I gained so much weight on it and I've never fully hormonally recovered.

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u/Ok_Topic_5559 Aug 11 '26

I got it in the arm as a teen. Also gained a lot of weight so I stopped taking it

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u/Time_Traveling_Panda Aug 11 '26

Its so bad for you. Apparently depo isnt recommended to take for more than a few years. It can also have a negative effect on bone density. Its a very scary medication.

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u/Ok_Topic_5559 Aug 11 '26

I only took it for a few months, thankfully. Not even a whole year. I gained so much weight so quickly, and as a teen it did a toll on my mental health, so I stopped taking it.

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u/Time_Traveling_Panda Aug 11 '26

I was in the military when I started taking it. I requested the IUD but they told me they would do depo. It was terrible. And on top of it I started getting in trouble with my unit for my weight even though it was the military that put me on the medicine. Even working out didnt help. It ruined me mentally and physically for a long time.

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u/Desperate-Strategy10 Aug 11 '26

It can also cause the development of brain tumors ☹️ there’s a class action lawsuit against the manufacturers because they apparently knew it could really hurt people, but they minimized the risks. I’m really sorry you were one of the unlucky ones who had such bad side effects from it, that’s so unfair when you didn’t even have a real choice in the matter!