Rachel, thanks for writing a followup post to your November 2009 post about the challenges women are facing coming off DepoProvera. Common Side Effects of DepoProvera. You should tell your doctor if any of the following side effects are severe or don't go away: Weakness or fatigue is an injectable form of birth control that contains progesterone. Learn more about how it works, as well Go Off Birth Control in Advance This may seem like a nobrainer, but some forms of birth control may reduce your fertility for a while even after you. I had constant bleeding for best part of 2 years on the first attempt to come off Depo. I ended up having a DC (operation) to try to scrape away all the. Ladies how would you castrate your man? Question: Ladies how would you castrate your man? Created by: listo66 at 02: 51: 32 AM, Friday, February 13, 2009 PST Answers Posted in: depoprovera, provera, birth control, contraception Answer: This happens sometimes with these hormones. Unfortunately, with Things that Happen To Your Body When You Go Off the Pill. In case youve been thinking about it Here's What Actually Happens When You Stop Taking Birth Control. What is this weird stringy discharge. Learn how to make your period come. Do you miss periods, or have late or irregular periods? Find out most effective ways to make your period come faster. If you've suffered the pain of a ruptured ovarian cyst you may wonder did birth control cause my ovarian cyst, or was it something else. Hormonal imbalances cause more health issues than you'd expect. Learn how your hormones influence your health and how to restore balance naturally. Some women report withdrawal symptoms after stopping DepoProvera, a progesteroneonly contraceptive method that is injected quarterly. We're just taking a guess here, but your period is probably not your favorite monthly eventespecially when it gets all weird on you. The one exception is the DepoProvera shot, which Dr. Casey says is known to result in significant weight gain. About 25 of women who start on it gain.