Does the depo shot usually mess up your period right away?

Question

I just got the Depo shot about 2 weeks ago. My period was suppose to arrive about 4 days ago and hasn't yet, now I'm scared I may be pregnant. Is it normal for your period to be irregular as soon as you get the shot. I've been looking around on the Internet and it shows irregularity after about a year of use and I just got on it. If anyone has any personal advice or experiences with the depo shot that would me much appreciated!!!

Answer

It depends on the person! My doctor told me I would experience light spotting and eventually after a few shots it would go completely. But after my first shot I never got my period again or any spotting, so yes it can stop it right away. If you want to be safe you can still take a test😊

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Yes, when I had the depo for the first time it stopped my periods straight away! It's the progesterone that does it! I was on it for 3 years, I've been off it for a while and it took about two months to get a period at all and now they're still about 40 days between! Whereas for my sister it took a year for a period to appear after coming off it!

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My period disappears with the shot.

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I literally got on the shot like a day before my period or like the day I should've started and my period was 5 days late. That's pretty normal, but I have been getting bad cramps. So heads up /:

Does the depo shot usually mess up your period right away?

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