>>��She said this is the result of the Depo---that she has several patients
>>��with these problems and for that reason you must specifically ask for it
>>��(and will be given the shot only after a long talk and a lot of thought)
>>��or you must be a sexually active adolescent who eithier can't remember
>>��to take pills or use a barrier method or who has been pregnant before (she
>>��says she would rather help them deal with the side effects than be pregnant
>>��at 15 or 16). Otherwise, she will not administer it or recommend it.
>>��She told me to take Prometrium for 10 days--1 per day. She said
>>��that should trigger a period. When it does, I am supposed to start taking
>>��Ortho-tricyclen and go for a follow up visit in December. If I don't start
>>��I am supposed to go back in 10 days so she can try another treatment and
>>��give me an antidepressent so that I feel at least a little bit better until
>>��I can get back on the pill and get some estrogen in my body.
>>��I also asked if I am facing infertility in the future--she said she's not sure
>>��right now but that if she can find the right balance and get me straightened
>>��out probably not. (In other words she doesn't know!)
>>��I am absolutely furious! My health is a wreck because of one stupid shot!