this is for women.i read where some of you were talking about the depo shot. so i decided to start a thread about it. i had been on the depo shot for 7 years. i was suppost to get another injection in january. i decided i wanted off the shot. i did really well on the shot. i had no periods but i have gained about 70 pounds. which i hope i will soon loose. there are lots of horror stories on the net about the depo. even lawsuits. anything that stops your periods is really going against nature. since being off the shot, my hair is falling out. my breast hurt, i am curently having a period which has scared the hell out of me. this is gross but, blood clots the size of a small egg. and smaller. severe cramping. very scary for me. but doctor said this is normal after ending the shot. it causes your sex drive to go way down. i also learned after reading alot of other stories from others, it can cause severe mood swings and other emotional dissorders. i have been diagnosed with panic dissorder, and obsessive compulsive dissorder. befor i was on the shot i never had any problems. nothing scared me, i was free willed never nervous about anything. i was able to live. unless you experience one of these dissorders it's hard to understand. so i am really hoping to get my body and mind back to normal. i don't know how long it will take to get out of my system. i just wanted to share my story and make women aware of these things. the doctors fail to tell you.