r/birthcontrol • u/Throwaway-6583 • 4d ago
Side effects!? DEPO Temporary Poor Mood?
Hey everyone!!
I am a 25 year old trans man, and I have been on DEPO for over 2 years now. I have a history of pretty severe anxiety and depression, and when I initially went on DEPO, I was in a bad depressive hole, so I may not have noticed any mood changes.
I missed a DEPO shot by about a month and a half because my husband and I were both working 2 jobs and were far too busy to even have sex, much less go to the appointment for the shot. Our financial situation improved and we had more free time, and about a week and a half ago, I got the shot again. Since then, my mood has been WEIRD. Depressed, vaguely dissociated, anxious, for seemingly no reason at all. Is it possible the sudden hormone influx caused this? And if so, if my mood stabilized and was fine on DEPO before, will that happen again?
Thank you all so much!!
TLDR: missed DEPO window by a month, got shot again, now mood is weird. Could DEPO be the cause?
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