"depo shot:
i want to start of by saying that i know birth control affects everyone differently. but i also feel that many girls aren&#039;t truly warned about the side affects. before receiving the 3 month depo shot i had to sign a form for bone loss. but i did not have to sign a form about all the side effects that plagued me while on this shot, and for months after.
an hour after receiving the depot shot i experienced my first panic attack. extreme fear, nausea, choking, sweating all out of nowhere. then it happened again several hours later. i took the shot only once. it&#039;s been six months since i received the shot and i&#039;m now having another panic attack. no one actually tells you that the depot shot remains in your system for up to 18 months.
this doesn&#039;t even come close to the worst of it.
a month after my depo shot i started my period. my period went from july to october nonstop. continual flow, every day, for five months. it finally stopped when i ate a bunch of fresh ground flax seeds (they have estrogen in them, which helps repair uterine lining - depo is progesterone which thins the uterine lining). 
i only received one shot and my life has been affected for six months and counting.
it&#039;s amazing that my relationship survived the depot shot. i had/have an amazing man by my side who knew none of this was my fault and supported me the whole way. but i truly could not have judged him if he left - depo was horrible for our relationship.
please, please decide if these risks are worth it before you take this shot. you can&#039;t remove it from your body, but you can stop taking the pill if you react negatively."