 [ Symptoms ] birth control shot making me fat and moody  i was on the pill for about 6 months but switched to the shot because of depression issues i have been on the shot for about 9 months now and have gained about 30 pounds and am very moody i need to be on birth control but do not know what method would work best for me [ Disease ] the shot is better btw pills make it worse because it gives you pregnancy symptoms they make your body feel like it is preg so that you dont get preg i think that the shot is waaaay better if you dont wanna get preg but i heard that the mood swings stop after awhile you have been on it the best thing you should do is talk to your doc or whoeverwherever you got the shot and talk to someone about the depression the shot & pill couldve made it worse i was on both of them and stopped because i hated it i have depression anxiety and anger probs they made it worse for me hopes this helps though