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Lately I've been doing alot of self reflection and I'm trying to understand my emotions.

I'm moving out and leaving my (soon to be ex and first) boyfriend behind who I had so many memories with. Moving into a house for the first time by myself. Struggling to focus and get my assignments done. Grandma died at 91 yesterday and the whole family is distressed.

So many things going on, I'm trying to get one thing done and all of these things pop up. I got the depo provera injection a couple of days ago so I feel like I'm going crazy. I researched depo provera side effects online and it explained alot. Increased hunger, unexplained anger and depression are some of the side effects. I'm not sure if it's totally the injection's fault but I'm feel pretty bad right now.

I'm shutting down and I don't want to socialise like I normally do. Need a women's perspective/ hug.

(if this is not the right forum to go to, please re-direct me)

Maybe you can try some natural birth control method instead of Depo-Provera? I don't know how accurate wikipedia is on the issue, but there are bunch of cancers mentioned.

I'm sorry for your loss. There is so much going on that it is quite hard to know what is the depo, what is study stress, what is bereavement and what is response to change. I'm not surprised you are shutting down a bit, I think anyone would in these circumstances.

I don't know what advice to give you except to speak to your Dr about your contraceptive choices to make sure that depo is the right method for you, and just to be kind to yourself. It's OK to look inward sometimes and have period of time where you don't want to socialise. Eventually your assignments will be completed, you will settle into your new home and the pain of bereavement will lessen slightly and you can focus your energies outward again. I'm sure that everyone will understand considering the circumstances.

In the meantime, I am sending you a hug.

Hang in there.

It sounds like there are a lot of factors at work. I'm sorry you're not feeling well. Good luck with your new home. Hug.

I know how you feel, i didn't even have quite as much going on as you do right now when my grandmother died 7 years ago and i started shutting down. I know that everything will turn out for the best, for now i am sending you a great big bear hug. feel better.

Hugs! You would probably cope better if it wasn't for the Depo. But now that it's done, just blame a lot on the Depo and keep trudging through each day. You have a lot going on so it would be hard without the Depo too. Maybe you could try some herbal thing to counter the depression effects of Depo, but be careful about mixing anything bad together.