While in college I decided to go with my college communication class on a trip to London. I was able to finance most of the trip however there wasn't much left over to spend while I was over there. At about the same time, I noticed in an ad in my college newpaper. "Medical research...Deprovera...women...non-smokers wanted...upto 1000.00" At the time, this sounded like just the thing. I was engaged at the time and though free birth control was a great idea, plus I'd get paid at the same time.
Frankly, this one event changed my life...for the worse. I was a fit, very fit, gym and running everyday, a 1200 calorie diet, 135 pounds and a size 5. It was bliss! But three months into the injections, I started to notice some weight gain, pants were tighter, I was sluggish.
I went to the nurses at the study and said the weight gain wasn't typical for me, that I suspected something was wrong, however the response I received was something along the lines of, "this was to be expected it will go away." I trusted them, my second mistake.
Finally, after another grueling month of people noticing my weight gain, I called it quits ot deprovera. I didn't even call to leave the study I just stopped going.
It's been about a two years since then. I got married at my current weight which is 150 pounds and size 10. If I'm lucky sometimes a size eight. Its been hard in other areas of life as well, I've always been fit, I figured skated for 8 years and have always been active. It's been hard to see some of that disappear from view. I'm still trying to lose the weight, Low calorie diet and lots of exercise, of course it's hard when you never see the results you want, which is the person you once were.
I guess, I go see a gyno and see what he/she advises me to do. I heard that an asprin a day keep your estrogen down..sound far fetch...but worth a shot right?
