Another update....

I've been taking the Spironolactone at 200mg/day for a month now and it seems to be working pretty well. I would rate the effect as not quite that of the combined pill, but considerably better than the depo-provera (which I was disappointed in, as it seemed to have very little ...

An update - as promised.

Depo Provera doesn't seem to be as effective as the combination pill I was taking before. The gynocomastia is less, but my libido is up !

After the initial 150mg shot, I have taken a second - one month after the first. I am now about 6 weeks into the program. Is this long ...

Madscientist -

I took the shot 1-1/2 weeks ago and have stopped taking the combination tablets. It's too early to tell for certain what effect it is having, but so far it seems to have a similar effect to the old tablets. I think the gynocomastia has slightly reduced but I will have to keep ...

Thanks for your comments Sag. I'm glad things have worked out for you. I will post again and let you know if they do for me, once I have been on the Depo for a while. I will be taking the shot in the next couple of weeks - so watch this space !

I will shortly be taking my first Depo Provera injection, and would be grateful if any existing users of this drug could answer the following questions.

I have been taking a Progestin based oral contraceptive for the last 5 months (Marvelon) in order to try to eliminate my libido. I have found that ...