I have been on the Depo shot for the last 3 years, and just last Friday May 25, 2012, I received the copper IUD. They told me it would be awhile before I got my period but some bleeding is to be expected. Just yesterday at work I started Gushing blood(two tampons in this time frame) when I was moving furniture, I had to go home and change it was so bad, it only lasted 3 hours. Then today I started gushing again its been 4 hours now and has stopped, I did not lift anything when this happened. I have had sex and no blood or bleeding after wards just out of the blue. Some mild cramping but nothing serious especially like when I had a period. Other than this I have had no problems. Plus has anyone had experience going from DEPO to the COPPER IUD????
Sounds dangerous to me. The copper IUD is not safe. It IS a hunk of copper inside your uterus after all. I would have it removed.
Copper IUD's are perfectly safe, in fact there are fewer problems with the copper IUD than Depo, heavier flow is one possible side-effect from a copper IUD but honestly most women I know don't experience this - heavy bleeding is more likely to be a side-effect of your cycles returning after the Depo. You have unusual bleeding, but give it a few months for your cycles to get to normal (try taking chaste tree tincture to help) and see how your bleeding settles down on the copper IUD - I've not use Depo but I do have a copper IUD and haven't had any problems with it since I got it about 9 years ago, as I suffer from hyper-menorrhagia and a menstrual cup user I would have noticed unusually high bleeding. FYI I do recommend a cup, much better with heavy flow than tampons and of course far safer.
