DEPO-PROVERA Reviews (MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE)Average Rating: 2.1 (2470 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare DEPO-PROVERA with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR DEPO-PROVERA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Birth control | Anxiety, mood swings, severe cramping all over my body, headaches, nausea, vomiting | It's astonishing how instant all of my symptoms came about. I received my first (and only) shot of Depo right after I had a miscarriage. I've never had problems with anxiety until now. I have been anxious 24/7, I have no interest in sex, or anything else for that matter. I've been suicidal and have even woken my mother up at various hours of the night from being in such pain from cramps I could do nothing other than weap. I have been spotting constantly since the shot and it seems like no matter how often I keep clean, I still have a vaginal odor which I've never had before using this birth control. Although it's convenient, the side effects out weigh the benefits and I DO NOT recommend this shit to ANY woman out there. | F | 18 | 3 months | 9/24/2009 | 1 | birth control | hives, excessive weight gain, rage outbursts, increased acne, random/prolonged bleeding, loss of sex drive | after receiving the first shot of depo i dramatically gained weight, i weighed 119 and now 3 months later i weigh 135 even though i haven't changed my diet since i revived the shot, after my first period on the shot lasted 2 and a half weeks. extreme rage outbursts that i have never experienced before, im a very calm person, but now randomly over the smallest things i want to rip heads off, had over 100 hives on my leg in the coarse of a month and a half, i also have good skin since 7th grade i would get 1 pimple a month and that was about it, now im getting 8 to 10 a month and have excessive facial hair. I WILL NEVER USE AGAIN. after researching i found that depo is actually female anabolic steroids and a very large amount all at once EXTREMELY unsafe and unhealthy for you | F | 18 | 3 months | 10/5/2009 | 1 | Birth control | Im 18, just got my first shot in september. it is now the end of october and i have experienced all of the following: Extreme Mood swings, Depression, Increased apatite. I just recently started spotting and had continuous extremely painful cramping all day yesterday. My clear skin now had breakouts all the time. | If i would have known all that woud happen before i got the shot, i woud never have gone through with it. it may be hassle free & easy, but the things you go through for it, isn't worth in the long run. | F | 18 | 2 months | 10/25/2009 | 1 | Birth Control | Mood Swings, Depression, Anxiety, Stomach and Back Pains. | Before starting Depo, my periods were like clock work. After starting Depo i didnt have a period at all. Then I decided to not take it again because all the horror stories i heard about it. Now i have a horrible period every two weeks. Im emotional. I have developed horrible anxiety and hate to leave the house. And have become depressed. I have horrible stomach and back pains. I always feel nauseous, like im going to throw up. Im always exhausted and all i do is sleep. The only side effects the doctor said i would have was weight gain. I only took it once and i feel for people who took it for years. This drug is awful and should not be given as a birth control. | F | 18 | 1 times | 11/15/2009 | 1 | Prevent pregnancy | It caused headaches (which I never had much of before ever),Moodiness, some nausea while on my periods (which lasted abnormally long as I can recall, like even 2 weeks), anxiety, stomach pain, weight loss, bloated stomach, dry skin/loss in sex drive.., I had a much better reaction to the pill, which I was on for almost a year, so if anything I would recomend the pill if you are truly dedicated to remember taking them daily, but I suppose everyones different too and maybe the shot would react better with you, although I wouldn't risk it like I did. I only took the shot twice before I decided it wasn't worth all these uncomfortable side effects and I had my last shot 5 months ago, When I got off it and the symtoms lightened up a for bit but are back again and im starting to wonder when its going to stop. So exhasuting, its also hard on my boyfriend as well with me being so moody and in pain and I can rarely have sex with him ever since I had started (which was the reason I took birth control to begin with so it was pointless) , definitely has caused some issues and stress, I'd seriously reconsider taking this if you plan on it. | F | 18 | 6 months | 7/11/2014 | 1 | Stop periods | Weakness headaches dizziness migraines and severe anxiety and depression I have a blood cloting disorder so the Obgyn said it was the only birth control I could take cause it has no estrogen but come to find out it can cause me to have blood clots too. | Definitely going off it | F | 18 | 2 years | 1/7/2015 | 1 | PREVENT PREGNANCY | MOOD SWING, GALLBLADDER REMOVED, DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG!!!! | F | 18 | 1 years | 12/13/2009 | 1 | birth control and regulate periods | headaches, decreased appetite but weight gain anyways..muscle and joint aches, irregular bleeding, bad cramps, heavy bleeding | worst form of bc EVER! idk where to begin..this is the first bc ive ever taken and my doctor told me that it would eliminate my period and i wouldnt have to take a pill every day. I got a bruise on my arm from the shot but thats the least of the side effects..before this shot i rarely got headaches and considered myself lucky but during the 9 months they were atleast a couple times a week id say. For the first 2 months i didnt have a period which was great, and then about 10 days before i was supposed to get my next shot my period started and didnt stop until i got the next shot. Before getting depo i never had cramps either, but on it i would get cramps where id be doubled over in pain and just couldnt even move until it was gone. The blood was more of my uteran lining then blood which worried me because it was never like that before. after the 3rd shot i decided not to get it anymore because instead of not getting a period like my doctor said, i would have it for 2 or 3 weeks at a time. so to answer the question if it works as a birth control, the answer is yes, because you never get the chance to have sex except one lucky week a month MAYBE. ive now been off of it since Nov 11 (now Dec 7) but have had irregular bleeding/spotting since about the first week of Oct. I can't go anywhere w/o pads. Now that i'm off it my stomach seems to feel and look a little flatter even though the scale reads the same..NO i would NOT recommend this product | F | 18 | 9 months | 12/7/2009 | 1 | just had a baby | I have not stopped bleeding since the day i got the shot. Alot of the time it's accompanied by a foul smelling brown discharge i cannot get rid of. My hair is falling out in clumps, I've probably lost about half of my hair. Depression and awful anxiety about everything. Extreme irritability. Absolutely no sex drive. I gained 15 lbs within the first month after the shot. I feel I'm always starving. I have not been able to get a good quality of sleep. My entire face has dried up and is cracking, and i have huge painful pimples all over the place, which i cannot do anything about. I was due for my second shot about a week ago, but there is no way i could do that to myself again. If my Dr. had actually told me of the side effects of the depo shot i would've never even thought about getting it. This drug should be made illegal. | F | 18 | 3 months | 10/22/2013 | 1 | prevent having kids | I liked not having my period but hated the severe depression.I was more lazy, ate a lot and I was always so Moody. | F | 18 | 2 months | 9/8/2013 | 1 | As Contraception | Seriously did not know that getting off the depo would do such harm. I've had two three months straight of spotting while on the depo and now its my forth month. I missed my last shot purposely and I have backaches terrible cramps spotting and gas too. It feels like signs of pregnancy but isn't. Its terrible. They should have doctorsmandated to tell us what may happen during and after this shot but they shrug it off. Never again. | F | 18 | 3 months 90MG | 3/14/2014 | 1 | birthcontrol | Never stopped spotting for a year, depression, and moodyness | Sucks | F | 18 | 1 years 5X AN | 3/27/2014 | 1 | to stop me from getting pregnant | F | 18 | 5 months | 6/2/2014 | 1 | Prevent pregnancy | I have sore breast headaches severe cramps back pain always tired no motivation always sick severe nausea ans feel like passing out a lot and I am always so angry over everything ruined my life don't take it | F | 18 | 3 months 1X day | 9/7/2022 | 1 | Had A Miscarriage. | Pain nausea and uncomfortable. | F | 18 | 3 months | 2/19/2016 | 1 | Birth control/lighten period | Horrible migraines, bloody/Brown discharge, fever , chills , pains in back & lower abdomen. | Do not recommend it is a bad form of Birth control. I have learned not to mess with gods plans , use a condom . Don't fuck with your body. | F | 18 | 3 months 150 | 1/28/2017 | 5 | Irregular periods and birth contro. | I found this drug fantastic. Amazing sex drive, no great weight gain, no periods in the 18 months I took this. *Im still on this drug* | F | 19 | 1 years | 3/5/2014 | 5 | prevent pregnancy | My first shot I had a period for two weeks and then never again. Each shot leaves a bruise at the injection site for a couple days unlike other shots I've gotta TDAP, flu,etc.) | I did gain 10lbs but I was also about 12lbs underweight before getting on the shot. I would definitely recommend trying it for at least 6 months, two shots. Other people it seems their symptoms go away after the second shot. | F | 19 | 4 times | 11/18/2014 | 5 | birth control | READ IF YOU WANT TO QUIT BLEEDING | i received my first shot while on my period. Because of the shot, my period never stopped. the bleeding became lighter and darker and would often have clotts in it...this was very aggravating. I called my docter after two weeks of getting the injection and she informed me that taking a light birth control pill(i used ortho tricycline lo) for a month would help the bleeding. She said that the shot was too strong for my body and the pill would weaken it (though not enough to get pregnant) to help my body get used to the shot. my bleeding quit after one week of taking an oral contraceptive (along with depo) and has been normal ever since. my doctor's office gave me a sample pack of pills so i wouldn't have to buy another form of birth control. medication react different for everyone so additionally taking an oral contraceptive may not help everyone. | F | 19 | 6 months | 6/10/2008 | 5 | no periods or pregnancy | no more cramps, heavy periods, extreme anger, uncontrollable cravings and missing school because of it. I actually lost weight on it, from 130 to 113 because I no longer had cravings and got a job where weight bearing exercises are what i do. As for mood issues I became much easier to live with. | Defiantly do your research. It is true that some doctors might rush you out so get all the facts before getting The Shot. The only thing I experienced was a little dryness but it was better than awkward is-it-period wetness. Just remember to take extra calcium if your are younger and exercise. | F | 19 | 3 years | 11/25/2008 |