DEPO-PROVERA Reviews (MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE)Average Rating: 2.1 (2471 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 | easy to remember | it caused me to be anxious, bloated, abdominal pain, cramping, I was always irritable and I gained a ton of weight which I couldn't lose afterword. | I hated the way I felt when I was on it and it decreased my sex drive drasticly!!! It stinks... You always feel tired and nauseous. | F | 21 | 9 months | 11/27/2008 | 1 | NO PERIODS BIRTH CONTROL | Mood Swings, Anxiety, WEIGHT GAIN. | I gained 40 pounds in the 4 1/2 years taking the depo shot with out of control eating and suffered from terrible anxiety and moodswings. | M | 21 | 4 years | 12/18/2008 | 1 | to control heavy periods | intense bleeding during sex, near-constant spotting, excessive perspiration, weight loss (i went from 160 to 129- the only side effect i was cool with). it was never proven to be related, but i know deep down that it had something to do with needing my gallbladder removed at the age of 16. | ANYTIME I HEAR OF SOMEONE TAKING THIS RAT POISON IT MAKES ME SICK TO MY STOMACH. this drug made my life A LIVING HELL FOR TWO YEARS, AND EVEN NOW, 5 YEARS LATER I AM NOT BACK TO NORMAL. While on it i developed vulvar vestibulitis, which a specialist linked directly to this poison. for over a year my vagina felt like it had a constant yeast infection. sex was impossible. after i saw several doctors and finally a specialist, i was placed on hormone therapy for six months. Depo had basically given me menopause at the age of 16. i had to go see a physical therapist because my pelvic muscles were constricted from being in so much pain. i still have recurring vaginal dryness. im 21, but i feel like im 50. please, PLEASE ANYONE WHO IS READING THIS DO NOT INJECT THIS POISON INTO YOUR BODY! THIS COMPANY NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE | F | 21 | 180 days | 12/25/2008 | 1 | Birth Control | 20 lbs weight gain, acne, joint aches, depression, tired all of the time, extreme hunger, mood swings. | im trying to lose the weight i gained from depo and it is really hard. i was not told about ANY side effects of depo from planed parenthood until i told them i was gaining weight and they said that was usual. im on the ring now and i would recommend it over depo any day of the week. | F | 21 | 2 years | 1/6/2009 | 1 | didn't want to fall pregnant again | mood swings, anxiety, nausea, pain in injection site & no periods. | I have actually only had 2 Depo shots and it's played havoc with my body. Lately I've just been constantly wanting to cry or shout at everyone/thing. I can't stand the fact it's turning me into some sort of emotional train wreck. It's horrible. And it's heartbreaking putting my boyfriend through what he's going through with me just now. I only started with this after an unwanted pregnancy but I don't think I'll be continuing with it due to this. Avoid at all costs. If anyone has any tips on how to control these moodswings can you please email me? Thanks. | F | 21 | 4 months | 1/10/2009 | 1 | Birth Control | Depression, Vaginal dryness(hurt to have sex), NO SEX DRIVE, Mood swings, rash, SPOTTED BLEEDING!, weight gain 20lb+, tired all the time. I want to ask if anyone else has had the experience where when having sex or doing other various things that it just didnt feel good or didnt feel normal or right? For me it was almost as if I had gone numb. I would like to know if it was just me or if others have had a similar experience. | I dont recomend this for anyone! At first it was ok. I had some spotted bleeding but my doctor put me on the pill for a bit to help which worked really well until I hit the one year mark when I would have one month with no bleeding then the next two I would have spotted bleeding. Over the year I gradually lost all sex drive that I had had. Also there was an increase of vaginal dryness. I also gained weight while I was on the shot about 20 pounds. I have never been a person to be depressed but I would get several days of depression shortly after I got the shot. It was so bad that I would get ideas in my head that were completely ridiculous (my boyfriend didnt love me and was just using my for sex which would never be true because if it were he certainly wouldnt have stayed with me through all of this). I would also get very emotional about small things for example I'd watch a Disney movie and ball my eyes out. There are two other things that I think have been caused by the shot tirednes | F | 21 | 1 years | 1/29/2009 | 1 | Prevent Pregnancy | WEIGHT GAIN....ANGER>>>lots of it depression, fatigue, aches, GI problems, etc. | I stopped taking the Depo shot a little of 2 years ago and I am still having all the side effects you can think of. I've been so angry to the point that I lost all of my friends. I've been depressed and had many many GI problems....I just received my period back about 8 months ago but it is not normal at all. I'm married and I want to have children now but my body won't start ovulating (due to depo) and I have had many ovarian cyst (also due to depo). I've known my husband since before I started depo and he tells me that it's so obvious I have changed but due to all these HELPFUL comments regarding the shot, he understands completely. Don't get me started on the weight gain. Before I started depo I was 235 pounds. I've always been big boned so when I gained a little bit I thought it was normal...the little bit did not stop. I have gained a total of 70 pounds due to depo and I can not lose it no matter how hard I try!!!! THIS SHOT IS EVIL AND I FEEL LIKE IT HAS STOLEN SO MUCH OF | F | 21 | 2 years | 2/9/2009 | 1 | birth control | Very heavy bleeding,mood swings | A month after my first shot I got my period, I began having really bnad cramps and felt like I needed to go to the bathroom. I felt a cramp coming and that's when I passed my first piece of uterine lining..... yes lining. The size of a golf ball which was so painful and shocking that I has my husband take me to the e.r. while in the e.r. I pass many other pieces of tissue, which was then followed by large blood clots and heheavy bleeding (more than 3 pads an hour) please do not use this drug. the gyn later explained to me that all these side effects were normal. B.S. I beg you please do not use the depo shot | F | 21 | 45 days | 3/1/2009 | 1 | birth control | severe weight gain [about 50 lbs]. mood swings. fatigue. anger. depression. acne. | i wouold not recommend this drug to anyone. it can mess you up. i have to admit, no periods is nice. but all of the side effects of the shot is not worth it. i had about a 50 lb gain in the 4 years or so i was on it. i tried exercising and dieting but nothing helped, i just kept gaining. i am a 5'1 an petite. an weigh 175 lbs now. i had no problem with wieght until i started taking depo. while i was on it, i had severe mood swings an depression an suicidal thoughts. i recentley got off of the shot on 01/14/09 and am having severe breast pain an cramps as if i have a period but i am not having one. but on the the plus side i have felt so much better since i've been off of it. i have more energy, no mood swings, an no depression.it is not all what it is cracked up to be. email me if anyone has any questions. | F | 21 | 4.5 years | 3/3/2009 | 1 | prevent pregnancy | Migraines, spotting, emotional, lack of sex drive, uti. | Have only been on the shot for a month and i hate it. I have had a migraine for the past nine days and it is still going strong! Going for a CT Scan tomorrow. I have had spotting for the past two weeks. I cry over the littlest things. I went on depo because I couldn't remember to take my pill and got pregnant twice...i will remember it from now on! I didn't realize how many people have had migraines as a result. I've been scared to death wondering why the headache...but now i know! NEVER taking this junk again | F | 21 | 30 days | 3/3/2009 | 1 | For birth control | After the first day of getting the shot I had horrible migraines the first month. They some what subsided but still got one at least every week or so and I never got them before. I had absolutely no energy and my muscles ached all the time. I also have extreme anxiety and tension that will not go away. Note- I have never had these symptoms before! | I would like to see this shot off the market, it does more harm than good! | F | 21 | 3 months | 3/27/2008 | 1 | Maintenance-free birth control | Sore breasts, signifigant weight gain, worsened depression, loss of period, dramatically decreased libido | I do NOT reccomend this for anyone. I was not informed about the serious risks of the shot. I was approved to use it because I was young, and my psycchiatrist was concerned about my sexual activity. I already had depression, which became worse while on the shot. I also became delusional and increasingly paranoid. I gained over 50 pounds, and had absolutely no interest in sex. I also showed early pergnancy symptoms, despite not being pregnant thus feeding into my paranoia. This drug is terrible! | M | 21 | 1 years | 11/13/2007 | 1 | Birth Control | Insomnia, weight gain, hair loss, no sex drive, uncontrollable mood swings, depression, feeling hopeless and sad...so many more... | I hate Depo-provera. This is a horrible drug, so not worth taking. I am so down since getting my shot. I got the shot last month september third, for the third time through the course of my life. This time was the worst, I am always tired, but when it comes time to go to bed I cant sleep, I am always dizzy and faint, I am down, feel like I fell in a dark hole that I cant climb out of, I cant cheer up. I have gained 10 pounds so far, in just the last month. I think for the most part my fiance has been very understanding but I know that my sudden and uncalled for moodswings plus no sex drive are bothering him. This stupid shot should be pulled from the market, what idiot came up with this??? Yeah it CAN stop your periods, if you are lucky, some just bleed and bleed, the first two times I bled non-stop through the three months, this last time no period at all, but the cramps I still get are worse then when I was getting my period. This shot is non-reversible, that alone should be enough t | F | 21 | 9 days | 10/22/2007 | 1 | Birth Control | My doctor wouldn't put me on the Pill for heart reasons, I've had only the 1st shot and I am going crazy, I can't stop bleeding I constantly yell and fight with my boyfriend, I am eating every 5 minutes, I'm paranoid about stupid things. I use to be the life of the party and now I sit home thinking everything is horrible. I can't have sex without bleeding. Its absolutley ridiculous!!! I hate it. I can't explain the way my body feels sometimes! I ache and feel crappy! | If you are looking at getting on DEPO I recommend you read all these comments and side affects and then make a decision!!! | F | 21 | 3 months | 8/20/2007 | 1 | forgot pills to much | horrible mood swings, slight cramping in my arms and hips, extreme weight gain, and constant headaches | I would never recommend this needle to anyone! After i had my son the doctor told me about this needle which sounded like a miracle right? no!..I actually weigh more now then i did throughout my whole entire pregnancy. I was on the needle for almost a year and a half and finally in december 2004 decided I had enough. I been off the needle now for 3 months and still have noticed no change in my weight the doctor told me it can take up to 2 whole years for women to start losing weight after the needle, we've also decided to try to have another baby which can also take up to two years. If i could honestly go back to the day i bought the needle i would take it back. This needle can make you gain up to 50 pounds per so many needles, and I know that the needle is the reason of my excessive weight gain. Definately ask all the quiestions before you get the doctor to give you this shot, because it can change your life forever, sometimes for the best and in my case for the worst! My freinds who have also been on the needle have also expereinced alot of what i have described here so I know I'm not the only one. | F | 21 | 1 years | 2/20/2005 | 1 | Birth Control | Severe weight gain (75 pounds) decreased sex drive, mood swings, depression, no period and fatigue. | I went on depo after giving birth to my daughter since I got pregnant on Ortho Tri-Cyclen while taking an antibiotic (my Dr. forgot to tell me about that side effect) and was a little weary of bc pills. I did not have a period for the year and a half that I was on depo but the weight gain and other side effects outwayed that one. I am currently on Ovcon 35 and am pleased with it so far. I have lost 10 pounds, have more energy, the depression and mood swings went away and my sex drive came back. I would NOT recommend depo-provera for anyone!!! EVER!!!! | F | 21 | 1.5 years | 4/4/2005 | 1 | birth control | Acne, Bleeding, Fatigue | I had the shot twice a while ago. My acne became a lot worse and I bled for 7 months. I also felt really tired which may or may not have anything to do with Depo. My skin is still really bad. Don't take this stuff! | F | 21 | 6 months | 1/27/2005 | 1 | Birth Control | Where should I start? While taking depo I noticed that my hair started falling out and that I kept gaining weight (not due to eating habits).. began having severe depression and anxiety attacks, developed bulimia and still kept gaining weight.. and now that I've been off of depo for 6 months, I've been having my period every other week (if not 2 or 3 weeks straight) for the last 4 months! | I went to my doctor for many issues over the time I was on depo and none of them would even admit to me that these symptoms were side effects of depo. I had to do my own research and find out for myself. Before you take this medicine ask yourself, is it really worth the risk?? This drug will stay with you long after you stop taking it, and it's side effects could last even longer! | F | 21 | 3 years | 1/18/2005 | 1 | contraception | prolonged bleeding, blurry/jumpy vision, sudden and servere stomache discomfort; ie sudden diareah, vomiting, sudden hot flashes, (the combination of the three at once has made me faint twice,) decreased energy level, vaginal dryness | I thought this was great for about 6 weeks. I lost a little weight, no side effects. Now I am very worried. My vision is | F | 21 | 2 months | 12/29/2004 | 1 | birth control | severe mood swings, paranoia, weight - went from size 8-10 to a 14-16 in 16 months almost THREE stone) loss of sex drive completely, depression (although i have a history this really didnt help matters)constant tiredness & lack of energy, i have also noticed i have contracted more colds/viruses since i have been on this, awful stomach pains during sex - at one point i thought about going to hospital | When i was first offered this method of contraception i was over the moon - no periods! Great! I was 17 and the idea of not having to worry about taking a pill everyday was very attrctive. I was on the Depo for around 2 years with none of these sypmtoms when i decided to have 2 months back on the pill just to make sure everything was in working order as my peroids had stopped. Since I have been back on the depo for 16 months and i have not regretted anything more in my life. Since reading these comments I have finally managed to put two and two together and have seen that all these awful problems I am having are not due to 'growing up' as my GP put - but to the crap that they have been injecting me with for the past 16 months. I feel let down by my GP for not highlighting these side effects and let down with myself for not researching this first (bear in mind how many countries this poison is banned in)I would strongly advise anyone thinking about taking this to consider the problems t | F | 21 | 4 years | 7/26/2007 |