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 | PCOS | Severe back Pain caused my doctor to take me out of work for over 5 months on bed rest, swelling of vagina, major increase in cysts, sufficient increase in growth of endometrial lining, after 1st shot kidney and bladder problems, doctor told me to do second shot nonstop period over 70 days. hot flashes, weight gain, acne,mood swings, doctors blame the depo and are recommending taking out my uterus, I am only 21. | THEY DO NOT TELL YOU ALL THE SIDE EFFECTS. Yes, it is nice not to take a pill everyday but this shot has ruined me. I will never have children, I have suffered for months nonstop because of this medicine. Look at the other experiences notice that many people are getting the same symptoms but depo will not release this! If I were to tell anyone it is trust me this depo shot is horrible. | F | 21 | 2 times 1X day | 6/24/2013 | 1 | lower abdomnal back pain headache breast pain my pea smells like blood havent had a period sense march | F | 21 | 4 days 30Mg | 6/30/2013 | 1 | Contraceptive | Panic attacks, anxiety attacks, raised heart rate at times, fatique, chest pains, weight gain, depression, insomnia! | F | 21 | 2 times | 3/29/2012 | 1 | On and off Depo-Provera for 5 years | Awful Depression, Nervousness/Anxiety, Loss of sex drive | I had been on the Depo-Provera for 5 years since I was 16 (I know some people say you shouldn't be on it for more than 2 years at a time but the nurses/doctors never seemed to have a problem with me carrying on with it). I had NO problems or side effects for at least the first 2/3 years (I was it a relationship and also had the next shot every 3 months in time for it running out). However, since my relationship ended 2 years ago I have come off and gone back on it a few times (i.e. had a few months break in between the shots wearing off). I think this is where the problem was for me. As I said I had no problems up until I took a break off it and then had another shot. The last shot I had was last summer (June 2011) after over 6months off it, and I did not have another one in September when it wore off. I believe that coming on and off the injection is where the problem lies.. initially in June I began to feel very depressed for no reason after the shot..It did get a bit better as my hormones settled down, but September was when the serious problems started. I had no idea at the time that it could have been down to the injection wearing off and my hormones re-adjusting! I began to develop awful depression... I have never had it before and it was far far worse then I could ever imagine. I just gradually felt incredibly low all the time (despite a relatively happy and stable life), I developed awful anxiety and nervousness which affected me physically in terms of heart palpulat | F | 21 | 3 months 1X O | 5/10/2012 | 1 | birthcontrol | constant bleeding for the first 3 months, then no periods at all until 12 months after coming off the depo.Gained 2 stone.Low self esteem,tired and moody. Now i am finding it very hard to concieve. | It is good at it's job but the after effects are devistating. Please reconsider if you plan to have more children in the future. I only took it so i wouldnt get pregnant straight away after having my son. Now we are finding it difficult to give him a brother or sister. It's not worth the heart ache. | F | 21 | 9 months | 8/16/2006 | 1 | Birth control | 30lb weight gain, depression, sick all the time, bleed heavily from for the first six months. | I run around five miles four times a week and i still gained 30lbs in a year. I became depressed, i had no motiviation. I failed classes. I had suicidal thoughts. I was absolutely not myslef. I would not recomend this to anyone. It has been six months since i stopped and i still havent had a period. | F | 21 | 1 years | 4/3/2006 | 1 | Birth control | no sex drive, painful intercourse,migraines,slight weight gain,cant concentrate,mood swings | I have been taking the depo shot for 3 and a half years and recently have been getting sick lately so i decided to look up depo on the internet and seen a lot of stories that are similiar to mine. Although i have not had any weight gain, i started the depo shot after i gave birth to my son and i cannot lose any of my pregnancy weight. I have steadily had a decreased libido and currently have no sex drive I have had migraines quite frequently and on my last shot(2weeks ago), i actually felt the medicine go through my leg and burn. I am not going to take it anymore and i do not reccomend depo to anybody. When i started taking depo in 2002 all i knew was their might be weight gain and slight bone loss I wish I knew now what i did back then | M | 21 | 3.5 years | 1/27/2006 | 1 | stop painful periods | NO Sex Drive NO lubrication Weight Gain Pimples Moodiness Headaches | Used it ONCE but NEVER again!! Like a few other users, before going on, I had a high sex drive. But instantly after shot, i had none!! I hated the thought of it, even if my mind wanted to, my body didn't. It's been 3 months since it ran out and still have symptoms. Had spotting every 28 days while on it, but for some weird reason, it stopped after it was meant to run out. How does that figure? I would not recommend it unless you NEVER wanted kids (we want a baby now and it doesnt look hopeful) AND you dont mind being FAT! i was a small person, now i am bigger IN PARTICULAR my stomach and bum. | F | 21 | 3 months | 3/25/2007 | 1 | Pregnancy Prevention/Painful Period | Gained 45lbs in 9 months. Felt constantly hungry. No other side effects but weight gain. | F | 21 | 9 months | 4/15/2013 | 1 | Prevent Pregnancy | I started taking Depo in June and my period never stopped. I asked my doctor about it and she said I would be fine and recommended I get another shot, which I did. This was in August. It is now December and I am still bleeding. I would never recommend anyone to get on Depo. I have been struggling with severe depression and mood swings because of my never-ending period. | F | 21 | 6 months | 12/6/2005 | 1 | Easier than taking a pill | never ending period, mood swings, decreased sex drive, migraines, nausea, and weight gain | I wouldn't recommend this form of birth control to anyone. It has caused severe mood swings and irritability that has caused a stressful marriage. My sex drive is decreased, and I have had a significant weight gain that has caused lack of confidence and self esteem. I have recently experienced horrible migraines due to this drug. I do not advise anyone to take the depo shot. YUCKY side effects. There is always a chance of a non-stop period like I had while on it. | F | 21 | 1 years | 11/3/2006 | 1 | prevent pregnancy | still bleeding. my daughter will be 7 months old in 9 days. | i started taking depo 5 days after my daughter was born. i have been spotting everyday since then. my last three month shot was july 19th, and i refuse to take another. i am bipolar, and i had been able to control my depression for three years, until i got on the shot. after being on it for 3 weeks, i started losing it. i couldn't go into public, and i yelled and cussed at everyone who even looked at me. i also became suicidal. since i stopped taking depo, things have calmed down drastically. | F | 21 | 6 months | 10/12/2007 | 1 | contraceptive | 45lb weight gain, exhaustion, mood swings, low mood, low energy, low motivation. | F | 21 | 2 years | 4/4/2007 | 1 | birth control | continuous spotting/bleeding | I started getting the shot because birth control pills gave me horrible mood swings. My doctor told me that I may have some spotting until I got the second shot 3 months later, and I did spot. But after my second shot I continued having spotting. For about a 2 or 3 month period of time the spotting stopped, but started up again for another year. My doctor kept telling me that it would stop and that it was normal to have spotting, but I didn't think it was normal to be getting this "almost period" for almost 2 years. It was gross because it was almost like "old" blood because it was not red, it was more brown. It's hard to be intimate with someone when you have brown liquid constantly coming out from "down there". Once I stopped getting the shot it took a few months for my period to get back on track. I do not reccommend taking any drug that stops your period because I felt like my body was spotting because it NEEDED to have a period. | F | 21 | 2 years | 6/14/2006 | 1 | AS A METHOD OF CONTRACEPTION | Chronic fatigue, sore muscles, extreme anxiety with panic attacks, depression, suicidal ideation, irrabillity, moodiness, loss of cognitive abilites such as concentration and memory loss, change in sex drive, nausea, bloating, increased hair growth, change in sleep patterns, chronic vaginitis, dizziness, blurred vision, breast tenderness/soreness, fainting, painful sensitivity to noise, paranoia, overall feeling of being weak. | THIS DRUG SHOULD BE TAKEN OFF THE MARKET!!! It absolutely RUINED my otherwise, healthy and happy life! It cost me a small fortune in medical bills and doctors have only been able to "mask" a few of the symptoms it plagued me with! | F | 21 | 2 times | 3/12/2007 | 1 | birth control | Bleeding for ten months straight. | I can't go on estrogen based birth control methods and so Depo seemed like an awesome option. While I've been lucky enough to bypass the hair loss/weight gain/etc., I HAVE BEEN SPOTTING NON STOP FOR ALMOST A YEAR. I'm off the shot now and I don't know when this is going to stop. There are definite pros to this drug, but if your body is sensitive to food/chemicals/etc., I would reccommend staying as far away from Depo as possible. | F | 21 | 12 months | 4/7/2007 | 1 | Birth control for nursing mom | NO sex drive what so ever (my poor husband), moodiness, blemishes, fatigue, back aches, headaches, night sweats, bleeding for weeks at a time, panic attacks. | Don't do it. It's not worth it, I am miserable! I feel horrible that my husband has to beg me to have sex with him, I hate it because it hurts so bad and I just don't get in the mood anymore! I have had a headache everyday for the past 20 days. (since my last shot) I will not take it again. | F | 21 | 6 months | 3/20/2007 | 1 | birth control | PAINFUL INTERCOURSE, daily bleeding, dryness. | The first six months were great, then I started bleeding every day, and the sex continuously became more painful. I feel like a shadow of a woman. I used to love sex, and used to be creative and impulsive. Now, I can't have sex at all it is so painful. | F | 21 | 2.5 years | 10/1/2004 | 1 | dryness, spotting for ever after I stopped | I took it for about a year and then stopped because was experiencing depression. I am VERy, VERY Mad at my doctor because I asked if this thing had any side effects and looked at me and said | F | 21 | 1 days | 12/17/2004 | 1 | birth control and period pain | Weight gain, oily hair, acne (and I have extremely dry skin normally!), complete lack of sex drive, no lubrication, depression, loss of periods for about 2 months then regular spotting. | I was told that this was a relativley safe and side effect free drug. My periods stopped straightaway, but was then plagued by spotting regularly, accompanied by my normal cramps. I lost all sex drive (no wonder this is so good at preventing pregnancy, all it does it to promote abstinence!) and became depressed and aggressive, almost causing the break-up of my long term relationship. I went from enjoying a regular and exciting sex life with my partner to being repulsed by even the thought of him touching me. When I could muster the drive, it was painful as my natural lubrication had completely dried up. My skin has become painful and very oily and spotty. Similarly my hair is awfully greasy. My mood became very despondant, and I became very depressed. I used to be a very fit person, and despite eating and exercising to exactly the same as I had always done, I gained 15lbs in the first year. This is still very difficult to shift, and as yet, I'm still fighting the extra 10lbs. Please do not take this drug, it shouldn't be on the market. | F | 21 | 1.5 years | 11/28/2004 |