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 |
| 2 | suggested by my doctor | If anyone asks me, I tell them not to go on this medicine. I was not given any info other than I may gain a few pounds. Well, besides gaining 10 pounds within the first months- I also work out 3-4 days a week so this gain was shocking and I can't lose it 6 months later. Since starting Depo, I have not stopped bleeding. Yea, great birth control, my fiance hasn't touched me in six months. I had major mood swings, my doctor knew about my prior depression issue and still prescribed this which only made my depression plummet to new lows. I have one month till my wedding and I would love nothing more than to have this constant flow cease so maybe I can enjoy a normal sexlife with my soon to be husband, which is why I started this method of birth control. I've been informed by my doc as well that even if I don't take my next shot (2 weeks before the wedding) that the bleeding will not stop, in fact it will get worse before better. So, Ladies- don't do it, taking a pill once a day is not that | F | 24 | 6 months | 3/1/2006 | 2 | Severe Endometriosis | MOOD SWINGS!! Joint Pains, Weight Gain, Disorganized Speech, Hair Loss, Spotting, Bloating, Tiredness, Memory Loss, and Frequent Urination. | I absolutely HATE this shot. However, because I have a severe case of endometriosis I have no other choice but to take it because no other pills, patch, ring etc..will work. I bleed through all of them. I am moody as hell all the time and have developed a very quick vicious temper. I've been on it 3years and have gained 15lbs (I am only 5ft tall so that is horrendous!). It's hard to control what you eat because the cravings are insane. I have managed to keep an eye on what I eat lately which seems to help, I lost a little weight. Sometimes I forget things right after someone tells me. Not sure if my brain is preoccupied or if this is from the shot. I also have disorganized speech. For example, if I'm trying to explain something my words get jumbled up or I use wrong words and it ends up making no sense. Not sure if this is really a side effect but I saw it on one of the other sites and it said it was. MY knees recently started to really bother me, its kind of like they feel swollen and they ache. I still get bad cramps sometimes but no period. I do randomly spot throughout the cycle. I absolutely hate this shot but its the only thing that will help slow down/treat my endometriosis and stop my heavy periods so I assume its serving its purpose. Otherwise I would NOT recommend taking it! Thank god for my boyfriend being so patient and understanding or I would lose my mind | F | 24 | 3 years 4X O | 9/28/2012 | 2 | Contraception | Everything seemed great in the beginning when i started taking the depo i have 4 months feeling lazy not wanting to get up from bed plus hungry the whole day && been having everyday dark brown spotting which is annoying && nasty i rather have my regular period for a week every month then having this nasty discharge everyday for the whole month i got two more months to go && im starting on the contraception pills instead... | F | 24 | 10 months | 6/11/2013 | 2 | to prevent pregnancy | I am bleeding and also habve adominal pains. | F | 24 | 1 months | 5/15/2012 | 2 | birth control/no period | EXTREME MOOD SWINGS/ANXIETY/EMOTIONAL ROLLERCOASTER!!!! | I started depo when I was 18 and was on it until the age of 20. At that time, I got off of it because my moods were out of control. The final straw was when three of my girlfriends from college came to my hometown to visit me and I got mad about something so little and snapped on all of them. But here I am 24 and I thought, hey, what the heck, I was younger then and probably couldnt handle the emotional changes, I'll just try it again now that I'm older (plus it's hard for me to remember to take the pill every night and I have really bad cramps and periods). ****NEWSFLASH**** THE SIDE EFFECTS DONT GO AWAY! Now I am in love with a wonderful man and since he knew me before I started taking the shot again, he's always saying how it changed me. We went on a vacation to Mexico and I snapped on him non-stop, and practically ruined the trip by my bitchy moods and lack of sex drive. Lucky for me, I have a good man that is willing to be patient until I am back to normal...but I know one | F | 24 | 2 years | 4/10/2006 | 1 | to not get pregnant duh!!! | i had gain soooo much weight, im depressed, im constantly having mood swings, i get eaily angry and bitchy, i used to weight a comfortablt 160ish pounds and now im close to 195 and extremely not comfortable with it. | i took depo after i had my second child and there was no losing the baby weight and ontop of that i gained weight from the depo shot and got all the BS and came with it i got mood swings, and depression, i cant sleep at night, im constantly restless at night and cant sleep, i cant concentrate on anything and i feel constantly annxious. I DO NOT RECOMEND THIS AT ALL AND I HATE THIS PRODICT AND WILL NEVER TAKE IT AGAIN. THIS PRODUCT SUCKS.!!! IM SORRY FOR ALL THAT HAVE TAKEN THIS AND HAD ISSUES WITH IT. AN DFOR THOSE WHO HAVE TAKEN IT AND LOVE IT...UR ASS IS LUCKY U DIDNT GET ALL THEM SIDE EFFECTS. | F | 24 | 6 months | 12/5/2006 | 1 | contraception | i was on this jab for like 5 yrs and had cramoing,loss of sex drive loss of all drive cant sleep cant do mutch lack of motivation i stopped taking over 2yrs ago and still trying for a baby i alredy have one daughter so its the drug in my sysem i wouldent recamend long term use atall | F | 24 | 5 years | 4/4/2006 | 1 | Birth Control | Depression, anxiety, panic attacks, v. painful intercourse | I got a shot of depo 3 months ago, about a month later i started to suffer from terrifying panic attacks, stress, diahorrea. My next injection was due a few weeks ago and I didnt take it on the advice of my GP. I'm now on mild anti-depressants to try and control the attacks and i'm still feeling the effects of the injection although I think they're slowly fading. I'm hoping i'll return to normal as it leaves my body (the GP said this could be a month or so). If anyone has had similar experiences please email. | F | 24 | 1 times | 2/21/2007 | 1 | To not get periods | Horrible, horrible, horrible. If i had a gun i will shoot every women hating men at pfizer. Fibromyalgia Anxiety & depression oh and the hidden side effect Polycistic ovarian syndrome Fibromylagia male pattern baldness thyroid disorder difficulty breathing blurriness and grey over my eyes acne galore fear of the lumps in my breast do not want to find out. digestion is bad appetite intervals from big to a loss of it aching bones and degenerating bones menopausing early. I feel like a 80 yrold women and im only 24 | How was i like before depo provera you may ask? HEALTHY. I'm so dissapointed and ashamed with drug companies purposelly causing side effects in woman in order to drive up medical costs. I feel like my life has definately been shortened | F | 24 | 3 months | 4/23/2007 | 1 | contraception | irrational thoughts and behaviour, mood swings, depression, weight gain. | stay away ladies! I have just lost one of the best things in my life to happen in a long time! Acted totally out of character which made my boyf think I was this person I am not. Now he wants nothing to do with me for something I couldnt control. Beginning to wonder who I am? Can't wait til it wears off and I'm back to normal! | M | 24 | 5 weeks | 2/25/2008 | 1 | birth control | hair loss, joint pain, loss of libido, weight gain | F | 24 | 9 months | 11/3/2005 | 1 | birth control | Where do i start acne felt like i was 15 again, stress and angry just wanted to be left alone, raised temp amd hot flushes, headache, dodgy periods, really low moments and depression, lack of energy and sex drive amd now i have stopped it i have no period what so ever so when that starts again its going to be a bitch and im left with a sore rash on my face so i still feel 15 again! Reallt shitty injection! Would not advise | F | 24 | 1 days | 12/30/2012 | 1 | pregnancy prevention | weight gain (about 10lbs per year), decrease in sex drive, hair loss, acne, chronic neck and back pain | This drug definitely served it's purpose - I was not going to get pregnant while on the shot! I quit ovulating all together. At first, I thought it was neat to not have periods. Now I think it's a little distrubing what the drug does to your body. I was initially placed on the shot because oral contreceptives had a tendency to increase my blood pressure. Depo did not increase my blood pressure, but there are so many other things that started to go wrong over time. My physician paid little to no attention to all my weight gain and continued me on the drug for 4 years. She brushed my side effect off and said it was't caused from the shot. I changed drugs, and doctors. | F | 24 | 4 years | 3/19/2006 | 1 | for pregnancy | I have real bad headaches gained bout 30 pounds have had mood swings like crazy and have had leg cramps even while im sleeping night sweats would not recommend this | F | 24 | 1 years 30 | 4/4/2012 | 1 | Birth Control | SEVERE acne. I had never suffered with acne before. Depression. Mood swings. In general it made me feel pretty low about myself. Would definitely not recommend. | F | 24 | 2 months | 5/16/2012 | 1 | Easy | I got the shot because it was easy I didn't have to change anything every week like the patch....I've been on it for about a month and I have anxiety, mood swings, depression... I hate it I feel like crying out of nowhere . I cnt wait until the 3 months are I over to be back to normal! Do not get the shot | F | 24 | 1 days 1 | 4/1/2013 | 1 | To Avoid getting pregnant | Bleeding very heavy, severe abdominal pain, severe cramping, loss of energy, weight gain of 15 lbs. in first year, throwing up blood clots. There were many things i experianced that i am almost sure were caused by the shot. | I deffinately do not suggest taking this form of birth control at all to anyone! This shot has put me in more pain than any menstrual period i have ever had and heavier bleeding AFTER 2 years of being on it and not having a period. I absolutely regret going on this form of birth control and am now scared that i will have medical problems that i never would have had if i didnt go on it to begin with. I srongly recommend making thinking this over before taking it EVER. I | F | 24 | 2 years | 5/26/2006 | 1 | Birth Control | PAINFUL INTERCOURSE!! Continual spotting. | Doctors do not warn of any side effects and it took 9 months and a referral to a gynocologist for anyone to suggest that the depo could be the cause of pain during intercourse. Last injection was 5 months ago, so far there's no change, do your own research! | F | 24 | 3 times | 1/15/2007 | 1 | birthcontrol | Mood-Swings (Persistent and Uncharacteristic), Weight Gain, Permanent Endocrine System Changes, Memory Problems, Migraines. All symptoms continued 2 years after discontinuing use in July 2003. Endocrine system and memory still not normal 3 years later. | My endocrine system was adversely affected by this medication. I have now been told by my doctor to never use hormone-based birth-control again. This medication remained in my system for two years after my last injection. What they don't tell you is that the dosage isn't adjusted to account for body mass, and my (then) 102 lbs. frame couldn't handle medication guaranteed effective for someone twice my weight. Not worth it for younger women or for slender builds. I was stricken with Perma-PMS the year I took it and the 2 years following. | F | 24 | 1 years | 6/24/2006 | 1 | birth control | cramps, weight gain, breast tenderness, mood swings. | do not trust take it. it will mess your body up. | F | 24 | 6 months | 4/19/2007 |