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 | i was 16 | I gained massive amounts of weight .Even with exesrcise and right eating. Didn't get my period for a year after stop date. | I am now 25. Through all of the years having sex and having "accidents" I have not once gotten pregnant. I want nothing more than a child and I feel as if this choice of bc caused me to have some sort of infertility. And it's very c.f. frustrating wanting a kid and not being able to have one. | F | 25 | 2 years every3mnth | 6/30/2015 | 1 | BC | Nausea, a lot of bleeding | F | 25 | 3 months | 5/18/2015 | 1 | conracteption no periods | ruined my life....insomnia, bipolar, hair loss, migraines, joint pain, fatigue, no sex drive, painful sex, night sweats | i have been off depo for 2 years and i have been struggling to get my body back to normal....acupuncture has saved my life...i found a book today called Hormonally Vulnerable Women by Geoffrey redmond that gives tons of ways to get your body back to normal...just wanted to share what has helped me bc i know it is fustrating getting normal again...any ? email me | M | 25 | 4 years | 8/19/2009 | 1 | birth control | Dipression, mood swings, gained tons of weight, no sex drive at all, headaches, bones hurt, bachache.... you name it | I was on the shot for 9months, cried for no reason, I was so depressed... my husband had enough of me. Thank God for my sister, I kept denying that depo was the problem there, and she opened my eys, I am off it for 3 months now. Different person, love to love my husband, love being around people and hate my waist. Im normaly happy now. I still have bad hadaches every day, I was told that it will get better with time.Stay away from this drug, I would rather have a child again | F | 25 | 9 months | 8/28/2008 | 1 | birth control | EXCESSIVE BLEEDING! Hair loss, moodiness, low sex drive, fatigue, dizziness | The only good thing I have to say about this bc method is that I did not gain weight, but I had every other symptom. I got my first shot in January and about a week afterward started spotting. I thought nothing of it, but I called my doctor after it had went on for nearly 2 months. Doc said that this would stop after the second shot, but instead the bleeding increased. I pretty much had a light to moderate period for nearly 6 months!!!! As a result I was always tired and started having dizzy spells. I was due to get my last shot in July and did not get it, yet I am still experiencing the dizziness. Now doc suspects that I am anemic. On top of all of this, I had excessive hair loss, which started out as more than normal shedding then increased to my hair coming out in patches. I had to get my past shoulder length hair cut to a short, spiky style, and my hair has still not totally recovered. Don't even get me started on the mood swings that ranged from me being extra sensitive to me bein | F | 25 | 6 months | 9/12/2008 | 1 | birth control method | Irritability, depression, mood swings, random crying, aches on every inch of my body, constantly tired, no motivation for anything, weight gain due to depression and turning to food. | This is a terrible product and I feel the sorrow that goes along with all who have been injected with this poison. I went in to the doctor telling her that I would get a little paranoid the week before my period (case of PMS) and she told me that this would "level my mood". Yeah, if an UNDERGROUND level is what she meant. This is the worst thing I've ever done to my body. For the past year and a half I spent changing my diet (became vegan) and involving myself into yoga and finding a deep connection with myself. I had finally started to find the me-shaped hole inside of me (growing up was tough) and finally felt confident enough to be with a man--and, if I didn't want pregnancy, that involved a birth control method. All the work I did to better myself (losing 100lbs, feeling happy, laughing, making friends) all went down the tube as soon as I got shot in the butt. I still have about a month and a half until I am due for another shot--which I will NEVER get...but I've read the detox time on that can take up to a year. My plan is to drinks lots of water, teas, eat fruit and cleanse my system and come back to who I was always meant to be. This depressed, uncreative being that I am now is terrible. I can only hope that I become whole once again. And the sooner, the better for all. | F | 25 | 5 months | 4/25/2009 | 1 | Contraception | Loss of libido, fatigue, acne (cystic), weight gain | F | 25 | 4 times | 2/7/2012 | 1 | I don't want anymore children | The depo has sent me pyscho. My hormones are crazy I feel I've got a split personality and that's its making me ill in the head! | F | 25 | 2 years not sure | 8/3/2013 | 1 | Birth Control | Stroke like symptoms on left side of body, migraines, cramping. | During the first three months on the shot, I thought I had found a life-saver birth control. I had previously been on the pill from age 18-25. While the pill helped my cramping, I still had severe mood swings. I decided to try something new and went with Depo. The first three months I felt amazing, no mood swings, no crying, nothing. However, the day after my second injection, the entire left side of my body went numb, my throat started closing up and my tongue was swelling. I went to the ER & after a CT scan & multiple vials of blood being taken, they said I was fine. I am now experiencing a daily headache right above my neck and night sweats on almost a nightly basis. I would NOT recommend this drug to ANYONE!!! I am hoping these side effects go away once the drug is out of my system. | F | 25 | 6 months 1X O | 11/15/2011 | 1 | Birth Control | Major mood swings, weight gain, skin sensitivity, decrease in sexual desire, acne.....the list could go on forever. | I had such drastic mood swings and weight gain I went to my physician about it. My female doctor told me I was just tricked into thinking I was hungry and to stop eating so much. She didn't even ask to look at my food journals. My family physician said his average patients doubled their weight on the shot and that I should have never gotten the last shot since it is definitely not safe to be on for longer than a year. I was referred to a dietician who set up food classes and journaling for me. I ate between 1200-1300 calories a day, low sugar, 30g fiber, low fat, etc....did everything right and still GAINED. At the height I had gained a little over 80 lbs. After about a year I started coming down off the mood swings a bit and lost the first 20 lbs months after the exercise/food plan failed to work and I went back to normal activity/eating habits. 20 lbs in less than a month and a half. It is still gradually coming down and though I still have problems with my moods I am a LOT closer to who I was before I started getting the shots. I would not recommend it for anyone. Yes, all other forms of birth control have given me problems either increasing migraines or weight gain, so that was nothing new, the HUGE mood and DRASTIC weight gain is what floored me. I had my daughter, lost 80 lbs and was smaller than before I got pregnant. I started the shots and it was a sudden, drastic gain that continued until after I stopped taking the shots. My physician said he would NEVER recommend i | F | 25 | 1.3 years avg 1X O | 4/29/2011 | 1 | birthcontrol | every bad side effect asotiated with the shot | it the worst every bad side effect im excperencein its so bad im consaultin a lawyer about fileing a law suit its ruining my life and its hard 2 function as a human its the worst decision i ever made its ruining my marriage from the mood swings im not the mom i used 2 b h have dizziness light headness ever day allday aneixty im spaced out weird vision and i dont feel like my self not 2 mention no period 4 2 months ive been 2 the doct 5 times allready he said bc shot had all kindsof test done bc shot and its been a little over 3 months and there side effects r still here my doct said it stays in ur system longer then 3months worst discion ever just want 2 b normal again | 25 | 1X O | 5/14/2011 | 1 | To prevent pregnancy as a teen. | Weight loss. | If you plan on ttc (trying to concieve) right after getting off birth control, Do Not Take Depo. Im having a hard time trying to concieve after quitting depo back in 08'......Every woman body is different. I still had periods. Other than that if your not worried abouy getting prego, I would say this shot will most def help you to not get prego. | F | 25 | 4 years 1X O | 10/22/2011 | 1 | contraceptive | headaches, slight nausea, dizziness, extreme hunger all the time or serious loss of appetite, depression, mood swings, extreme fatigue, bloating, loss of libido, increased vaginal discharge, insomnia and when sleeping-severe night sweats, joint pain, constipation, digestive issues, 5 week period 2 months ago | get a shot every 3 months, the first 2 werent so bad, loss of appetite-lost total 15lbs(which on a 120lb girl is noticeable), more then usual hair loss, grew tired easily, and was a little moody. but since this last shot a month ago, all the mentioned symptoms are apparant...im constantly depressed so it seems like life no longer matters, severly exhausted so i sleep all the freakin time, im always hungry, even if i just ate a 4 course meal, the hair loss has gone up so im surprised im not bald-i have baby fine hair to begin with, cant afford to lose any. sleeping is a no go, but since its necessary, i try to sleep, lucky if i get to sleep, then i sweat like a pig all night which by the time i wake, im still exhausted bigtime. ive noticed constipation no matter how much water i drink, nausea combined with heartburn when i do eat, dizzy if i dont eat for a few hrs like a normal person, increased vaginal discharge that has a odd smell to it, so i always keep a change of underthings with me. loss if interest in sex, which is a HUGE damper on my young marriage, and when i am interested for the sake of my marriage, not much else can be done pleasure-wise, so we reach for the lube kept on the dresser bc my body apparantly is no longer interested in making love to my husband, even tho i want to-he tries to understand, but its a long, slow process. and the mood swings are killer, content sitting on the couch watching tv one minute, the next crying bc im hungry or i have to get up to | F | 25 | 7 months 3X O | 9/26/2011 | 1 | Birth Control | EXTREME WEIGHT GAIN 35 LBS IN 5 MONTHS, IRREGULAR BLEEDING. | I absolutely hated this bc. I thought that it would be cool not getting a period but yet still not being able to get preg while on this med. So i got my first injection on 2/3/11. did not have a period until the time for my next shot that was due on 4/25/11. however b/t those months i went from 130 to 160 lbs in a matter of months. then i randomly started bleeding 3 weeks after my second injection. and since then i have been bleeding every 2 weeks it starts off light then gets heavy and the bleeding last 2 weeks causing me not to enjoy my sex life with my bf. I hate this med and wish i would have never taken it. | F | 25 | 150 mg 1X O | 9/26/2011 | 1 | Pregnancy prevention | Depo shot has almost put me into a grave. After getting my second shot the might mare began. I started bleeding heavy that I had to go home earlier from work and miss work do to that. After on heavy bleeding week my period still didn't go away. I started having sharp pain in my whole abnomal area the pain was so intense that I coudnt get out of bad or walk and the heavy bleeding continued. I started feeling dizzy on top of that. So I finally called up my doctor and I explained the problem to him and he told me to go to the emergency room immediately. So I went to the emergency room and they said I lost to much blood after running tests. My hemoglobin was at 3.2. So I had to get blood transfusion done. They ruled out my heavy bleeding and was said that the lining of my uturus is to thick so my body kept shading the lining and that's why I have heavy bleeding and the depo shot was the cause of it. | Please don't use depo I almost died from it. | F | 25 | 6 months 1X day | 5/26/2011 | 1 | To Prevent Ovarian Cysts | nausea, headaches, hair loss, fatigue, depression, suicidal thoughts, vision changes, eye and nose dryness, bled for 3 weeks straight, more cramps, digestive distress | This shot has made me so nauseous I can barely eat or drink. I ended up dehydrated in the hospital. I had an endoscopy and biopsies taken to check on my stomach (normal they say) because my digestive system is so screwed up since about 2 weeks after getting this shot. I am losing more hair than normal. I have headaches daily. My eyes are so dry I had to buy glasses because I couldn't wear my contacts any more. My nose is so dry it bleeds when I blow it. I bled for 3 weeks and had cramps the entire time, then stopped bleeding and I have no idea what to expect there. My stomach is so screwed up I have to take prescription nausea medication on a daily basis and can no longer eat all the great foods I used to enjoy. The nausea made me so miserable I called a suicide hotline when I realized I was having suicidal thoughts - I just want the nausea to stop. The nurse practitioner who gave me this, Kristin Branche of Phoenix/Tempe, lied to me about the possibility of side effects. DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH - Medical "professionals" are clueless about the dangerous effects of this horrible poison. I had it once a month and a half ago and can't wait for it to be out of my system. | F | 25 | 1 times 1X O | 5/24/2010 | 1 | Birth Control | Weight gain, vaginal dryness, no sex drive, painful intercourse, bleeding after intercourse, irregular bleeding and spotting, intense cramping after orgasm, random irregular bouts of severe cramping, tiredness all the time, lack of energy or interest in anything, hair loss, bloating, IBS, frequent urination, emotional and moody, paranoid, depression, anxiety, sore boobs, bloating and gas, joints and muscles ache, occasional headaches, bad acne, anger problems, and possibly other things I haven't noticed yet. | I have been on the Depo since I was 18 and was not informed of any of the side effects at all. Most of the side effects I have experienced didn't start up until a few years after I first started taking it. I'm tired of being in constant pain and discomfort and did not continue with my current shot. I instead started on Lybrel bc pill which is the first and only no period pill. I love not having a period and can and will deal with occasional spotting but hope all of my other bad symptoms will go away. Please research before going on the shot it's horrible and I fear will take forever to leave my system. I have also heard that the shot can make women more susceptible to STD's so be careful, also of the bone loss issue. | F | 25 | 7 years 4x a year 4X O | 4/5/2010 | 1 | Birth Control | This drug is dangerous and has made my life literally, a living hell for the past couple months! | I have severe anxiety attacks that occur almost daily. I have shortness of breath, massive headaches, fatiqued, hot sweats.. etc. I had a severe panic attack the other day and had to go to the emergency room. I cannot leave my home because I get dizzy and feel like I am going to pass out. I know feel this way in my own home. I am a prisoner in my own home because of this aweful drug! Two more months and hopefully this drug will be out of my system so I can go back to living a normal life again! | F | 25 | 1X AN | 12/25/2010 | 1 | Irregular periods | Headaches, nausea, panic attacks, anxiety, depression, extreme mood swings. | This is by far the worst method of birth control. Most of all your stories break me down to a tee.. I started depo at 17 years old, got the first two shots and couldnt handle it. I gained alot of weight, had extreme depression, thoughts of suicide, major panic attacks. When i was mad it was almost impossible to make me feel level again. After getting off depo, which was the worst thing ever, i also had my period for 2+ months, and was extremely sick for years, and still am, and i believe that it is caused by depo. its been 7 and a half years now, . I have had problems ever since. I DONT RECOMMEND THIS DRUG TO ANYONE. | F | 25 | 8 months 1X AN | 1/25/2011 | 1 | prevent pregnancy | Weight gain, bled for several weeks at a time, zero sex drive, sore breasts, acne | Stay away from depo, this is not normal. I've never had to excercise to maintain my weight. I'm a waitress and I walk to work so I'm plenty active, and I haven't changed my diet at all, but I've still managed to gain 30 pounds in 6 months. I bled for 5 weeks until I got my second shot. All was well until I started bleeding again, also for 5 weeks until it stopped on its own. I decided that's enough so didn't get another shot, and have now been bleeding for 7 weeks with no end in sight. I usually love sex, but now feel unattractive from the weight gain and it's considerably less enjoyable. | F | 25 | 6 months 1 shot 1X O | 9/18/2010 |