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 | not get pregnant | Blurriness, shaking, gained 10lbs in 3 months, crying spells, mood swings, increased appetite, depression and the most horrible anxiety!! I had panic attacks almost every other day... | I only got one shot and 2 months after being off depro. I'm still dealing with anxiety. I am currently seeing a therapist to help me get over them. I would NEVER recommend depo to anyone!! I regret not looking more into the shot before getting it.. | F | 25 | 3 months 1X day | 10/17/2010 | 1 | prevent pregnancy / to gain weight | bad hair loss,hair falling out in clumps,increase apetite,depressed,no sex drive,cramps,spotting,bad acne, weight loss/fluctuating. Many more but i cant remember all. | In the beginning i would bleed non-stop,probably a whole month or two. Then the bleeding started to lighten and i would spot or bleed whenever. I noticed i was always hungry and eating but gained no weight. I started getting cramps, which i still do. My hair started falling out drastically and it still is,(mostly in the bang area)but all over as well. I was a person that never suffered from acne till i took the shot. Now i have moderate acne thats getting worse. Im always depressed and have mood swings. I gain two pounds in one day and loose it the next. I have no sexual drive whatsoever. I dont like that it increases your risk of osteoporosis,seeing my mom already has it so it makes me more likely to get it now. It may be nice because you only take it once every three months, but the side effects are very bad including infertility! | F | 25 | 7 months 1X O | 11/14/2010 | 1 | To Prevent Pregnancy | Headaches, moodiness, crying all the time depression, anger, weight gain, tired all the time, and worst than all NO SEX DRIVE. | I HAVE BEEN ON THIS SO CALLED MIRACLE FOR 2 1/2 YEARS AND I HATE IT. I AM GETTING MY TUBES TIED TO PREVENT THE PREGNANCIES. THAT MEANS NO MORE BIRHT CONTROL, NO MORE HEADACHES NO MORE WEIGHT GAIN AND NO WORRIES ABOUT DEATH. this shit can kill you and i refuse for die at the age of 25. | F | 25 | 2 years | 3/26/2007 | 1 | To prevent pregnancy | First, mood swings like crazy. Extreme cramping. I've had my period for 2 months straight. | I first got the shot right after my son was born, 07/18/01. I didn't really notice any side effects at that time. I started getting the shot again near the end of 09/06. During the three months I only had my period once for a few days and it was very light. Yay, I thought it was great. Then during the 3rd month I started experiencing extreme cramping like I've never felt. I went back for my appt to get the shot again, I talked to the clinician at Planned Parenthood and they told me "everything should be fine. Cramping is normal." Well it wasn't normal for me but I trusted that I'd be ok since the clinician said so...therefore I got the shot again. Bad idea! I am due now for the shot but I will not get it again. During these last three months I have not had the mood swings like the previous shot nor the cramping but, I have had my period for 2 months straight. Since 02/04/07. This is making me crazy, it's not normal. I had normal periods since I got it when I was 13. Even befo | F | 25 | 6 months | 4/3/2007 | 1 | Massive headaches, Mood swings, Painful intercourse (sometimes), Constantly tired, Spotting, Cramp like feelings, Ringing of ears. | DON'T TAKE THIS SHOT!!!!!!!!!!!!! Its been a living nightmare! After the first shot i had only a few of the side effects. When i went back to Planned Parent Hood the scum bags there told me the side effects weren't related to the shot and gave it to me again. Ever since the second shot i have felt like complete sh*t! Please read up on this shot before you take it....it can really mess up your body....and your sex drive! | F | 25 | 4 months | 10/12/2007 | 1 | So I would not become pregnant | I started taking the shot 2 years ago and for the first couple months everything seemed fine. Then all of a sudden I had this horrible odor and never even thought that it was due to the shot. Then the weight gain started and so far have gained 25 lbs. and I am always bloated and look like I am pregnant. Then the migraines started and the anxitey. Mood swings, I became angry at my kids for no reason. I was schedled to get a MRI for my headaches when I started searching online for things that cause headaches and I found all these stories of woman who had the same problems as I did and that we were all on the same birth control. I skipped my last shot and will never put that poison in my body again. I will tell everyone how dangerous the shot is....It has made me miserable. It needs to be taken off the market!!!!!!!! | M | 25 | 2 times | 11/20/2004 | 1 | Avoid Pregnancy | EXTREME WEIGHT GAIN!!! Dryness during sex. More frequent asthma attacks. Major headaches and cramps. No period after 2nd dose. | This has got to be the worst thing I've ever done to my body. Initially it was great, no period...YEAH!!! But that was definitly not worth what has happened since. I've gained 23lbs. in 18 months. After my second shot, I started having asthma problems, which hasn't been an issue since High School. I really have no interest in sex, probably due to the dryness I experienced the last couple of times. I don't recommend this product to anyone. I've decided not to get my next shot after reading similiar complaints, so hopefully the weight will soon drop and I'll want/enjoy sex again. | F | 25 | 18 months | 8/18/2004 | 1 | Birth control | Problems with acne, severe depression, suicidal thoughts and terrible nightmares | Don't take it! | F | 25 | | 7/22/2004 | 1 | birth control | I had the shot almost three months ago and I started my period a few weeks after the initial injection...my period has not stopped since. My migraines have gone through the roof. Weight gain. Acne. My B12 level floored and I had to start taking weekly shots to just be able to function normally. | DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICATION WITHOUT READING ALL OF THESE COMMENTS. It has been very scary and I am exhausted from dealing with all of these symptoms. My doctor did not explain these side effects thoroughly and I wish I had done more research before opting to try the shot. The idea of convenience does not compare to the living hell you will put yourself through. | F | 25 | 3 months | 7/20/2004 | 1 | help with heavy bleeding | extreme weight gain, decreased sex drive, no lubrication, mood swings, constant bleeding | I took the shot three times, and was told that it was my last option to control my extreme bleeding before going on lupron. I still wanted more kids, but was not told about the extreme side effects of taking this medication. Now I have been off of it for 6 months and have only had one light period over two months ago. I feel miserable, and don't know how long I can take this. | F | 25 | 9 months | 12/11/2006 | 1 | birth control | Weight gain, horrible mood swings, no sex drive, and my face started to break out | I'm sure I would have ended up divorced if I continued on this shot. I had horrible mood swings and was irritated all the time. I gained 15 pounds in just one month. I am newly married and have always had a strong sex drive until I got on depo. I started having no sex drive at all! To make things even worse my face started breaking out like crazy. | F | 25 | 3 months | 3/15/2007 | 1 | Local GP | 12 minutes after receiving the injection I had a massive allergic reaction i.e. itching rash on arms face neck arms. Feet swelled up loss of strength in arms and legs. Increase in body temperature tongue swelled up restricting breathing. Thirsty and a shaking, I went in to shock and started shaking and going from cold to hot. | My GP gave me adrenalin shots and called an ambulance to take me to hospital there I stayed in for just over 24hours were by they did not know what to do they even call Birmingham Poisons unit to see if they had any suggestions and after that I wanted to go home. However in hospital all they could do was to monitor me I was seen by 3 doctors and numerous nurses and no one had ever seen a case like mine very scary especially when they told me I could have died. A week after I consulted my doctor and I was having much side affects and I was told basically that he did not know. It is now 5 months after and I am still having side affects swollen tongue etc and I have seen 2 doctors with in 3 weeks and no one will help me as they don't know and will not refer me. I think that this drug should be taken off the market. | F | 25 | 1 times | 9/1/2006 | 1 | Birth Control | Weight Gain | gaind 35lbs in 3 months | F | 25 | 3 months | 6/9/2006 | 1 | Prevent pregnancy | Insomnia anxiety crazy panic attack loss memory body shacking | F | 25 | 1 months | 5/30/2013 | 1 | seemed easy and simple | no weight change, normal sex drive, but my moodiness is out of control. I cry every day, several times a day. Anything that can touch my emotions can make me cry. This has caused major problems with my boyfriend because we fight all the time now, I'm always nagging at him for something and end up crying and making him feel terrible. | I have not been myself since the day after my doctor gave me the shot. That say I cried for three hours straight because of some little thing and had to leave work because I could not stop. Since then it's been a regular thing for me to burst into tears at any given moment. My boyfriend and I had a wonderful, healthy relationship and now we fight all the time. I'm not taking another shot EVER | F | 25 | 7 weeks | 9/13/2005 | 1 | Birth controll | Terrible depression, shortness of breath, irregular heartbeat, fatigue, tingling head can't leave my house since shot! Doctor said it has nothing to do with depo but I was a happy lady until I had this shot! Doctors don't even know all the side affects! Women should be told more! Discussing ! It's ruined months of my life!!! | F | 25 | 3 months ? One shot | 11/19/2012 | 1 | birth control | headaches, cramps, weight gain, sore breast, mood swings, depression. | F | 25 | 6 months | 4/24/2012 | 1 | Prevent Pregnancy | This shot is awful, had the 1st dosage and was wondering what was going on with me and I realized it was this shot, I have body aches, headaches, breast tenderness, loss of apetite, nausea, fatigue, mood swings etc, I would not recommend this to anyone :(. | F | 25 | 2 months | 4/26/2012 | 1 | pregancy preventation | Back ache, sore breasts, extreme bleeding, cramps, horrific depression and anxiety. Worst thing I have ever done. Do not do it. | F | 25 | 1 months 1 | 9/11/2012 | 5 | pregnancy prevention | None...in fact, I feel great, have lost 7 pounds, and have no side effects! Depo has worked reallly well for me, despite many bad reviews | F | 26 | 8 months 1X AN | 10/14/2010 |