DEPO-PROVERA Reviews (MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE)Average Rating: 2.1 (2470 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 |
| 5 | heavy periods and birth control | Stomach pain not that bad and weight loss only a few pounds | F | 32 | 6 months | 6/9/2012 | 1 | prevent pregency | Shortness of breath and i had my period for 22 days. | F | 37 | 1 days 1 | 6/4/2012 | 2 | Birth control | Weight gain, acne, loss of sex drive and painful sex, hot flashes, stomach cramps, headaches, nausea, and depression. | F | 20 | 2 months 30 | 6/1/2012 | 3 | Prevent Pregnancy | Mood swings, headaches, hair loss (not in patches, but I seem to "shed" a lot more than usual), random slight bleeding/spotting, weight gain (not tons, but enough), when I fell behind on my shots I bled for almost 2 weeks straight. | I love not having to worry about a period every month, but it sucks to bleed for so long when you go off of it. A helpful tip, idk if all will do it, but ask if your doctor/gyno can write you a prescription for it and fill it at Walgreen's, mine did for me and I get it for like $12-$14 instead of $60+! | F | 19 | 2 years 4X O | 5/30/2012 | 1 | Easy contraception | Mood swings, headaches, no sex drive at all, gained 24lbs, depression, joint pain, acne, bleeding during sex, bloating, nervousness. | I really really really do not reccommend this as a form of contraception! I wish I'd looked into it more and now my periods are really irregular (twice a month for 10-12 days) and I have severe acne and I never used to be spotty at all. | F | 19 | 2 years 30mg 4X O | 5/29/2012 | 1 | Birth Control and my mother made me | Intense crying, constipation/diarrhea, I get mad easily at things my boyfriend says, depression. Breast tenderness. I was only put on this because I told my mother that my boyfriend had been watching women giving birth online so he couls prepare himself if the worst were to happen. She had previously taken the shot and experienced things alot differently. But as I told her, everyone is different when it comes to taking this drug. Its only been several days since ive had the shot and im already ready to get off of it. The only problem is, my mom wont let me get off of it. Im stuck with this birth control until im 18. Im also gonna say that I started my period the day I got this shot and have been bleeding non stop for about a week now. I dont usually have a heavy period. In fact, I have one of the lightest periods. My boyfriend thinks all of this is funny, which doesnt help my situation. Ive been stuck on the toilet having diareha since 1:00 am, its now 2:35 am. | F | 16 | 1 days | 5/26/2012 | 1 | I didn't want any kids | Me and my boyfriend had decided to have sex and after the 3 time we found out that I was pregnant with twins....I now have 2 kids and I am a junior in highschool!!!!! | F | 16 | 2 years 30 | 5/22/2012 | 4 | birth control | Had no menstrual cycle at all. I gained weight for the first 2 injections. After that my weight wasnt affected. My hair fell out badly. Once I stopped I was still very fertile and became pregnant immediately. I liked the every 3 mos. Refill very convenient. | F | 31 | 8 years | 5/21/2012 | 1 | Prevent pregnancy | Havent stopped bleeding since getting it. | F | 30 | 2 months | 5/21/2012 | 1 | For contraception after child no | Weight gain I was pregnant when my dr gave this needle to me and he didn't test me before and I miss carriage six years I have had trouble of no periods and mood swings crying nausea vision problem I now have premenopausal problems and I have had scans for piturity tumor as all my hormones are out I have seen 3 gynos so far and an endo and I'm with an amazing Natral path to get thing right I'm also getting checked for autoimmune diseases as that's what the doctors are thinking but all this can't be reversed if only I had known what this drug was going to do to me x | F | 31 | 1 days 30mg | 5/20/2012 | 5 | Birth control & eliminate period | No more period. Excellent and reliable contraceptive. Easy, reasonably priced. Get a shot every three months for around $100 and it's done. | F | 31 | 2 years 1X AN | 5/18/2012 | 5 | Heavy bleeding | The only side effect I have noticed is night sweats. I love the shot it helped my situation a great deal | F | 29 | 8 months Idk | 5/17/2012 | 1 | Parents' choice not mine | Hard to get pregnant now that I'm ready to start a family, extreme weight gain | F | 18 | 1 years | 5/17/2012 | 4 | birth control | Weight gain and sex drive decreased | F | 18 | 7 weeks 40 mgs | 5/16/2012 | 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 | 2 | to prevent pregnancy | I am bleeding and also habve adominal pains. | F | 24 | 1 months | 5/15/2012 | 1 | Birth control/regulate periods | After the shot, I bleed heavily for 3 months straight. I honestly don't even know how I am still alive. I could barely walk from no energy. | Only had one shot. Not sure of dose. | F | 17 | 1X M | 5/13/2012 | 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 | 5 | birth control | I started taking depo because pills were causing yeast infections. The infections stopped shortly after. The first year I experienced mood swings, depression, some weight gain, and frequent spotting. After the first year all the side effects disappeared and I now work out to control any weight gain the shot or aging may cause. I also take a calcium supplement as recommended by my doctor. | F | 27 | 6 years | 5/9/2012 | 2 | breast feeding | Body aches, headaches, serious mood settings, find myself stressed more often, note deciding to come off it I'm quite scared cause i've already had heat flashes every so often. Any ideas if to switch to another birth control? Or maybe just take some time off, I'm already of Mommy of 1 beautiful baby girl but planning to wait for the next one???? | F | 21 | 9 months 3 shots | 5/9/2012 |