DEPO-PROVERA Reviews (MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE)

Average Rating: 2.1 (2469 Ratings)

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DEPO-PROVERA  (MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE):  This medication is used to treat certain types of cancer (such as uterine cancer, kidney cancer). Medroxyprogesterone is like a natural hormone called progesterone made by the body. It is usually used with or after other treatments (such as radiation, surgery). Medroxyprogesterone may prevent or slow the worsening of the cancer and decrease pain and other symptoms.    (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 2  Prevent pregnancy Horrible everything everyone is saying is true mood swings and depression and just not feeling good F 26 3 months
Every 3 mo 1X O
11/22/2020
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 3  Birth control Breast tenderness, hot flashes, bones hurt and feel sick the day I get the shot, irritability, wanting to snap, recently (after 6 years) bled every 3 months until I got the shot again ,weight gain badly!!! Ive been on depo for 10 years never missed a shot other than a 6 month break 6 years ago and its just horrible I feel sick and my body hurts soo bad the day I get the shot I always feel on edge and moody and I absolutely hate it! The hot flashes are horrific had one this morning where I literally had to go outside and its november in michigan ... Always switching moods its all odd finally I told my fiance I'm done with it and November 4th was my last one and I promise I will never go on this roller coaster again!! Gained so much weight! Cant wait for this last shot to get out of my system!! Does NOT recommend F 23 10 years
1X O
11/20/2020
 1  To not get pregnant Well let's see it's great at protecting you against getting pregnant. It was great in the beginning now that I'm due for my second shot things have drastically changed in my mental health status. All of a sudden stuff is bothering me more then it ever has. I used to just brush it off but now I can't get things out of my head and obsess over it. I'm very aggited crabby have a attitude snotty lippy a real bia! emotional roller coaster I'm a mess. It seemed to just happen within the past month about 8 weeks in. I'm not the person I was and hate this feeling. I will not be getting this again. Plus no period and medium to mild cramping. F 34 3 months
Idk 1X AN
11/18/2020
 1  Birth control after baby Depression, mood swings, severe irritability, suicidal thoughts, evil thoughts, crying fits, hair loss and scabs, headaches, severe fatigue, terrible pain in feet I took depo when I was a teenager for 6 months and don't remember having any issues except no period. So I tried it after my second baby. I began to have mood swings and irrational thoughts. It caused really bad problems with my marriage. I felt off, like I had poison in me. It's hard to describe. But I was afraid to take it again. When I stopped 3 months ago, that's when the heavy bleeding, sharp lower back pain, periods every 2 weeks, headaches, severe fatigue, foot pain, loss of appetite, depression and continued irritability and irrational thoughts. I tried going on the pill but it made me almost kill myself. Probably because the depo was/is still in my body. I'm crying typing this. I hope it helps someone. I wasn't able to watch my kids for several days because I was scared. It's got better, but still periods every 2 weeks, heavy bleeding, loss of appetite, severe fatigue and hair loss. F 34 3 months
1X day
11/16/2020
 1  Try something new Anxiety, random bruising all over my legs, joint pain, muscle pain and weakness, lower back pain, chest pain, rapid heart rate, heart palpitations, panic attacks, keratosis pilaris. I started depo because I wanted to try something new. Im a smoker and they said it was safe. Two days after I got the shot I had a panic attack unlike one I've ever had. I felt like I was having a heart attack. I've been taking taurine to help my anxiety. Its been the worst two months of my life. Ive had nothing but problems. I'll get random chest pain that will last for weeks and out of nowhere. I get rapid heart beats that I can feel through my whole body and feels like I'm dying. I would not recommend this to anyone. I am not getting this shot again I just hope the side effects wear off in a couple of months. F 23 2 months
1200mg 1X day
11/15/2020
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 1  Contraceptive Lost my appetite completly Running tummy Bleeding does not want to stop Vagina burning Lost weight fast due to no appetite Do not use this! F 27 1 months
2 month in 1X day
11/14/2020
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 1  Dr. recommended to regulate period Extreme depression, non-stop heavy bleeding for four months straight, worsened PMS months later I want people to know how damaging this drug can be. I took my first and only shot a year ago and am still suffering from certain side effects. Depo was the worst decision I ever made. Please...try any other form of birth control or period regulation first. F 20 0 days
1X AN
11/6/2020
 1  Prevent kid Was 21 at the time where I stopped taking it. The depo stayed in my system for 5 good dam years!!!!!!!!!!!!! After the injection Now 26. Good luck F 21 2 years
1X day
10/27/2020
 5  Prevent pregnancy While I was on the depo shot, I had no side effects. I did not have a period (which was a plus) and it successfully prevented pregnancy. However, I have since stopped, June 2020 (due to age, I'm a smoker, etc.) and the only side effects of stopping I have experienced this far is breast tenderness and fatigue. F 40 18 years
4X O
10/25/2020
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 5  Contraceptive None other than fertility took longer to return but then I was on it forever!! 13 yrs. (Started it 1990) & am 47 now (2020) It worked great for me. No periods. No side effects other than extended fertility returning (after Had come off it) F 47 13 years
150 4X O
10/24/2020
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 4  Prevent Pregnancy i'm experiencing some bloating, backaches, headaches, abdominal pain, occasional breast tenderness, no period I haven't got a period since before my depo shot and it honestly nice, the side effects are very mild sometimes painful but it depends. it does the job and i would recommend. plz email me if no periods in first month is a concern :) F 16 1 months
1X AN
10/21/2020
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 3  Contraception I feel like I've gotten off lucky with it, I've been on and off it for years and I'd usually just wait for my period to completely come back because it usually spots for a bit then stops after regular injections, so o would cycle it after 2 years like they recommend. I did gain weight but I train a lot and eat a lot I'm not overweight for my height I think it depends on you and if you have any health conditions. I still had a sex drive just not as extreme, lol. But I did get emotional numbness and mood wings but it's so much better for me than the pill which even though it's technically the same thing it just gave me depression, with depo I just do t feel things as much most things just go over my head which I'm grateful for with my mental health being the way it is. When I did try to come off it completely however after 10 years of being on and off I had terrible periods lasting 3 weeks sometimes very heavy as well which is unusual for me I don't know if it's to do with making the lining thicker before because I'd been on it so long, so I tried the pill then and had the bad experience and went back to the depo. I think every person I've spoken to has different experiences i think you just had to try it F 27 13 years
Unsure 3 m 1X day
10/20/2020
 1  Birth Control I have been on the depo-provera injection for 2 weeks now (it is due to last 3 months in my system before my next injection). I have tried both the pill & the implant and neither have worked for me personally, so this got recommended. At first, all felt fine, however over the last few days I have felt extremely nauseous, shaky, very anxious & emotional all of the time, which isn't like me at all. I am usually (thankfully) quite an upbeat & happy person, but this has completely ruined my mood. I've spent the last few evenings constantly crying & feeling like I'm going to have a panic attack. I've been searching the internet to try and see if there has been anyone with similar symptoms to me after having their first round, so feel much better now I've found others that have had the same experience. Would not recommend AT ALL. I am just praying I will go back to normal once this horrible drug has worn off & left my body. Would NOT recommend at all. Don't do it! Constant anxiety, very emotional, nauseous, etc. F 20 2 weeks
1X day
10/3/2020
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 1  Just to prevent pregnancy Bad mood swings, heartburn,no periods,back pain, abdomen pain,stress, headache , depo provera is hell I am seriously not recommending anyone to try depo ,it was my first time trying birth control and I feel like all the other form of birth control has the same effects as depo,I seriously don't want to try any birth control anymore just because of depo, depo is not a thing to introduce in your body . F 21 90 weeks
30MG 1X day
9/29/2020
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 1  Contraception Bloating, no sex drive, gained 25 pounds, irritable, depression, muscle loss. I would not recommend. This has been the worst 6 months. Not to mention I've gotten no period and gained all weight In my stomach F 21 6 months
30 2X day
9/26/2020
 1  Prevent Pregnancy Heavy bleeding at times, spotting, mood swings, anxiety, bone thinning (usually cant have too much weight on my bones or its painfully at times) I wouldnt recommend to someone. I took depo because I had a miscarriage and it has been hell for me. The first 9 months I was uncontrollably bleeding. Past 2 other months its been on and off. You get terrible stomach pains, sometimes I dont feel real, like Im not in reality. I truly think depo is behind it. I have very low iron, as well have had about 3 seizures using depo (in the start) strongly wouldnt recommend. F 16 11 months
30 1X AN
9/14/2020
 1  To prevent pregnancy I was on the shot for 8 year it stop my period the minute I took it. Came off it an my period came back down an it last 2 months nonstop I got tried of da blood and went back on it ...7 years on it i came off i haven't same my period for 6 months wen i got it my period was back to normal but I only had a 4 days period I got pregnant with my daughter she's one an after having her I gone back it it I had no problems with the shot I took it 2 den stop I post to go back in it but didn't take it fir 5 months I has unprotected sex an went back in it . Now am experiencing twitching in my abdominal bad cramps tiredness aches in my upper back lower back pain in on my right side or abdomen period like cramps neck cramps breast pain like hell headaches migraines joint pain yawning sometime I ain't sleep pregnancy symptoms I tot I was pregnant I keep getting negative pregnancy test an feel pregnant I have seen my period from I stop bleed 5 weeks after taking the shot i stop da shot an still no period so I dont know wats goin on I hope it its shot an am not pregnant...but if drug am not goin back on it I'll go on pill F 26 3 months
3X M
9/8/2020
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 1  Birth control I bled on the progesterone only pill. My dr gave me the shot informing me I won't get a period anymore on the shot. 1st month good. Now I'm bleeding every day for 9 days with no promises of ending. I am working overtime to pay for the tampons and pads. Not worth it for pregnancy because I can't have sex with all the bleeding. I'm not happy at all. F 41 40 days
1X day
9/7/2020
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 1  Pregnancy prevention So I've always been at about 120-130 pounds and for awhile I didn't experience any side effects but more recently over the past year I've gained an additional 30 pounds, I have a ton of stretch marks on the back of my calves that are super dark and stretch marks in other places as well. I feel like I am always hungry, I've been getting severe headaches that I was told was allergies but I've never had that problem before taking BC, VERY low sex drive, and I am constantly tired. I have to take naps during the day or I feel exhausted and start nodding off. F 17 4 years
1X day
9/1/2020
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 1  To prevent pregnancy Mood swings, headaches, lose of taste and appetite. I had been on depo before, my first shot was a success no problems whatsoever. It had been about 4 months after that I decided to try it once more. When I tell you it was the worst mistake I could of ever mad. I have been so moody my poor bf is tired of me I'm constantly lashing out at him accusing him of cheating and I can't stop I feel like it's made me crazy. Before the shot I was such a happy person so energetic now I hardly want to do anything, I guess different people have different side affects I don't have the same appetite as before I get sick of eating I take three bites and I can't taste the food after followed with nausea. Avoid this shot at all costs it's not worth it. F 25 1 months
1X O
8/28/2020
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