DEPO-PROVERA Reviews (MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE)

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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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 1  Contraceptive Where do you start! Anxiety attacks, headaches, dizziness, sweating, chest /upper back pain, difficulty breathing,exhaustion, a few hot flashes, lathargy, constant bleeding. Need I go on! I was on Depo for about 3 years and never had a problem with it. I stopped it for about 2 years to have my 2nd child and went back on it in January. I had no side effects after the first shot, but a few days after the 2nd shot, I started to have panic attacks, dizzy spells, sweating. I have been having the various symptoms off and on for the past 3 months and have got so bad that I am afraid to go out on my own. I find it very hard even to get up in the morning and if I didn't have kids I probably wouldn't. I have been to see various doctors regularly over this time and not one of them suggested that it could be the Depo making me like this-I found it out for myself! Due to get the injection next week but can safely say I'll be giving it a miss! I have been through hell over the last 3 months but hopefully will get back to my normal self and get on with my life again once the Depo has gotten out of my system. I don't know why it has effected me like this now but it has so beware t F 27 5 years
 7/17/2006
 1  bad period pain and heavyy bleeding server stomach pain sore breasts hair loss extream weight gain heavey bleeding dizzyness loss in sex drive misscariges WARNING!!!!!!! DO NOT USE DEPO-PROVERA: i have been on it for 5 years on and off and i have now decided to stop taking it and getting extreme stomach cramps abnormal bleeding head achs dizzyness i have also had 3 misscariages due to this needle F 21 5 years
150 1X AN		 9/24/2011
 1  easy to remember birth control I had chronic kidney stones everyone including the company pfizer who makes the shot told me it was not caused by the shot but after my own research i discovered it was the shot and shortly after stopping the shot the stones stopped too F 23 5 years
1X O		 8/13/2011
 1  wont be a teenage mother weight gain,depression,mood swing,loss of sex drive,losing alot of hair,always hungry,always tired,my chest would hurt,shortness of breathe,change in my periods ....its too much!!!! when i first got on the depo i was 14 years old and the reason was becuse i was getting serious in my relationship..the first shot i notice my period lasted 2 weeks,instead of a week i was usually getting,that happend the first two shots,after those two shots,i stop getting my periods,tiltwo years later,i was noticing i would spot when i was due for my next one,that would happened every 12 week of the shot,and the depo you always go back when the 13 weeks are up!well i stayed on the depo til i was 19 and i finally stopped it on nov 23,2011...now im having problems,idk whats wrong with me,i have alot of headaches, tiredness,mood swings,depression,dizziness,and lot of apatite..idk if im pregnant,i have no clue,its been a month and i still haven't started a period,but ive been spotting here and there.. idk i dislike it after going threw all this..its different on every girl..and they say its hard to come out pregnant after one use of the shot,and ive been on it since i was 14 and now im 19,, imagine how sick i feel..and i dont feel normal F 19 5 years
1X AN		 12/27/2011
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 1  Migraines, Cramping, Heavy bleeding I'm experience anything bad that could possibly happen. I often forget what I had just said or what I did 5 minutes earlier. I have hip pain and abdominal pain that's so intense it brings me to my knees. My hair is thinning out [I'm losing hair] and I have bled constantly for maybe 2 years. When I started reporting my symptoms to my Dr. he said another shot might help. [The shot only worked for me for about a year and half] So of course, him being your doctor, you trust him and do what he says. Since then my health has depleted considerably. Once an active teenager, [I'm 21 now, started when I was 16.] I started sleeping all the time and not wanting to move. I'd just lay in bed for days because moving, killed. So, since they figured it was the Depo, we did a series of other test that came back negative. Nothing was wrong with me, except for the strange synthetic pumping through my veins. I just quit Depo this year, and after reading all these comments I literally bawled. I feel bad for anyone who has suffered from this BC. After a CT scan they found a mass in my back on the left side, right behind my uterus/ovary. Months later and they still dont know what it is or even exactly where it's sitting. I DO NOT recommend this for anyone. It's supposed to stop bleeding. That's the glamour of it. None of us like bleeding really, but I've been bleeding for 2 years. Straight. I weigh 94 pounds and just get sicker and sicker. Please save yourself the pain and torture and just get the pill. F 21 5 years
30mg 1X AN		 2/28/2011
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 1  Prevent pregnancy No sex drive, vaginal dryness, sex is painful, massive weight gain,sore breasts, emotional, mood swings, never know when my period is coming, since I got on it my period has been like a blackish reddish goop. Sorry if that's tmi Definitely keeps you from getting pregnant but the side effects are not worth it. 18 now so I am finally getting off of it. If my parents only knew what its done to my body. Who knows if I can ever have kids. Do not take this. Get on something different 5 years
 9/29/2016
 1  No pregnancy Hair loss Stroke Brain Bleeds No period Prolonged periods Hair loss Mood swings Inter Cranial Pressure Temp loss of eye sight And More My daughter died from these issues I'm fighting to get Depo off the market let's fight together. #JusticeForBre F 25 5 years
 12/20/2019
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 1  To avoid hormonal migraines Gained 100 pounds. Extreme depression and all over pain. Every system in my body’ was screwed up. I became nonfunctional I wanted to die. That’s how bad it was. A went from doctor to doctor begging for help. Enough that I’m flagged in the system that I was doctor hopping. It ended my marriage, my dream job, and took away so many years & it still has its ugly hold on me 5 years later. I despise this medication F 44 5 years
 2/18/2020
 5  Birth Control Some weight gain, but not positive if it is related to the shot. No Period after 6 months on the shot but that's a plus for me. Slight headaches here and there. It had no effect on my sexual drive or my bone density. LOVE this drug. I would recommend it to anyone. However I do think that each person reacts differently to the shot. I would much rather suffer through a few headaches and some extra pounds than have a child to take care of for the rest of my life. F 23 5.5 years
 4/1/2008
 4  contraceptive have experienced outbreak of acne, not sure if depo-related. Libido has been less too I have been taking depo since 1999 upon dr recommedation, can't take the pill-breakthrough before the 7 day placebo, no known cause. I like not having periods but am now concerned about risk of osteoporosis, was not informed of risks when first on this drug. F 38 5.5 years
 4/17/2005
 5  menstrual migraines, bc hair loss, weight gain I was on depo for 6 years, I went on it because a dr. suggested it to help with my monthly migraines. I averaged 3 or so a month. Once on it I dropped to around 3 a year. Since I had menstrual migraines I was told that pills would more then likely make them worse because of the hormone fluctuation. I stopped depo in May of 2006 because my husband and I started thinking about wanting kids. By August I started to spot and by November I had started having a regular cycle. I didn't really have to many side effects while on the shot except the weight gain (45lbs in 6 years) and hair loss. My migraines have returned but usually only get one about a week before I start my period. F 30 6 years
 5/30/2007
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 5  birth control none what so ever great, worked for me with no problems F 35 6 years
 6/1/2005
 5  birth control Weight gain,on and off head aches, no period I am 26 and first started taking the shot when I was maybe 20. At first I would get head aches alot but I guess after I got use to it and after the years went on the head aches lowered in frequency. I was not on it for awhile and got pregnant with my daughter at 24. When I went in for my check up I got back on ASAP. I have been on the shot ever since. I get no period I might spot every 6 months but nothing major. My weight gain has been study. But before the shot I was 115 but I'm now 185 and 5'6. Doesnt bather me like I said I was 115 before the shot and I dont look like I'm 185. I guess it all depneds on the person some side effects will be worse in others but all meds have side effects some noticeable others not. I like not havin to remind myself to take a pill and forgetting everytime. I like not being worried about being pregnant. F 26 6 years
 11/27/2007
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 5  Birth control/Control heavy painful less heavy periods, less painful periods Been on depo 6 years, awesome. I am heathly, bone density normal, no weight gain, happier, no babies, light periods. Depo doesn't cause strokes or DVT, pulmonary embolism or myocardial infractions geniuses!!! it decreases endometrial cancer by 80%, decreases risk of iron deficiency anemia, pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), ectopic pregnancy, and uterine fibroids, endometriosis and incidence of primary dysmenorrhea, ovulation pain, and functional ovarian cystsaverage return to fertility is 9 to 10 months after the last injection. By 18 months after the last injection, fertility is the same as that in former users of other contraceptive methods. Maybe you shouldn't consume sugar or breath traffic air either F 22 6 years
 12/17/2009
 5  birth control, ovarian cycts fairly steady headaches, constant spotting for first year followed by none at all, sex drive DIED, dryness during sex, Gained about 30 lbs, acne, very painful (albeit much larger) breasts. I loved it honestly. I knew what i was getting into with the weight gain, bone density loss, and acne. so I counteracted that with increased excercise, calcium suppliments and proactive. the lack of sex drive did suck, but as i am single, i suppose it probably kept me out of making a bad decision or two :)lol. the dryness when i did have sex is an easy fix. Kama Sutra makes an amazingly natural feeling lubricant. the only problem I have is that I feel that I should get off of it and let my natural cycle happen once in a while. The first time i did this everything returned to clockwork immediately. I even became pregnant within about 3 months (although i wound up misscarrying). Which dealing with that was enough to put me back on the shot and it was like i never got off it. no spotting whatsoever this time. except now i've hit that 2 year mark again and i've been off since feb of this year and NOTHING. No period. No weight change. Acne is still and issue. My sex drive is back, but other F 25 6 years
 6/30/2008
 5  birth control my period stopped. other than that, i never gained a pound from it, i still eat, i'm not mooody, i'm very happy with it. i would reccommend it... i think its amazing. F 30 6 years
1X AN		 10/26/2010
 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
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 5  I was having unprotected sex early The only thing I experienced with DEPO was an extreme weight gain. Within the first year I went up exactly 4 dress sizes. I was a comfortable 12 and by the time x-mas came around I was an unnoticeable size 16 because of my athletic build and nature. Track really paid off that first year. I would recommend DEPO to any and everyone seeking comfort in not having a menstrual. I took the shot 4 times a year which averaged out to every three months for 6 years and I have no regrets. Now that I am off the drug I am not able to manage my weight because I indulged in bad eating habits for 6 years and now it is hard for me to get back to eating healthy and staying healthy. F 21 6 years
 10/18/2006
 5  Birth Control - No Periods-Endometr NO SIDE EFFECTS AT ALL- THIS IS A GREAT DRUG. For everyone who is rating this drug terrible, it is important to understand that it doesn't work the same for everyone. Try it and if it doesn't work, quit taking it. This drug has been a life saver for me. I had horrible periods and awful cramping for years. When I started this drug, my periods stopped along with all the cramping. I've been on it six years now, and only recently have had my endometriosis symptons reoccur. I have not experienced any bone loss from the drug. The important thing to remember when starting this drug is to increase your calcium intake and exercise regularly to offset the bone loss issue. I will be switching to Lupron temporarily while being treated for endometriosis, but will definitely be going back on Depo as soon as treatment is finished even though I am having my tubes tied. I will take Depo as long as I can find a doctor that will allow me to stay on it. F 29 6 years
 3/5/2006
 4  shorter periods and birth control a little weight gain and occasional mood swings overall i like the medication, but the long term effects are not comforting to hear about F 20 6 years
 3/13/2007

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