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  birth control with no periods turned BIPOLAR gained 30 pounds even though when i started i only weight 95 pounds and 18 years old. Family repeatedly tried to commit me to mental hospitals, insomnia,horrible anxiety, had to take anywhere from 5 to 20 pills a day to treat the bipolar disorder. lost many jobs, fatigue, memory loss, extreme hair loss, disgusted by the thought of sex with my boyfriend of 8 years Have been off for 6 months and couldnt be more of a normal person that was the best thing that i ever did,it ruined my life thank god i got off in time before i killed myself or someone else. i ruined the life of everyone around me. EMAIL ME PLEASE I WANT TO SPREAD THE NEWS ABOUT THE DRUG TO SAVE PEOPLE!!!!!!!!! WE HAVE TO GET THIS OFF THE MARKET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! M 23 3 days
1/16/2008
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 5  BIRTH CONTROL ACNE, WEIGHT GAIN THIS IS THE BEST INVENTION SINCE SLICED BREAD!!! F 24 4 days
11/19/2002
 4   F 23 4 days
10/14/2003
 4  contraception it works for me. side effects are there at first use but it disappers gradually F 30 4 days
6/9/2005
 4  Birth Control Low sex drive, moodiness,no periods, weigh gain, feeling hunger after having meal, craving for sugary foods Depo-Provera worked well as a birth control. I also loved not having menstrual cramps as well as periods monthly. The drug did lower my sex drive to the point where I was once very active to the point going months without wanting sex. I had been on the shot for 4 years. I recently stop taking the shot 10 months ago due to the weigh gain. I just started my cycles back but, now it appears that they are followed by sever head aches. I loved the security of the shot but, I am unsure about the long term side effects. F 32 4 days
10/15/2007
 4  prevent pregnancy weight gain, from 100lbs. to 148lbs. acne, sex-drive and no periods. I didn't have a period which was great. I really didn't realize the side affects I had from the Depo until I decided to stop getting the shot. The reason I stopped was due to continued weight gain. F 20 4 days
3/14/2008
 3  Birth Control No sex drive, no periods, extreme mood swings I started getting depo shots when I was 16 yrs old. I stopped at 19 got pregnant a year later and the baby was still-born. Had another baby right after and then got back on depo after that. I've been on it a year now. I love not having periods. My acne has not gotten better. It still comes in breakouts, I'm guessing around the time my period would supposed to come. My bones are achey. My fingers feel like I have arthritis, (sp?) The worst thing is my horrible mood swings and the way it causes me to treat my partner.He's always telling my I'm mean. I cry real easy and things I shouldn't cry about. I am getting off the shot and going to try the "rythem method".Look it up. It works. F 24 4 days
9/1/2009
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 3  Painful periods Depression, muscle cramps, mood swings, no period, tired all the time F 22 4 days
3/15/2007
 2  Birth control I just recently received my first shot of depo 5 days ago and immediately after I received it I almost passed out in my doctors office, then felt extremely nauseous and hot and was red in the face and sweating everywhere, then when I laid down I got the shivers and goose bump, this went away about after 10/15 minute . Since then I've been very tired, a little nauseous, get light headed very easily, less of an appetite and no sex drive at all. Id suggest you get the shot, maybe 2 doses and see how your body reacts and if it works for you. I've searched all online as to why I felt this way right after my shot and can't find anything and none of my friends have experienced this either. If anyone's had the same experience or has any info pls contact me I'd like to know F 19 4 days
150 mg
10/28/2015
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 1  Prevent Pregnancy Anxiety, nausea, tiredness, hormonal and acne I will never get this again.. I'm on day four and I'm miserable!! My face is on fire..Hoping this goes away F 25 4 days
11/2/2014
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 1   This shot has ruined me, I have terrible anxiety since the day after the second shot. All sorts of GI issues, hair loss, itchiness, depression,. I really feel like I was losing my mind. I felt like every pain I felt meant I had cancer and was going to die. I had can scans, blood work, upper GI series and nothing is wrong with me yet I'm in this total panic all the time. It's comforting to read others experiences as I feel like I'm not crazy...... I got my tubes tied and my gyno have me a D&c and that helped for about 3 weeks, I was symptom free....... 6 more weeks and I will be die for another shot that I won't be getting!!!!!! Hopefully relief in sight...... F 36 4 days
9/25/2013
 1  Birth Control NO SEX DRIVE AT ALL!!!! Mood swings, extreme fatigue, lack of interest in life, massive weight gain, Ever since I have been on this medication I have had no sex drive at all. No wonder this is such an effective form of birth control. I haven't wanted my husband to touch me in over four years. Now that I am withdrawling from this shot I have experienced extreme naseau, fatigue, mood swings, headaches, etc. I still don't have my sex drive back and still haven't had one ounce of bleeding in over four years. Please don't ever take this medication if you are reading this. Your life will be a lot better without it. I am 29 and feel like I am 70 years old. I have known that for the past few years something has not been right with me. I just thought I was going crazy! Now, after researching this drug on the internet I am reading one entry after another on several different websites of women that are having the same exact symptoms as me. We aren't all liars or crazy! I wonder why the doctors don't believe us when we mention that ever since we started the Depo shot we have known in F 29 4 days
7/2/2008
 1  birth control anxiety,panic attacks, dizzieness,hotflashes,i passed out short of breath headaches its not a good birth control F 25 4 days
2/9/2008
 1  bc and no periods cramping instead of periods, scattered facial hair, infertility, severe mood swings, wieght gain, depression, anxiety, loss of sex drive, and severe breast pain, and now I'm shrinking I was on the depo for about a year before I got married. I got off it and had no problems concieving my daughter(now 6). After she was born I got right back on the shot for 41/2 years. I decided almost 2 years ago that it was finally time to start trying for another baby. I got off the shot and was unable to get a period for another 6 months.Even then my periods were irregular and the cramps are unbarable. I still have little to no sex drive and I am trying like crazy to have another baby. I wish that I would have known back then that it can cause infertility. I was young but not stupid! F 25 4 days
10/10/2007
 1  My sister became a teenage mother The only good thing about being on "the shot" was that it did stop my periods, but it caused severe anxiety and panic attacks that i had never experienced before taking depo provera. I was taken off "the shot" due to the damage it was doing to my heart. I do not recommend depo provera to any woman though it is nice not to have a cycle the side effects and long term future damage is not worth it and in some cases lose of a life in an attempt not to make another. F 20 4 days
3/14/2007
 1  Cysts and Heavy Bleeding I last posted my experiences with this shot 3 weeks ago. Since then have been taken to the ER via paramedics for severe heart palpitations, chest pain, and trouble breathing. After more blood work, another EKG and. cat scan of my heart and lungs to rule out possible blood clots- the ER doc felt is was severe anxiety. As a resiult, my primary care doc has put me on Serax to try and control the anxiety attacks. Prior to my Depo shot I was healthy, active, and normal. Now my life has been reduced to my bed and couch. I have not been able to work for the last 4 weeks, cant leave my house. Depression, crying every day, extreme fatiigue, and horribly nauseous - lost 12 lbs in 3 weeks as a result. This shot has destroyed my life. Im told there is nothing that can be done - just have to wait until its out of my system... Two more months! TRUST ME DONT EVER TAKE THIS SHOT!!!!! I'd much rather deal with extremely painful and heavy periods than go through the HELL I'm experiencing now! The risk isnt worth it and the side effects are life altering. F 43 4 days
6/6/2013
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 1   lower abdomnal back pain headache breast pain my pea smells like blood havent had a period sense march F 21 4 days
30Mg
6/30/2013
 5  Easiest birth control method. Extreme fatigue, Zits, decreased lubrication, panic-feeling/nervousness, depression (whereas I was NOT depressed before hand). So basically I've 'experimented' with Depo for a while. I'm 22. Got on for the first time at 16. Noticed immediately feeling much more lazy and mopey, but had no other unreasonable side effects worth mentioning for a few years.... When I was 19 I decided to get off it for a year, and see what happened. BOOM. During that year I lost weight, was horny as hell, happy, and perhaps the most productive and energetic that I've ever been in my entire short life. Worst part was that when my periods came back, they were quite irregular. I got back on after I turned 20, and the side effects have been much worse this time around. SEVERE depression and panic attacks came out of NOWHERE. 20lb weight gain. Break-outs. And left to my own devices, I could probably sleep 15 hours a day. It's awful. I just got my latest shot this week because my doctor told me it was 'too late' to start a pill pack... hmmm. Come to find out that's not true, so I plan on dropping the Depo, AND my doctor. Hope that helps someone. A lot of your stuff helped me. -Jessica F 22 5 days
12/10/2004
 5  birth control, to end periods Weight gain is the significant one. I have other things going on but I guess we'll wait to go off the shot to see if these are caused by Depo. This was a positive experience for me but I'm anxious to go off to see if I have completed menopause. No way to tell until I discontinue the shot. I guess I'll try Essure procedure as an alternative to Depo to find out for sure where I stand with menopause. F 50 5 days
2/12/2007
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 3  Prevent pregnancy Missing a shot caused me to have a period for atleast 2-3 months straight. Although I dont get periods anymore and dont miss my shots, i still get cramps and sometimes spot very lightly. Lately I have had weird pain in my abdomin. Not sure if thats the depo. F 20 5 days
1/28/2005

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