DEPO-PROVERA Reviews (MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE)

Average Rating: 2.1 (2470 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  Birth Control NO SEX DRIVE!, Dizziness, depression, anxiety I'm not sure if all BC are like this but this one just does not seem right..My mood has completely changed and I'm more distant than I've been from others even my fiance :(( I have no sex drive I thought getting this shot would increase it but it didn't :( I used to HATE condoms but had to use them...But I thought I'd never say this I MISS EM!! I had the shot when I was 16 and I had the same side effects along with gaining weight... this is week 4 of my shot and I can feel the pounds packing on and I feel just so ugly.. I hate going out now and everything I don't enjoy as much as I used to.. I miss my old self.. so much..It saddens me so much that this shot may take MONTHS to wear off.. Last time I had the shot it took about 8 months to wear off :(( I regret this so much I can't wait to get normal I'm so angry it will be fall time when this happens...DO NOT GET THIS BIRTHCONTROL!! it will mess with you mentality!! and make you eat endlessly!! F 19 1 months
? 1X O		 1/31/2011
 2  easier method SERIOUS WEIGHT GAIN, Knee aches, mood swings, loss of sex drive. So, basically i got the shot so i could have sex, now i don't even think about it anymore. I've gained about 10lbs in 3 weeks and ive always been a very thin and weight conscious person. Also, i will suddenly burst into tears at the slightest thing... which didn't happen before. I think its a convenient method of bc but the side effects suck. F 19 1 months
1X AN		 4/12/2011
 2  birth control NO sex drive, head aches, breakouts, bones getting weak, dark spotting but light, mood swings, depression. F 21 1 months
1x		 2/28/2012
 2  to prevent pregnancy I am bleeding and also habve adominal pains. F 24 1 months
 5/15/2012
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 2  Prevent pregnancy Constipation, diarrhea (when I can make a bowel movement), headaches when I wake up, MOOD SWINGS, anger, sadness, random crying, want sex more than usual, acid reflex, trouble sleeping, no period. I just started Depo at the beginning of April and it is now April 24. I've been on it for 3 weeks and I already don't like it. I get mad and cry a lot and my boyfriend takes the wrath. We have been fighting a lot but we were perfect before the shot. I probably won't be getting the shot again. The only thing I like is not having a period. My sex drive is out of control and my boyfriend doesn't want to do it 24/7 which is totally understandable. I just get mad at him, like super mad to the point I don't want to be around him. It's really sad because I used to love being around him no matter what. Be careful with this shot. F 19 1 months
1 shot		 4/24/2013
 2  birth control light to medium bleeding for over a month, headaches, increased appetite, slight increase acne, tiredness, dizziness, mood swings. this is my first shot and these side effects are probably normal but theyre not worth it. its different for everyone. but ive been bleeding everyday since i got the shot along with the other side effects listed. i'm going on the pill after the 3 months is up. ive read so many better things about it and so many horror stories of the shot. please research it before considering it. it may work for you, it may not. F 18 1 months
 1/5/2007
 1  Prevent pregnancy Insomnia anxiety crazy panic attack loss memory body shacking F 25 1 months
 5/30/2013
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 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
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 1  I was taking depo bcuz of bad cramp My top stomach is extremely hard. the first two weeks I had sore breast. I started my menstraul a day before inject. Bad abdominal pain/cramps. My stomach feels like its grown. I see stretch marks on my tummy. My tummy itches sometime. Im barely hungry but feel a tight stomach all the time. My.breast are fuller. Icrave chocolate a lil bit. Im tired alot but not sleepy jus lazy alot. Out of breath often. Forgetful and lost. Mood swings to the point I hate when someone starts to talk or ask a question irritated alot. Back pain mild and twitchy like. Wierd dreams. I grew hair I guess becuz I hav dredlocks. When im gassy I take exlax or other laxatives and it still takes awhile to have a bowel movement and I still feel extra bloated. Everone says you feel prego o/ depo but I never been prego in my life. I only was sexual active with three guys only three times in my life (once each guy) I took prego test for two month blood and urine all were negative so im not prego. I also get chest pains dont know if its heartburn or jus rrgular chest pain. Every woman is different but I had all side effects. Does anyone feel the same F 26 1 months
60mg		 12/2/2012
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 1  birth control Severe anxiety, panic attacks, abdominal pain. I will never be the same I want to sue bad F 26 1 months
1		 8/8/2012
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 1  easy bc Mood swings, insomnia, hot flashes, no sex drive, depression F 20 1 months
150		 12/2/2012
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 1  Pregnancy Prevention insomnia for the past 4 nights unable to sleep. Received frist shot March 9, 2012. Menstrual completely stopped, UTI, constant hunger pangs. Have no plans on receiving second dose. The sleepless nights are horrible! F 43 1 months
1X day		 4/12/2012
 1  Birth Control Method Restlessness, Difficulty staying asleep, Night sweats, Heat Flashes, Nausea, Nervousness, Anxiety, Fatigue, Strange Dreams. I'm getting off of this as soon as I can. The side-effects ARE NOT worth the purpose of the drug. DON'T TAKE IT. My doctor didn't tell me that any of the side-effects were common, so when I read through the side-effects I didn't think much of it. But now I can't sleep through the night, I feel sick to my stomach before bed- and heat flashes can strike unexpectedly and last from five to ten minutes. And of course there's the nausea. I'm sexually active, and I'm ALREADY a paranoid person. This anxiety combined with the nausea is enough to make me think I'm pregnant (even though I'm not). The lack of a period is definitely not worth everything I've gone through so far. This is enough for me. I will not be getting a second dose. F 20 1 months
1X O		 9/4/2012
 1  nursing but period had returned I had my first period after the shot for a month. For the last year and half, my cycles have been horribly irregular lasting anywhere from 16 days to 60 days. My periods would last sometimes 20 days as well and I only had ONE shot. I will never do it again. I was depressed and horribly emotional. I am still having problems with my cycles and it's been 17 months since the shot. My husband and I are trying to get pregnant, but I am still having issues ovulating. F 28 1 months
 3/20/2007
 1  contraception Painful intercourse, extreme vaginal dryness, weight gain, boils and cysts on my body, lack of sex drive DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG!!!! I have never had acne in my life and now my body and face are covered in red boils that hurt. I love my boyfriend and desire him but I am unable to become wet. On the very rare occasions when we do have sex I am in extreme pain. I just want to be normal again and I regret ever taking the shot. F 27 1 months
 11/17/2004
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 1  I was having heavy, painful periods Extreme weight gain. No sex drive, don't even think about Let me just say that the weight gain has been was has caused most of my pain & problems. I would never advise any woman to take this med.Try some other type of treatment. One shot has changed my life & I feel horrible. My friends feel so sorry for me because I feel like crap & I don't fit into any of my great clothes. I wish I could go back. I have techmically been off the shot since May 16th & I still have not had my period, 6 months! DO NOT TAKE THIS F 36 1 months
 11/17/2004
 1  Pregnancy prevention I recieved one dose and absolutely did not go back when I was scheduled for the next one which was about 3 months. I had severe mood swings, angry about nothing, irritable and short tempered. I felt exhausted all the time no matter how much sleep I got. I was in a new relationship and it literally ruined it. I had no sex drive and couldnt stand to be touched. It has been 4 months since getting the dose, I have had a period now for almost 2 months, still feel tired and lack of s es x drive. I do not feel any better. These are not normal things for me or did I experience before the shot. F 30 1 months
 3/2/2012
 1  Prevent pregnancy I am bleeding for the whole mnt abdominal pains, headache's, mood swings and weight gain very depressed want to change dr says must wait but can not take it any longer! F 33 1 months
30mg		 3/27/2012
 1  easy birth control weight gain, irritability, complete mess of emotions, PMS symptoms, depression, crying a lot, had my period for entire three months after first shot, making life changing decisions out of nowhere, made me completely psycho, breakouts i cannot believe this form of birth control is still on the market!!!!! is there anything we can do to take it off? I really feel like anyone who is saying good things about it must be getting paid directly from the company that makes it! i have never weighed so much in my life! i only got one shot and now i have NO PERIOD , 5 months after shot. I had my period the entire time I was on the shot, and once it wore off my period ended come back, and when it did it was HORRIBLE and SO PAINFUL and really, really thick and gross. now i get no period and i have PMS symptoms CONSTANTLY. i do not know if there is ANYTHING i can do to stop this suffering! i really cannot believe this drug is on the market! i also have horrible mood swings and i am constantly changing things in my life. i cannot believe the psychological effects this drug has had on me... can anyone else relate to the life-changing experiences? it has made me so psycho! i am not the same person i was before... F 26 1 months
1X M		 4/1/2011
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 1  Prevent pregnancy Spotting, extreme anger/mood swings, incredibly dry/itchy skin, acne, low sex drive, vaginal dryness, anxiety. I deeply regret the decision to get the shot. It makes me want to cry just reading these posts knowing that I could have done my research and prevented all of this. I thought it would be a perk to not get my period every month but instead Ive bled everyday for the past month. I have worse acne than Ive ever had in my life....even my scalp is breaking out! It hurts to have sex because of the vaginal dryness. Ive noticed that I've been EXTREMELY angry with everyone in my life for every stupid little thing. I feel like I have panic attacks that last all day. The convenience of not having to take a pill everyday just isn't worth the side effects. Its one of the worst decisions I've ever made. I wont be going back to get a 2nd shot and I cant wait to get this garbage out of my system. F 23 1 months
1 shot 1X AN		 5/6/2011

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