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  To prevent pregnanch weakness, blurry vision, energy loss, depression, heavy ongoing periods, emotional, nausia, just not the same happy woman from before. I also have a 3 month old newborn, and this drug has made my life so difficult. My body feels weak and i take calcium and vitamens for the bone loss. This drug is horrible, not to mention the 700 million dollar lawsuit this careless pharmecutical company had in 2005. My body feels differant. I feel tired and i have pain in my back. I have only been taking this for 2 months so i have one more month before it wears off. It is a horrible drug for me i have the worst migranes, and a few times i wake up and my eyes are seeing everything in a tinted yellowish color. Its very scary. I just regret ever taking this garbage. My body does not function the same on this horrible life sucking birth control. The worst mistake i ever made. And i was misinformed by my doctor. Horrible reaction and i hate how i feel. I feel like an old lady and i feel my immune system is not the same. But any birth control that gets sued for 700 million, shoud be a done deal. I wish i knew about it prior, but of course doctors try to make everything sound perfect and they like to keep secrets about the dangers woman can experiance other than osteoperosis. I hate this. F 23 2 months
30		 1/17/2012
 1  Prevent pregnancy Started bleeding 1week after I got first dose and NEVER stopped, still bleeding 2 months later. Loss of sex drive. Very moody. Depressed. & very grumpy. (mother of 2) F 22 2 months
 3/24/2012
 1  Birth control Joint pain in knees, extreme fatigue, angry, crying for no reason, constantly hungry, feeling pregnant and depressed, constant breakthrough bleeding, decrease then increase in sex drive. I'm only 18 and am having very bad pains in my knees anytime I try to get up. I am so tired it's unreal. Im starting to fail all of my classes in college because I prefer to sleep instead of do homework. The tiredness is a big factor for me, it's also making me very cranky and angry ALL THE TIME and starting to ruin my relationship with my boyfriend. He's starting to say things like, "You never used to yell at me like this" or "You never used to act like this" If my boyfriend is at work and im home alone, most likely im crying for no reason. I feel very ugly and unhappy with myself now. Always seem bloated and craving foods, wanting to eat all the time! The day I got the shot it stopped my period immediately but as soon as my next period came around its been constant bleeding or breakthrough bleeding (which is a very dark mucus looking blood). I've had it for about a month now. The first month is when I cried alot and felt very down on myself at all times which made my sex drive completely disappear. I didnt want my boyfriend looking at me while I change, we stopped taking showers together, we stopped kissing and everything. But now it's kind of changed, I want sex all the time now, literally every second I see him, I'm making moves. It's a bit rediculous. The problem with that now though, is that since im constantly bleeding, we can't ever even have sex because it's pretty gross. So it's like im going through this all for no benfits for myself. F 18 2 months
1X AN		 2/26/2012
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 1  contraceptive What didnt I experience!! I had eextreme dizziness, tiredness, weakness, developed a cyst on my ovary, a lump in my breast, extremely tender breasts, back pain, super severe abdominal pain, jaw pain, neck pain, shoulder pain, really blurry vision, I feel like i'm drunk all the time, nauseousness, major mood swings, irritability and I was sad all the time. It felt like everyday the pain would get worse nad worse. Im only 20 years old and my body feels like it's falling apart from this shot. I had a baby 3 and a half months ago and I feel like I cant be there fully for him or my husband. I DO NOT reccomend this drug to anyone, I see it as a poison not a contraceptive. If anyone has any questions about this so called contraceptive, dont be shy to talk to me, my email is [email protected]. F 20 2 months
1 shot 1X O		 1/18/2012
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 1  Birth Control Nausea, EXTREME FATIGUE, low sex drive, headaches, dizziness, HORRIBLE HOT FLASHES, severe moodiness/anger, constant bleeding, cramps I was on this shot when I was 16 until 19. I am now 27 with a child and just started depo 2 months ago. IT IS THE WORST THING I HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED. The only reason I went back on is because after having my son, all the pills made me terribly nauseous. Well, I would rather deal with just that, rather than all the stuff this shot does to me. I can't wait till its out of my body, and I will not be going back for my second injection. I want my life back :( F 27 2 months
1X day		 4/14/2011
 1  endometriosis/adenomyosis Extremely violent mood swings, cramping increased, increase in clotting I took Depo once before in 2003. I experienced the same side effects so when my doctor suggested it, I fought really hard not to get on it again. But she won...said that the severe mood swings were not a side effect, maybe just a little depression but that's it. So figuring that it's been several years, body has changed and my docotor has to be right, I took it again beginning of April. Within a week I was going crazy again. Mood Swings, Angery, wanted to crush everyone and everything around me, crying uncontrollable. Horrible cramping worse than before...huge blood clots. Decreased sex drive. Only thing good was decrease in bleeding, even though I have bleeding for 2 weeks now. So my husband finally told me I need to call and get into see her right away. I went to see her...again this is not a side effect of depo. Has to be something else. Emotional Lability she called it. Put on antidepressants to see if that will conteract the violent mood swings. Then wants to switch to Depo Lupren in a few weeks. I don't want anymore hormones or injections! I will NEVER RECOMMEND OR TAKE DEPO again! And it really aggrivates me that no where does it have this as a side effect even though 90% of the women I have talked to in the last 2 months said that they felt the same way as I am when they were on on. F 34 2 months
injection 1X O		 5/25/2011
 1  Prevent Pregnancy decrease in weight, longer period, mood swings I got the depo shot because I had to have an birth control since I just had a baby. Once I got the shot.. I was fine. No side effects and I was okay with that. Then my period came and I am still on it. I didn't know if it was normal or not due to the doctor saying that I would not get one. I recommend females to do hard research before getting the shot. F 22 2 months
40 MG 1X M		 4/5/2011
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 1  Endometriosis Tachycardia, Weight loss, depression, anger, hair thinning, dry scalp, acne, bruising, constant hunger, constant bleeding I seriously recommend you DO NOT take this. Its the worst thing thats ever happened to my body. I now have heart problems because of this birth control/ F 21 2 months
1X O		 3/27/2011
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 1  Birth Control Night Sweats, Depression, Cramps, Period for two months and no signs of stopping. I would not recommend. I think the number one side effect - prolonged bleeding should have been mentioned before I took this drug. Only thing they told me was that I wouldn't have any more periods. Have been on one since I got the shot September 9. Was in brand new relationship and this has since ruined that. Only reason I got on it was for birth control. Good birth control as you won't be having sex. Cramps the whole time too. Enough to drive someone crazy! F 43 2 months
1 X 1X O		 10/31/2011
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 1  birthcontrol severe rashes, vomiting and nausea - Not enough warning bad side effects F 18 2 months
1X O		 3/27/2010
 1  No getting pregnant and period. Painful sex, bleeding for two months straight, pain in the pelvic area, mood swings, aggression. I don't recommend this to anyone at all. It is the worst mistake i have done and i am only seventeen. It hurt while having sex as well as bleeding every time after we were finished. I still hurts and I haven't been on the shot for almost 10 months now. DONT TAKE IT. F 17 2 months
1X M		 5/25/2010
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 1  Doctor in St Charles MO I became somewhat within myself, meaning I knew it was me but I felt crazy! I felt like I became a tiny little mind in my own. I had no control as far as mood swings, zero sex drive, angry, hateful etc... I was never like this before the shot. I also after the 2nd shot realized something was terribly wrong at age 35. I took this shot thinking because I smoked and could no longer be on birth control it was the only answer the doctor gave me. It was new on the market I believe looking back. I went through just enough of a period to piss you off for weeks, then nothing and then the grand finale which was from hell. Then early menapause at age 39. Horrible. I was always a healthy woman/mother. After the Depo-Provera shots, 1st and then three months later the 2nd shot before I notice any horrible side effects. These shots changed me mentally and physically. I question now 11 years later if it's not the cause of my cancer. I survived the horrible side effects back then only to wake up to stage 4 cancer of gastro inestinal stromal (GIST) which normally only affects very old people. I was 46 and in excellent health otherwise. Talk about being blind sided! I truly believe that these two "simple" shots for birth control have been the cause of my cancer. If you look up GIST cancer, you'll find there is no known "one" thing that causes it, Oncologist have no idea what causes it. Yet I have it. I was a very healthy woman all my life to the point I rarely if ever even caught a cold! This shot of depo provera has caused me a great loss to include major mood swings, being very mean to people I love, throwing things which I never did before, no (zero) sex drive since, loss of the love of my life due to no sex drive. Loss of hair in certain area's. I could go on and on but the worst of all is cancer! GIST is so rare it effects so few in the U.S. I recal the statistics are about 8 woman per million, per year in the U.S. and usually are much older than 46 years old when I was diagnosed at stage 4, 17cm tumor and metastised liver full of tumors. I was poisoned by this depo-provera shot, twice! It took almost i F 48 2 months
? 1X M		 12/16/2010
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 1  birth control constant hunger, extreme irritability even rage, felt like having constant PMS I already have problems with depression. I'm bipolar and have a movement disorder. So it took me awhile to put all of the pieces together. I couldn't figure out why everything was going so badly all of a sudden when my medication had been keeping me stable for a long time. Then I saw these comments abou the sde effects. I feel better knowing it's not just me. I can't believe my doctor gave me this shot. I will not take another one. I just hope this works through my bod quickly. F 35 2 months
1X O		 1/23/2011
 1  birth control Loss of hair, weight gain, rash all over my body, anger, sometimes feel depressed, no sex drive Right after taking shot my hair started to just fall out all the time all day, started my period a month and a half later with blood clots, i get angry at my 2 yr old girl for stuff i wouldnt have before, out of nowhere i broke out in a rash all over body nothing i can do about rash just has to run its course, will never take shot again, if anyone had an all over rash(small bumps)let me know F 27 2 months
1 time 1X AN		 8/16/2010
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 1  Birth Control Complete loss of libido (which I suppose is ironic, as it is a birth control drug). Bad bumpy face skin. Weight gain. Extreme cramps when coming off it. Very very hot at night when on it - which didn't bother me but boyfriend couldn't touch me!! I liked the idea of not having to remember taking a daily pill, I liked the idea of not having a period. In the end I hated both. I hated not having the control when I realised the side effects of it. The worse side effect was loss of libido. :-( I came off after only two shots (2 months) due to the wierd side effects. Still haven't got my period back after a further two months, but debilitating cramps since coming off it. NOT RECOMMENDED F 33 2 months
1X day		 11/22/2010
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 1  prevent preg. migrains, tired all the time, EXTREME hunger.which assisted in extremem weight gain! 5-6 lbs per month! cramping when not on menst. cycle. didn't help with ovarian cysts actually made it worse! and the worst thing i got out of this was not the mood swings or the decreased sex drive (altho those effected my marriage the most) the worst for me was the DYSFUNCTIONAL UTERINE BLEEDING! which got really bad! and drs only say oh it should go away withen a YEAR!!! so i can bleed for a year and thats perfectly normal? im not gonna die? the prescript. says online that it can have irreg. heavy or no periods and thats normal it does not say that dysfuctional uterine bleeding is normal.. B/C it isn't! and it also says it can help keep u from being anemic... um hello losing all my blood might help me become anemic!! THIS IS A VERY BAD DRUG TO TAKE. even for those in perfect or near perfect health... the bone loss alone should scare ppl away. i only wish i woulda been given even a short explaination of this drug when i got it. i didn't even get a side effects warning i was simply just told to wait 20 min b4 leaving the dr office to make sure i don't have an allergic reaction.. if this is what u get when ur not allergic to it.. can u imagine what ppl go thru who are allergic!!!! and all this and im only on my first (and only) shot and in my second month of it.. i won't be going on it n e more.. i still have possibly 7-9 mos b4 it all leaves my body! good luck to those who have already experienced so many problems. may God F 23 2 months
 1/27/2009
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 1  Pregnancy prevention AGAINST MY WIL 6 week period, extreme constant nausea, migraines, and intense headaches, I really just never feel good. I am EXTREMEMY irritable, and I get mad over nothing really. Pretty much, everyone will have the same lousy, terrible side effects. My mom took me to the doctor for a blood test to find out if I was pregnant or not, and the results mysteriously never came back. A week or so later, she took me in to get the depo shot without knowing the results of my pregnancy test. I was against getting this shot. A day after I got the shot I noticed immediate side effects, and I was miserable. When I asked her if she had given me an involuntary abortion, she called and said oh, your results are back and they are negative. Which personally, I think Is a lie. Either way, this shot should be outlawed in all 50 states. It has been black box labeled by the FDA, which means it can cause potential life threatening risks. The shot is painful to your body, causes through the roof irregularities, gives you un necessary aches and pains when you can get on Mirena or the pill and have no side effects. DONT GET THE DEPO! you will regret it. F 16 2 months
 12/15/2008
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 1  I'm 35 & a smoker. Where do I start...the constant feeling of being hungry which led to weight gain. Extreme amounts of hair loss, absolutely no sex drive for someone who had a very high one before, depression and frequent mood swings. Neck & back pain, always exhausted, blotchy & uneven skin tones on face, bloating. For 3 or so weeks after the shot I had strange brown clot like bleeding that didn't come out normally & had an odor. The list is endless!!! I went on the ring after being off BC for many years and had a horrible experience on it, so I stopped after one month and got pregnant the first time I had sex after. I then went on the pill which I never had issues with, but was told by my gyno I would have to find another form since I was approaching my 35th bday & still smoke. Since I didn't have many options to choose from and she recomended the shot over the other forms for me, I agreed. I have never been so out of sync emotionally, physically, & mentally with myself my entire life. It's iroinic I got the shot to prevent from getting pregnant, well it's definitely doing the job since the last thing I want to do is have sex...it has completely zapped me of any sex drive. Overall, this has been a very trying and horrible experience. I just want to urge anyone thinking about getting it to exam all forms of BC available and to not just start it b/c of the possibility of no more periods. I will take my worst period I've F 35 2 months
 3/15/2008
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 1   moody all the tim F 34 2 months
 3/18/2008
 1  very painful periods bad acne, severe mood swings and anxiety, no period but been spotting for 3 weeks, still have cramps, painful breasts this shot is awful!!my face broke out horribly days after getting the shot, my breasts hurt so bad its painful to wear a bra, the mood swings are out of control!! i want to punch the wall and cry for no reason at all. i thought i was going crazy until i came upon this site! i haven't had a period, but i have been spotting for weeks, which to me is worse than a period. i started the shot because i had very very painful periods, but i have still been getting severe cramps even though no period :( and now i did some research and found out that it can take 6-8 months for the drug to get out of your system after the last shot....i really will go crazy!! DON NOT GET THIS SHOT!! F 26 2 months
 11/9/2008

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