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 SEVERE abdominal pain, frequent long-lasting migraines, SEVERE mental side effects (depression, anxiety, paranoia, mood swings, suicidal feelings), PAINFUL abdominal cysts since then, i bled for 4 months, anemia caused by all the bleeding DO NOT TAKE THIS! I asked the doc about an alternate form of birth control as i am bad at taking pills daily and he sent in the nurse who was all ready to give it- and i had just asked for INFO! so i asked about side effects and they said "none" and i said "ARE YOU SURE?" and they said yes, maybe i'll spot. I BLED FOR FOUR MONTHS STRAIGHT which drained the iron in my blood and made me very anemic. i took this when i was 17 and only got the shot ONCE. (not to mention they "forgot" to mention that it can lower your bone mass and i was already very small *5'5" and 110lbs* and i gained about 10-15lbs) STAY AWAY FROM THIS. DO NOT TRY THIS. F 20 3 months
 5/20/2009
 1  Birth Control Extremely tired, depressed, mood swings, back ache, very light spotting, aching joints, weight gain. First and last ever injection of this. Have never felt so low before. I would never have this injection again. F 21 3 months
 4/6/2009
 1  Pregnancy Prevention Discharge (sometimes yellow/green, sometimes brown). Spotting, loss of sex drive, mood-swings, bloating, dark spotting of my skin, abdominal pain, pain during sex. Depo is THE ABSOLUTE WORSE method of birth control. I do not recommend it to ANY women, ANY age. If you do not have at least 5 of the side effects, you will have a couple. It can take up to a year for the drug to be completely out of your system. There is no point to get it every 3 months if it stays in your body much longer. I regret ever getting the shot! I am hoping and praying every day that these side effects go away. F 17 3 months
 9/29/2008
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 1  Extremely painful cramps lasted wks 40 day period that only stopped when I started birth control pills; extremely painful cramps. Usually I have cramps for two weeks out of the month. On Depo Provera, they were longer and more painful. Tired, nauseated, sore breasts, constant bleeding that wouldn't stop. One shot was enough. Do your research before you decide to take the shot. I only researched the Depo Provera site and believed it when my doctor told me after the shot, "You won't have a period again." Yeah, right. Worst decision I ever made. Made life worse instead of better. F 34 3 months
 8/18/2008
 1  birth control Really bad bleeding for 2 1/2 weeks, really bad lower abdominal pain, HUGE mood swings, angry ALL the time, the smallest thing sets me off, no sex drive AT ALL most of the time I don't even like my boyfriend to touch me, always seem to be bitchy when I try not to be its like i cant control it or do anything about it. It was a few weeks after i got the shot that I began to slowly change, and I feel like I dont even know myself anymore. I'm just so moody and bitchy all the time and that's not like me at all! I HATE Depo!!! I will never ever take it again!! I've had nothing but problems ever since I started taking it!!! Take my advice and do not take it. My sister warned me before I took it not to, but I didnt listen to because Im really bad about taking a pill everyday. Now, every day she says "I told you so!!!" F 22 3 months
 9/10/2008
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 1  After the birth of my daughter. I was put on this 6weeks after I had my daughter, as I got very sick on the pill before. So we decided to try this, after about week I noticed I was always tired, moody, my back hurt all the time, I felt like I was always hungry. I lost all my baby weight within the 6weeks after my daughters birth and within 2 months I gained over 30lbs. And haven't been able to lose it. I was on the shot for over 3 months and didn't get my period once. My feet hurt all the time, and so do my breasts. I have headaches all the time, and they just do not seem to go away. My stomach is always cramping up, as well as my shoulders and neck. This shot is horrible. Take a look at all the side effects. I would have never taken this if I WOULD have known what I know now *since no one informed me* and its horrible that is could take over 2 years to get pregnant again. And it makes me feel either pissy all the time or like I want to cry. THIS SHOULD BE BANNED ITS HORRIBLE. F 20 3 months
 8/1/2008
 1  birth control Depression, anger, anxiety, pelvic pain I cannot believe how miserable this drug has made me. For the last 2 months my life, as well as the lives of others around me (I'm sure), has been a living hell. I want this whole experience to end so badly. I'd give anything to take back the decision to have this shot. If you are considering this, please, PLEASE think twice. F 23 3 months
 3/25/2009
 1  birth control nausea, increased appetite, cravings, acne, extreme fatigue, mood swings, vaginal dryness, no sex drive, no period, excess body hair, depression, and anxiety. I generally do not use words as strong as hate. Honestly I hated the shot with a passion. I've never experienced anything so horrible. I've tried Desogen, Loestrin 24 Fe, Ortho tricyclen lo, and Ortho evra. None gave me severe side effects as this did. I have had maybe one or two of the side effects with other bc but this one takes the cake.My face was never clear, I had heat rash-like acne all over my forehead the entire 3 months. I generally have very clear skin. My body hair got thicker and darker. I had terrible mood swings, I hated everyone. I am a very energetic person, I can generally stay up into the wee hours of the morning and party with the best of them, surviving on little to no sleep. I had to go to bed at 8 pm, woke up at 8 am and I'd still need a 3 hour nap later just to survive the day and function. If I wasn't sleeping I was eating. No matter how much I ate, I was never full, then I'd be hungry within an hour after eating until I was exhausted. On depo I thought I was F 21 3 months
 6/17/2008
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 1  prvent pregnancy Acne (I never had acne before), fatigue, EXTREME joint pain, NO sex drive, painful sex (the two times I actually did have sex) my three months ended two days ago and NEVER AGAIN will I get another shot. My bones ache all day everyday and I am 22. What is the point of a BC method if you don't want to have sex anymore due to pain?? WHAT A JOKE. I Do not recommend this drug to anyone. F 22 3 months
 8/11/2008
 1  birth control hives, excessive weight gain, rage outbursts, increased acne, random/prolonged bleeding, loss of sex drive after receiving the first shot of depo i dramatically gained weight, i weighed 119 and now 3 months later i weigh 135 even though i haven't changed my diet since i revived the shot, after my first period on the shot lasted 2 and a half weeks. extreme rage outbursts that i have never experienced before, im a very calm person, but now randomly over the smallest things i want to rip heads off, had over 100 hives on my leg in the coarse of a month and a half, i also have good skin since 7th grade i would get 1 pimple a month and that was about it, now im getting 8 to 10 a month and have excessive facial hair. I WILL NEVER USE AGAIN. after researching i found that depo is actually female anabolic steroids and a very large amount all at once EXTREMELY unsafe and unhealthy for you F 18 3 months
 10/5/2009
 1  Birth control Irregular bleeding, Fatigue, Muscle aches, Loss of sex drive, Severe mood swings, Acne. I could go on I wouldn't recommend this to anyone. Once getting I'd say my 2nd injection I felt like a totally different person and not in a good way. I can see why its very effective birth control it makes you so mean no one would want to touch you. My face has broken out terribly. My hairs thin. I have no energy at all. I ache. I feel alot older than I am from it. And I have been getting two periods a month. I have not had an injection in over a month and still feel side effects. Matter a fact I had a period two weeks ago and got another. I still feel very edgy. It would be nice to know when this crap will be out of my system. Its terrible! If anyone would like to share similar experiences or might know how long this crap takes to wear off email me. F 24 3 months
 9/21/2009
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 1  Birth control Anxiety, mood swings, severe cramping all over my body, headaches, nausea, vomiting It's astonishing how instant all of my symptoms came about. I received my first (and only) shot of Depo right after I had a miscarriage. I've never had problems with anxiety until now. I have been anxious 24/7, I have no interest in sex, or anything else for that matter. I've been suicidal and have even woken my mother up at various hours of the night from being in such pain from cramps I could do nothing other than weap. I have been spotting constantly since the shot and it seems like no matter how often I keep clean, I still have a vaginal odor which I've never had before using this birth control. Although it's convenient, the side effects out weigh the benefits and I DO NOT recommend this shit to ANY woman out there. F 18 3 months
 9/24/2009
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 1  Birth control DO NOT TAKE THIS SHOT!!!!!! I have only had two shots and at first my headaches and cramps went away but two weeks after the shot I experienced extreme side effects. I have gained 20 lbs, my hair is thinning and falling out, I get light headed at random times, my stomach hurts, I have leg pain, joint pain. Plus I AM TIRED ALL THE TIME! The worst part is the low if any sex drive and vaginal dryness. IT IS NOT WORTH IT!! F 26 3 months
 10/19/2009
 1  Birth Control Mood swings, weight gain, no period. I only took this drug once. it has been 8 months and I still havent get my period.. Do Not Take this drug. F 22 3 months
 11/3/2009
 1  Birth Control Method / Avoid pregna Well I wanted to get on birth control and decided to talk to my doctor and I talked to my doctor and asked her what was her decision on the best alternative for birth control and she said depo provera so without doing research first I just went on ahead and decided to go along with what my doctor said because i thought she knew what she was talking about because she was s doctor. And so then she gave me the first dose around may 09 and ii took it and i was due in for my second shot around august 09 and i never did take the second dose thou because i noticed on and off weird periods, spotting, nausea, heavy heavy cramping which i am still getting almost every day now and also no period, and weight gain, I just bought like two or three brand new pair of jeans and now i can't fit any of them because of my weight and also it's been 3 months since i had a period. because before taking the medication i had regular periods then after taking the shot i had very little periods or spotting and t F 23 3 months
 11/16/2009
 1  birth control headaches, backaches, vomiting constantly, vomitting blood, spittig up blood, aches everywhere, awful cramps, hair loss, took it four months ago only once and stopped taking it... still no period.And depression and anger. I don't reccomend anybody to take this shot. Although it's an upside that i didn't get a period for the first two months when i did it lasted for nine days... unusual for me. I vomitted blood and spat up blood and still am doing it. I feel depressed and my bipolar is worse. I did research and found out that this is most likely the cause to all of my problems and found out some woman are suffering infertility after getting the shot. My doctor didn't tell me ne of this would happen. Wish i did more research. M 20 3 months
 11/29/2009
 1  Wasnt quite ready to have a baby nausea, outrageous bleeding/ abdominal pain, loss of appeptite I got the shot at the beginning of june and a week after I went completely off my period I came right back on the next week. I have been bleeding daily since, whether it is heavy or just spotting, there is blood. I have had horrible stomach pains sometimes they are unbearable. I stay very moody and emotional almost like I am bipolar and I have never had any problems like that before this shot. I have been having headaches that last all day long and because I stay so quizzy all the time I never wanna eat. This shot is not worth it I would try a different form of birth control instead of this. I have bleed so much it defeats the purpose of me getting the shot because I can never have intercourse. DON'T GET THIS SHOT!! F 23 3 months
 8/14/2009
 1  birth control prolonged bleeding, and low sex drive The shot is the worst ever! Let me give you a time lime just to let you know how much I bled: I got the shot on Feb, 10, 2009. I started bleeding exactly one week later. On April 28, 2009, I was scheduled to return back to the Dr. for the 2nd shot. After bleeding the entire time I decided not to get it. I contintued to bleed and did not stop until about May 10. I stopped bleeding completely and when I just though the medication was completely out of my system and I was going to have a normal period, I start bleeding again on July 31, 2009 and have not stopped yet. There is not even a day where I am not bleeding! I can't wait 'til this is completely out of my system but from the looks of the other posting it could be more than just awhile! The doc even told me the medication would be out of my system after 6 months from getting the last shot but then when I called re: my concerns, they said this was completely NORMAL!! Ugh! I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND NOT TO GET THIS AT ALL! DONT EVEN CONSIDER IT! If you want to keep you sex drive healthy, dont get it! F 21 3 months
 8/26/2009
 1  Prevent pregnancy migraine, mood swings, mild hair loss, acne, increased appetite, long menstrual cycle I do not recommend this product. I took the shot in May and everything was fine until the end of June. At that time I started spotting continuously (every day all day) and then I had my cycle which I thought would fix this issue but it went on for 2 1/2 weeks and then the continuous spotting returned. I am now into my eigth week of my long cycle with no sign of it stopping. My doctor has told me this is a reaction that some women experience and I have to wait it out until the drug is out of my system. The information I have found suggests that this could continue for 6 to 8 months. So I would highly recommend another form of birth control first before using this method. You never know how your body will react to this shot. F 30 3 months
 8/19/2009
 1  Birth Control EXTREME NAUSEA,abdominal cramps,no sex drive,Hair Loss,Servere Depression,Anxiety,Gastrointestinal problems,Heavy periods lasting for more than a week.Itchy Skin, Weight loss 40pds About 4 days after takin the shot i experienced EXTREME Nausea its been non stop for 3 months,Ive been to the ER 8 times in the past 3 months they keep telling me i have gastrointestinal problems, ive loss 40pds, i havent been able to eat because of the nausea. Ive lost hair, Servere depression even suicidle thoughts my fiancee is having a hard time putting up with my moodswings, i cry for no reason i get so mad for the little things,i cant eat i feel full all the time,Dr's take alot of blood from me do all theses test in they cant tell me whats going on.Now i have to see a therapist for my depression.im going for a colonoscopy on Wed!! i know its the depo makin me feel lke this..I wouldnt recommend this to anybody especialy if u love ur health.Its the worst thing i have ever did. F 26 3 months
 7/31/2009
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