DEPO-PROVERA Reviews (MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE)Average Rating: 2.1 (2471 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare DEPO-PROVERA with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR DEPO-PROVERA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | to stop me from getting pregnant | F | 18 | 5 months | 6/2/2014 | 1 | birth control | side effects; cramps in the leg, abdominal pain,weight gain, eating more often,never ending cycle | 2 doses of the shot and still have a cycle | F | 17 | 5 months | 1/3/2010 | 1 | prevent pregnancy | chest pains, hunger, painful sex, constant bleeding that hasn't stopped, lost some weight. | The first three months on the shot I was on my period everyday except maybe 2 weeks in the begining because i switched from the pill. Im currently still on the shot. I only have one month left and I am going to stop taking the shot. | F | 18 | 5 months | 4/4/2009 | 1 | birth control method | Irritability, depression, mood swings, random crying, aches on every inch of my body, constantly tired, no motivation for anything, weight gain due to depression and turning to food. | This is a terrible product and I feel the sorrow that goes along with all who have been injected with this poison. I went in to the doctor telling her that I would get a little paranoid the week before my period (case of PMS) and she told me that this would "level my mood". Yeah, if an UNDERGROUND level is what she meant. This is the worst thing I've ever done to my body. For the past year and a half I spent changing my diet (became vegan) and involving myself into yoga and finding a deep connection with myself. I had finally started to find the me-shaped hole inside of me (growing up was tough) and finally felt confident enough to be with a man--and, if I didn't want pregnancy, that involved a birth control method. All the work I did to better myself (losing 100lbs, feeling happy, laughing, making friends) all went down the tube as soon as I got shot in the butt. I still have about a month and a half until I am due for another shot--which I will NEVER get...but I've read the detox time on that can take up to a year. My plan is to drinks lots of water, teas, eat fruit and cleanse my system and come back to who I was always meant to be. This depressed, uncreative being that I am now is terrible. I can only hope that I become whole once again. And the sooner, the better for all. | F | 25 | 5 months | 4/25/2009 | 1 | contraceptive | moodiness, weight gain, back pain, night sweats | I have had 2 shots. 30 days after my first shot I started bleeding and have not stopped yet except for 1 or 2 days. I have had depression most of my life and this has only exacerbated the problem. A friend of mine had great results with it and never had a period at all..one of the few lucky ones..so I thought I would try it. BIG MISTAKE! My OB/GYN nurse encouraged me to take this 2nd shot by telling me it should make the symptoms decrease. I am miserable. I am having severe cramps and backaches. I am bloated, gaining weight, having headaches and am snappy and mean to my family. Forget being intimate, this is the last thing on my mind. I would not recommend this shot to anyone! | F | 40 | 5 months | 8/21/2009 | 1 | Birth Control | hmm where do i start....mood swings, no periods, no sex drive, nearly ended my marriage, depression, weight gain, angry most of the time, low self worth.....the list goes on | I started taking this jab in Apr 09. I went to get a smear test done after i had a baby and it was recommended to me. I should really have done reaserch but we usually listen to what doctors say because we expect that they know best. I've since had two more which totals 3 jabs in 2009. I was due for another end of October but after what i've been going through and the extra reaserch i've done i decided to stop taking it. Its been 3 months now and i'm yet to see my period. what scares me is hearing about the irregular bleeding after you stop it. Ive been home from work for months depressed. There was so much ( and still is) so much fighting and arguments in my marriage that at one point we talked about divorce. I just generally felt like crap and not myself. I thought this jab was perfect when i heard no periods and how well it works as a contraceptive but they don't tell you the side effects you have to do your own reaserch. I would NOT recommend Depo- provera to anyone. I will NEVER touch it again. | F | 25 | 5 months | 11/23/2009 | 1 | to not get pregnant | since being on the depo i have been spotting and bleeding for nearly five months ,i`ve also had bad back pain no sex drive and been depressed i was fine before taking this . i seriously do not recommend the depo injection to anybody i think it should be banned | F | 32 | 5 months | 11/9/2009 | 1 | birth conrol | Depression... constantly felt sad and unmotivated, which is very unlike me. I am more irritable than usual and it has affected my friendships and relationships. No other birth control has had any effect on me whatsoever. I am going off it next month and can't wait to be myself again. | F | 24 | 5 months | 12/29/2008 | 1 | birth control | Severe headaches, weight gain, irritability, severe depression, suicidal thoughts. While not having a period is nice, it isn't worth all of the other side effects. I have had only two injections so far, but I've already gained 10 pounds. This drug has nearly ruined my relationship - it destroyed my sex drive. I've had headaches since I started the shot and they have been most intense the day of and the few days following the shot. This drug has also triggered depression and suicidal thoughts. | I spoke with my doctor about the lack of desire to have sex, as it was becoming an issue with my fiance. She assured me that although this is a less common side effect it should go away with the second shot. Well, the lack of sex drive hasn't gone away and to top it off my mood swings are out of control. I have been severely depressed and lately have been having suicidal thoughts. I will not be getting my next shot. | F | 28 | 5 months | 12/29/2008 | 1 | PREVENT PREGNANCY | NO PERIODS AT ALL, MOODINESS, CRYING ALL THE TIME, ANGER, DEPRESSION, SUICIDAL THOUGHTS, FATIGUE, UTI'S, JEALOUSY, WEIGHT GAIN ONLY IN MY STOMACH | I have been on the depo shot b4 when i was single, & i loved it b/c prior to taking the shot i was under weight and i gained a healthy amt of weight. Months later I started dating now in a serious relationshp, I absolutely hate the way i feel. I am always crying, always depressed, very tired and never in a good mood, i get very annoyed by everyone, especially coworkers and its effecting my job, i over anylize EVERYTHING, sometimes i feel like life isnt worth living, i havnt talked to any of my family, i have a toddler boy and i feel like im not as close to him as i was b4 :( , i dont think i will be taking this shot anymore .. i would much rather have a baby than to feel like this. | F | 23 | 5 months | 2/16/2009 | 1 | reduce menstrual period | weight gain (16 pounds in 5 months), complete loss of sex drive, moodiness, tired | My doctor put me on this to reduce my periods and help keep my anemia under control. I would gladly go back on taking iron pills than to keep gaining huge amounts of weight no matter how healthy I am eating and how much I am exercising. This shot has put my marriage through hell. Thank God my husband is understanding. | F | 33 | 5 months | 3/24/2008 | 1 | Birth Control | Gained 15 lbs, Swollen Feet and Hands, Hair Loss, Crying Spells, Ab-Normal Moods (up one moment and sad the next), loss of energy. | I am a very active person and eat healthy. I box 2 days a week, run at the track 3-4 days a week, work full time, own a all natural bath and body products biz and am a mother of a 9 year old son. So I should not have any reason to gain this much weight in 5 months (cloths do not fit) or to become depressed, I’m also a naturally positive, active and happy person. This shot should not be called Depo Provera it should be Called DEVIL Depo! This has got to be taken off of the market. There are too many uses for it and it was never fully approved by the Government. This is the same drug they give to repetitive convicted sex offenders...this is the same drugs the "experts" say "there are many uses for Depo Provera". I would strongly suggest that women NOT use this as a form of birth control. My doctor warned me, but I am so open minded that I had to learn for myself, and I thinks it’s one of the worst choices I’ve ever made for my health. Never again! | F | 26 | 5 months | 7/2/2007 | 1 | birth control | extreme mood swings, increased anxiety lasting longer than a day, severe depression, a period lasting for 3 weeks (non-stop bleeding), cramping during the entirety of the 3 week period, decreased sex drive, confusion | Depo is terrible. I wish I could go back in time and knock the syringe out of the doctor's hand. If you are thinking about Depo, please, please, please do your research and for your own sake keep reading this post. Before Depo I had mild anxiety, but it was completely manageable and I rarely had panic attacks. I was deeply in love with my boyfriend and generally very happy with my outlook on life. I have been on Depo for 5 months and they have been the worst 5 months of my life. For the first couple of weeks, I had random fainting spells and even hot flashes (I am 20!) accompanied with nausea and confusion. I felt tired and worn out all the time, and would cry for no reason. It worried my family, friends, and my boyfriend. They warned me not to get the extra shot. But it was so convenient, so I just had to. So I did. Big mistake. Since my second shot I have had numerous anxiety attacks spurred on by basically nothing, crazy thoughts no normal person would ever think, trouble sleeping, decreased sex drive, and moderate to severe depression. I don't know who I am anymore and I have no idea what I want. I just want to stop feeling this way. I still have about a month and a half left on this shot, and I can't wait for it to be over. Please, please think twice before going on Depo. I wish I had. | F | 20 | 5 months 1X AN | 5/4/2010 | 1 | To decrease period flow and pain! | Irritable, bloating, daily dark brown/black blood, no sex drive, but when my husband and I do have sex its PAINFUL, lower back pain, joint pain in my knees and hands, headaches, weight gain, mood swings, nausea, and increased hair loss… | After I had my 6th child I got my tubes tied. About a year after I had my son, I noticed that my periods, although they came regularly, cause me much pain with alot of clotting. Five months ago I decided to get the shot to slow down/ lighten my periods with the shot and I have had nothing but problems. I constantly feel sick, my lower back hurts, my entire abdomen always feels like I have been punched, always feels like I am PMS'ing, my hands and knees always hurt, daily headaches, sleepless nights from either sweating or nightmares, very moody which is NOT normal for me, ABSOLUTELY NO SEX DRIVE (my poor husband), I always feel shakey and nervous, more pimples than normal, my ovary hurts on a daily basis, and my hips feel like they are out of place. Needless to say, I am not getting the 3rd injection. I am scared that these side effects wont go away or will take a long time to. I will NEVER get the shot again. I will just have to deal with the painful periods. To those of you with no side effects, consider yourselves lucky and I hope that you never have to experience what so many of us are going through. | F | 35 | 5 months 3X O | 3/21/2011 | 1 | birth control | irritability, sad, withdrawn, mean, constant brown spotting, then an unexpected heavy long-term period. extreme fatigue to the point where i stopped looking into the mirror because of the bags under my eyes. absolutely zero sex drive. | im so upset that my doctor recommended this poison to me. it has changed my life. i am not the same vibrant, beautiful, happy person i was before i started this in August. I am now not speaking to my sister, my best friend, i broke up with my boyfriend because i couldn't stand to be looked at like a sexual being. i feel extremely ugly. in the last month, i dyed my blonde hair to dark brown, ordered wrinkle cream, joined a gym because of a sudden low self esteem (i was but six months ago called "hot" which is unbelievable to me now when i look into a mirror). i sit at home alone. i don't want to be around anyone. im not kidding. this is a very dangerous drug. i only wish that i had seen this website before i started. i was only warned about weight gain and bone loss. i am printing out this entire blog to show my gynocologist so she doesn't ruin anyone else's life. :( i pray to god that it gets out of my system fast. im going to try a detox - if i can stop bleeding long enough to get to the store. | 47 | 5 months 1X O | 1/21/2011 | 1 | birth control | depression, anger, irrational behaviour, uncontrollable emotions, paranoia, constant crying, weight gain, | I BEG YOU NOT TO TAKE IT. There are thousands of women who are totally happy on it. But if you are one of the unlucky ones, the effects could be severe. It's not worth it. I didn't even realize how bad it was getting because half the time I felt totally normal & at times I can be a little intense and blamed it on myself. I went from being a generally happy person to being so negative. I was moody & would cry uncosolably. I was me sad for no reason, angry, and totally irrational. I couldn't handle any pressure. If the smallest thing went wrong I'd fly off the handle. I became a little paranoid and combatitive. Then I started feeling depressed, as though I was a bad person for behaving so badly. I started to take everything out on my boyfriend, who finally left me after 5 months. IT'S NOT WORTH THE RISK | F | 35 | 5 months 1X day | 2/24/2012 | 1 | birth control | Complete loss of sex drive, and lubrication. Painfull sex to the point of almost crying at times. headaches, weight gain only about 5 pounds tho. Hair loss that made me very self concious and afraid to style my hair for fear of loosing more. i bled for 4 months straight after i had just stopped bleeding from having my daughter | im glad i switched to ovcon ive only been on it a few days but my headaches have subsided and hopefully my sex drive will come back, my husband is not to happy with the depo shot either. i have to say i wouldnt tell anyone to take the shot. it may be nice to not get ur period but honestly, id prefer to have painless sex and no hair loss with my period than to have no period and in pain and constant wonder if im pregnant. | F | 19 | 5 months | 12/9/2005 | 5 | to avoid pregnancy. | no periods, vaginal dryness, low sex drive, slight weight increase. | I had vaginal dryness and low sex drive for the first couple of months but this has sorted itself out and im back to normal. i have had slight weight gain, about 4lbs, but it isn't noticable in my mesurements so it could be water retention as im not eating anymore than i normally do. if my wieght continues to increase i might think of using a different contraception as it took a year of dieting to lose 25lbs. Apart from this the drug is great for me. | F | 25 | 6 months | 12/1/2005 | 5 | Can't have oestrogen | Weight gain, feeling bloated, stomach cramps, depression (very tearful as well), breast tenderness, spotting, etc. | I had to go on it, because i am unable to have oestrogen through having a blood clotting gene. It is an amazing contraception method for anyone that wants convenience of not having to take a pill each moring, or check for strings. Although i have had several unpleasent side effects, overall it is good, though i am worried that when i would like to get pregenent it will be hard to concieve from having had this drug | F | 17 | 6 months | 5/8/2006 | 5 | menstrual cycles | can't say i have had any side effects except a decrease in my sex drive which is good for now since im young | starting when i was 12 i had an extremly heavy flow and horrible menstrual cramps..both were so bad that i would miss 2 days each month due to it. i tried 3 different brands of birth control pills and it was such a waste of time. time where all i did was cry and worry if i would be able to go to school or not finally i decided to talk to my doctor about the shot all i can say is it changed my life my life is great i still have irritable bowel syndrome and im only 15 now but no more worrying about having to go to school when that time of the month comes i was actually going through a depression due to it and partly because of the IBS but one problem is completly gone i pretty much gave up when i decided to try the shot because of the disappointing results of the 3 different brands of birth control pills i kept thinking well it might help it a bit if im lucky..no it fixed everything i didnt even have spotting and no cramps at all before i was on the shot i had the cramps so bad for 2 days that i couldnt stand i could only lay on a heating pad all day. My doctor has me taking 2 calcium pills a day since im so young and my bones arent done growing i have only been on the shot for 6 months and im very pleased feel free to email me at anytime | F | 15 | 6 months | 10/12/2004 |