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  prevent pregnancy nausea, extreme joint pain, extreme swelling of hands and feet, severe weight gain, extreme mood swings, depression, hate life, hate people, headaches and migraines, can't get out of bed, shortness of breath, chest pains, hair loss, hot flashes, blurred vision, complete loss in quality of life, no sex drive, no interest in anything, stomach pain, digestive pain, increased appetite, severe acne, can't walk on swelling, can't write with swelling, constant black bleeding, stomach bloating and swelling, lower back pain, feel severely disabled. I have lost my job of years due to this shot. I am unable to get up in the morning unless I apply ice to my swollen areas for two hours and limp to the shower. I am too exhausted and fatigued to work for more then 10 minutes at a time a couple times a day. I sleep constantly, never had anything so horrible in my life, would like to sue the company. F 39 9 months
1X AN		 6/9/2011
 1  To decrease my periods Extremely long heavy periods with blood clots. Broke out with itchy rash/hives on arms, back, neck and torso area at least 2 to 3 times a week. Mood swings and weight gain. Also lost sex drive and became very depressed. Depo basically ruined my life. I do not recommend Depo to anyone it is horrible. I went to my doctor and demanded to be put back on the pill. F 40 9 months
1X O		 7/13/2011
 1  Birth control This form of b/c was horrible for me. I gained about 20lbs., bad acne, always moody. And on top of it I had irregular periods and severe cramps. Definitely not for me. F 28 9 months
N/A		 10/6/2014
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 1  "Easy" birth control Nothing-worked great...until I stopped it... Highly dissatisfied! 7 months after stopping, got 1st "period". Horrific cramps, breast pain etc. Periods the next 12 mos. were weeks late. Sometimes light, sometimes heavy. Never knew when to e@xpect them. Had been every 28 days, almost to the hr. before the shots. Thought it was because I'm 38. Finally, 3 mos. later, I got my 1st 28 day cycle! Was thinking, "Oh great, now it's just going to come whenever", until I checked the calender for the last period. Realized it had been 28 days. Praying finally smooth sailing! I hope.... F 38 9 months
? @ PCP's		 11/19/2014
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 1   Weight gain, loss of hair, moody F 35 9 months
 6/5/2015
 1  painful periods Gained 25 lbs, hair loss, anxiety, mood swings, hungry all the time, increase in cold sore break outs, loss of period immediately after taking the shot Stopping depo has been terrible as well. Nausea, head aches, getting sick often, anxiety. I was so happy that I lost my period because my period is painful, but the weight gain and hair loss was not worth it! F 21 9 months
 5/21/2015
 1  Birth control For two weeks after getting my shots i would become extremely emotional... Like crying on the floor for stupid reasons emotional. Also ive been RIDICULASY tired, like getting 7-9 hours and still fallin asleep in class!!!! Also nobody warned me about the apetite increase, they said i would gain about ten pounds, I went from 165 to 205 and i have a regular diet and exersize semi regularly. This shot KILLED my metabolism!!! The only bright side is i stoppe getting periods which is good because i have endometriosis and would get extremely heavy and painful periods. I am hopefully switching to another method this month!! F 16 9 months
160 MG		 5/6/2014
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 1  pregnancy prevention 10 month long period. Gained 40 lbs. Pregnancy symptoms. F 23 9 months
 7/18/2013
 1  contraception DONT DO IT i am suffering constant headaches,dizzyness and memory loss also my eyesight is definately not what it was.im always tired and grumpy,even though i get a good 9 hours sleep a night.my sex drive is non existant.i cant wait for this poison to be out of my body :( if anyone wants to chat email me xx F 27 9 months
 1/12/2014
 1  To prevent pregnancy I want to say how horrible I've been feeling coming off the depo. It's been almost 4 months I been off. I did get my period back. Thank god. It took 2 months. Since being off the depo I've has horrible nausea, warm feelings, I sweat so much, stomach issues, frequent bowel movements, oily skin, pimple breakouts, no appetite, messed up sleep patterns, anxiety (I can't even fart without thinking I'm dying), weird discharges, just weird feelings in general, and one minute I want to cry and the next minute I want to slap the crap out of someone. It's horrible. No way to live. Don't get the depo. F 32 9 months
3 shots		 8/26/2013
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 1  Previously had a blood clot Hair loss, itchy breast and 'down there', absolutely no sex drive/didn't want to be touched at all, severe depression and worst temper I have ever seen, can not lose weight, awful stomach pains, dizziness, headaches, anxiety. F 29 9 months
 9/24/2013
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 1  Birth Control Massive weight gain, increase in appetite,no periods. I gained 21 pounds in weight and it was all in the wrong places!! I felt bloated and was hungry all the time. I watched my weight creep up every time I had a check up and the Depo. I came off the Depo in March. Since September 09 I have lost 21 pounds, my periods returned and I am my usual slim self, I have joined a slimming club where you have green days and red days!! and I have increased my CV work at the Gym to increase my metabolic rate, I believe that all these three factors have helped me to return to a normal weight. I have been to hell and back with the effects of this injection as I became very depressed due to gaining weight and I thought that my partner would leave me at some stage!! My friend at work told me I would lose the weight after six months and that support kept me going. I was never told how much weight I would gain and I was never given proper guidance or support when I was given this injection. I would advise any woman not to have this injection as it causes no end of problems and these are irreversible until months later. Think twice before you consider this form of contraception. F 41 9 months
 1/8/2010
 1  Birth Control Extreme Fatigue, Extreme Depression, No Libido I have received 3 Depo shots and I will never have another one. Within the past 4 - 5 months I have started feeling hopeless about everything...and so sad. I feel like someone took a huge sponge and soaked up all the joy from my life. I don't enjoy anything anymore...not my kids sports, not movies or tv, eating out at restaurants, being with friends or family, nothing. I am empty and no one can reach me. And I am anxious...my heart races...I have irrational and obssessive thoughts constantly...worry, worry, worry is all I do. And sex?? What sex. I don't want it. I sleep on the very edge of the bed so my husband won't accidentally touch me because then he might want to have sex and I would rather eat glass. Also, I can barely stay awake while driving. I literally have to baounce my head of the headrest to wake myself up sometimes. Be very careful if you choose this for BC. F 41 9 months
 9/29/2009
 1  birth control and regulate periods headaches, decreased appetite but weight gain anyways..muscle and joint aches, irregular bleeding, bad cramps, heavy bleeding worst form of bc EVER! idk where to begin..this is the first bc ive ever taken and my doctor told me that it would eliminate my period and i wouldnt have to take a pill every day. I got a bruise on my arm from the shot but thats the least of the side effects..before this shot i rarely got headaches and considered myself lucky but during the 9 months they were atleast a couple times a week id say. For the first 2 months i didnt have a period which was great, and then about 10 days before i was supposed to get my next shot my period started and didnt stop until i got the next shot. Before getting depo i never had cramps either, but on it i would get cramps where id be doubled over in pain and just couldnt even move until it was gone. The blood was more of my uteran lining then blood which worried me because it was never like that before. after the 3rd shot i decided not to get it anymore because instead of not getting a period like my doctor said, i would have it for 2 or 3 weeks at a time. so to answer the question if it works as a birth control, the answer is yes, because you never get the chance to have sex except one lucky week a month MAYBE. ive now been off of it since Nov 11 (now Dec 7) but have had irregular bleeding/spotting since about the first week of Oct. I can't go anywhere w/o pads. Now that i'm off it my stomach seems to feel and look a little flatter even though the scale reads the same..NO i would NOT recommend this product F 18 9 months
 12/7/2009
 1  Birth Control Constant Sick feeling, Nausea, Severe Headaches, Breasts were sore, Hair loss,mood swings, depression. I have been was on the shot for 9 months. I didn't go back to get the last shot b/c the side effects were so bad. Every thing was great for the first 2 shots then i started getting all the side effects suddenly. I have been off the shot for one month and my period has not came back yet and the side effects are still here. I am getting pregnancy like symtoms but i am not pregnant. I would not tell anyone to take this shot I would tell them it would be a HUGE MISTAKE!! F 21 9 months
 9/8/2009
 1  as a contaceptive low sex drive weight gain, depression, breast tenderness heavy bleeding i had three shots all in all. the first month i would be moody and cry with no apparent reason and i would have a period every two weeks.my honeymoon was hell i bled for 3 weeks. i took it originally because i suffered from uterine fiboids. i wish i hadnt taken it at all. am trying to get pregnant now. its been 9 months since my last shot but i cant get pregnant and i experience irregular verrrrry long periods of up to 20days. please do not use this contraception F 26 9 months
 8/13/2009
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 1  birth control bad mood swings, weight gain (30 lbs), acne, painful intercourse, total loss of sex drive Depo was recommended to me because I have "white coat" high blood pressure and no other options were given to me. Gained 30 lbs in 9 months (10 lbs per shot). Had the same workout/diet routine since getting the 1st shot and found that I was actually gaining weight! I am slowly losing the weight I put on (so far lost 15 lbs in 3 months). Sex was extremely painful to the point I could not have any sex at all. My GP did not discuss the side effects and when I told her about not liking the shot she told me everyone else is delighted with it and couldn't understand how I could not like it! WTF?! You have to do your own research before getting this! I practically forced her to switch me to a different BC and now I'm on progesterone-only pills (POPs) and feel a million times better. I've been off Depo for 3 months now and I have no acne, no moodiness, sex drive is back like I'm 18 again, and no weight gain. And most importantly I've switched clinics. F 33 9 months
 8/28/2009
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 1  to not get pregnant depression, vomiting(not to mention the constant nausia that came with it),severe muscle spasms, worse cramps then before i was on it,cried for NO REASON, no sex drive, painful sex, headaches, no energy no matter how long i sleep, acne, 30lbs of wieght gain in 9 months! what the hell! dont ever take this shot, your doctor may sugar coat it as the best and most effective birth control out there, dont believe a word they say. the drug had made my life hell, with all the side effects that i got i may as well have been pregnant for the whole 9 months... i wouldnt recomend this drug to my worst enemy. im supposed to go in for a 4th injection next week but you can bet im not going to take it. the pain i had to go thru was NOT worth it at all. i would rather have another baby. the shot should be banned, it will mess you up! dont take it. F 24 9 months
 9/22/2008
 1  birth control Dipression, mood swings, gained tons of weight, no sex drive at all, headaches, bones hurt, bachache.... you name it I was on the shot for 9months, cried for no reason, I was so depressed... my husband had enough of me. Thank God for my sister, I kept denying that depo was the problem there, and she opened my eys, I am off it for 3 months now. Different person, love to love my husband, love being around people and hate my waist. Im normaly happy now. I still have bad hadaches every day, I was told that it will get better with time.Stay away from this drug, I would rather have a child again F 25 9 months
 8/28/2008
 1  Birth Control Where do I start?!... I'm sat here again whilst my BF has stormed off because I'm too moody to be with! We've argued again all morning and he's getting sick of it! & I dont blame him - he's put up with it for 9 months now!! And he's not the only one who's sick of it! I just can't cope anymore & WONT be getting another injection when it's due! Aside from the mood swings & depression there's the greasy skin & worsening spots! Hot flushes (especially at night), I'm so angry & cry at the slightest thing, I am very dry & need LOADS of lube to attempt sex! And that is when I even want it! ... well, I dont want it - he wants it so I oblige!!! It's been the worst 9 months of my life!!!!!!!! Think twice before you try this form of contraception!! If you like your life the way it is now then DONT put this inside you! you'll definately not get pregnant, cos you'll NOT want to have sex - & if your boyfriend doesnt understand you'll be single anyway!!!!!!!!!!!!!! F 23 9 months
 6/28/2008

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