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 Heavy bleeding with the first cycle (5 wks out of the 3 months), depression, irritability, no sex drive, acne (last cycle), hair loss Was introduced to Deprovera by my Ob-Gyn most likely bc I was a young girl (22) and wanted me to be on a birth control and that didn't needed to be taken daily. "more convenient" for young girls that can't comply w taking a BC pill daily. Liked the idea of convenience at the time, however, once I started experiencing such side effects that were affecting my life on a daily basis I researched the drug more and came to find out that other women were going through similar circumstances. I would not recommend this BC to anyone! They shouldn't even have it on the market!!! I can't wait to be me again and acne free! F 23 3 times
1X O		 1/18/2011
 1  Birth Control PAINFUL INTERCOURSE!! Continual spotting. Doctors do not warn of any side effects and it took 9 months and a referral to a gynocologist for anyone to suggest that the depo could be the cause of pain during intercourse. Last injection was 5 months ago, so far there's no change, do your own research! F 24 3 times
 1/15/2007
 1  help ease endometreosis pain After 1st shot i bleed heavily for 5 weeks straight and ended up in the hospital. My docgave me an "emergency" depo shit to stop the bleeding. I have horrible acne which i havent ever had before. Im constantly in pain, it feels like i have the flue everyday with the throwing up and joint and body aches. The bloating got so bad one time that my left foot swelled up 5 times the normal size and the er doc toldme i HAD to stop this med! I also have been so deppressed that i am now taking prozac twice a day as well as xanax twice a day for the panic attacks. It has gotten so bad that i cant work anymore and for awhile couldnt drive due to the panic attacks and shaking episodes. Since this shot i have not been myself at all. The mood swings r crazy and i have no desire to do the things that i love anymore. I rarely leave my home due to the deppression and anxiety andlike mist women on this i have no sex drive anymore. Im due for my next shot in a few weeks and will not be going in for it. Theonly thing my doc told me was that i could gain 5 lbs if i wasnt careful. Well ive gained over 30 lbs since starting this!! I just hope that by the time my husband is back from his 5th deployment that i can be back to my normal happy self again. I cant keep living like this anymore. It has completly changed and ruined my life and im scared that i will have long term effects from this mistake i made! If u r thinking about going on this or ur doc reccommends this please dont just take t F 28 3 times
 5/9/2012
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 1  Birth control I got off depo in january I started getting abdominal pain it wasn't bad so I left it but still went to the doctor I was tested (blood test,poo test,pee test ,ct scan and ultra sounds) my ct scan hasn't come back yet but everything else did and there was nothing wrong. I didn't get my period for a year.. In march I got dead blood for 1-2 days then got it again in April for 1-2 days I kept getting it I felt dizzy, in pain, hair loss, and memory loss. I got my full period yesterday 3/8/12 I was in pain at first and wanted to go home as soon as I got home I went for a shower and my period just gushed out I had to lay down as I nearly fainted. I've also been very very moody! I feel a lot better now that I have my period but I have such bad pains and my period is extremely heavy! I just bough this tablet it's called naprogesic its a heavy period pain tablet it worked for me. I will NOT be getting this needle again and I think the needle shouldn't be on the shelves as it is dangerous!! I'm only 17 and I I want kids when I'm older and I've read a lot of people can't have kids after the needle. F 17 3 times
 8/4/2012
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 1  dont want anymore children have3! Started off with mood swings, spots, lack of sex drive! After.2nd shot teeth ache severe hip pain and itching in breast for days but under the skin! Still have 6 weeks left on this horrible drug and god knows how long until i feel normal, feel like an oap! Do not get this. F 27 3 times
 6/30/2013
 1  DR. TOLD ME TO. NON STOP BLEEDING I HATE IT............ F 29 3 times
 11/7/2008
 1  Endometriosis anxiety, numbness/tingling on left side of body (including LEFT side of tongue!), extreme weakness/nervousness, heart palpitations, sharp pains in legs and arms, bone ache, violent stomach disturbance(was on a liquid diet for 6 months as a result), weight loss because I couldn't eat!! It helped for its intended purpose but nearly killed me with its adverse effects. Two years of my life were destroyed as a result of Depo, and I will never physically be the same again. It has been four years since that fateful first shot and I still experience problems from it. Anxiety, nervousness and stomach ailments plague me to this day...PLEASE don't consider this drug an option for ANY REASON!! Death had me in it's grip because of it and it is only by the grace of God I survived. I am not sure what I am more appalled at - the fact Dr.'s administer it without due care of its effects, Dr.'s not believing my symptoms were related to its use, or after reading the comments on this site that it is still being used and that practitioners are using it on girls as young as 15!! I will live with my endo & its pains before ever giving my life to this monster!I hope you will do the same... F 35 3 times
 5/5/2007
 1  Birth control while breastfeeding Complete loss of libido. Sore, almost painful sex. Approximatly 10 lb weight gain per shot. High depression. Very low self esteem. It worked as a birth control in more ways than one. I was so depressed and sex was so 'not' fun that my husband and I had sex less than twice a month for over 9 months and those were only for him. I have been off it for a month and though I haven't lost the weight I gained, I feel so much better overall and actually have a sex drive now. F 26 3 times
 6/12/2007
 1  endo depression, weakness, enlargement of lymph nodes under right arm, weakened immune system This comment is for those who say,"If it works for you, fine - if not, don't take it again" and "Eating right & excersing will keep your weight in check"...What you don't realize is that if it doesn't work for you, you are ultimately hooched. This drug chemically alters your system; that means nothing you do will counteract its negative effects and you run the risk of PERMANENT damage to your body. Diet, excersise, supplements - they aren't going to correct a chemical imbalance that has been put into play. So to those who post such ignorant comments, give those of us who are scarred for life some credit...We're not whining - we're trying to prevent future cases such as ours! F 35 3 times
 5/7/2007
 1  Birth Control Gained 50 pounds, acne like you would not believe, depression/sad mood Don't take it. A friend recommended it to me, and I regretted it. I took 3 shots before I figured out the shots were causing my issues. It took 9 mo for my cycle to start again, and I have struggled with the weight ever since (got last injection in 2004) by losing it all only to gain it back again, repeatedly. F 34 3 times
 10/31/2009
 1  birth control 50lbs weight gain, depression, extreme moodiness, morning sickness, injection site is still sore! I started using this product 2 months after giving birth. I had lost most of my weight from giving birth & breast feeding. I started this shot and I kept gaining weight from then on. I took this shot 2 more times and stopped in january. It is now october, i still have not got a period or have stopped gaining weight. I was always a small person up until using this drug. Then moodiness was just terrible. I thought is was the breast feeding, but i still get extremely moody. I was never this moody in my life! I would not recommend this to anyone! I have told all my friends not to take this, now after having their children... they're all skinny! F 24 3 times
 10/13/2009
 1  Birth Control * Gained 40 pounds (felt like the weight gain happened overnight!) * Severe depression (crying for no reason on a weekly basis). * Felt soooooo exhausted and tired ALL the time. * Constant bleeding (4 solid months without a break!), ended up having to have a D&C to stop the bleeding. * A blood clot formed in my left leg and ended up in the emergency room with a left leg that was cold and white because blood had stopped flowing to it. Luckily, emergency surgery prevented me from having my leg amputated! I only took 3 shots of this medicine (poison) and it took me almost 10 years to recover from what this stuff did to my body! It was so terrible. I wish I had looked it up on the net before I ever had the first shot. I would have NEVER allowed that stupid doctor to "try it" on me! Lesson learned. This site was a great idea. F 39 3 times
 6/1/2009
 5  prevent pregnancy My first shot I had a period for two weeks and then never again. Each shot leaves a bruise at the injection site for a couple days unlike other shots I've gotta TDAP, flu,etc.) I did gain 10lbs but I was also about 12lbs underweight before getting on the shot. I would definitely recommend trying it for at least 6 months, two shots. Other people it seems their symptoms go away after the second shot. F 19 4 times
 11/18/2014
 5  Because I hate my period No periods for a year. I get a depo shot once per year and it stops my period for the full year. Once my doctor convinced me to get it every 3 months- big mistake, I ended up with spotting and anxiety attacks. I went back to once a year and it works fine to prevent my period (yes, I know that this may not work as birth control). I had been having incredibly heavy and painful periods, to the point where I couldn't concentrate at work on those days. I was also having anxiety, depression, and sleeping difficulties before each period. Depo stops all of it (as long as I only take it once a year). F 30 4 times
1X O		 8/8/2015
 2  Birth control Weight gain, vaginal dryness, SEVERE vaginal itching and burning I hav taken 4 injections. After the 2nd I started having vaginal dryness, then SEVERE itching and burning. I have now dealt with this for over 5 months. I was scheduled for injection 30 days ago and did not get it. Still no period and no relief from itching. Dr keeps saying it is a yeast infection but I know otherwise. IF ANYONE CAN GIVE ME ANY TREATMENT INFO FOR THE ITCHING PLEASE EMAIL ME, I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!!!!!! F 34 4 times
 4/26/2007
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 1  4 kids is enough gained 29 pounds with the last shot, fatique, insomnia,sore back, feeling depressed once and a while, no energy and just feel like hang out at home all the time...and OMG I have been bleeding continually since my last shot in Aug (its now Dec 22) prior to that I would always start bleeding again about 2 weeks after getting the shot. My Dr is aware I have been bleeding for so long yet doesn't think anything of it, nor does she express any regret on not telling me the "possible" side effects...clearly she has no idea what its like to wear a pad for 5 straight months...yup...just a tad choked and hope this will stop someday....I wonder if it will and when...mmmm My dr. suggested depo because of my age and I smoke and the BC isnt good for smokers or ppl my age. I was married 15 yrs to a "fixed" husband after our kids and am in a new relationship now for the past year and a half and this is why I went on it...thank God he still loves me. I have not taken a shot since Aug yet still have the poundage...only benefit is I now have boobs..haha...I have never weighed this much and it REALLY bothers me and need it to be gone...I have a closet full of clothes that dont fit...I wish I did research b4 taking this. I never knew about ANY side effects...would I suggest this shot...HELL NO!!! I would rather have my guy use a raincoat. F 40 4 times
 12/22/2009
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 1  4 kids is enough gained 29 pounds with the last shot, fatique, insomnia,sore back, feeling depressed once and a while, no energy and just feel like hang out at home all the time...and OMG I have been bleeding continually since my last shot in Aug (its now Dec 22) prior to that I would always start bleeding again about 2 weeks after getting the shot. My Dr is aware I have been bleeding for so long yet doesn't think anything of it, nor does she express any regret on not telling me the "possible" side effects...clearly she has no idea what its like to wear a pad for 5 straight months...yup...just a tad choked and hope this will stop someday....I wonder if it will and when...mmmm My dr. suggested depo because of my age and I smoke and the BC isnt good for smokers or ppl my age. I was married 15 yrs to a "fixed" husband after our kids and am in a new relationship now for the past year and a half and this is why I went on it...thank God he still loves me. I have not taken a shot since Aug yet still have the poundage...only benefit is I now have boobs..haha...I have never weighed this much and it REALLY bothers me and need it to be gone...I have a closet full of clothes that dont fit...I wish I did research b4 taking this. I never knew about ANY side effects...would I suggest this shot...HELL NO!!! I would rather have my guy use a raincoat. F 40 4 times
 12/22/2009
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 1  heavy periods heart palpitations, high pulse rate, 15 lb. weight loss, diarrhea, indigestion, insomnia, shakiness I got so sick and waited until my body came back to normal to write this. I had my last Depo shot, May 2009. Up until then, I was fine. The 4th shot changed everything. I was constantly at the doctors. All they could find was high cortisol. I was sent to an Endocrinologist. She said all of my symptons were 100% because of the Depo. I started to feel better mid November. I was put on bio-identical hormones to trick my body back. I got my period on January 2nd and it was completely normal. I do not recommend Depo to anyone.One of the doctors I saw told me he would not give Depo to his dog. It messes with the hypothalmus. Please think twice before using this. F 48 4 times
 1/11/2010
 1  to prevent pregnancy Within a few weeks of my first shot, I felt different; depressed, tired, bloated, spotty, hair loss, weight gain, lack of libido, irritable...these symptoms all worsened as time went on. After my 4th shot, I didn't go back for more as I'd had enough, as had my hubby. We were also hoping to increase our family by having another baby. I had my last shot in June 2011, it took over a year for my cycle to return, even now its not regular (anything from 4-8weeks cycle) and I've still not conceived. I totally regret getting the shot, it just seemed a good idea as I can not use the pull and the coil made me bleed heavily. The Dr says give it time, he knows we can conceive as we have 3 children already....but time is running out for me... F 35 4 times
 6/21/2013
 1  Contraception Loss of libido, fatigue, acne (cystic), weight gain F 25 4 times
 2/7/2012

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