DEPO-PROVERA Reviews (MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE)Average Rating: 2.1 (2470 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 |
| 2 | birth control | CONSTANT BLEEDING, huge mood swings, rage, anxiety, lack of and no sex drive, vaginal dryness, sharp pains during sex, sharp abdominal pains, slight weight gain and constantly hungry, slight depression | The depo shot was my very first form of birth control. I didn't want to have to remember the pill everyday and a few of my friends had been on it for a while with nothing but positive results minus a slight weight gain. I have always been an athlete so the weight gain did not effect me very much except an increased appetite. I only took one shot and decided not to do it again. A few weeks after getting the shot I had vaginal dryness and there were sharp pains any time I had sex. After discontinuing the treatment I have such extreme mood swings, and even fits of rage. While on Depo I only had one period and had such sharp pains in my lower abdomin. I went the restroom to have my uterine wall fall out! My boyfriend took me to the ER right away and they explained it was nothing serious, just my body getting used to the drug since I had had no period for 2 months. I HAVE CONSTANT BLEEDING since I stopped the shot and the heaviness varies. I still have a lack of sex drive and since I bleed all the time don't even want to get intimate with my boyfriend! The whole thing is nothing but draining and annoying. | F | 19 | 3 months | 6/4/2009 | 2 | Birth control | I just recently received my first shot of depo 5 days ago and immediately after I received it I almost passed out in my doctors office, then felt extremely nauseous and hot and was red in the face and sweating everywhere, then when I laid down I got the shivers and goose bump, this went away about after 10/15 minute . Since then I've been very tired, a little nauseous, get light headed very easily, less of an appetite and no sex drive at all. Id suggest you get the shot, maybe 2 doses and see how your body reacts and if it works for you. | I've searched all online as to why I felt this way right after my shot and can't find anything and none of my friends have experienced this either. If anyone's had the same experience or has any info pls contact me I'd like to know | F | 19 | 4 days 150 mg | 10/28/2015 | 1 | Prevent pregnancy | Hi I need help and answers about the depo shot I got a shot in December and was due for another one in April but I did not go to get it ....since being on depo I have not been feeling myself I have been feeling like I'm dying I have had bad headaches bad stomach cramping with no period but I have had a lot of dead blood coming from me aching muscles and joints leg cramping chest pain very bad anxiety heart fluttering and palpations in my thorat and insomnia I have nights when I just sit up and cry all night long because I never felt this away when I first started taking depo this medicine is taking over my body..,when I went in to see a doctor I told them all of my symptoms and they just kept denying saying that it's not the depo what's doing this to me but I know that it is because I wasn't like this before I took that shot my symptoms started a month later ....If anyone else is experiencing this please write back I need your help I don't know what else to do I had several rest ran on me and all of them came back normal !!! I'm desperate for help and very stressed out | F | 19 | 2 years | 5/3/2015 | 1 | Prevent Pregnancy | Weight gain, depression, NAUSEA, back pains, tender breasts, pregnancy symptoms, cramping, dizziness, aggression, mood swings | NOT worth it. | F | 19 | 6 months 1X O | 2/13/2015 | 1 | Prevent pregnancy | No problems whilst on it, but since coming off ; can't stop eating, sore boobs, hard stomach, weight gain, dizziness, stomach cramps, bladder problems.. You name it!! (And no I'm not pregnant) | Worst thing I ever took in my life. | F | 19 | 4 years | 12/14/2014 | 1 | Prevent pregnancy | Night sweats, headaches, lower back pain, hip pain, severe shoulder pain, bloating, digestive issues similar to IBS, on edge constantly, depressed, no confidence, vaginal dryness, loss of libido. | I can't believe I was so naive to take my doctors word for this. All she told me was that it's the most effective and I'll either spot, have normal periods, or have no period at all. My bf was completely against it and I just took it based on my doctors word. WORST MISTAKE OF MY LIFE! I'm only 19 and I feel like a 50 year old woman. I have severe shoulder and hip pain and lower back pain. My stomach hurts almost constantly. I'm depressed and angry, cycling through the two. Have the most negative thoughts ever. My sex drive is so ridulously low, and worst of all I NEED LUBE! This might be tmi but I use to have no problem getting along without lube, now I have to use soooo much just so it won't hurt going in, and I can't last very long because I start hurting so so bad, it's so bad my bf doesn't want to have sex with me because he hates hurting me. I bleed as if I'm a virgin every single time and I've had a baby. Not to mention I haven't stopped bleeding. It's not heavy but it's enough I have to wear a tampon and panty liner everyday. Please do all the research you can before deciding to take any birth control. I wish I listened to my bf and did the research because I feel like I'm falling apart. | F | 19 | 1 days 30mg | 12/30/2014 | 1 | Prevent Pregnancy | Have been getting abnormally large kidney stones for two years now thanks to this shot..when I say abnormally large I mean so large that I have had to have 4 surgeries to remove them! This shot has made everyday life painful and hard to do! | F | 19 | 1 years | 7/20/2013 | 1 | I just gave birth in September, & on my postpartum check-up, I wanted to go on any form of bc that is really good. So my Dr. prescribed the depo.. After 2 weeks, I started to notice back aches & anxiety attacks, I didn' t know that it was anxiety, So the first time that I had it, I panicked because I had shortness of breath, & went into the ER. I did all kinds of tests; scan,heart ultrasound, x-ray, Ekg.. & to my surprise, they all came out normal. The doctor told me, I don't know whats the problem here, but everything seems to be normal. It must be anxiety that you're having. I was so shocked, because I never thought I would go through such a thing! So I did a follow up at my regular doctor the next day and she told me that it was the depo shot that caused my anxiety, so I'm not going to take that anymore. Up until now, I still have shortness of breath & I get startled easily. I've gone to a therapist, but it doesn't seem to be working, I | Do not take this shot! | F | 19 | 1 months | 12/9/2009 | 1 | Birth Control method | Worst BC ever!!!! I switched from the Nuva Ring to the depo shot and it was the absolute worst decision ive made in my entire life.. January 22 i had my shot done and STILL to this day im spotting. The nurse did not mention anything to me about the spotting. I was started to spot on the Nuva ring even though ive been on it over a year so i switched. I have also felt Alotttttt angrier than i used to be and would freak out over nothing and not to mention I AM SEXUALLY FRUSTRATED... Its sucks so bad i just wanna cry because my bleeding wont go away. I also never took my next shot because i dont wanna risk another 3 months of spotting. | F | 19 | 3 months | 5/4/2014 | 1 | Birth Control | Wish I would have read up more before getting the shot! Although it effects people differently I do not recommend getting it. Doctors don't tell you all of the side effects but I experienced weight gain, always being hungry, and painful sex since being on the shot I'm scared other side affects will show up or I've overlooked some the shot wears off in 2 months I will not be going back for another. | F | 19 | 4 months | 12/28/2013 | 1 | Birth control | Vomitting, headaches, stomach aches, cramps, hot sweats, excessive bleeding. | As soon as I got my first shot 2 days later I started my period. It lasted 3 weeks. 5 days later my period started up again and is continuing for the 2nd week. I get hot sweats and stomach aches that lead to vomitting. | F | 19 | 70 days | 8/24/2009 | 1 | High Blood Pressure from the Pill | Extreme anxiety, moodiness, depression, sadness, extreme fatigue, not feeling like myself, feeling constantly sick | I had anxiety issues before is started depo provera, and my doctor knew this. But at that point in time they were under control and typically didn't dictate how i lived my day to day life.. the first 2 injections were fine, maybe a slight elevation in anxiety but not enough to notice. I had my 3rd shot about 3 weeks ago and my anxiety has never been worse. I almost had an anxiety attack from driving to a concert the other day. I have extreme fatigue and though i CAN sleep at night I wake up feeling exhausted and am tired throughout the day. My doctor said it was strange that only now the negative symptoms were showing up, and she chalked it up to it being my anxiety only. I know that the depo is directly associated to all these side effects.. I noticed a very obvious and drastic change right after I had the injection. | M | 19 | 10 months | 8/8/2009 | 1 | pregnancy prevention | Moderate to severe depression, weakness/shakiness, tired all the time, nausea, no appetite whatsoever, decreased sex drive (so what's the point right?) | F | 19 | 30 days | 7/30/2009 | 1 | recommended by my doctor | hair loss, moodiness, loss of sex drive, depression | It has been comforting to read about other people's experiences with Depo-provera. For me, the side effects didn't truly start to kick in until the second shot. My first reaction was that there was something wrong with ME. I thought that my loss of sex drive was a sexual disfunction; I thought my moodiness and depression (set off by even the tiniest things) were signs of a character disorder; I reasoned that my hair loss was due to a perm I had gotten six months ago...I finally realized that these side effects weren't my fault--they were caused by these foreign hormones that I was putting into my body. Our society has become so nonchalant about birth control that girls are often blinded to the adverse side effects it causes. I recommend careful consideration of ANY birth control and its effects before starting it. | F | 19 | 10 months | 10/5/2009 | 1 | Birth control | ACNE! | Dislike this form of birth control, I have never broke out in my life and ever since I got the shot in October of 08, I've had non stop acne, last shot was March 19th 09 and I still have not had a period and I still am breaking out BAD. I feel like this shot has ruined my face. I'm so unhappy in life right now because of what it did. Other than that it is okay. The bad thing it can stay in your system up to 15 mths, so don't take if you are thinking about getting pregnant in the near future. | F | 19 | 6 months | 11/14/2009 | 1 | irregular bleeding | bleeding for 6 months straight every single day, extreme depression and mood swings,loss of sex drive, weight gain (15 pounds), fatigue, dizziness, heart palpatations, headaches,vision problems,this is just a few of the side effects! | I orginally started birth control at age 15 due to irregular periods. After Yaz gave me extreme migraines, they switched me to a lower estrogen pill which brought be back to two periods a month. My doctor suggessted Depo and said it would cause my periods to STOP so I thought that sounded great and agreed. She didn't inform me that it could also have the REVERSE affect. I have been bleeding non-stop for over 6 months now and have thousands of dollars in medical bills from fainting and MRIs because I've been so dizzy and fatigued all the time. The mood swings are harming my relationships and affecting my work and school work. Complete loss of sex drive, COMPLETE! A new OBGYN informed me that 30% of women experience reverse side effects...I THINK 30% is ENOUGH TO WARN SOMEONE ABOUT BEFORE TAKING IT! There is nothing you can do to help the side effects except wait it out. I've been waiting 3 months, and no change. I am so unhappy with Depo and strongly encourage everyone to do research before taking it. DO NOT TAKE DEPO. It has ruined 6 months of my life and has messed up my body in so many ways. I was completely healthy before taking Depo. I would rather have 2 periods a month again than be bleeding everyday. The mood swings are unbearable. Slight acne has appeared, too. I'd do anything to reverse these side effects. WE SHOULD GET DEPO BANNED!!!!! All of this doesn't even begin to describe what it has done to me. | F | 19 | 6 months | 11/16/2009 | 1 | birth contol and bad cramping | i took the the injection for 9 months then stopped. i gained 50 pounds was depressed angry hungry exhuasted all the time swore boobs. after i got off the medication it took me two years to start my cycle again sounds nice right. no when i did start again i pretty much had 24 periods at once i had to be taken to the ER the pain was so great and had to miss work for an entire week because of the pain and the muscle relaxers that i had to keep taking. i would not recommend this form of birth control to anyone. | after my first injection my last period before i stopped having them was three weeks long | F | 19 | 9 days | 10/13/2009 | 1 | Painful Periods | While on it i became depresses and was always very moody. Pains in my arms and legs, numbness, cramps. Most of the side effects did not happen until I stopped taking the shot. | This is a horrible shot, I have never felt so miserable in my life, I gained 10 pounds, my breast got bigger and are sore. I get very depressed, I am always worrying about everything. I am tired all the time and just feel so helpless. DO NOT take this shot, I wish I would of seen this web site before I took my first shot. | F | 19 | 6 months | 4/27/2009 | 1 | Birth Control and no periods | Weight gain, mood swings/depression, and dead sex drive/vaginal dryness. | I hate myself so much for taking this! It has messed me up so much. My legs are covered in stretch marks from this horrible stuff. I'm going to switch to another birth control as soon as possible. Stay away from Depo Provera!!!! | F | 19 | 2 years | 4/29/2009 | 1 | birth control | excessive bleeding, PAIN during sex, loss of sex drive or libido, skin sensitivity, depression. | I've been on it for alittle more than four months now and the whole time I have experienced bleeding and spotting. There has not been one day that I have gone without bleeding. It never gets to heavy but is constantly there. I have had depression for about 4 or 5 years now and this shot did not help whatsoever with it. However, the most aggrivating side effect so far is definitly the EXTREME pain I feel after about ten minutes of less of sex. There are even sometimes that I can't even have sex because the moment my boyfriends penis is inside of me it feels like my muscles cramp up and I get almost a raw sensation. I used to be a freak in bed and now that my libido has decreased INTENSElY, I don't have urges like I used to. This has been detrimental to my relationship sexually with my boyfriend. But above all, I am just plain out PISSED that I went to my doctor, described the pains I was getting, and told me it had nothing to do with the shot. I had a perfectly fine time having sex before this. I guess I should have just researched more about this "poison" of a shot before I went ahead and took it. I just hope someone reads this in their researching and learns from it at least. Who knows, some girls do fine with the shot, but from what I've been through and what I've read in other sites an blogs- there are alot of women out there who are just as PISSED as me. | F | 19 | 4 months | 4/5/2009 |