DEPO-PROVERA Reviews (MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE)Average Rating: 2.1 (2474 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 |
| 5 | Birth Control | Irregular bleeding, 5-10 lb weight gain, no cramping, lost interest in sex. | Despite the weight gain and irregular bleeding, Depo-Provera has helped me out quite a bit. I may still have a tiny period but I dont have to worry about pads/tampons anymore. I am also more active physically since I started taking it. I find it to be very helpful. I recommend this medication to anyone looking for a strong method of birth control. | F | 16 | 8.5 months | 8/22/2005 | 2 | thought i was being responsible | no periods, back and neck aches, moody, thinking isn't clear, WEIGHT GAIN, sometimes pain, PAINFUL sex, low sex drive...actually no sex drive, breast soo tender can't go without bra | LISTEN TO YOUR BODY! - I thought that because i didn't have a period everything was great but i have been on this on and off for almost 6 yrs and it has messed my body up. I'm young and sometimes i feel like i'll never truly be myself because of the shot. I had a huge sex drive when i first took it and now i have no sex drive and sex can be painful. I don't feel natural and i i got off of it in Jan. 2005 and i still have no period. My boyfriend gets upset because we sometimes can't finish sex because of the discomfort. I feel huge. Weighed 120 now i weight 140. My breast are sooo tender, nothing can touch them. showers aren't enjoyable because of my breasts being so tender. I am lazier than ever. I have to say that I FEEL HAPPIER SINCE I'VE BEEN OFF...it is DEPRESSING when you are on the shot. Don't put your hormones through this...it takes away from you being a woman. I thought i'd never say this but i would have been better off pregnant. | F | 0 | 6 years | 8/13/2005 | 4 | very fertile -forget pills- | no periods, no cramps, leg cramps, horrible mood swings, migraines, no wieght gain, insomnia, no sex drive | This is my 2nd time on the shot. The 1st time was 6 years ago and I had continuous spotting all 9 moths I was on it, but I had no other side effects. I was taking the patch and became pregnant on it. I figured I would give depo one more try. I started having horrible cramps in my legs at night. I do not sleep except for a few hours at a time. I noticed 3 months ago that I was becoming a real bitch at work- I mean A MEGA BITCH worse than any PMS ive ever had. I decided to go online one day when people started actually saying | F | 27 | 9 months | 8/12/2005 | 1 | QUESTION | CAN SOMEONE PLEASE POST WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THEY STOPPED THE SHOT!!???? | CAN SOMEONE PLEASE POST WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THEY STOPPED THE SHOT!!???? ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO SUFFERED SIDE EFFECTS... ARE YOU BETTER? HOW LONG DID IT TAKE BEFORE YOU FELT BETTER? HOW LONG BEFORE A PERIOD? AND SO ON..... I HAVE ANOTHER POSTING ON HERE W MY EMAIL I WAS DUE FOR THE SHOT JULY 25, 2005 AND DID NOT GET IT. I ALONG WITH OTHER WOMEN WHO EMAILED ME WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THE ANSWERS TO THE ABOVE QUESTIONS AND MORE...THANK YOU!!!! | F | 29 | 7 years | 8/1/2005 | 4 | I'm allergic to spermicid and latex | So far the only side effect that i've had was feeling weak. But i think that was from thinking of what side effects I could have | One thing that you should know is the doctors don't tell you everything all the side effects that can happen so make sure you research it deeply before getting it. | M | 15 | 1 times | 7/29/2005 | 2 | Privacy | Hair Loss Headaches Weight Gain Mood swings | I wish I never have taken this medicine Its HORRIBLE! | F | 19 | 9 months | 7/29/2005 | 2 | birth control/to gain weight | with in the first year - great. now i hate it i never feel happy, i don't smile any more because i don't feel i have anything to smile about, and i always feel depressed and that something wrong is going to happen for no apparent reason,im always tired, trouble getting to sleep & NO SEX | been 19yrs old with 3 children i thought the depo. was perfect for me, as it worked for my mom for 18 yrs although she had side affects for the last 2 yrs of having it. Now for me i hate it because i have horrible mood swings, pain in the bottom of my stomach, totally loss of sex drive, and loss of natural lubrication which only leeds to painful (rape like) sex. there have been times during love making that i have just lay there and cried until it was over, because been on the depo i hate sex. i am now coming off the drug after been on it for 3yrs and going back to the alternatve route of condoms - no major or horrible side affects from them!!! i wouldn't recommend this for any lady who still wants to feel like a lady | F | 22 | 3 days | 7/29/2005 | 4 | After my 3rd child | Well I love depo... Been on it 7 years now 1998 till now 2005 I really like it... No periods since 1998 I am 29 years old and want to come off it. I have things wrong with me,just devolped High blood pressure a yr ago,my body aches everyday,I did loose some hair cant tell tho,Im moody and always tired,I have 3 kids and lost my son in Jan 2005 My stress cant be blamed cause of depo but the point is I want to come off it and very scacred? I have an appt# with a obgyn just as a precaution for me with my son I bleed in my sleep at 35 weeks and that has put the bleeding to death fear into me,if I know I wouldnt die I wouldnt go back to get my shot,Im healthy otherwise but want off it,I want my period back~ as stupid as it sounds I dont want to be 35 and still on depo,to me thats silly I simply didnt want to get pregant again after my son in 1998 we both almost died and I wanted to stop myself from having any more children,but now I want off~ please email me about how it affected you AFTER you took your last shot?please [email protected] SHerry | some side effects could be do to depo: hair loss,headahces,yes acne,bones hurting,high blood pressure,fat belly~bloating | M | 29 | 7 years | 7/28/2005 | 1 | birth control | Bleeding for 2 months. Stomach problems-diarrhea for 2 months. My body feels like it is being attacked by every bug out there. Think long and hard about this drug. It is has been awful for me. | F | 40 | 6 days | 7/27/2005 | 5 | birth control | 30 pound weight gain, hot cold flashes, nightmares, panic attacks, severe depression, swollen feeling, bloated, diahreah after everything i eat, always tired, feeling weak, no period | I HATE DEPO, I ALREADY POSTED A RATING ON HERE ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, I MONTH AFTER IT HIT ME HARD, I AM STILL NOT BETTER, IT RUINED MY LIFE, MY BOYFREIND DUMPED ME FOR HOW DIFFERENT IT MADE ME I LOST MY JOB OF FOUR YEARS BECASUE I WAS DIFFERENT, I WANT TO DIE I HAVE NO DESIRE TO LIVE I HAD ONE SHOT OVER 7 MOTNHS AGO AND I KEEP GAINING WEIGHT YET I AM IN THE GYM 2 TIMES A DAY AND I EAT SO CLEAN AS I ALWASY HAVE BEFORE DPEO I LOST 86 POUNDS AND PLANNED ON COMPETING IN FITNESS AND FIGURE COMPETITIONS AND NOW I CANT. DONT EVER TAKE THIS SHOT | F | 20 | 1 days | 7/25/2005 | 2 | Birth Control | Weight Gain, 20lbs in one month. Moodiness, total lack of sex drive. Sometimes painful to have sex. | I'm getting off this drug as soon as possible now that I realize this is what is causing all the problems. | F | 19 | 9 months | 7/25/2005 | 1 | birth control | Neck face and back pain, anxiety panic attacks weight gain | receiving for 2yrs 8mnths | F | 24 | | 7/25/2005 | 5 | Painful periods, Dr. reccommended | 10 lbs gained initially, then lost them!! Price has increased to $200 per injection. | Thank you Depo! My cycle had made me sick for my entire life, and after my doc started me on it, life for me began!! No PMS, no more acne, sex is great, and I feel great! My doc explained this drug is not reccomended for teens due to the drastic hormone shifts that occur during that time of life, and that bone density issues can be combatted with weight training and good nutrition. My thyroid and bone density tests have been perfect! I'll take this drug for as long as I can! | F | 30 | 8 years | 7/24/2005 | 1 | Prevent babies | I hate the shot. i have had a horrioble weight gain over 75lbs now and i hate sex and i get dry really easy. i have horrible pain while having sex. my life has just been rough for 6 months now and the doctor told me it would be a year before it will be all out of my system. dont get the shot. of depression and mood swings are horrible. my one doc thought i was bi polar til they saw what i was on. | F | 20 | 6 months | 7/23/2005 | 5 | birth control | only gave a 5 to get to the top- this product has given me depression, severe weight gain, vaginal dryness, low sex drive | I dont recommend this product, ive been taking it for 4years and the results were great at first but it has slowly taken its toll on me. In the begining i didnt gain weight i was happy sex was great but i have slowly realized the toll it has taken on my mind and body. i weighed 125 when i started taking it and i now weigh 155. ive never been this big and i am not getting another shot. I now see that im not alone in this. i just couldnt find out why ive gained so much weight. i havent changed eating habits or activity levels at all and somehow ive put on some major weight. DO NOT TAKE THIS FORM OF BIRTH CONTROL!!!!! You will regret it, i promise. | F | 19 | 4 years | 7/17/2005 | 1 | Not a candidate for oral bc | I have had excessive bleeding while on the shot now I havent had a period after my last shot in jan 2005. Vaginal dryness, weight gan, frequent head aches, memory loss | I seriously would not recommend this drug to any one. The only reason I decided to take this drug was because I have lupus and all the other hormonal birth control method were out of the question for me. The doctors can't tell you when you will be back to you again. | F | 22 | 2.75 years | 7/17/2005 | 4 | I took Depo to stop sever Pain. | Weight gain, Pain all over, Break out on my face (BAD) little to no sex drive, Food craving's, Mood swings, Depression, Pannic atacks, tired all the time. | I started Depo after going to a OBGYN to find out why I was having so much pain every single month, I have 2 kids and I have been cut burned and tied. When they could find nothing wrong with me I went o my Fam. Dr and she said this would be great for me. (Yea Rite) She said a little weight gaine. (HA)Try 60 lbs in 11 months. Now I am coming off of it and OMG the crap I am going through, Pain in my stomach, Quezzy, Head aches, feel more moddy more now than ever, I worry about things more now than I ever did. It's not worth it. If I knew then what I know now I would have not took the first shot I would have took something for the pain. Do it ladies, Please | F | 32 | 11 months | 7/15/2005 | 1 | to prevent pregnancy | I have been on the shot for two months and I have had my period for a month, I hate it. I feel bloated and nasty having my period for a whole month sucks. I would never recommend it to any one after this one is done i will use the pills again. | F | 20 | 2 months | 7/13/2005 | 5 | birth control | i have had no side effects | i have become concerned about bone loss from the product. that is why i have just stoped taking the shot and am now on my second week with the birth control pill levlite | F | 22 | 5 years | 7/12/2005 | 3 | birth control | My side effects changed recently. I used to have no period/no weight gain/no mood swings...but over the last 3 months I have a period that won't stop/serious weight gain/terrible mood swings. | F | 7 years | 7/10/2005 |