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 |
| 1 | I was taking depo bcuz of bad cramp | My top stomach is extremely hard. the first two weeks I had sore breast. I started my menstraul a day before inject. Bad abdominal pain/cramps. My stomach feels like its grown. I see stretch marks on my tummy. My tummy itches sometime. Im barely hungry but feel a tight stomach all the time. My.breast are fuller. Icrave chocolate a lil bit. Im tired alot but not sleepy jus lazy alot. Out of breath often. Forgetful and lost. Mood swings to the point I hate when someone starts to talk or ask a question irritated alot. Back pain mild and twitchy like. Wierd dreams. I grew hair I guess becuz I hav dredlocks. When im gassy I take exlax or other laxatives and it still takes awhile to have a bowel movement and I still feel extra bloated. Everone says you feel prego o/ depo but I never been prego in my life. I only was sexual active with three guys only three times in my life (once each guy) I took prego test for two month blood and urine all were negative so im not prego. I also get chest pains dont know if its heartburn or jus rrgular chest pain. Every woman is different but I had all side effects. Does anyone feel the same | F | 26 | 1 months 60mg | 12/2/2012 | 1 | easy bc | Mood swings, insomnia, hot flashes, no sex drive, depression | F | 20 | 1 months 150 | 12/2/2012 | 1 | birth conrol | While on Depo, I was lucky not to have any symptoms or bleeding. But now I'm in "Depo Withdrawl" which is a whole other story... | In October of 2011, I started the Depo Shot (birth control) and my last shot was in January 2012. Starting Nov 5th, my first cycle started since the shots, 2 weeks later my 2nd cycle started. I went the doctor and he said that I'm having "depo withdrawl" and the treatment is time and water. Since then I've had 2 infections. | F | 30 | 2 times 1X M | 12/2/2012 | 5 | birth control | spotting for duration of first shot. mild hot flashes. | i absolutely love this shot! started taking it about nine years ago. have it listed as eight but thats because i got off of it to conceive and birth my daughter then resumed the shot. no weight gain. in fact after dieting (which is never did before) i have lost 40 pounds and kept it off. couldnt recommend this shot more. i know everyone reacts differently giving it a chance wont hurt though! | F | 28 | 8 years 1X day | 12/1/2012 | 1 | Easier than the pill | I had bled almost constantly after the first month on it, i did not get my second dose in september, and up untill two weeks i bled off and on and had three different heavy periods before finally the bleeding/spotting ended. Also lumps in my breast, bad cramping. I would never get this shot again. | F | 3 days | 11/29/2012 | 1 | birth control | Horrible side effects 1 week after shot I started having bad panic attacks mood swings everytime I would move it feel like I pulled a musle I only had one shot in june of this year didn't go back no period yet and can't think right half the time also I had blood work done and my kidney function test was 79 its low I was told after the shot is out of my system it should go back up this is a poisen no one should ever have to deal with such horrible sid effects I pray I will soon have a period but was told it can take awhile also I started gettn bad sore breasts and across top of my chest to my arm pits and pvcs bad please try something else dr won't tell u these symptoms if u would like to share ur story with me please do its always nice to know ur not alone with these horrible symptoms | F | 29 | 1 days | 11/28/2012 | 1 | birth control | I have a history of depression,anxiety and ptsd. I was given the Depo shot in June 2012, in September I took my 2nd shot. I didn't know at the time but I finally figured it out what Depo did to me. I was severely depression to the point of cutting myself and other self harm, I was very suicidal almost psychotic at times, I was anxious nervous and eventually lost my job and became so scatter brained and reluctant to leave the house. I gained weight had headaches, rapid heart flutters, pimples and moody /irritable. November 11th I was due for my third shot but refused it because about 3 weeks before it was due, my mental health improved and I counted back when my "breakdown" started and realized it correlated to the time I started the Depo shot. It was the worst 6 months of my life that I, my children and boyfriend had to endure. I almost went to inpatient treatment because of the depression...Make sure you educate yourself, its not for everyone... | F | 42 | 6 months 1X day | 11/20/2012 | 1 | Birth controll | Terrible depression, shortness of breath, irregular heartbeat, fatigue, tingling head can't leave my house since shot! Doctor said it has nothing to do with depo but I was a happy lady until I had this shot! Doctors don't even know all the side affects! Women should be told more! Discussing ! It's ruined months of my life!!! | F | 25 | 3 months ? One shot | 11/19/2012 | 4 | I had vaginal bleeding for six months low sex drive and a little weight gain but nothing serious. | F | 18 | 6 months 1X M | 11/18/2012 | 1 | Horrible period and cramps | Mood swings, never happy anymore, yeast infection that I cannot get rid of, constant UTIs, hair shedding A LOT more than usual, anxiety is over the top, rapid heartbeat everyday to where I struggle to catch my breath, chest pain, abdominal pain, etc! Just doesn't end! And I think it's horrible that when you tell your doctor what's going on, they say it has nothing to do with the shot! Really?! I find it odd that these symptoms didn't happen till I started this stuff! All the doctors told me were possible hair loss, weight gain. That's it! What a croc! | F | 26 | 6 months | 11/16/2012 | 1 | Birth control | Hair loss, low sex drive, pain during sex, mood swings! I hate it!! | F | 33 | 9 months | 11/13/2012 | 2 | Birth Control | Multiple periods per month, frequent spotting, mood swings, fatigue, and lower back pain. | I have mixed feeling about birth control & I don't know what to do. I was on the pill but it made me nauseous. There was a 4 month span where I was not in a relationship so I went off birth control, & I felt so much better! I got into anther relationship so I decided to try the shot, and I'm not nauseous, but I have my period or spotting almost all the time! I have not gained any weight, but I'm a Pilates instructor who eats a very healthy diet. I also have had lower back pain, and a lot of mood swings, but I can't be 100% sure if they are related. I do feel more tired when I have my period or spotting, which with the shot is most of the time. I'm supposed to get my second shot soon, and I don't want to but I'm afraid to rely on condoms alone! Any advice? | F | 23 | 3 months 1X AN | 11/5/2012 | 5 | birth control | I love the shot. No weight gain. Besides the year I was off of it to have my child I have been on this for 8 years. Normal bone scans. No issues. | F | 30 | 8 years | 10/28/2012 | 1 | Birth control | I had 2 shots, 3 months apart. Lost hair like someone having chemo. Bleeding for 11 months!!! Lost weight, sex drive, horrendous mood swings, this shot is a nightmare! | Everyone reacts differently to a medication. But I would read about it first and beware of first symptoms. I was naive and trusted my doc who said my symptoms were going away after 2nd hot. Boy I was wrong! | F | 35 | 6 months 1X O | 10/28/2012 | 1 | prevent pregnancy | I have experienced heavy bleeding for two months, embarrassing Itch, moody, depression, angry, easily irritated, abdominal pain, with swelling of the abdomen and vagina, suicidal thoughts, I took my first shot in august its October now and I am not planning on taking this shot again it sucks it doesn't even work I got pregnant in September I was pregnant for almost 5 weeks and the shot killed the baby and is now releasing horrible chunks of not blood clots or blood it looks like part of a mucus plug and I had all of it cleaned out. So this product should be thoroughly explained by doctors or just taken off the shelves. Very upset about this shot. | F | 15 | 3 months | 10/26/2012 | 1 | Long(er) term birth control | Long, drawn out period. Severe depression. Suicidal thoughts. Mood swings. Weight gain. Appetite change. Stomach ulcers. ZERO sex drive. | I got this shot at my local Planned Parenthood after talking to the nurse about different options. I had done some research on the shot, but without knowing WHAT symptoms to type in, all I was finding as a side effect was "weight gain," which the nurse assured me would be 5lbs average. Within 2 weeks of getting the shot, I fell into a deep, dark depression, and within the last week I have been having suicidal thoughts. Never before in my life have I felt like this. My fiance is worried about me and told me basically whoever I am, it's not me. He knows it's the drug, but there have been moments where I wanted to call it quits with us (again - NEVER before) just because of my severe mood swings. My period is non stop now for 9 days and doesn't look like it's stopping any time soon. My sex drive is ZERO. Not only is it just not there - but the fact that I have gained almost 10lbs in SIX WEEKS, and the fact that I am constantly on my period, just makes me feel gross. This drug has got to be taken off the market. A girl with no history of depression or mental/emotional issues suddenly having suicidal thoughts for NO REASON?! That is not ok! Someone in the FDA needs to take notice. Oh wait, they're the FDA... ok it's hopeless. | F | 23 | 6 weeks 1X day | 10/25/2012 | 4 | heavy periods | I haven't had any side effects yet..i took ma first shot in.da rite bottocks...jusst spottin fa a mnth....hope i gain weight in sex drive increase mre.. | F | 21 | 1 days first | 10/21/2012 | 1 | Birth control | Horrible emotions, 20+ pounds weight gain, heavy, long periods, almost 2 months long at one point. Don't get the shot. It is the worst decision I ever made. | F | 18 | 6 months | 10/19/2012 | 5 | birth control | I love this shot. I never wanted children & kept forgetting the pill so I had a few scares. Had some random spotting during the first 6mths but nothing since & it's the best. | F | 29 | 2 years | 10/9/2012 | 1 | I took Depo because the doctor told me it was the last possible treatment for my debilitating endometriosis after having undergone at laporoscapy and lupron injections for 2 year. Within one week I was irritable, angry and easily upset. Within a few weeks I was having difficulties controlling my emotions. I started my period when having the 1st shot which lasted a 1.5 months until the doctor decided to inject me again to stop the bleeding. My moods went even more out of control and I ended up int he hosptial a few weeks later for suicidal ideation. I've had headaches, dizziness, depression, suicidal ideation, back pain and so many more side effects. This drug is going to kill more people and it needs to be taken off the market! | Depo Provera has already resulted in numerous deaths! Do the makers of this drug feel guilty about their product or can they find an excuse as to why someone has taken their life? It must be some other reason right? No this drug is deadly! | F | 26 | 6 months 1X day | 10/7/2012 |