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 | To control heavy bleeding | moody, stay emotional, severe abdominal pain, nausea, headaches, loss of appetite, no sex drive, fatigue all the time, loss of hair. | This is my first time taking the shot. I took the shot back in May to control my heavy bleeding. I would not recommend this shot to anyone. I started spotting June 8th. And every since I have been bleeding. The abdominal pain is unbearable. I ended up in the emergency room. I am still bleeding right to this day. They told me that this was to control my bleeding but I have bled more this way than having a normal period. At least I know what to expect when My period did start. I rather bleed for seven days and have a couple of days of heavy bleeding than the unknown of not knowing when you going to stop. this shot sucks. Im bleeding heavy and dropping clots and losing alot of blood to the point I feel as if im about to pass out. To anybody thats thinking about taking this shot, educate yourself and ask your doctor about the side effects cause my doctor didnt tell me anything and give me any type of information. | F | 37 | 1X day | 7/5/2010 | 1 | Responsible Married Woman | During: nausea, headaches, excessively tired, bled for 2 of the first 3 months, acne and eczema increased, reduced libido After: no spotting or period at all since the end of the shot (it has been a little over 2 months), acne and eczema extremely unbearable, joint pains especially in jaw joint, greatly reduced libido, full body aches, random skin rashes, bloodshot eyes that will not go away | I am a 27 year old at 5'7" 130 lbs. and healthy with the exception of this dreadful Depo in my system. This is the worst thing on the market for people trying to be responsible about having children when they still want to have children someday. I only see one reason to take Depo and that is to treat PCOS or for sterilization. My husband and I want to have children someday. I took the Depo because I wanted to be period free during our one year wedding anniversary in Mexico. Now, I have had no menstrual cycle and am concerned that I may need hormone therapy if we ever want to have a child. HOW TERRIBLE THAT THIS IS APPROVED SAFE!! SAFE!??? Really? From all these experiences, I would never imagine to call this SAFE. TAKE THIS OFF THE MARKET AND DOCTORS, PLEASE FULLY EDUCATE YOUR PATIENTS AND TALK THEM OUT OF THIS POISON. | F | 27 | 3 months 1X O | 7/2/2010 | 2 | Birth control | I was told that I probably ouldn't have a period with this, YAY! HOWEVER, I have been spotting since I started the shots in Jan. ALSO, I now have Menoraghia (heavy uterine bleeding) with HUGE clots. I have bled for 20 straight days. I am going to a different Dr. this Fri. | If not for the constant bleeding this would be a fabulous birth control for me. | F | 50 | 6 months 150 1X O | 7/1/2010 | 1 | BC | loss of about 1/3 of my hair lost 10 lbs in fist month (went from full B bra size to A) to much to list...... | 1 shot feb. 2nd 09 (1year 4mts ago) OMG PLEASE HELP!! when will this END!!!! lost 10lbs first month of taking it and lost a full cup size! I have gained the 10lbs back but my breast did not come back w? that!! periods are still all messed up, my hair still falls out, I run 3x a week to stay active and tone up but my body just wont tone up... my breast are still @ a A cup but Im always still so Fatigue..... when I wake up Im sleepy, I need a nap @ about 1 pm and 6pm..... I noticed all this about a month after I got this shot! If you have any advice please let me no..... I've tryed talking to my DR but she blows me off and says it will get better BUT WHEN???? I don't no what to do any more I don't like living like this! I have a 6 year old little boy who wants me to play w/ him and I just can't Im always so sad and angry (oh yeah mood swings to) And my little boy says mommy why are you always so mean) yep thats how I know its the depo!! HELP PLEASE! | F | 26 | 3 months 1X O | 6/28/2010 | 1 | contraception | mood swings, weight loss due to depression which led to early stages of anorexia, dizziness, nausea constantly tired, severe abdominal pains, bleeding | DO NOT USE THE DEPO!!! (one injection once every 12 weeks) i went on the depo when i was 19 as it was far easier for me than taking a pill everyday, my local nurse recommended it saying it is one of the best forms of contraception. However now im 22 and have been off the depo for a year for a few reasons...6months into using the depo i started getting cramps and thought nothing of it then shortly after i started to feel slighty tired and light headed and quite emotional, after 12-18 months i started feeling extremely depressed and from there my side effects started, the final straw for me was after nearly 2 years i started to have light bleeding spells then when that stopped i have server abdominal pains to the point where i couldn't move. After serious discussion with my partner he agreed i should come off it clear my ststem of the drug and start planning a family. 6 months after i came off the depo my periods returned, irregular and after a year of no contraception we still have no baby and no sign of pregnancy so i started to do a bit of research... Doctors and nurses don't tell you how dangerous this drug is, it can make you infertile and can take anything from 6months to 2years for fertility to come back to normal, periods can take up to a year to return, your mental health can become effected -depression, emotion over drive hormones flying all over the place. I'll never ever go back on the depo and hope I've helped you make your decision. | F | 22 | 30 months 1X AN | 6/28/2010 | 1 | avoid getting pregnant | PANIC ATTACKS! | I am now 27, I got a shot of this when I was around 20. Shortly after I got the shot I remember I had shortness of breath quite often, which led me into having panic attacks and hyper ventilating. I went to the E.R. 2x in one week. I'm so glad I came on here because I was about to go on this again, thinking the panic attacks were coincidental....now I remember how much I hated the shot and couldn't wait for it to leave my body. I remember not being myself at all...locking myself in my room and sleeping all the time. It was horrible. Actually think I'd rather get pregnant than go through that hell again. | F | 27 | 3 months 1X AN | 6/28/2010 | 3 | Birth Control | Constant Nausea. | I have taken Depo-Provera off and on since I was 17 and only recently I got back on it. The side effects of this medicine have been so extreme I suffer daily with tireness, vertigo, nausea, mood swings, body aches, cravings, digestive problems and just feeling terrible in general. Weight gain is normal, but my symptoms are that of pregnancy though I have been tested and are not pregnate. The biggest change is the nausea, constant when I get up in the morning and anytime I eat. I have been to the ER and they perscribed me something for the nausea, but it has been miserable for me and I can do nothing but wait until the hormones leave my body in a few months. I would highly suggest the pill to any woman who is considering birth control, as depo's side effects are not worth it. I would also like to thank all the previous posters as your comments have helped my research greatly. The nausea is awful, if you are having the same symptoms and the doctors can find nothing else wrong with you, get off the Depo. | F | 29 | 1X AN | 6/24/2010 | 1 | My sister was prescribed it | Horrible anxiety! Moodiness, Even more irregular bleeding | Hi, im a concerned, outraged brother that found this site after recieving no help from the "glorified, all-knowing Doctor." My sister started the shot due to heavy bleeding and irregularity. Her doctor put her Depo and after a few weeks of treatment she started showing signs of anxiety. So much so, she would regularly have panic attacks during class time. These attacks became so severe, her 4.0 gpa dropped to almost 2.0 because she couldnt sit through a single class. About a week after these side effects began, she saw her doctor again, but her doctor was clueless as to why she might be having these symptoms, and eagerly dismissed the idea that Depo could cause someone such harm. Really wish doctors were more concerned with helping people... | M | 22 | 3 months 1X O | 6/23/2010 | 1 | Ovarian cysts, hormone imbalance | extreme mood swings, fatigue, depression, hair loss, weight gain | at 17 i was diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome and put on the pill. at 21, i decided i had had enough of the pill and went on the shot...huge mistake! in the past 2 years, i have felt like a completely different person. i'm tired all the time, always feeling depressed, and have extreme mood swings that effect my daily life. before depo, i used to have a thick head of hair, but i've lost half of it in 2 years. this can't go on anymore and i refuse to get the shot again! | F | 23 | 2 years 1X O | 6/21/2010 | 1 | Birth control, stop period pain | No sex drive whatsoever, depression, anxiety, moodswings. | Depo is the best birth control in the world, as basically I can't bear for my partner to even hug or kiss me, let alone have sex. I force myself to have sex with him twice a week, but it makes me feel sick and I dread it when I know the time has come. Also, my periods totally disappeared for the first year, now I have been bleeding for 2 months. Moodiness and depression and crying for no reason. I can't wait to come of it. Men complain that using a condom doesn't feel nice for the few minutes they have to use one, well try feeling like crap every single day for a year!! | F | 26 | 1 years 1X O | 6/21/2010 | 3 | regulate monthy cycle | definitely insomnia, within a few days, swollen all over | it has taken away menstrual pain and now I have no period | M | 41 | 1 months 1X O | 6/17/2010 | 1 | birth control | Loss of desire to have sex, leg cramps, headaches, blurred vision, irregular bleeding, vile temper, poor memory | Not sure if my sympoms are due to taking depo, but after reading this i feel for certain some of my symptoms are caused by the depo. I've had sex once in 6 months so I suppose you could argue it is good for birth control but I don't wamt to live like a nun. I'm far more moody than normal for no reason and still feel mentally like I'm having a period each month without actually havin one. | F | 30 | 1.5 years 1X AN | 6/17/2010 | 5 | prevent pregnancy and no menstrual | Ive had a few mood swings but i think it was just my child's father that was pissing me off all the time i really doubt depo had anything to do with it honestly | I love the shot ive been on it 4 months and im loving it. i have no menstrual cycle. I have a decreased appetite bc lord knows i dont wanna gain any weight. I guess it depends on how your body takes it bc if my damn hair would come out like im hearing it would be the end of depo for me bc i dont play about my hair | F | 26 | 1X O | 6/16/2010 | 1 | For extreme period pain | EXTREME mood swings, no energy/weakness, lightheadedness, heavy bleeding, rash, constant pain in my abdomen | I was given this injection as I was told it could help me with my periods which are incredibly painful. I was told to expect some spotting and that was it. For the first 2 weeks after the shot everything seemed okay, I then developed a rash that went from my feet to my knees and from my hands to my elbows, antihistamies stopped the itch but the rash didn't go away for about 1/2 a week. Then I started to bleed. Not spotting. Proper HEAVY bleeding, clots and all. Initially I was in less pain than I would have been prior to having the shot, but by day 10 of the bleed, my pain was increasing more and more to a point where I was having to take the same old regimen of painkillers as I had done prior to the depo. Eventually the bleeding pettered out after 11 days, but I am left with constand and really bad pain in my pelvis, in the same 2 locations I have always experienced pain, and despite the fact the bleeding has stopped I am still on high strength painkillers for this pain and I don't know when it is ever going to stop. I also have a lot less ebergy than usual; I was running 20k a day on my crosstrainer but now I struggle to stand up from the setee without a wave of lightheadedness hitting me. The bleeding has caused me to go anaemic again (so much for light to non-existant periods!!) I also had the most unbalanced mood swings about a week prior to, and during, my 11 day bleed, ranging from feeling suicidal to teary, angry, all very negative. I wish I had never had th | F | 33 | 6 weeks 1X O | 6/16/2010 | 5 | No period, can have sex when I want | My side affect on the shot is that I want to have sex all the time. So I love it, it's the best thing that ever happen to me | The shot isn't for everyone, I been on the shot for five years and I just love it. And I know a few more people thats on the shot and they love it also. It's just different for everyone | F | 24 | 5 years 1X AN | 6/12/2010 | 5 | prevent pregnancy | slight mood swings, but very rarely and easily reconziable. | I was on 1 year, off a year and back on for a year after that. I haven't been on it in 2 or more years. I believe that it may have caused a heavier period now or thats just age. I plan on getting back on it this month. The was one time i can remember getting more upset than normal. Other than that, I love it. I will start to take more calcium after reading this though. Thats a good idea. | F | 26 | 2 years 1X O | 6/11/2010 | 1 | Birth Control | Lost weight was the only plus. Was Moody, had low labido, and got depressed quiet often. | Don't Take it!!! I hate that my doctor recommened it. i had my last shot July 2009 and still have not had a period. I lost my insurance so i had to quit and im glad i did now that i no the side effects. I recently got my insurance back and going to my ob/gyn and finding out why i have had a period for almost a year and if ill ever get one back. I was only 16 when i started the shot, and i've always dreamed of kids in my future, now i might not have any or their could be serious life threating side effects. it may have crushed my future! | F | 19 | 3 years 1X AN | 6/9/2010 | 4 | Not wanting a period/birth control | None of the normal side effects, increase sweating | I guess I'm one of the lucky ones. I actually love the shot and have not had any of the "normal" adverse side effects. The very first doctor that put me on the shot in 1996 told me to take at least 1000 mg of calcium a day. I did and with calcium supplements and excerise my bone density test have come back normal. I have put on a few pounds but considering I started the shot at 22 and am now 36, I attribute the small weight gain to age, not eating healthy and not excersing as much. I do sweat more and noticed the increase sweating within a year of starting the shot so I don't know if the two are related, but it makes since that they are. However, I haven't noticed anyone else mention an increase in sweating. I've had many discussions with my OBGYN regarding the shot and he has said as long as my bone density test come back fine, I can stay on the shot. | F | 36 | 14 years 1X O | 6/4/2010 | 1 | Birth Control | Good- skin cleared up, sex-drive went up. Bad- gained 15-20lbs., hungry often. | PLEASE DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG. I should've know since the beginning... My body seems to have become "dependent" on this horrible shot. Toward the end of the three months, I'd start to bleed sooner and sooner... First I'd start to spot a couple days before I was scheduled for my next shot, and then I started spotting a week before, and then two weeks, and the spotting turned into heavy bleeding. Two years down the road of dealing with this, I decided to stop taking the Depo Shot because I started a heavy flow A WHOLE MONTH before my next shot. As of 6/3/10, it's been three months since I started bleeding, and there's no sign of it letting up. The MAIN REASON I decided on the Depo Shot was because it was a simple shot once every ninety days, instead of taking a pill same time every day. Now I'm stuck with a never ending period- 1,000 times more difficult to deal with than a pill. | F | 20 | 2 years 1X O | 6/3/2010 | 2 | Contraceptive | Incredible weight gain. 11Kg from last injection to now. 1 and a half stone since taking it. No other side effects but told to come off by doctors because of weight and height. Im only 5ft and now weigh 9 stone which is too heavy for my height. | I wish I was warned about the weight gain properly. I was told I would gain a little bit. Not that much! | F | 38 | 365 days 4X AN | 6/2/2010 |