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 |
| 3 | No pregnancy | Moodiness, anxiety, weight gain, fatigue, bruises at injection site | It is great for people who do not have regular schedules and can not remember to take pills but there are a lot of negative side effects so I do not recommend for extended periods of time(under 2 years). For the first six months I did not notice any change but lately I have been irritated and sleepy a lot. I have also gained about twenty pounds, which isn't too bad because I've always been underweight. After eleven months of being on it I've noticed some spotting. The biggest problems for me are the fatigue and the anxiety, I am busy with school, work and a family and get regular sleep but it never seems to be enough because I am always feeling like I need a nap and always feel worried and anxious when there isn't anything wrong. I understand that this is different for everyone and hope you do too but I just hope that I can help another woman identify any side effects she may be experiencing and inform newcomers to the possible side effects. | F | 25 | 11 months | 11/22/2009 | 3 | RASH AFTER 3 YRS OF BEING ON THE SHOT. | I DECIDED TO GET THE SHOT AFTER I TERMINATED A PREGNANCY. I WAS THRILLED TO NOT HAVE A WORRY OF BECOMING PREGNANT. THEN I HAD THE REACTION AND HAVE BEEN OFF OF IT FOR 6 YRS. I CAME ON HERE TO FIND OUT IF ANYONE ELSE HAS HAD IRREGULAR PERIODS AFTER BEING OFF OF IT TOO. WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS...NO PERIODS AT ALL. SOME MONTHS. EVEN 2 MONTHS IN A ROW..? WHEN I DO HAVE ONE IT IS CLUMPY AND GROSS..NOT FLUID LIKE USUAL. I WENT TO THE GYNO AND THEY EXPLAINED TO ME THAT NOW THEY ARE SAYING THERE IS A TWO YEAR MAXIMUM FOR BEING ON IT... | F | 34 | 3 years | 11/19/2009 | 3 | Birth Control/Avoid Migranes | Nausea, hot flashes, extreme anger (especially with my boyfriend), weird psychological episodes, weight gain (about 15 lbs), fatigue, lack of motivation, some acne episodes, a general overall feeling on 'unwell'. Basically, not feeling like myself. | I cannot express enough how happy I am to have found this website. I was truly beginning to think something about me had suddenly gone wrong and that I was developing a mental disorder! Seriously! I have experienced many of the same side effects that most other women have on here, especially the hot flashes, dizziness, weight gain, fatigue and the psychotic episodes. I am normally a level headed person who is mature enough to handle most any situation. But since being on the shot, I started in May 2008, I have almost lost the ability to keep my cool! Especially when it comes to issues with my boyfriend of two years. It was recommended that I go on the shot because I was suseptible to migraines. The only thing the doctor told me was that I may gain weight as it increases appetite, and I would not have a period...yeah! NOT! I am due for my next shot this week, but I will not be getting it. I am going to go back on the regular 'ol pill. I am so upset with myself for not researching this drug sooner. I had no idea my physiological as well as psychological changes were due to taking this drug, not to mention the possibility of sterility! I feel hopeful about getting off it and getting back to myself again. I will try to update. | F | 27 | 1 years | 11/18/2009 | 1 | Birth Control | 60lbs of weight gain, loss of period completely, achy everything, sex drive was gone, after getting off the shot I boinked like a rabbit. | I'm also concerned that I'm sterile now. I love that 10 years later I get the news that 2 years on the shot is more than enough to make people cringe. | F | 26 | 10 years | 11/17/2009 | 1 | heay periods fibroids | Mood swings, depression, nervousness, lack of motivation, could not sleep | This is the worst ever. I am NEVER getting another shot. My gyn suggested that I take this to prevent heavy periods. This shot has had me scared for my life. I stopped working out and became very angry at times. | F | 30 | 2 months | 11/17/2009 | 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 Control Method / Avoid pregna | Well I wanted to get on birth control and decided to talk to my doctor and I talked to my doctor and asked her what was her decision on the best alternative for birth control and she said depo provera so without doing research first I just went on ahead and decided to go along with what my doctor said because i thought she knew what she was talking about because she was s doctor. And so then she gave me the first dose around may 09 and ii took it and i was due in for my second shot around august 09 and i never did take the second dose thou because i noticed on and off weird periods, spotting, nausea, heavy heavy cramping which i am still getting almost every day now and also no period, and weight gain, I just bought like two or three brand new pair of jeans and now i can't fit any of them because of my weight and also it's been 3 months since i had a period. because before taking the medication i had regular periods then after taking the shot i had very little periods or spotting and t | F | 23 | 3 months | 11/16/2009 | 1 | Birth Control | Mood Swings, Depression, Anxiety, Stomach and Back Pains. | Before starting Depo, my periods were like clock work. After starting Depo i didnt have a period at all. Then I decided to not take it again because all the horror stories i heard about it. Now i have a horrible period every two weeks. Im emotional. I have developed horrible anxiety and hate to leave the house. And have become depressed. I have horrible stomach and back pains. I always feel nauseous, like im going to throw up. Im always exhausted and all i do is sleep. The only side effects the doctor said i would have was weight gain. I only took it once and i feel for people who took it for years. This drug is awful and should not be given as a birth control. | F | 18 | 1 times | 11/15/2009 | 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 | 3 | Birth control | Decreased appetite, mood swings, Bloatedness | F | 19 | 9 months | 11/10/2009 | 2 | birth control | Weight gain, no sex drive, and no feeling during sex. | I need some help and this is the most useful forum I've seen. I put on some weight when I started it, but not too much. What's disturbing me more is that after my last shot I really started to feel different; before this last shot I had a lowered sex drive, but now I have really no sex drive and I have vitually no sensitivity or feeling during sex. I talked to my doctor and she said the side effects from it vary, but couldn't give me diffinitive answers. I'm happy that it's so effective in preventing conception, but I'm worried that all my sensitivity has disappeared. Is this normal and will it come back? | F | 26 | 9 months | 11/9/2009 | 1 | to not get pregnant | since being on the depo i have been spotting and bleeding for nearly five months ,i`ve also had bad back pain no sex drive and been depressed i was fine before taking this . i seriously do not recommend the depo injection to anybody i think it should be banned | F | 32 | 5 months | 11/9/2009 | 1 | Bith Control | I actually lost weight..too much if you ask me. I lost 60 lbs. Most would say that was great however I was only 158 lbs when I started taking the shot. I was 18 years old. Sore breasts is an understatement. Now almost 10 years later, I still have no children. Talk about your sterility. | At first it seemed like a great invention to not have the monthly curse. When you are 18, "sowing wild oats" it seems like a God send..now after going thru all that I have to get pregnant, Depo seems to have been a HUGE mistake. I took the shot for about 2 years and didnt have a period for an additonal 2 1/2 years after I stopped taking it. | F | 28 | 2 years | 11/9/2009 | 3 | Dr. recommended. | 75lb. weight gain, mood swings, depression, lack of sex drive, achy joints and muscles, severe headaches, lack of appitite, loss of interest in almost everything. | My Doc suggested Depo, when I was 24, since I had been having terrible periods for over 10years. It was GREAT!!!! NO MORE PERIODS! No pain, mood swings, living around a period.... Until I started to knowtice continuing weight gain. I even got a personal trainer. I gained even more (approx 15lbs.) Oh something else, Did you know there's some kind of steriod in the shot?! Then I started with the achne... No matter what I've tried it only works for a little bit. The headaches.... I kept putting them down to stress at work, home, school. They're constant! The sex drive... GONE! The depression... well it's constant. About a year and a half ago I went off the shot because I got tired of going to get a shot in the butt every 3months (I'm terrified of needles), it took almost 9 months for my period to come back. And when it did, in some ways it was WORSE than before. For someone who had always been regular (like a clock), everything was all over the place. Months in between, the clots, pain, EVERYTHING! And the more it came the worse it got. Eventually I went back on it. But it's not the answer! I just wish my own Doc, would listen and get to the bottom of my problems and find a way to fix it. Oh I did loose some of the weight when I went off the shot, but since going on it again, I've gained it all back. In some ways yes it did help, but in the ways that matter most... NOT A CHANCE!!!! My recommendation.... IF YOU DON'T HAVE TO, DON'T DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!! RESEARCH, RESEARCH! | F | 30 | 6 years | 11/8/2009 | 2 | Endometriosis, Blood Pressure, B/C | Severe Mood swings, Low Sex Drive, Irregular bleeding | Due to a diagnosis of both endometriosis and high blood pressure, my doctor decided Depo would be my best option for not only treating the endometriosis, but also for birth control. In the two years that I have taken the shot, the only consistancy from the treatment was the inconsistancy. My weight fluxuated, my mood swings effected everyone one of my relationships, and the bleeding became a gamble: Will I bleed today or not? Not to mention the severe abdominal cramps. I have skipped my last shot, and hoping some of these symptoms will go away... No not take this shot. The risks FAR outweigh the advantages. | F | 34 | 2 years | 11/8/2009 | 4 | Birth Control | Started taking in 06 for birth control. I had been warned of weight gain but noticed nothing but muscle cramps in my calves the week after each shot. Then I took a 6 month break from Depo in 2009. NOT a good idea. I took another shot after the break and the symptoms started..... | When the symptoms started, I gained about 15lbs in two months. I have extreme fatigue, I found out my foot is broken (took a physical) - probably from the loss of calcium. I have night sweats, no sex drive, severe depression, hair loss above my ears and crown of head, and my body odor is different and stronger. I will probably not take the shot again as I want to have kids someday and this medicine scares me... | F | 26 | 3 years | 11/4/2009 | 1 | birth control | DON'T TAKE THIS DRUG!!!!!!DON'T BELIEVE DRUG MANUFACTURERS!!! BAD DRUG!!!!! | bipolar, loss of libido, hormonal imbalance, panic attacks, period yet to return, blood clot.... (could have killed me.) | F | 33 | 4 years | 11/4/2009 | 1 | Birth Control | Mood swings, weight gain, no period. | I only took this drug once. it has been 8 months and I still havent get my period.. Do Not Take this drug. | F | 22 | 3 months | 11/3/2009 | 1 | Convenience | I was told that Depo would stop my periods and that I may have SOME SPOTTING in the first 2 weeks. Not true. I have been bleeding for 6 weeks and have been told this is a normal side effect of Depo. My hair is thinning and falling out and my legs ache all the time. I won't be getting my next shot; I'll go back on the pill | F | 23 | 6 weeks | 11/3/2009 | 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 |