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 |
| 5 | Birth Control | Severe weight gain, severe abdominal pain, strange mood swings, DEAD SEX DRIVE AND INTERCOURSE PAIN! dry skin, IBS, fatigue due to depression, increased reaction to stress | Only a five to get at the top. I used to love it but after reading the comments of several women and realizing all the sypmtoms i am having are probably caused by this im am appalled! This is awful stuff and it cant believe i even took it for so long. It is not good for relationships with signifigant others and really has affected my life ie: almost lost job due to increased reactions to stress and moodiness. Dont take this crap! Now begins the painful process of weaning myself off this drug, if your considering, dont ask a doctor for the side affects and risks, look at the real commentary, the stuff they dont tell you about at the doctors office. Its just not worth messing with your body, be a true female and let nature take its course. | F | 18 | 2.5 years | 7/7/2005 | 1 | Birth Control | Weight gain (14lb), Agression, Painful breasts, Racing pulse, loss of sex drive and dryness. | The first time I took it I had no side effects appart from no period which at the time I thought was great. I took it for about a year and stopped when I split from my boyfriend. My periods returned after about 3 months. A year later I started having the shots again and recieved 5 before i decided that the weight gain was intolerable and had lost my sex drive anyway so saw no point in continuing. My real problems started then. It took just over a year for my periods to return and they have been irregular ever since. My breasts are continuously swolen and painful and I am finding it impossible to lose the weight I gained. I am worried about the long term effects now that I am aware they haven't really a clue about the likns with cancer and ostoperosis. i wasn't given enough infomation before I was given it. I hope also that it won't effect my chances of concieving. Slowly with healthy eating and so on the side effects are wearing off but I regret not being properly informed before I took it. The idea of not having a period is so appealing when you are a carefree adolescent you doin't think about the possible conciquences. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. | F | 26 | 15 months | 7/7/2005 | 1 | birth control | severe depression, mood swings, joint pain, hair loss, acne. I was dieting while on this so I did not experince any weight gain. | I have been off this for about three months. all side effects are better except for the joint pain which has been bad this last time. | F | 33 | 6 months | 7/7/2005 | 3 | birth control | Bled for 1 month straight in the beginning and had to take prescribed estrogen pills for a week to get back to normal. I was on it for about 1 year and gained approximately 10 pounds during that time. I know it was from the shot since the weight gain was around the mid-section (never happened before) and i had been on many different brands of the pill without experiencing this side effect. I lost the weight within 6 months of being off of it without dieting. | Excellent form of birth control if you don't mind the weight gain. | F | 26 | 1 years | 7/6/2005 | 1 | to prevent getting pregnant. | I only received 1 depo shot and it was in Jan. of '05' it's now July '05' and I am still bleeding. During the first 3 months I had mood swings like crazy! I never wanted the shot again. | I'd advice everyone to stick to some other method. | F | 17 | 3 months | 7/6/2005 | 1 | to prevent getting pregnant. | I only received 1 depo shot and it was in Jan. of '05' it's now July '05' and I am still bleeding. During the first 3 months I had mood swings like crazy! I never wanted the shot again. | I'd advice everyone to stick to some other method. | F | 17 | 1 times | 7/6/2005 | 1 | to prevent getting pregnant. | I only received 1 depo shot and it was in Jan. of '05' it's now July '05' and I am still bleeding. During the first 3 months I had mood swings like crazy! I never wanted the shot again. | I'd advice everyone to stick to some other method. | F | 17 | 1 times | 7/6/2005 | 1 | Birth Control | Heavy constant bleeding and cramping. Acne on face and back. Severe vaginal dryness and complete lack of sex drive. Extreme moodyness and irritability (even worse thanw hen i quit smoking) 20 lb weight gain in 1.5 months (same diet and exercise I have been on for 6 months) | My doctor NEVER NEVR NEVR told me of all these side effects. She did say that in patients that were already afflicked with depression/anxiety that it could make it worse, but when I questioned her about that (because I didn't want to get worse) she assured me that it wouldn't bother me . I then didn't feel too sure about taking thew shot, but needed a form of birth control ( i had just had a baby and DID NOT want to get pg again) She would not give me anything else besides the Depo!!!! She said that was my only choice. What really makeds me mad is this is effecting my realtionship with my husband....and there is nothing i can do for at keast 1.5 months!!!!! I will be going back to this femal doctor, not for treatment but to tell her how she ruined my life for 3 months.i will also be reporting her for not telling me all the facts about this stupid drung, even tho i asked. and for not perscribing me something different when i told her i worried about it aggrivating my depression. i suggest you all report the dr. who misled you as to the side effects of this drug!!! they shoulnt be able to get away with ruining our lives!!!!!!!!! | F | 23 | 1.5 months | 7/6/2005 | 1 | prevent pregnancy | non stop bleeding, depression/anxiety attacks alternating, blister like acne on arms and legs, lowered immune system. | Yet another horribly destructive drug that doctors push on their clients. It's criminal, really. New info is being put on the label. DO NOT TAKE FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS. It is the manufacturer's way of saying we poisoned you but won't admit it. This from people who are supposed to be making us healthy. I feel like a lab monkey but where are they when we try to find out how to heal from their chemicals? Ever have a physician who tells you that | F | 34 | 6 months | 7/6/2005 | 1 | birth control | After I was done taking depo I had a sudden weight gain I can not lose. I have had alot of female problems,and problems with my blood sugar. I know all of this is from Depo-Provera. It also makes it difficult to get pregnant when you finally decide to. | I would not take this if I were you. I use to be very thin and healthy. Now I feel like I'm 60+ years old,and I'm only 31. | F | 31 | 2 days | 7/5/2005 | 1 | Contraception | Loss of libido, loss of fertility | I had a single shot of depo-provera three years ago. It was 18 months before I has another period. I started our first cycle of IVF yesterday. My advice is use condoms | F | 30 | 1 times | 7/4/2005 | 1 | I took it as a birth control method | I did not have a period which will take a toll on you after awhile,I got migraines,I gained 20 pounds,lost all interest in sex,and when i did decide to have sex it was extremely painful.I kept getting repetitive sinus and yeast infections. These are side effects I am going through now but there is a list of long term effects i could expirience down the road. | I wouldn't recomend it for anybody. There are some pluses with getting the shot, but it''s really not worth it compared to all the side effects and health dangers that go hand in hand with it. | F | 19 | 1 years | 7/1/2005 | 1 | for birth control | my period hasnt STOPPED for two months | if you have a choice dont take it. | F | 17 | 2 months | 6/26/2005 | 1 | birth control | depression, low if any sex drive, headaches along with constant kneck pain, very moody and sad all of the time, heavy bleeding constantly, diariah every time of injection for several days at a time | I have only had four shots and will not be taking this method of birth control any more. I would not reccomend it to anyone else because I have had such a downpour of medical effects on my body sense I have started taking it. The depo provera shot has made me almost unapproachable to my husband and family because of depression and headaches that could kill have made me very irritable. Intamacy is a must in a marriage and in mine it has been gone sense my second shot. It made me not feel attractive or turned on. My face has stayed broken out sense taking my first shot and the irregular bleeding has been aggravating because just when I thought I had stopped I started again at very inconvenient times and with unpredictability it has interfered with my perosnal and with my professional standing. I would not reccomend this birth control method and cannot wait for it to leave my system! | F | 22 | 12 months | 6/24/2005 | 4 | contraception | it works for me. side effects are there at first use but it disappers gradually | F | 30 | 4 days | 6/9/2005 | 5 | couldnt remeber to take the pill | a little weight gain,increased sex drive,face broke out a little bit, cravings | I have only been on the shot a short time and i dont think i will go for my third time. I hear about women who cant get pregnant after being on it. I want kids so i dont i want to take that chance.. other than that its been awesome... no periods,pms, or CRAMPS!!!! i love this shot, but now that im coming off of it.. i feel really weird.. i cried for no reason and got upset, thats not me at all.Its a wonderful thing, but my future kids are more important. | F | 17 | 2 months | 6/8/2005 | 1 | birth control | (worst at about 2 months after shot) no sex drive, lost handfuls of hair, headaches, 20lbs weight gain, fatigue, painful sex, unpleasant odor, sore muscles, inexplicable bruising, numbness in limbs, blurred night vision, terrible mood swings, occasional nausea, spotting brown blood. | So happy about the decision to come off that crap, I think it would have killed me. No, I'm not kidding. Please don't even think about taking this drug. | F | 24 | 1 times | 6/6/2005 | 1 | birth control | I was fine when I was taking it but when I stop I have all the side effects from depo and I still have them. I don't know how long I will have them and it already damaged my body. I am planning to have a baby soon but I heard that some people can't have them for as long as 5 years or more and many miscarriages. | Please DO NOT take it, it will mess up your body and life!!!!!!!! | F | 24 | 4 years | 6/6/2005 | 1 | birth control | since i received the shot i've had a low grade fever,hotflashes,anxiety,lack in sex drive,vaginal dryness,heart palpitations,low immune system(always sick).The only good thing is no weight gain!I only got one shot back in december,it is now june still no period!I never thought i would ever want my period sooo bad.I work at a doctors office,had every possible test done they didnt find anything wrong.All my side effects are caused by the depo shot.I dont recommend this method of birth control to anyone! | STAY AWAY FROM IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | F | 27 | 1 times | 6/2/2005 | 5 | birth control | none what so ever | great, worked for me with no problems | F | 35 | 6 years | 6/1/2005 |