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 |
| 1 | birthcontrol | Extreeme weight gain! I am normally 120-125 pounds and now can't get below 150...I have tried everything to take off the weight, Weight Watchers, Atkins, the gym 4-5 days a week. The weight will not go away. Not to mention the complete lack of sex drive, my husband has to beg and even then I have very little desire. I would not recomend this for anyone | F | 29 | 2.5 years | 8/4/2004 | 1 | birth control | Immediate loss of libido. Depression with no previous history. Loss of menses after two months. Sweating and increased body odor. Increase in breast size and after a year I began having breast discharge. | It is very true that the side effects of this drug are down played. Usually when a drug states that there may be side effects they are usually rare. There is a 10% chance of depression or loss of libido. One in ten people! They use this drug in men for the purpose of decreasing their libido! This is a bad drug!!! | F | 35 | 2 years | 8/4/2004 | 1 | Birth control | Extremely moody, weight loss, non stop bleeding, dizzininess, tingling in my legs, headaches, lack of lubrication, no sex drive, nervousness and excitability | I hated being on depo. HATED. I started bleeding a few weeks after getting the shot, and ...well, it never ended. I bleed for a FULL YEAR. The only reason I let myself bleed that long is because my doctor convinced me it would stop. Finally, after a year, another doctor told me I'd never stop bleeding and took me off Depo. I went from a nice person to extremely angry for no reason. I did not want sex. If sex did occur, I was as dry as a bone. My legs tingled all the time, and oh, lord! The headaches. Don't let a doctor or anyone else fool you. This stuff is horrible. | F | 22 | 1 years | 7/24/2004 | 4 | birth control | increased sexual drive, moodiness, weight loss, depression, NO period etc. | I can't decide if I like it or not | F | 16 | 2 months | 7/22/2004 | 1 | Birth control | Problems with acne, severe depression, suicidal thoughts and terrible nightmares | Don't take it! | F | 25 | | 7/22/2004 | 1 | Birth-control | I have been using this method for two years and have experienced many side effects: 1)weight gain - over 2 stone in less than a year 2)loss of libido - totally gone, not interested in sex at all 3)tiredness - i constantly feel exhausted and fall asleep a lot, especially mid-afternoon 4)sore breats - this is only a recent development, since ive stopped having the injection. no chance of this being pregnancy, not having sex. 5) bloating - all my limbs are swollen and people have made comments on this | People should really think hard about using this form of contraception as it has many side effects and it seems to me like there has not been enough research into these to date. | F | 19 | 2 years | 7/21/2004 | 1 | birth control | I had the shot almost three months ago and I started my period a few weeks after the initial injection...my period has not stopped since. My migraines have gone through the roof. Weight gain. Acne. My B12 level floored and I had to start taking weekly shots to just be able to function normally. | DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICATION WITHOUT READING ALL OF THESE COMMENTS. It has been very scary and I am exhausted from dealing with all of these symptoms. My doctor did not explain these side effects thoroughly and I wish I had done more research before opting to try the shot. The idea of convenience does not compare to the living hell you will put yourself through. | F | 25 | 3 months | 7/20/2004 | 2 | Birth Control | weight gain (about 5 lbs), acne, depression, continual spotting after getting off the Depo | This was the first and only form of birth control that I tried. I thought it would be the safest and most discreet way of preventing pregnancy because I was having sex very often. My sex drive did not decrease and it did what it was supposed to do-it prevented pregnancy. Nevertheless, I knew from the start when I fainted twice at the doctor's office and had a minor ceizure after reciving the shot that there was something shady about the drug. I gained weight, got acne, and I would cry often for no reason. I am off the depo now and I am continually spotting a little every day in addition to my period which now comes regularly. I hope to get back to normal and I wouldn't recomend this to anyone--the risks are far greater than the benefits. I don't even want to think about what could have happened if I got my second shot. | F | 19 | 3 months | 7/8/2004 | 3 | Birth control, ovarian cyst | Weight gain, decreased sex drive | Love the convenience, but have gained too much weight. Stopping for the time being to see if I can take the weight off. Also, my husband is concerned about the sex drive, or lack thereof. | F | 32 | 6 months | 7/3/2004 | 1 | Birth Control | Excema two months after taking (affects my hands, pompholyx, and under my finger nails), fatigue, anxiety, would bleed for 2 months straight, about 5lbs weight gain, loss of libido (where I don't want anyone to even touch me), depression, anger, tenderness in the breasts (gained a cup size), painful to have sex (AFTER SHOT), terrible cramping (ON AND AFTER SHOT), constipation (AFTER SHOT), acne (AFTER SHOT), and sweatting, some vision loss (have a hard time reading now). | I took my first shot in May of 2003 and then I took the second shot. Almost immediately after I started developing anxiety, depression, excema, etc...the things I listed above. After the second shot I just could not handle the anxiety anymore and decided not to go back for another. I am still experiencing side effects from the drug and my sex drive has not gone back to where it was before. My acne is worsening (I have never had pimples in my life - so this is very disturbing), my excema will not go away, the anxiety still comes and goes, I still get tenderness in my breasts before periods and have grown a cup size. My periods are beginning to regulate themselves back onto a 28 day cycle - THANK GOD, but my hair is not as shiny as it used to be....it look dull and lifeless. Please do not take this...it's not as easy to quit as the pill...it's not worth it to experience this. The doctors refuse to believe there is anything wrong with this form of birth control. By the way, I have been doing research and Depo provera is responsible for a lack of production in the hormone called prostaglandins which help with many different functions of your body...one being acne and another joint pain. You should try to have a blood test run and see if your doctor can help with getting your hormone levels back on track. | F | 23 | 2 times | 7/2/2004 | 3 | Migraines with Pill | NO SEX DRIVE | At first, I thought this was the miracle drug from Heaven, no periods, no mood swings, little maintenance. Until my marriage started suffering from my absolute lack of sex drive. In fact, it's been over a YEAR since I can remember actually wanting to have sex, and I'm only 23!!! | F | 23 | 2 years | 6/29/2004 | 1 | contraception | I had 2 shots of depo. As soon as I got the first one I started experiencing pelvic pain, breast tenderness, no sex drive etc which I had never had before - so I stopped after 2 shots. 3 and a half years later I am sitting here having been through hell. I was eventually diagnosed with endometriosis but the coincidence is too much for me having never had ANY period problems before this. I have gained 40 lbs, have constant lower backache and extreme fatigue. Depo may not be the sole cause but it was most definitely the instigator. Maybe just unlucky. | Periods took 2 years to come back - during that time a bleed for 2 weeks, off two weeks repeatedly.Other family members have used it with varying results - one fine apart from small weight gain and low libido, another lots of weight gain (always round hips, belly) and fatigue. | F | 34 | 6 months | 6/21/2004 | 1 | prevent pregnancy | i have gained about 50 pd with in first 2 years on it, i have headaches migranes, always moody, no sex drive what so ever, terrible bone pain | i just recently quiet taking it after 7 years | F | 23 | 7 years | 6/20/2004 | 3 | acne | Periods stopped almost immediately. Was on oral contraceptives before taking depo, and lost about 20 pounds. Only problem is acne, and it is quite bad, especially when I never had acne before. Am considering trying oral contraceptives again. | F | 31 | 4 years | 6/7/2004 | 5 | To Not get Pregnant Duh! | Opposite Side of effects, increased sex drive, I know Crazy. I lost 17 pounds the first 2 months on the shot, but I went to bootcamp. I did not spot at all on the shot. I love not having my period. | I first went on Depo to get rid of my period so I didn;t have to deal with it in bootcamp. How pathetic is that. Well it worked. I stay on it to prevent pregnancy now. I am going to continue to stay on it simple fact that's what me and boyfriend discussed right now, its for the best. | F | 20 | 20 months | 5/20/2004 | 4 | Birth Control | Weight gain, loss in sex drive, low self esteem | I first started taking the depo because of bad cramps when I was 17 helped 100% I had no periods after the first year. I have gained about 20 pounds (which sucks). My low self esteem is from my weight gain. I wore a size 5/6 jeans now a 11/12. i think that it has a lot to do with my husbands and my sex lives. Only if they could make a shot with no weight gain. I don't think that I will get off from the shot. I love not have periods. | F | 25 | 8 years | 5/18/2004 | 3 | Birth Control | 50 LB weight gain over 8 years, severe acne that didn't even clear with treatment by a dermatoligist, constant moodiness- at times severe depression that I needed meds for. | I love the fact that I have not a period in 8 years, but the weight gain (that was a huge factor in my fiancee and I breaking up) that I haven't been able to lose no matter how hard I try (1500 a day calorie diet- go to gym 5 times a week)and the severe acne that has ruined my self-confidence isn't worth it. I just stopped the shot (within the last month) and already my face is clearing up. Hopefully I'll start losing weight soon too! | F | 27 | 8 years | 5/14/2004 | 5 | Birth Control | Very mild acne & some irritability. | I am a very happy user of Depo-provera...each person's experience will be different and it's unfortunate there are only a few positive comments. The acne has been easily overcome by a good face care routine and the irritability isn't much of a problem. Being iron defiecent, it's great not having a period-I have improved energy throughout each month. I have not experienced much weight gain, infact since being on the shot, with exercise I have been able to loose over 10 pounds in the last 6 months. I switched from taking a pill to the shot so maybe that is the reason I have not experienced such outrageous side effects as others. If you are thinking about this form of birth control, TALK with your health professional about your concerns-and don't believe everything you read on the internet! | F | 23 | 6 months | 5/13/2004 | 2 | birth control | aggression, significant hair loss, bleeding, uncannily increased appetite | My appetite increased so much that I could eat until I hurt and still be hungry. Despite my increasing fiber and liquids in my diet, I gained thirteen pounds in three months. The medical literature refers to appetite increase as a | F | 32 | 3 months | 5/10/2004 | 3 | Birth Control | NO SEX DRIVE. I've been on a diet so I can't say if I've gained weight or not. It's just frustrating when my boyfriend wants to get intimate with me and I almost get disguised sometimes when he touches me. | Judging from other individuals comments, I don't recommend taking it. Read the second to last one on this page! | F | 19 | 2 months | 5/7/2004 |