DEPO-PROVERA Reviews (MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE)Average Rating: 2.1 (2471 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 | Birth Control | Intense mood swings, period every day for the full three months, loss of hair in the form of alopecia (never had a problem with this prior to taking the drug) now I am missing a large portion of hair on my scalp and it's not growing back | Don't take it! It's awful! | F | 23 | 3 months 1X AN | 10/6/2014 | 5 | prevent pregnancy | I've been on depo for 13 years and have not experienced any side effects! It did what it needed to do...I got off to get pregnant and did right away and now I'm back on it!! Had a bone density test and no bone loss.....so it's not bad for everyone! | F | 28 | 10 years | 10/3/2014 | 2 | avoiding pregnancy | Take shot every 3 months each time i get the shot a month l later down to the day i bleed for 20 days other than that no complications | F | 21 | 9 months ? | 10/1/2014 | 1 | Birth control | Depression, facial hair growth, acne, mood swings, stomach pain, total loss of libido, vaginal dryness, weight gain, no period still to this day a year after coming off it. Worried about infertility due to depo. | It is pure evil! DO NOT TAKE THIS EVER. | F | 29 | 1 years 1X O | 10/1/2014 | 3 | birth control | No side effects, thought it was great until last 2 injections, should have listened to my body in April with undiagnosable side pains, continued in June and 1st August hospitalised with dvt,they put it down to this injection and brca1 gene. | F | 41 | 10 years | 9/12/2014 | 1 | Birth control so I wouldn't get pregnant | I'm angry, I feel so raged, when I'm not pist off I'm crying so depressed.. I never want to go anywhere, I barely even leave my bedroom. I've gained like 5 pounds since I got the shot which was three weeks ago. I'm fighting with my husband constantly I'm so annoyed all the time. I really wish I would've never gotten the shot because I am going crazy and I am driving my family crazy to all I do is yell or cry it's horrible. I do not recommend getting the shot! | F | 29 | 3 weeks One shot | 9/12/2014 | 1 | contraception | I have gained 50 lbs, no diet or exercise change at first. Now im working my ass off to lose this weight with no success. I went from being 5'7" 145 to 195 after a year. Now I have depression. Thanks depo, I'm 20 and feel as if life is over | F | 20 | 1 years not sure | 9/12/2014 | 1 | Contraception | Weight gain when eating healthily, very bad mood swings, crying every day, bad anger, change in vaginal odour, I now feel self-conscious because of my weight there fore I don't want to have sex so the shot was pointless:'( | F | 16 | 2 weeks | 9/9/2014 | 2 | prevent pregnancy and previous mc | Backaches,pelvic pain loss of sex drive and.cramps out of hell ! this is my first and last shot and no one told me it messes with future fertility and pregnancies | F | 18 | 1 months 1 | 8/30/2014 | 2 | Long Heavy Periods | Few hours after I got the injection, I got a headache, had the headache for 8 days. My periods previously were 10 days, now they are 15 days. After the period flow stopped now I am having (more than) spotting every single day!!! Only positive is the PMS symtoms were less. | I will not take another injection!!!! | F | 44 | 6 weeks 1X O | 8/26/2014 | 1 | to prevent pregnancy | I took my first shot on the 28th of july, went on my period on the 8th of august, and I've been on my period ever since then, started heavey for a whole week,the went light now spotting, I'm just wondering if ill ever stop bleeding, I hate wearing pads,I'm moody, always irritated and my bf is not liking it. We can't have sex because of the lil blood. I don't know if I should stop takin depo or continue coz I dnt wana fall preg again. | F | 20 | 5 weeks | 8/22/2014 | 1 | Birth control after having baby | I thought depo was a great idea after I had my first child unplanned. My gyno did NOT warn me about side effects or what could happen, she told me it was just like the pill. I took the pill for a few years in the past with no issues, so I was happy to hear that. WRONG. My sex drive went down to nothing, I could barely get wet anymore, I had severe mood swings constantly, and I was bleeding/spotting nearly every day. Plus weight gain and increased appetite. Luckily the shot wears off for me in a few days. I regret ever trying it and I HIGHLY advise every woman to stay far away from Depo.. | F | 21 | 3 months | 8/21/2014 | 1 | Endometriosis | This drug should not be given to anyone! Doctor never told me about the side effects and didnt give me the option to research it first. He only told me that it doesn't actually make you gain weight but you may think you're hungry more often. Big load of BS!! I went through 2 surgeries because of severe endometriosis that thanks to other doctors who refused to listen I went for 10 years before I was diagnosed. Anyway I was instructed I needed to be on BC that would stop my monthly cycle. I have become depressed, very moody (the littlest things upset me), loss of sex drive, lower back ache, constantly worried, and has possibly ruined my marriage. Now I have to deal with coming off of it. I am done with BC and I am scheduled for a hysterectomy. Hopefully this crap doesn't take too long to get out of my system so I can feel like my old self again, the woman my husband fell in love with, not this crazy person. | F | 39 | 2 years 1X O | 8/21/2014 | 3 | prevent pregnancy | So I wanted to be on the Depo shot bc I wanted to be able to have sex with my boyfriend with or without condoms and not having to be worried about getting pregnant. At first I started to like it, it wasn't that bad... spotting is normal with this shot and I also know the other side effects which does not bother me to much but, my first time having sex with my boyfriend (I lost my virginity) I was bleeding which is normal and that was last Tuesday... well we have had sex 5 more times after our first time and I don't feel any pain at all anymore just pure pleasure and I still bleed till this day while having sex. I'm not sure if that is normal and I'm honestly so sick of it and my boyfriend probably is too considering we have to constantly wipe up blood. I'm not really sure what to do but I want to get off this shot and maybe take the pill. Plus I've read alot of stuff about this pill and this is not good for your body at all! If you know anything please feel free to contact me. | F | 17 | 3 months | 8/18/2014 | 1 | didn't want to get pregnant | Been on depo and it's the worse experience. Head aches all the time. Sick every morning. Breast hurts. Lower back hurts. Mood swings really bad. Tired all the time. Got pregnant while on it the 1st time I was on it. Everyone use different birth control don't ever go on the depo shot!!! It's terrible on your body!! I'm never going back on it!!! | F | 30 | 2 months | 7/25/2014 | 1 | painful periods | Nurse gave me 2 shots in 2 weeks to try stop heavy bleeding. After i bled continuosly for nearly a year (previously my periods lasted around 7 days and were regular every month). iron was a daily thing afterwards to stop anaemia, dizzy, faint, feeling "not real" , panic attacks, breast cysyts, acne, severe weight loss and extreme agorapbobia, still struggling and fighting everyday to get my life back. I seriously never recommend it to anyone. Once its in yr system its in. I do think a lot of it is to do with individual hormone balances as some people it works ok for and others not,maybe if they had a way of testing everyones individual hormones they might see a pattern on who it wont agree with, but along with the bones loss-is it really worth it?! | F | 30 | 2 months | 7/24/2014 | 1 | prevent pregnancy | Mood swings, everything pissed me off, gained 15 lbs, vaginal dryness it even burned when i would have sex, no interest in sex, could sterelize you after use but that wasnt the case for me i got pregnant right after it wore off. Would not recomend it was the worst BC i have ever tried and if you dont like it too bad because your stuck with 3 months of unwanted side effects. | F | 24 | 3 months | 7/21/2014 | 1 | Prevent pregnancy | It caused headaches (which I never had much of before ever),Moodiness, some nausea while on my periods (which lasted abnormally long as I can recall, like even 2 weeks), anxiety, stomach pain, weight loss, bloated stomach, dry skin/loss in sex drive.., I had a much better reaction to the pill, which I was on for almost a year, so if anything I would recomend the pill if you are truly dedicated to remember taking them daily, but I suppose everyones different too and maybe the shot would react better with you, although I wouldn't risk it like I did. I only took the shot twice before I decided it wasn't worth all these uncomfortable side effects and I had my last shot 5 months ago, When I got off it and the symtoms lightened up a for bit but are back again and im starting to wonder when its going to stop. So exhasuting, its also hard on my boyfriend as well with me being so moody and in pain and I can rarely have sex with him ever since I had started (which was the reason I took birth control to begin with so it was pointless) , definitely has caused some issues and stress, I'd seriously reconsider taking this if you plan on it. | F | 18 | 6 months | 7/11/2014 | 5 | Prevent pregnancy and periods | When I first started, I spotted for about a month then I was fine. My boyfriend and I have been having unprotected sex and no baby yet. Now in my sixth moth being on Depo, I am now spotting brown discharge. I only gained about 15 pounds on it which isn't bad. Mood swings were the only bad thing for me. I am still going to use it. It helps, I would recommend it to anyone. | F | 20 | 6 months | 7/6/2014 | 2 | Birth Control | I decided to take depo on June 5th 2014 because I had given birth to my 3rd son in April of this yr. I started spotting/light bleeding since June 20th. I hate it but good thing I don't need pads. I am using the soft cup. I heard that during the 1st 12 wks you may bleed the whole time. Then after that you should be fine, but it varies from person to person. My 2nd shot is due August 28th and I'm not getting it. What's the point of getting BC shot when all u do is bleed lol...so u can't have sex. Thank God my hubby is understanding. I just have to wait til the shot is outta my system 11-14wks. | F | 28 | 1 months | 7/2/2014 |