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 |
| 2 | prevent pregnancy after miscarriage | Since I started the shot 3 months ago. At first I didn't have any problems and no bleeding. After two weeks I started getting nauseous off an on and feeling tired alot. I couldn't eat much at times I would feel really sick after eating very little. After the first month the nausea really picked up an I felt I was pregnant but knew I wasn't. I had a partial molar pregnancy miscarriage and d&c before shot. Doctor recommended birth control to prevent pregnancy up to year. I'm almost due for my second shot and I am thinking not to do it. I have severe nausea daily, dizziness and have actually passed out once while I was severely nauseous felt I was going be sick. my eating habits are a lot less cause I stay so sick and im moody a lot and stressed out with severe anxiety all the time. I have had no bleeding until two weeks ago and this is third month. its been consistent for two weeks not looking like it will end. I have occasional stomach pain and pain in left hip area now. | F | 28 | 3 months 3X M | 5/2/2014 | 4 | birth control | headaches and increasing appetite | F | 22 | 1 times | 4/30/2014 | 3 | birth control | Headaches, appetite increase, blotting and weight gain | F | 29 | 10 years 3 months | 4/29/2014 | 2 | not be pregnant | Extremely bloated breasts and belly..spotting for entire month..weight gain | 34 | 3 months not sure | 4/22/2014 | 1 | heavy bleeding | Severe nausea and vomiting, shakes, chills, panic attacks, sweating, elevated liver enzymes,rash and itchiness, dizziness, continued and prolonged bleeding | I would never ever reccommend this drug to anyone. I have now talked to 6 people that have had similar or worse reactions than mine. How is this drug even legal? | F | 44 | 8 weeks 1X day | 4/21/2014 | 3 | Contraceptive | for the first four months, i had a heavy period for three weeks and then stopped a week before it would start up again. It has since gotten to light spotting here and there. I've had a decrease in libido, crying over a comercial or something stupid, intense mood swings and anger, tender breasts, severe weight gain, constantly hungry, anxiety, and persistant fatigue no matter how much or how little sleep. I know that part of the cause of a few of these are due to my job, (I am currently on 12 hour shifts) but i've never had this much fatigue or anger and I've never weighed this much even when i was pregnant! I plan on talking to my doctor about a different b/c | I gave this a 3 due to the fact it did it's job in keeping me from getting pregnant again | F | 26 | 7 months 90 MG 1X O | 4/14/2014 | 1 | Birth control | Horrible!!!! I only had 1 shot. After 3 weeks I had a non stop period NOT just spotting. Never had problems with my period before depo. I get hot flashes, headaches, crying fits, extremely tired, shakiness, anxiety out of nowhere and am depressed/moody. I feel like my bf is about to leave me at any minute even though he is happy with me. Has turned me into a mess. Will never get another shot. Only question now is how long until this shot will wear off? Scary. Never again. | F | 32 | 2 months 1 shot | 4/14/2014 | 5 | For birth control I took it for 17 | No side effects I thought it was the best birth control they ever came up with! This drug keep me active at my job due to no monthly issues. I able to be very active and worry free! I no this rare. One side effect or another. 17 years ago the shot just came out here. Friend got tubes tied I got shot. The best thing for me ever! | F | 50 | 10 years | 4/12/2014 | 3 | Prevent Pregnancy | I've been on Depo-Provera for a little over a month now and I was kind of scared and cautious about what I was doing with my body but I decided to get the shot anyway. I got the pill about a day or two about before I was due to have my period. After getting the shot, I never got my period (even to this day). The shot is good for what it's supposed to do (prevent pregnancy) but it has many side effects. About a week after getting the shot, I experienced mood swings and I would get upset and cry over everything. I was an emotional wreck. I still get this every once in a while. I've also experienced hot flashes. I'm only 20 and still too young to be experiencing hot flashes. I would start sweating and getting really hot to the point wear I needed to sit down because I felt that I was going to pass out. I also just started spotting and it's not any normal spotting to wear you would have with a regular period, I would spot dark brown stuff. It was really gross. I'm getting abdominal pain (which isn't as bad as if I would have a normal period), I get occassional headaches and I've been gaining weight really quick. I would always be hungry and have a taste for different foods. I think this would be my first and last shot of Depo-Provera. I would not recommend this to people unless you've fully read up on all the effects and know what your getting yourself into. | F | 20 | 1 months 30MG | 4/6/2014 | 4 | Prevention of pregnancy | Spotting, Depression, mood swings, hot flashes, fatigued, LOSS OF BOOBS!! The first two whole month I spotted straight, from there on I spotted here and there sometimes nothing and other times it really sucked. as of the third shot I noticed it was when the old shot was wearing off and i had just recieved the new shot that i tended to spot or bleed. Before depo i would get light headed alot so i cant say much was the shot. In the beggining i would get depressed easily or cry for no reason at times. I would have mood swings out of no where. I would feel I was pregnant having all these symptoms and i would get hot flashes as well, it was pretty embarrassing. as of now the begging of april on my third shot i always feel tired and fatigued and it is definately the shot! Worst of all the effects is had on my BOOBS! it is a very uncommon symptom but it happpend to me. I had just became a D last year, on my second shot i noticed my boobs were smaller and so did my bf. they were small, they ha | I rated the depo as satisfied because I took it to prevent pregnancy and have not gotten pregnant, meaning the medicine helped. But personally I am just so fed up with the side effects this will be my last shot ever!! Once my body gets back to normal i might consider the pill because if you have bad symptoms you can stop whenever you'd like instead of waiting for it to run out. Every one is different and their body reacts differently to certain drugs. I really read into the shot before taking it but not enough, or maybe i thought these symptoms wouldn't really happen to me just be cautious and take into consideration what you are possibly willing to sacrifice for the shot. 50% chance you will get any of the symptoms. It'll just have to be a risk you are willing to take. I wont tell anyone what they should do neither should anyone else, unless its your family who have been through this then you should probably listen to blood relatives. Just remember it is your choice and consider all your options first. (: | F | 19 | 3 times 1X day | 4/5/2014 | 5 | birth control | I was on depo 4 yrs last year I had 2 shots last shot was 6/7/13 In Aug. started having nipple tenderness heat in nipples stomach cramps & preg symptoms. 1/28/14 I had a 3 day period bright red mild cramps at the end of Feb. I had breast tenderness & enlargement pelvic area hard & laying on stomach feels like I'm laying on a golf ball & hurts when I lay on it as well as blood pressure elevated to 187/111 ive been off depo almost 10 months & that 1 period in Jan & not pregnant. Never take DEPO its a silent killer. | F | 35 | 4 years | 4/3/2014 | 3 | didn't want anymore children | Spotting for like 6 months until the periods stopped completely ,but having abdorminal pains ,feeling bloated,weight gain and muscle spasm | F | 25 | 1 days | 3/28/2014 | 5 | Birth Control | Weight LOSS!!!! experiencing some acne, not bad at all, two years after starting the drug, increase in OCD? (don't know if it's related or not) | I love this form of birth control! I tried two different types of the pill before trying the shot, the first gave me depression and the second was just a mess. I was warned about weight gain when starting the shot but I actually lost weight when I started. I've been exercising daily since the start of the new year but I hadn't always exercised. I take a calcium supplement once a day to help with the bone density loss, but who knows if that's doing anything. I read that repo is for long term use. I plan to stop taking it and jump right back onto the pill after three years. I've heard that depo can take a while to leave your system and become fertile again, but that's why you just have to plan ahead. I've read a lot of reviews that call this drug poison and don't recommend taking it, but you can't listen to that. it's good to know what is possible to occur when taking the drug, but it's also good to know that EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT!!!! depo is a dream for me and a nightmare for others. you just have to try it out, for longer than just the first or second dose, and see how you like it. don't let the fear of what might happen keep you from trying it. | F | 20 | 2 years 1X day | 3/27/2014 | 1 | birthcontrol | Never stopped spotting for a year, depression, and moodyness | Sucks | F | 18 | 1 years 5X AN | 3/27/2014 | 5 | Endo | I absolutely love depo. I have a child and don't plan on having more so it's depo until menopause. No side effects or weight gain. Got migraines the first year but they evened out and were still better than the cramps I had before. If you gain weight and can't lose it on this find something new but don't let the small chance scare you away. This is miles better than the pill,implant,or iud. I've had them all. | F | 30 | 8 years | 3/25/2014 | 3 | Prevent Pregnancy | Got my first shot in the beginning of January 2014 and ever since the end of January I've been bleeding every other week for the past 3 months. My bleeding would last a week at a time, not heavy though. I just got my 2nd shot March 25 2014 and hoping that my body will get used to this drug and my bleeding will stop. If it doesn't I am for sure switching to another birth control. | F | 18 | 3 months 1X AN | 3/25/2014 | 1 | Birth Control | ****WARNING POISON**** Will ruin your life!!! Been on the Depo shot for 6 months as of 4/14/14 I will not return for my next dosage! I have spotted non stop after the third week of my first shot 4.5 months ago and for the last 5 weeks heavy bleeding every single day to date! I have breakouts in my face along with severe headaches, sleepless nights, anger and mood swings and fatigue. Every time I call my OBGYN to voice my concern the nurse tells me its NORMAL! DO NOT TAKE THIS POISON...IT WILL RUIN YOUR LIFE! I will soon begin to look for legal counsel that can represent all of us on an attempt to hold the manufacturer of this poison liable for all the harm it has cost. | F | 42 | 6 months | 3/25/2014 | 1 | As Contraception | Seriously did not know that getting off the depo would do such harm. I've had two three months straight of spotting while on the depo and now its my forth month. I missed my last shot purposely and I have backaches terrible cramps spotting and gas too. It feels like signs of pregnancy but isn't. Its terrible. They should have doctorsmandated to tell us what may happen during and after this shot but they shrug it off. Never again. | F | 18 | 3 months 90MG | 3/14/2014 | 1 | Prevent pregnancy | I got the shot after having my 7th child never have had birth control in my life. Wasnt told of any side effects except your period could stop completely... That sounded awesome..! My periods have Always been normal and regular sort of light. After having my other 6 kids my bleeding stopped after a week and returned to normal period every kid. After taking this shot bleeding NEVER STOPPED, Ive had severe headaches , dizziness , tired , very extremely moody to point of being hateful ( im a very loving kind person ) im breastfeeding my nipples are so sore and tender im almost to point of stopping ( I fed all my kids at least till 8 months old some a year) I will not go back to ever get another shot . It will be 4 months in 5 days since o had 1 st shot . So almost 120 of non stop bleeding . Thats off just one dose. Im concerned if it will leave my body and let me go back to normal.. How long does it take to be fully out of your system.. ??? Would not recommend to anyone .. Please do research first.. Really does need taken off market. | F | 36 | 1 times | 3/12/2014 | 5 | Irregular periods and birth contro. | I found this drug fantastic. Amazing sex drive, no great weight gain, no periods in the 18 months I took this. *Im still on this drug* | F | 19 | 1 years | 3/5/2014 |