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 |
| 4 | Stop Heavy Debilitating Periods | Notable Moodiness, Greatly Increased Appetite, Lack of Sex Drive, Lack of Periods, Hot Flashes | Mood swings ranged from crying at the drop of a hat to being extremely angry over dumb things. This was the first few shots and tends now toward the first couple of weeks after the shot. My increase in appetite caused me to lose weight because I chose to eat lots of veggies if I needed to stuff my face constantly. My lack of sex drive was acceptable, I'm not in any relationship. The lack of periods is a huge blessing for me to the point that I don't generally mind the other side effects. The hot flashes only last about 2 weeks after each shot. | F | 34 | 1 years 1X O | 3/12/2012 | 1 | prevent pregnancy/ stop period | ALWAYS angry, irritable snapping, weight gain, pain in my leg and back, slurred speech, depression, spotting for 2 weeks. the symptoms do not wear off until 3 months after you missed a shot. | i was constantly angry on this drug. i knew that bc could give you mood swings but i was expecting that...swings...not to wake up every single day and just be pissed off. at first i thought that i was angry because of things going on in my life but then i read a little bit more about the other symptoms and low and behold i had those too. i did not know about them until after i took the shot which at that point was too late. i had pain in my leg and back that were at points excruciating. i found myself tripping over my words a lot and i am actually pretty eloquent. slurred speech is another side effect. i gained 15 lbs and have since lost that and my bad attitude. the thing is, you can look at all the medical websites in the world and they will only give you the physical side effects and will say "mood swings" or "change in mood". they do not tell you that you will become a heinous b##### | F | 27 | 3 months 1X O | 3/11/2012 | 3 | i dont want an unplanned pregnancy | constitiopation even laxatives dont help my stomach makes noises and i have freaquent urination. I sometimes eat alot and sometimes feel bloated and too full to eat | F | 24 | 6 weeks | 3/9/2012 | 1 | prevent pregnancy | DO NOT TAKE IT! | since taking this crap iv marked my face where i keep getting spots when i first went on it out of 24 weeks i was bleeding for 20 they kept saying it would settle down after three months but when i start to bleed it wont stop till my next shot :-( awful im so angry depressed big time im due my next one in april but not going to go cant wait to get this crap out of me neva eva again how i have not ended up in jail i do not no iv found the love of my life now and there is no way im risking it if you are getting any of these bad side affects plz plz choose something else if any one wants to talk email me | F | 24 | 2 years 1X day | 3/9/2012 | 3 | birth control | i am always tired no matter how much sleep i get. I usually feel a dull crampy ache in lower abdomin but its worse for about a week after the shot. i do not get a period which concerns me. | i love that it keeps me from getting pregnant and i dont have to worry ab surgery or taking a pill everyday. however, the negative side effects are far greater. if you have other options, use them. with every shot i feel worse. discuss implenon with my doctor currently. | F | 30 | 8 months 60 mg 1X O | 3/8/2012 | 1 | prevent pregnancy | Since I've been on depo I have experienced hair loss, complete vaginal dryness, no sex drive, more yest and bacteria infections then I've ever had. I like the fact that it prevents pregnancy and no period but I need my body back normal I don't do well with hormones. | F | 24 | 10 months | 3/8/2012 | 1 | Contraception | Nasau, cOmplete loss in sex drive, anxiety attacks, severe depression, severe anger, mood swings, migraines, oily face and hair causing acne, crying out of no where, vaginal dryness, eat like a pregnant lady! Severe fatigue! | F | 20 | 1 years 4 times | 3/8/2012 | 1 | Birth control | Weight gain, constant hunger, angry and depressed, anxiety, moody, totally irrational thoughts, paranoia, constant crying | You can never believe it till it happens to you. It seems too crazy, but I am no longer who I was before the shot. I was a happy person who loved life. Now I feel negative all the time. I wish it was even worse so I would have known it was depo and not taken my second shot. It got worse. I started to be mean to my sweetest boyfriend and always felt insecure around him for no reason at all. We dates for a year and it only started after depo. It seems crazy that I couldn't tell it was happening, but it's like u become bipolar. Then you cry inconsolably all night, sometimes for no reason and sometimes cause you feel bad about the way you're behaving but feel like its tour fault and may e you are crazy. But I never was before. Doctor told me its such a common story. I lost months of a happy life and now have to rebuild it. I warn you .Do not take the risk. It ruined a big part of my life. I was never like this. Can't wait till my hormones are back to normal & I can be me again. :( please heed my warning. Depo can be very dangerous to your mental health. STAY AWAY from depo. it's POISON! | F | 33 | 6 months 1X day | 3/6/2012 | 3 | I had my baby and wanted a gap | My last periods were on 18 FEB and by this my next periods should have been on 18 march but now my periods are 15 days earlier that is on 3 march | F | 36 | 1 days 30 | 3/2/2012 | 1 | Pregnancy prevention | I recieved one dose and absolutely did not go back when I was scheduled for the next one which was about 3 months. I had severe mood swings, angry about nothing, irritable and short tempered. I felt exhausted all the time no matter how much sleep I got. I was in a new relationship and it literally ruined it. I had no sex drive and couldnt stand to be touched. It has been 4 months since getting the dose, I have had a period now for almost 2 months, still feel tired and lack of s es x drive. I do not feel any better. These are not normal things for me or did I experience before the shot. | F | 30 | 1 months | 3/2/2012 | 5 | Prevent Pregnancy and Heavy Periods | Periods were a lot lighter, and eventually stopped having them after 6 months. No weight gain, headaches, or decreased sex drive. was very convienient. | LOVED it! | F | 20 | 1 years 1X O | 3/1/2012 | 1 | Ovarian Cycst | Weight gain, swelling, hair loss, nausea, dry heaves, vomiting, chronic stomach pain, frequent UTI's, memory loss, loss of concentration, lower back pain, joint pain, depression, horrible mood swings | STAY AWAY. Worst decision I have ever made. I am 17 years old and after taking my first shot I started with some of these symptoms but I did not think it had anything to do with the depo shot until I went and got my 2nd shot and the rest of the symptoms showed up. That's when I started doing my research and find all of this out, this drug SHOULD BE BANNED! Right now my body is telling me I'm pregnant and that's impossible! My stomach is so swelled I look like I'm 4-6 months pregnant, my feet and hands even swell! I have to wear sweatpants because my jeans don't fit me with this stupid baby belly! I'm a senior at my high school and I can't even attend class because this shot has my body so messed up, I dry heave everyday for 2 to 4 hours in the morning and that's when I have class! It's horrible,this has been the worst 6 months of my life! I will NEVER recommend this drug to anyone. | 17 | 6 months 1X M | 3/1/2012 | 2 | birth control | NO sex drive, head aches, breakouts, bones getting weak, dark spotting but light, mood swings, depression. | F | 21 | 1 months 1x | 2/28/2012 | 1 | Prevent pregnancy | Extreme breast tenderness, tiredness, depression, dizziness, low libido, hot flashes, nausea, no energy. | F | 18 | 1 years 1x | 2/28/2012 | 3 | Prevent preg | I have only been on the depo 3 weeks back when I had my first kid I tryedit bleedfor3 months now trying it a sec time I have no appitite at all lost 4 pounds so far I want to keep trying to see the out come I do how ever spot every now and then and my back and head hurt 99% of the time | F | 22 | 3 weeks | 2/27/2012 | 1 | Prevent pregnancy | extreme weight gain, joint pain, lower back pain, rash, no periods and two year wait for a regular cycle | Depo Provera is THE WORST choice for birth control of you are a healthy woman with no problems. Anything non-hormonal is your best bet. I gained over 60 pounds and was an active student who did NOT overeat. My life changed in the first 3 months when I could no longer fit any of my clothes. It has been 7 years and I still struggle to lose weight after having no issue with weight my entire life. Thankfully, my general health is great--I just have this layer of weight/bloat on me that seems to remain. Please refuse to take this drug. It will create hell in your life. | F | 30 | 3 times 1X O | 2/27/2012 | 1 | prevent pregnancy | At first I gained a lot of weight then loss interest in with my partner. After my first shot I decided not to get my second injection. I bleed the whole 3 months I was on the shot. After getting off the shot I continued to gain weight.I has vaginal dryness and I always felt pregnant. I didn't have period for five months after getting off the shot. When I finally came on I had the cramps from hell. However, I advise no one to take this method.also, I would not use any other hormone to regulate my body.I just started taking multivitamins and I think that's what help my period come back | F | 22 | 3 months 1 | 2/27/2012 | 1 | Birth control | Joint pain in knees, extreme fatigue, angry, crying for no reason, constantly hungry, feeling pregnant and depressed, constant breakthrough bleeding, decrease then increase in sex drive. | I'm only 18 and am having very bad pains in my knees anytime I try to get up. I am so tired it's unreal. Im starting to fail all of my classes in college because I prefer to sleep instead of do homework. The tiredness is a big factor for me, it's also making me very cranky and angry ALL THE TIME and starting to ruin my relationship with my boyfriend. He's starting to say things like, "You never used to yell at me like this" or "You never used to act like this" If my boyfriend is at work and im home alone, most likely im crying for no reason. I feel very ugly and unhappy with myself now. Always seem bloated and craving foods, wanting to eat all the time! The day I got the shot it stopped my period immediately but as soon as my next period came around its been constant bleeding or breakthrough bleeding (which is a very dark mucus looking blood). I've had it for about a month now. The first month is when I cried alot and felt very down on myself at all times which made my sex drive completely disappear. I didnt want my boyfriend looking at me while I change, we stopped taking showers together, we stopped kissing and everything. But now it's kind of changed, I want sex all the time now, literally every second I see him, I'm making moves. It's a bit rediculous. The problem with that now though, is that since im constantly bleeding, we can't ever even have sex because it's pretty gross. So it's like im going through this all for no benfits for myself. | F | 18 | 2 months 1X AN | 2/26/2012 | 3 | Contraception | Periods stopped completely. | I have been on the depo injection for the last 11 years as it was convenient for me and the pill made me ill. I didn't mind the fact that I had no periods as a result. I did have a break from the depo after afew years of having it, and after a year i still didnt see a period. I started a new relationship and have been back on it ever since with no side effects. I am now considering starting a family and am worried about the amount of time it will take for my menstrual cycle to return and to conceive. | F | 29 | 11 years 1X day | 2/25/2012 | 1 | birth control | depression, anger, irrational behaviour, uncontrollable emotions, paranoia, constant crying, weight gain, | I BEG YOU NOT TO TAKE IT. There are thousands of women who are totally happy on it. But if you are one of the unlucky ones, the effects could be severe. It's not worth it. I didn't even realize how bad it was getting because half the time I felt totally normal & at times I can be a little intense and blamed it on myself. I went from being a generally happy person to being so negative. I was moody & would cry uncosolably. I was me sad for no reason, angry, and totally irrational. I couldn't handle any pressure. If the smallest thing went wrong I'd fly off the handle. I became a little paranoid and combatitive. Then I started feeling depressed, as though I was a bad person for behaving so badly. I started to take everything out on my boyfriend, who finally left me after 5 months. IT'S NOT WORTH THE RISK | F | 35 | 5 months 1X day | 2/24/2012 |