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 | To prevent pregnancy as a teen. | Weight loss. | If you plan on ttc (trying to concieve) right after getting off birth control, Do Not Take Depo. Im having a hard time trying to concieve after quitting depo back in 08'......Every woman body is different. I still had periods. Other than that if your not worried abouy getting prego, I would say this shot will most def help you to not get prego. | F | 25 | 4 years 1X O | 10/22/2011 | 5 | do not want kids. im young. | I havent had any crazy problems with the depo. I get moody at least twice a week but who knows with that...im a woman. I know woman who arent on it and they are very very moody even worse than i get. I really think its just a girl thing. Anyways, i would recommend it. I think i just depends on how your body works as to how you react to it. | F | 19 | 8 months 1X day | 10/18/2011 | 5 | 1st for birth control now fibroids | on for 7 years for birth control off for 2 years and had heavy bleeding/fibroids went back on last 5 years to stop periods and cramping and feel great - no periods or pms, some mild spotting only occasionly before next shot is due. | I was overweight when I got the shot and have gained weight. I so enjoy not having to deal every month with cramps, pms and severe bleeding. I got a bone density test and it was normal I do take 1500 mil of calcium a day. The 1st year on the shot your periods will be abnormal, I spotted continually for 9 months, but then they stopped and I was fine. | F | 47 | 1X O | 10/13/2011 | 2 | Severe cramping and contraceptive | About a week after i got it i started breaking out extremely bad. It made me depressed. it made me extremely moody. it made me have anxiety. it changed my apetite. it made me so bloated around my stomach! so it made my stomach huge, and a bit of weight gain it made lose my period two months,but then it made me spot for almost 30 days. yes, a period that lasted a month. once you have it, theres nothing you can do but wait till it's gone. | the cons overpower the pros. just made me so moody and constantly break out. i would not recommend this. | F | 17 | 3 months 1 XD 1X M | 9/26/2011 | 1 | contraceptive | headaches, slight nausea, dizziness, extreme hunger all the time or serious loss of appetite, depression, mood swings, extreme fatigue, bloating, loss of libido, increased vaginal discharge, insomnia and when sleeping-severe night sweats, joint pain, constipation, digestive issues, 5 week period 2 months ago | get a shot every 3 months, the first 2 werent so bad, loss of appetite-lost total 15lbs(which on a 120lb girl is noticeable), more then usual hair loss, grew tired easily, and was a little moody. but since this last shot a month ago, all the mentioned symptoms are apparant...im constantly depressed so it seems like life no longer matters, severly exhausted so i sleep all the freakin time, im always hungry, even if i just ate a 4 course meal, the hair loss has gone up so im surprised im not bald-i have baby fine hair to begin with, cant afford to lose any. sleeping is a no go, but since its necessary, i try to sleep, lucky if i get to sleep, then i sweat like a pig all night which by the time i wake, im still exhausted bigtime. ive noticed constipation no matter how much water i drink, nausea combined with heartburn when i do eat, dizzy if i dont eat for a few hrs like a normal person, increased vaginal discharge that has a odd smell to it, so i always keep a change of underthings with me. loss if interest in sex, which is a HUGE damper on my young marriage, and when i am interested for the sake of my marriage, not much else can be done pleasure-wise, so we reach for the lube kept on the dresser bc my body apparantly is no longer interested in making love to my husband, even tho i want to-he tries to understand, but its a long, slow process. and the mood swings are killer, content sitting on the couch watching tv one minute, the next crying bc im hungry or i have to get up to | F | 25 | 7 months 3X O | 9/26/2011 | 1 | Birth Control | EXTREME WEIGHT GAIN 35 LBS IN 5 MONTHS, IRREGULAR BLEEDING. | I absolutely hated this bc. I thought that it would be cool not getting a period but yet still not being able to get preg while on this med. So i got my first injection on 2/3/11. did not have a period until the time for my next shot that was due on 4/25/11. however b/t those months i went from 130 to 160 lbs in a matter of months. then i randomly started bleeding 3 weeks after my second injection. and since then i have been bleeding every 2 weeks it starts off light then gets heavy and the bleeding last 2 weeks causing me not to enjoy my sex life with my bf. I hate this med and wish i would have never taken it. | F | 25 | 150 mg 1X O | 9/26/2011 | 3 | Birth control | Cramps ...feel like vomiting | It makes you feel like your pregnate | F | 18 | 6 weeks 4X O | 9/25/2011 | 1 | Prevent heavy periods | exstream anxiety, depression, hair loss, back pain, sweats at night, struggling to get too sleep, feeling tired all the time, lack of motivation, mood swings(one minute fine next i'd lose my temper really easily, or cry over anything), stomach cramps, ex stream hunger pains and hungry all the time and craving foods. | When I first got the injection, i started to feel nervous about everything, i't got so bad i could not attend college and had too quit. I was experiencing so many different things and had no idea what was happening to me, i felt powerless and as someone who had previously been out going and confident i became a shell of my old self. Previous to getting the injection i believed i had done research, i read the information given to me by my doctor and felt confident it wouldn't affect me too greatly as all i initially wanted was to be rid of my monthly nightmares. Not long after the intial first injection i attended the doctor about anxiety problems, i was nervous about everything and anything, being sick or diarrhea when i made plans to leave the house, pannick attacks and more ect. My initial worry was the injection had caused it but my doctor asured me that this was not the case and that they where not linked, i then started on tablets to 'help' with my anxiety, these did not work but i relyed on them because i felt i had no other choices. I then revisited the doctor about night sweats, these where unbearable for me and where disturbing my sleep nearly every night, and the nights i did sleep i still felt tired, drained and unactive the next day, atlhough i was hungry, craving certain foods, and nothing could stop my hunger. In the apointment my doctor assured myself and my mum that none of the symptoms where connected. For the last six months i've experienced so much that h | F | 17 | 6 months 1X AN | 9/25/2011 | 1 | horrible cramps and no pregnacy | i have been bleeding since i got the shot im super mean mood swings hot flashes nausa | it has been all bad i needed it because of cramps that would make me pass out and you could actully see move over my lower stomach but i have been bleeding for 6 months everyday im a total B**** i get sick to my stomach and i started feeling very depressed a weeks after i first got it but hey the cramps went away | F | 18 | 6 months 2X AN | 9/24/2011 | 1 | bad period pain and heavyy bleeding | server stomach pain sore breasts hair loss extream weight gain heavey bleeding dizzyness loss in sex drive misscariges | WARNING!!!!!!! DO NOT USE DEPO-PROVERA: i have been on it for 5 years on and off and i have now decided to stop taking it and getting extreme stomach cramps abnormal bleeding head achs dizzyness i have also had 3 misscariages due to this needle | F | 21 | 5 years 150 1X AN | 9/24/2011 | 2 | contraceptive | spotting and bleeding for 25 so far... | i was hoping this would be the best birth control for me, because i am not good and remembering to take the pill. and i heard that this will stop your period al together... i am coming up on the end of this injection, have to get another in 2 weeks... my period came on regular schedule.. and hasnt gone away. its just a little spotting for a few hours a day , but then some random days its like a full period. i am very hesitant about getting my next injection, but people tell me it gets better with each one and your body just has to get used to it. | F | 21 | 1X M | 9/23/2011 | 1 | I'm anemic | I have had bleeding for over three weeks now. I did the Depo Provera shot ten years ago and never had side effects. But now...I'm moody...bleeding...extremely tired because I'm anemic to begin with...and NO ONE told me this drug could affect my hepatic levels...which is not good since I've been treated for Hep C. Would NOT recommend this shot to ANYONE!! | F | 39 | 6 weeks 1X O | 9/23/2011 | 2 | Heavy bleeding causing severe anemia | Anxiety. Periods are gone. That's what we wanted instead if removal of uterus or ablation. But increased anxiety! Man. Not worth it n now I feel trapped with this slow release crap under my skin for three months! | I've had pulmonary embolism( about 15, yeah I know) n the dr assured me that new findings are no risk to me from this drug. Is that true? | F | 34 | 8 days ? 1X O | 9/22/2011 | 5 | pregnancy prevention | Facial hair growth, weight gain, vaginal dryness | I was on the depo shot for 2 years, never missed a dose (that's the recommendation for it is 2 years on 1year off) and other than a little weight gain, some vaginal dryness and hair growing where im not supposed to have hair, it worked great. Maybe some of you should read into all the side effects. When you stop all of your hormones for such a Long period, you are going to have problems coming off. I took it for the time frame suggested and I am pretty much where I need to be. Yes at first I had some problems, but I just took some pamprin while my body adjusted. I'm fine. There are much worse things that could happen | F | 24 | 2 years 4X O | 9/19/2011 | 1 | contraception | Headaches, severe mood swings, cramping pains, severe tiredness, weight gain | I would strongly recommend that everyone stay clear of this poison!!! Ruined my life, almost broke my relationship and my kids have had to live with a messed up mum. Not good!! | F | 29 | 6 months 1X M | 9/19/2011 | 1 | birth control | I got 1 shot, and that was it. Every month I was supposed to get my period, I didn't but I was a SUPER emotional B*tch. Then I started binge eating and gained close to 20 pounds in 3 months. NOW I've refused to get another shot and I'm trying to come off of it,and 2 months after, I still haven't gotten my period and I'm an emotional b*tch every single day. Its horrible because I've never been this depressed or angry!! ITS AWFUL. DONT TAKE IT | F | 24 | 3 months 1X O | 9/19/2011 | 4 | For severe period stomach cramps | I do experience pain at the site of the injection, so issues sleeping before and after the job, hot flushes and sweats in the night. | This is the only method I've found that eliminates the issues I have with my periods because on it I don't have periods. Nothing else has consistently helped with severe stomach cramping so I don't mind the side effects much. | F | 28 | 1 years 1X O | 9/14/2011 | 1 | Contreception | Headaches, Nausea, Drowsiness, Fatigue, Anxiety attacks, Extreme Nervousness, On edge, Angry at the drop of a hat, Extremely moody, Night sweats, Hot Flashes. | Never in my life have I ever felt like this all at once, and I think I can count on one hand how many times I have gotten a headache that stopped my daily activities, until I took the Depo-Provera shot. At first I though something was really wrong with me until I saw this sight and realized I had all the same symptoms as many of you. | F | 20 | 30 days 1 Shot 1X O | 9/14/2011 | 1 | contraception | Its nice not to have to worry about a pill everyday | I was on the shot the day after I had my son. I was on it for almost a year and a half. I gained almost 90 lbs while on it. The mood swings were horrible. I got off of it and my periods haven't been the same since. I am lucky if i get 2 a year. I wanted more kids and I don't see that happening. I am very disappointed in thsi drug. | F | 31 | 1 years 1X O | 9/10/2011 | 5 | BC | I love it so much,no periods no side effects at all.A wonderful birth control. I believe some of these people are trying to scare others. | The only thing I feel is sleepy the rest of the day after I get it, but no big deal rather have that then a child! | F | 20 | 5 years Normal 1X AN | 9/5/2011 |