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 |
| 5 | birth control and no more periods | No periods, no bleeding, no mess, no fuss, no bloating, no mood swings, no pain and no interruptions for vacations, swimming, sex, exercising - Happy! | I had started taking Depo 4 years ago then read some of the "horror" stories and even though I was having no bad side effects I stopped and immediately my life long "horror story" of heavy bleeding for 3 weeks with pain that would keep me in bed for at least 2 days then maybe I would get a 1 week reprieve before it would all happen again. So I talked to my doctor and stared back on it and couldn't be happier. I know drugs react differently to different people but I also see a pattern in the women with bad side effects that most of them are in their early 20's and have been on it for sometime. | F | 41 | 4 years 1 1X O | 5/25/2010 | 1 | No getting pregnant and period. | Painful sex, bleeding for two months straight, pain in the pelvic area, mood swings, aggression. | I don't recommend this to anyone at all. It is the worst mistake i have done and i am only seventeen. It hurt while having sex as well as bleeding every time after we were finished. I still hurts and I haven't been on the shot for almost 10 months now. DONT TAKE IT. | F | 17 | 2 months 1X M | 5/25/2010 | 1 | To Prevent Ovarian Cysts | nausea, headaches, hair loss, fatigue, depression, suicidal thoughts, vision changes, eye and nose dryness, bled for 3 weeks straight, more cramps, digestive distress | This shot has made me so nauseous I can barely eat or drink. I ended up dehydrated in the hospital. I had an endoscopy and biopsies taken to check on my stomach (normal they say) because my digestive system is so screwed up since about 2 weeks after getting this shot. I am losing more hair than normal. I have headaches daily. My eyes are so dry I had to buy glasses because I couldn't wear my contacts any more. My nose is so dry it bleeds when I blow it. I bled for 3 weeks and had cramps the entire time, then stopped bleeding and I have no idea what to expect there. My stomach is so screwed up I have to take prescription nausea medication on a daily basis and can no longer eat all the great foods I used to enjoy. The nausea made me so miserable I called a suicide hotline when I realized I was having suicidal thoughts - I just want the nausea to stop. The nurse practitioner who gave me this, Kristin Branche of Phoenix/Tempe, lied to me about the possibility of side effects. DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH - Medical "professionals" are clueless about the dangerous effects of this horrible poison. I had it once a month and a half ago and can't wait for it to be out of my system. | F | 25 | 1 times 1X O | 5/24/2010 | 3 | Pregnancy prevention | Facial Hair, Weight Gain, Decreased Sex Drive, Moody | I have been taking Depo off and on for 9 years. I have experimented with other things here and there but always go back to it. Every time I have stopped taking it my period returned right away. While taking it I never have bleeding except when my next shot is almost due. When I was younger I had no bad side effects at all. However, I am getting older now and I think it's impacting me differently. Over the last few years I have gained 20 pounds, and it's hard to get the pounds off and keep them off. I do find myself very, very, hungry sometimes for about a week at a time. I am also growing a lot of hair on my chin and will have to get laser hair removal. My sex drive is all but gone now, I have noticed that when my next shot is due my sex drive increases. I also find myself having days where every little things tics me off. It was a good friend until the last few years. I plan to discontinue using it for good. | F | 29 | 9 years 1X O | 5/22/2010 | 1 | pre-essure tubal procedure required | SEVERE post-pardum after 7th child triggered by shot. 25lb weight gain in 2months.insomnia, loss of libido, pelvic pain and bloating, feeling pregnant/tired, hungry, depressed, suicidal. | I am now dependant on Zoloft to keep me even chemically. I was suicidal and unable to pray myself out, or go to counseling or anything I would normally do. I am also seeing a weightloss doctor to help. He was immediately concerned that I had taken depo. He is giving me b12 shots every 5 days to help balance me out. My poor husband is having to deal with my loss of interest from the shot and the Zoloft. I hope my system clears soon. I have heard it could take up to 9 months for one shot to clear your system. Please DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG. | F | 31 | 1 times 1X O | 5/21/2010 | 1 | pregenancy prevention | I have become a shell of a woman. I cry uncontrollably. I have muscle and joint pain to the point of stroke. I have panic attacks. Beyond panic attacks. Complete mental breakdowns. This has never happened in my 36 years. My chest is tight, my mind racing or compleltey full of depressive thoughts. I cannot stop sleeping now, whereas I could not sleep at all before. Both sleeping symptoms all in 2months. Breast-tenderness, nausua, blurred-vision...I was a happy person before. I have lost my job, about to lose my boyfriend. DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG!!! I am currently cramping and making my best effort to keep away from pharmatcuticals of all kinds. Please help me, GOD! | F | 36 | 60 days 1X AN | 5/20/2010 | 1 | just got married wanted to wait 4 b | headaches, severe mood swing bleed for 22 days straight,signs of pregnancy, and extreme weight gain | i was suppost to recieve another shot the begining of jan 2010 and didnt still havent had a period have tons of signs of pregnancy all tests have been negative. had a period for twenty two day during the time the shot was still in my system | F | 19 | 1 times ? 1X O | 5/18/2010 | 5 | Birth Control | I have experienced increased MOOD SWINGS as in crying for no reason, becoming more DEPRESSED than usual, and alsoSNAPPING AT PEOPLE and everything AGGITATES/AGGRAVATES me. i already have a past with emotional issues and Depo-Provera just increased and highly intensified them. I also have frequent HOT FLASHES, and more HEADACHES than usual. Other than these side effects i am very pleased. i would recommend this because its convenient(for me) and it gets the job done. stops my period and protects me from becoming pregnant. I have been with the same man for years now and we never worn a condom(kind of stressful and nerve-wracking), but with Depo i am less stressed and he has come in me before and i haven't become pregnant!:) | F | 16 | 2 months 1X AN | 5/17/2010 | 5 | birth control | no periods which is great. No negative side effects. Use to suffer from very painful periods which would put me in bed. I am really enjoying the loss monthly cycle. | I love this form of contraception. No ruined vacations due to periods. No negative side effects for me. But I never had side effects with the pill in the past either like alot of people have. My overall health is very good; diet and working out. For those with no side effects, you will love this form of contraception. Makes intimacy carefree due to effectiveness of drug in the prevention of pregnancy and no periods. | F | 46 | 12 years 12 weeks 1X O | 5/17/2010 | 4 | for birth control | Heavy bleeding, on and off for three months, a increased sex drive, no weight gained. | I have only experienced REALLY HEAVY bleeding, my doctors haven't told me why though. I have been bleeding for 3 months. I got the shot in jan. and it now may. so its not that bad. I have had a big increase in my sex drive, no weight gain at all, im health all but for the heavy bleeding. I recromend this form of birth control for women who know they can handle the spotting and that dont want to have kids right away. | F | 16 | 6 months 30MG 1X day | 5/13/2010 | 3 | period every 2 weeks | I have noticed terrible hair loss, oily hair, big big painful pimples. No other side effects yet. | I started taking the depo shot as I have been on estrogen b. control pills in the past for frequent periods. I noticed hair loss before the change in pills but now the hair loss is coming on faster. Cant keep the grease out of my hair! My skin is very oily. Giant papules. Thinkin of getting my tubes tied cus no hormone therapy is worth this. Oh, on top of the hair loss, just brushing my hair makes my scalp feel like it is sunburned. But it did alleviate the frequent yeast infections(1every 2 1/2 weeks) which was another reason i went on it. I am switching to bio-identical hormone replacement therapy...... | F | 40 | 2 months not sure 1X O | 5/9/2010 | 1 | Pills gave me a headache | Weight gain, depression | WOW, I just had a light bulb go off in my head today. I have been wondering what in the world is wrong with me! I had taken depo for 7 years before i had my son and never experienced any side effects and thought it was the best birth control ever. Everyone i knew hated it and i didnt understand why. 3 months ago i decided to get back on it because pills were giving me headaches. I just had my second shot yesterday and i am regretting it with everything i am. To know that i have 3 months plus of hell to go through before i get this out of my system. I am so depressed, i care about nothing, have no energy to do anything. Oh and the weight gain just mulitiplies the depression...Would not recommend this drug to anyone because if you experience the adverse effects there is nothing you can do to get it out of your system! | F | 29 | 90 days 1X AN | 5/9/2010 | 1 | to thin uterus for surgery | I have had scalp hair loss, acne, weakness, nervousness, hair growth on my face and a big brown spot the size of a nickel came up on my face. I've had constant bleeding for 6 weeks. | F | 39 | 3 months 30 mg 1X O | 5/8/2010 | 1 | birth control | bleeding your life out,crying for no reason,loss of sex drive,tired weight gain, false pregancy signs | i got the depo shot for the first time 1-21-10 OMG why the hell did i do that. Feb comes no period hmmm I thought i was pregant simply because the same signs I was having wit my 1st child was starting to happen so I went to the clinic and nope wasn't pregant I was jus starting to get serious with my bf and april came and I started my period no big deal I thought so I WAS WRONG I bleed something terriable for 2 1/2 weeks straight then when I finally stopped bleeding For 1 day I started again and for the whole month of april I bleed every 3 days. Then for like the last four days of the month no bleeding. Sex was horriable trying to make love to my Man was so hard because for the 3 days that I didnt bleed we tried but I just wasnt into it I layed there with no drive at all I felt like crap because Im in love with him and to fill nothing while you make love with you man is terriable. April 18th was the day I was due back for the shot did I get it HELL NO NO WAY I WOULDNT WISH THIS TO The PPL WE ARE AT WAR WITH if your doctor try to recommend you to this RUN & RUN FAST this is close to LIFE IN JAIL thats jus how bad this shot is. Imagine bleeding damn near every time after you have sex my boyfriend is the love of my life and guess where he's been sleeping on the couch. He is mad at my lack of drive. And he's been sleeping there on and off for a month May is here and I bleed for 6 days heavy and thought i WAS OFF but depo had a surprise for me I bleed right after intercorse. Mi | F | 18 | 1 times 1X O | 5/7/2010 | 1 | birth control and stop periods | I am having such bad mood swings it is driving me nuts!!! I have struggled with depression for a large part of my life but have really gotten control of it with the help of prozac but now with the depo shot, i feel myself slipping down at times its an awful feeling.. I hate it I cant wait for these three months to be over... never again getting this shot.. I pray for those around me having to deal with these mood swings, i do my best to control them. I do not recommend depo! | M | 38 | 1 months 1X O | 5/7/2010 | 1 | Contraceptive | Dry skin, decreased sex drive, horrible depression, anxiety, nausea, loss of fertility, no period for 7 months even though i only had the shot once, weight gain, blurred vision, back pain, hot flashes | I want to get pregnant and haven't used ANY birth control since the shot a year ago and nothing has happened even though we're trying... sex hurts, i'm always dry... I really want a baby and depo seems to have stolen my fertility. | F | 21 | 3 months 1X AN | 5/6/2010 | 1 | Birth Control | consistant spotting for 1 month and counting! easily angered or offended. Always frusterated, insecure, and pain in my pelvis and back | I started the depo when i was 16 and only took one dose. I felt like i was always pmsin but without any period. I gained weight and i was very unhappy with the shot so i discontinued it. I went back on it recently and now i feel angry and tired all the time. I havnt stopped spotting for a month now and its so frusterating. Everyone has different reactions with different types of medications Howver , even with that in mind, I wouldnt recommend this shot. It hurt me emotionally and physically.. and was terrible experience | F | 20 | 1X day | 5/6/2010 | 1 | birth control | extreme mood swings, increased anxiety lasting longer than a day, severe depression, a period lasting for 3 weeks (non-stop bleeding), cramping during the entirety of the 3 week period, decreased sex drive, confusion | Depo is terrible. I wish I could go back in time and knock the syringe out of the doctor's hand. If you are thinking about Depo, please, please, please do your research and for your own sake keep reading this post. Before Depo I had mild anxiety, but it was completely manageable and I rarely had panic attacks. I was deeply in love with my boyfriend and generally very happy with my outlook on life. I have been on Depo for 5 months and they have been the worst 5 months of my life. For the first couple of weeks, I had random fainting spells and even hot flashes (I am 20!) accompanied with nausea and confusion. I felt tired and worn out all the time, and would cry for no reason. It worried my family, friends, and my boyfriend. They warned me not to get the extra shot. But it was so convenient, so I just had to. So I did. Big mistake. Since my second shot I have had numerous anxiety attacks spurred on by basically nothing, crazy thoughts no normal person would ever think, trouble sleeping, decreased sex drive, and moderate to severe depression. I don't know who I am anymore and I have no idea what I want. I just want to stop feeling this way. I still have about a month and a half left on this shot, and I can't wait for it to be over. Please, please think twice before going on Depo. I wish I had. | F | 20 | 5 months 1X AN | 5/4/2010 | 1 | Birth Control, Period problems | BITCHINESS, TIREDNESS, BLOATINESS, BLEEDING, PAIN WITH SEX, HUNGRY, WEIGHT GAIN | ALMOST CAUSED ME CANCER ON MY UTERUS BECAUSE OF THIS HORRIBLE MEDICATION, THE WORST DAMN MEDICATION ON THE PLANET :'( IT BASICALLY RUINED MY BODY! DONT TAKE THIS. I GOT PREGNANT ON IT AND MISCARRIED I bled for a month before my actual needle was due, wondering why my bf pulled out and be blood every where after sex, painful sex like my innerds are being "RIPPED". Lots of problems, cramps, extremely bloatiness, back pain, loss of sex drive or overdrive of wanting it, hornmonal problems, unexpected bleeding, pregnant symptoms which I wasnt, ANTIBIOTICS CAUSES MAJOR PROBLEMS for your body, DISCHARGE AT IRREGULAR TIMES Mucus discharge that smell funny and dark in colour or clear from Vagina. I dont recommend ANYONE TAKING IT. CONSIDER YOURSELF WARNED!! | F | 22 | 2 years 30 1X AN | 5/4/2010 | 1 | reduce hot flashes | extreme irritation and nervousness | did not reduce hot flashes | F | 54 | 1X O | 5/2/2010 |