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 stop vertigo (please read on..) | Severe depression, psychotic episodes, nausea, heavy bleeding, hair loss, 4 stone gained, joint pain and weakness, messed up my hormones triggering underactive thyroid. PLEASE DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG. | If I could go back over my 40 yrs on this earth and change one thing only, it would be to have never, ever, have started this evil drug. It has ruined my life - the 4 years taking it and the last 5 years since I stopped it. I have done enough research to know that it's this injection that has has caused my problems. I was the perfect picture of health, apart from vertigo, when my Gynaecologist decided that the vertigo was due to a hormone imbalance. As it turned out I had MS. This is now so much worse than it was all those years ago and I now have the effects of this drug to deal with too. | F | 40 | 4 years | 10/28/2009 | 1 | Birth control | Im 18, just got my first shot in september. it is now the end of october and i have experienced all of the following: Extreme Mood swings, Depression, Increased apatite. I just recently started spotting and had continuous extremely painful cramping all day yesterday. My clear skin now had breakouts all the time. | If i would have known all that woud happen before i got the shot, i woud never have gone through with it. it may be hassle free & easy, but the things you go through for it, isn't worth in the long run. | F | 18 | 2 months | 10/25/2009 | 1 | Only option for birth control | No sex drive,moodiness and very vile attitude,too many hot flashes and severe cramping. | If I had found this site before my first shot there is no way in hell I would have taken it.I got my first shot 8-20-09 and on 8-31-09 I started bleeding and 56 days later I am still bleeding,some days so heavy I use diapers to keep from bleeding all over the place.In two months times I have purchased 7 months worth of pads and tampons,I am afraid to leave the house out of fear of soiling my clothes.I started my first period when I was 12 and never had a cramp in my life,noe the cramps are so bad I just sit/lay in bed,hold my stomach and rock.My patience is short and everybody I know has started calling me mean,thank God I don't own a gun.The only reasons this works as birth control is because,#1.you are bleeding everyday,#2.your attitude is so stank,no man will come near you,#3.You have no desire to have sex and #4.If you have a man he will leave you beacuse no man will believe that his woman is having a 56 day period,I will definitely not be taking the second shot,I would rather have 20 kids than to go through this.The prayer that I pray everyday,all day is Lord please stop the bleeding.Thank you for such valuable information and I am so glad that I am not alone in this. | F | 46 | 2 months | 10/25/2009 | 1 | forgetting to take pill | were do i start!!!! loss of sex drive, hair loss, moods, panic attacks, depression, painfull sex, | would love to hear from any body who could tell me when will i ever feel normal again? | F | 31 | 18 months | 10/22/2009 | 1 | Birth Control | Excessive bleeding and clotting. Moodiness, bloated, cramping | Doctor gave me no information about this form of birth control. Only focused on the fact that it would stop my periods and it was convinent. A week after being injected have bled uncontrollably. Once night had to sleep on the toilet because I would soak through a pad literally every 10 minutes. I can only imagine how much weight I will gain since that's another side effect that was not mentioned to me. Worse part is there is nothing you can do about getting out of your body besides just waiting. DON'T USE THIS FORM OF BORTH CONTROL! | F | 26 | 1 months | 10/21/2009 | 1 | birth control | weight gain, mood swings, vaginal dryness, absolutely no sex drive, headaches, dizzines, breast tenderness | I was on the shot for 2 years, took my last one two months ago. I still am experiencing most of the side effects and have not had a period yet. I would not recommend this shot. | F | 29 | 2 years | 10/21/2009 | 1 | BC | DAILY BLEEDING, INSOMNIA, SEVERE JOINT PAIN | It started on March 23, 2009, THE BLEEDING! It is now October, 20,2009 and I have bled EVERYDAY from then til now. I can't sleep at night and now I know why. My knees feel like they belong to a seventy year old lady. Not to mention the embarrassment of the whole situation. My 14 year old daughter ,bless her heart, has not asked me any questions yet about why I seem to have an unending cycle, And I have bought so many boxes of tampons I may as well have paid for pills monthly. | F | 39 | 2 times | 10/20/2009 | 1 | Birth control | DO NOT TAKE THIS SHOT!!!!!! I have only had two shots and at first my headaches and cramps went away but two weeks after the shot I experienced extreme side effects. I have gained 20 lbs, my hair is thinning and falling out, I get light headed at random times, my stomach hurts, I have leg pain, joint pain. Plus I AM TIRED ALL THE TIME! The worst part is the low if any sex drive and vaginal dryness. IT IS NOT WORTH IT!! | F | 26 | 3 months | 10/19/2009 | 1 | birth control | I have had terrible mood swings also very irregular periods, in one month i've been bleeding for 24 days so far and it shows no sign of stopping. i sometimes get bad cramps, headaches and sickness. to be honest if my doctor had told me more about this contraception i would never of even considered it... you may not experience prolems till you try to come off it, i dont think this injection should be given out unless the doctor explains what can happen during and after the shot. always find out as much as you can about any contraception before you decide to go with it, i regret not doing this myself. im now on the pill to attempt to reset my system(replaces the hormones from the depo) im not sure it works but apparently it does so im giving it a go, it cant get any worse than what im experiencing now. i hope this little bit of info helps any one experiencing the same problems as myself :) | dont take it!!!! | F | 21 | 2 years | 10/17/2009 | 1 | birth control | 50lbs weight gain, depression, extreme moodiness, morning sickness, injection site is still sore! | I started using this product 2 months after giving birth. I had lost most of my weight from giving birth & breast feeding. I started this shot and I kept gaining weight from then on. I took this shot 2 more times and stopped in january. It is now october, i still have not got a period or have stopped gaining weight. I was always a small person up until using this drug. Then moodiness was just terrible. I thought is was the breast feeding, but i still get extremely moody. I was never this moody in my life! I would not recommend this to anyone! I have told all my friends not to take this, now after having their children... they're all skinny! | F | 24 | 3 times | 10/13/2009 | 1 | birth contol and bad cramping | i took the the injection for 9 months then stopped. i gained 50 pounds was depressed angry hungry exhuasted all the time swore boobs. after i got off the medication it took me two years to start my cycle again sounds nice right. no when i did start again i pretty much had 24 periods at once i had to be taken to the ER the pain was so great and had to miss work for an entire week because of the pain and the muscle relaxers that i had to keep taking. i would not recommend this form of birth control to anyone. | after my first injection my last period before i stopped having them was three weeks long | F | 19 | 9 days | 10/13/2009 | 1 | Heavy periods | Moodiness,loss of sex drive,no periods for 6 months after 1 shot had worn off,still not being able to conceive after being 19 months depo free(conceived other children easily before depo. | I wasn't given any facts about depo provera's side effects by my doctor other than"it will stop your periods for 3 months"which at the time sounded great but wasn't told about fertility or could be longer etc. | F | 36 | 12 weeks | 10/12/2009 | 4 | bc | weight gain | iv been using this in regards to bc for just about 3 years now. My mood has changed dramatically for the better. its easier to make a dr appt at the end of a 3 month window than it is to take a pill everyday-personally. I wouldnt rule out other forms of contraceptives however. I have gained a bit of weight these past few years. Not enough to have to go out and buy a new wardrobe but enough to want to hit the gym. Its deffinatly not for everyone. And each person getting this shot has their own reason. Dont be afraid to ask your dr questions. And most importantly dont be afraid to stop getting the shot if you no longer think its right for you. One thing i have noticed about getting this is that i feel sometimes obligated to continue with it. Just keep asking yourself- is this still something im interested in? | F | 19 | 3 days | 10/11/2009 | 3 | birth control | gained weight, no sex drive, a little bit of moodyness | This shot saved me from pain that i would have from the end of my period to the being of the next one, there are down falls to the drug it took me 2 and a half years to have my first child and i gained 98 pounds the first time i went on it but also i went on it when i was a teen this time around i was on it for 2 years i have missed 2 shots almost have a normal period and trying for another child this isnt for everyone and to take it cause you dont want your period is not a good thing i would suggest to take it for problems that can only be helped by going on this drug i thank my doctor everyday for doing this cause my problem is gone for good | F | 25 | 2 years | 10/10/2009 | 1 | birth control | horrible depression, weight gain, non-stop bleeding, hair loss, extreme dry skin, no sex drive, depletion of breast milk, whole body aches and cramps | At my 6 week check up after the birth of my son, my doctor discussed birth control. I didn't feel like I needed to use anything given my age (42) and medical condition (PCOS), but we decided the depo shot was my best option since I was breastfeeding. I was not informed of any complications and had previously taken birth control pills with no problems. Everything was fine until about six weeks after the shot. I had a period that lasted three weeks. My breast milk supply was extremely poor where it had been very large. I finally stopped the period and had two weeks of feeling okay, then like an idiot, I believed that I needed to take the second shot. I have been having a period since Aug. 26. It gets heavier everyday and I am an emotional wreck. I cry at the drop of a hat, I don't want to do anything. I hurt from head to toe and my hair is coming out by the handful. I would never under any circumstances recommend this medication to anyone! Find something else! | F | 42 | 2 times | 10/6/2009 | 1 | birth control | hives, excessive weight gain, rage outbursts, increased acne, random/prolonged bleeding, loss of sex drive | after receiving the first shot of depo i dramatically gained weight, i weighed 119 and now 3 months later i weigh 135 even though i haven't changed my diet since i revived the shot, after my first period on the shot lasted 2 and a half weeks. extreme rage outbursts that i have never experienced before, im a very calm person, but now randomly over the smallest things i want to rip heads off, had over 100 hives on my leg in the coarse of a month and a half, i also have good skin since 7th grade i would get 1 pimple a month and that was about it, now im getting 8 to 10 a month and have excessive facial hair. I WILL NEVER USE AGAIN. after researching i found that depo is actually female anabolic steroids and a very large amount all at once EXTREMELY unsafe and unhealthy for you | F | 18 | 3 months | 10/5/2009 | 1 | recommended by my doctor | hair loss, moodiness, loss of sex drive, depression | It has been comforting to read about other people's experiences with Depo-provera. For me, the side effects didn't truly start to kick in until the second shot. My first reaction was that there was something wrong with ME. I thought that my loss of sex drive was a sexual disfunction; I thought my moodiness and depression (set off by even the tiniest things) were signs of a character disorder; I reasoned that my hair loss was due to a perm I had gotten six months ago...I finally realized that these side effects weren't my fault--they were caused by these foreign hormones that I was putting into my body. Our society has become so nonchalant about birth control that girls are often blinded to the adverse side effects it causes. I recommend careful consideration of ANY birth control and its effects before starting it. | F | 19 | 10 months | 10/5/2009 | 1 | birth control and regulate periods | prolonged bleeding never satisfied when i ate sleepy moody and decreased sexdrive. | as soon as i got on depo 2 weeks later i got my period and it lasted for a little over 2 months and withing the first month the doctor gave me a second depo to stop the bleeding it didn't work. i got 2 shots in 2 months. here i am 5 months later and i may not be able to have children because of this i have ovarian cysts and a uterus thats so thin it's laying on my back. needless to say if you cant take it out right away dont take it at all. i dont wish this pain on anyone. | F | 24 | 2 months | 10/4/2009 | 1 | Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome | Weight gain, thinning hair, moodiness. | I started getting the shot Nov 2008, everything was great for the first 6 months, couldnt have been happier... no periods (I was use to having them all the time), didnt have to worry about forgetting a pill, wasnt very expensive. But by spring I had gained 15 pounds... all focused in my mid section, despite exercising and watching what I ate. My joints hurt(thought I had arthritis or gout and all blood tests came back negative), my mild depression went to full blown bipolar. A few girls I know that have been on this before me, strongly discouraged me from taking this and I ignored them... I wish I had listened to them cause Im paying for somthing stupid with horrible abuse on my body. My gyno said it could take up to a year for my periods to return. Please if you plan on having kids in the future, having any problem with your weight or want to stay healthy. DONT TAKE THIS SHOT! | F | 24 | 1 years | 10/4/2009 | 1 | pregnancy prevention | acne, headaches, increase appetite, no sex drive, discharge, nausea, weight gain, moody, and tired | i had the worst headache yesterday i have only had 2 shots and the first one i did fine with but the second really changed me i have discharge now, i am very hungry all the time i have gaind like 10 pounds in 2 minths i have acne and i have never had acne in my life i feel sick all the time and sleepy and old | F | 21 | 2 months | 9/30/2009 |