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 | Birth control | Have cravings like im expecting...Hungry all the time | I got my first shot on Aug. 3,2009 and my period only lasted for 5 days after that it went away..I actually love the Depo shot and don't regret that I got it, I haven't had any bad side effects beside Im always hungry....I would totally recommend the shot 100% | F | 22 | 1 months | 9/2/2009 | 1 | birth control | weight gain, period for 3 months straight, moodiness, stomach issues, consitpation and diarrhea, some hair loss | Ever since starting depo, I haven't been able to lose weight and I just pack on the pounds even though I'm active. I was on the shot for 2 years and just went off it almost 2 months ago. Since going off, my breasts have been tender and sore. I still am packing on the pounds. I still haven't seen my period yet and after reading about other's experiences, I don't expect my cycle to return to normal anytime soon. My husband and I want to try to have a baby but I'm terrified it'll take a year or more. I've been having bad headaches since going off the shot. While on the shot I wouldn't have a bowel movement for a week or more and then when I did have one, it would be diarrhea. It was awful. It was like this every week for 2 years. I just didn't realize it was the depo causing it until I got off of it. I wish I would have had the sense not to use this form of birth control. | F | 30 | 2 years | 9/2/2009 | 3 | Birth Control | No sex drive, no periods, extreme mood swings | I started getting depo shots when I was 16 yrs old. I stopped at 19 got pregnant a year later and the baby was still-born. Had another baby right after and then got back on depo after that. I've been on it a year now. I love not having periods. My acne has not gotten better. It still comes in breakouts, I'm guessing around the time my period would supposed to come. My bones are achey. My fingers feel like I have arthritis, (sp?) The worst thing is my horrible mood swings and the way it causes me to treat my partner.He's always telling my I'm mean. I cry real easy and things I shouldn't cry about. I am getting off the shot and going to try the "rythem method".Look it up. It works. | F | 24 | 4 days | 9/1/2009 | 1 | Birth Control | Weight gain, moody, easily irritated, bloated, and an overall feeling of being pregnant and I am not. | This medication has been horrible from the very first week. I immediately began my cycle and bled for 6 weeks with only a day or two in which I wasn't bleeding heavily with occasional "chunks of tissue." I continue to spot almost daily. I am so bloated I can no longer fit into most of my clothes. My breasts are huge and feel like they weigh 3 pounds each - my bra size was a small "C" prior to this injection; but now I think I must be a "D" or bigger as I'm busting out of my bras. I am constantly hungry and have gained 6 pounds over the past 9 weeks. Prior to this medication I was fun, happy, and easy going. Now however I am easily irritated and will go off for no apparent reason. I will NOT be taking an additional injection and i am emailing all of my friends to avoid this medication. THIS IS THE WORST MEDICATION I HAVE EVER PUT INTO MY SYSTEM AND I REGRET THE DAY I MADE THE UNINFORMED DECISION TO DO IT. | F | 41 | 9 weeks | 9/1/2009 | 1 | birth control | bad mood swings, weight gain (30 lbs), acne, painful intercourse, total loss of sex drive | Depo was recommended to me because I have "white coat" high blood pressure and no other options were given to me. Gained 30 lbs in 9 months (10 lbs per shot). Had the same workout/diet routine since getting the 1st shot and found that I was actually gaining weight! I am slowly losing the weight I put on (so far lost 15 lbs in 3 months). Sex was extremely painful to the point I could not have any sex at all. My GP did not discuss the side effects and when I told her about not liking the shot she told me everyone else is delighted with it and couldn't understand how I could not like it! WTF?! You have to do your own research before getting this! I practically forced her to switch me to a different BC and now I'm on progesterone-only pills (POPs) and feel a million times better. I've been off Depo for 3 months now and I have no acne, no moodiness, sex drive is back like I'm 18 again, and no weight gain. And most importantly I've switched clinics. | F | 33 | 9 months | 8/28/2009 | 5 | birth control | I was on the shot for 2 years. High sex drive for a month then low sex drive for a month and so on and so forth | I have been on the implant for a year and i am switching back to depo provera , because i am sick of the prolonged bleeding and headdaches. | F | 21 | 2 years | 8/27/2009 | 4 | Contraception/no period | This is the third time that I've gone on Depo in the last 9 years. I was told by a doc to not stay on it for more than a couple years due to bone loss. This round I'm experiencing pregnancy-like symptoms (nausea, fatigue, dizziness, etc) as well as bad cramping and hot sweats. I'm in the middle of the 2nd shot, so I'm hoping it will go away. My period is gone now though, and the symptoms were minor enough that I just now realized that is what's causing everything. Not pregnancy and not a cold that just keeps trying to attack. | It's different for everyone, but I overall, the pros outweigh the cons for me. | F | 26 | 5 months | 8/26/2009 | 1 | birth control | prolonged bleeding, and low sex drive | The shot is the worst ever! Let me give you a time lime just to let you know how much I bled: I got the shot on Feb, 10, 2009. I started bleeding exactly one week later. On April 28, 2009, I was scheduled to return back to the Dr. for the 2nd shot. After bleeding the entire time I decided not to get it. I contintued to bleed and did not stop until about May 10. I stopped bleeding completely and when I just though the medication was completely out of my system and I was going to have a normal period, I start bleeding again on July 31, 2009 and have not stopped yet. There is not even a day where I am not bleeding! I can't wait 'til this is completely out of my system but from the looks of the other posting it could be more than just awhile! The doc even told me the medication would be out of my system after 6 months from getting the last shot but then when I called re: my concerns, they said this was completely NORMAL!! Ugh! I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND NOT TO GET THIS AT ALL! DONT EVEN CONSIDER IT! If you want to keep you sex drive healthy, dont get it! | F | 21 | 3 months | 8/26/2009 | 1 | Pregnancy Prevention | MOOD SWINGS, HAIR LOSS, VERY PAINFUL INTERCOURSE, BLEEDING DURING INTERCOURSE, RANDOM BLEEDING | i HATE the Depo shot. i've only been on it for 6 months & i'm already unsatisfied. the first couple weeks on the first shot were okay, my sex life was normal, then progressing toward the end of the cycle, i began to bleed during sex, & later it became extremely painful where my partner couldn't even get in. i visited the doctor to be safe & i found out i had a mild yeast infection. i took the medicine i was given, however, i was still randomly bleeding & sex was extremely painful. i began to get uncomfortable irritation in my lower parts, so i visited a personal doctor to do a pap smear which came out normal. although i was still experiencing irritation, mood swings, depression, & my sex drive was a -4.. even after i had a normal pap smear, sex is still very painful, so its obvious its the birth control. i have also lost a lot of hair, some by strands & by chunks... i thought something was wrong with my body, until i read reviews about the shot & realized that's what causing me so much trouble. i would definitly NOT recommend this form of birth control. | F | 6 months | 8/25/2009 | 1 | Birth control | Vomitting, headaches, stomach aches, cramps, hot sweats, excessive bleeding. | As soon as I got my first shot 2 days later I started my period. It lasted 3 weeks. 5 days later my period started up again and is continuing for the 2nd week. I get hot sweats and stomach aches that lead to vomitting. | F | 19 | 70 days | 8/24/2009 | 1 | contraceptive | moodiness, weight gain, back pain, night sweats | I have had 2 shots. 30 days after my first shot I started bleeding and have not stopped yet except for 1 or 2 days. I have had depression most of my life and this has only exacerbated the problem. A friend of mine had great results with it and never had a period at all..one of the few lucky ones..so I thought I would try it. BIG MISTAKE! My OB/GYN nurse encouraged me to take this 2nd shot by telling me it should make the symptoms decrease. I am miserable. I am having severe cramps and backaches. I am bloated, gaining weight, having headaches and am snappy and mean to my family. Forget being intimate, this is the last thing on my mind. I would not recommend this shot to anyone! | F | 40 | 5 months | 8/21/2009 | 1 | Prevent pregnancy | migraine, mood swings, mild hair loss, acne, increased appetite, long menstrual cycle | I do not recommend this product. I took the shot in May and everything was fine until the end of June. At that time I started spotting continuously (every day all day) and then I had my cycle which I thought would fix this issue but it went on for 2 1/2 weeks and then the continuous spotting returned. I am now into my eigth week of my long cycle with no sign of it stopping. My doctor has told me this is a reaction that some women experience and I have to wait it out until the drug is out of my system. The information I have found suggests that this could continue for 6 to 8 months. So I would highly recommend another form of birth control first before using this method. You never know how your body will react to this shot. | F | 30 | 3 months | 8/19/2009 | 1 | conracteption no periods | ruined my life....insomnia, bipolar, hair loss, migraines, joint pain, fatigue, no sex drive, painful sex, night sweats | i have been off depo for 2 years and i have been struggling to get my body back to normal....acupuncture has saved my life...i found a book today called Hormonally Vulnerable Women by Geoffrey redmond that gives tons of ways to get your body back to normal...just wanted to share what has helped me bc i know it is fustrating getting normal again...any ? email me | M | 25 | 4 years | 8/19/2009 | 3 | Prevention of getting Knocked up | First period after the shot was EXTREMELY heavy with horrible unbearable cramps and a huge chunk came out made me think it was a miscarriage, really bad burning and rash to the vagina, depression, extreme mood swings, 9 lb weight gain in 3 wks | F | 18 | 2 months | 8/15/2009 | 1 | control periods / endometriosis | weight loss of about 22 lbs., extreme hair loss, terrible mood swings, emotional, break through bleeding, depression, loss of personality, terrible pain, loss of appetite. | I have had endometriosis since I was 14. I have had surgery twice and been on birth control pills. After my second surgery in June of '09 I was put on this shot. At first it worked great except for a few break through bleeding every now and then. I would say after my second injection I began to loose weight. I weighed 112 lbs. gained 3 to be 115 lbs. then lost 22 lbs. to now be 92 lbs. I am 4' 11 so this is not a healthy weight for me. I also began to have periods exactly a month before I got the next injection, and they would last 7, 14, and one time it lasted 17 days! I have always had a lot of hair but now it just falls out in clumps I cant even run my fingers through my hair anymore because I am scared it will just pull more out. After my third shot my friends and family began to notice that I was not my bubbly outgoing self anymore, I was just so tired and never felt good. My doctor says that this would have shown up after my first injection, but that is not the case. She also said if you are prone to depression the shot will pull it out, but im telling you I have never felt depressed or as messed up as I do now. I would get so upset over every little thing and could switch from being happy to pissed off in about 2 seconds. I was just not myself anymore and am tired of it. I will not take another shot after this one is over I will just go back on the pill. | F | 18 | 15 months | 8/15/2009 | 1 | Wasnt quite ready to have a baby | nausea, outrageous bleeding/ abdominal pain, loss of appeptite | I got the shot at the beginning of june and a week after I went completely off my period I came right back on the next week. I have been bleeding daily since, whether it is heavy or just spotting, there is blood. I have had horrible stomach pains sometimes they are unbearable. I stay very moody and emotional almost like I am bipolar and I have never had any problems like that before this shot. I have been having headaches that last all day long and because I stay so quizzy all the time I never wanna eat. This shot is not worth it I would try a different form of birth control instead of this. I have bleed so much it defeats the purpose of me getting the shot because I can never have intercourse. DON'T GET THIS SHOT!! | F | 23 | 3 months | 8/14/2009 | 1 | as a contaceptive | low sex drive weight gain, depression, breast tenderness heavy bleeding | i had three shots all in all. the first month i would be moody and cry with no apparent reason and i would have a period every two weeks.my honeymoon was hell i bled for 3 weeks. i took it originally because i suffered from uterine fiboids. i wish i hadnt taken it at all. am trying to get pregnant now. its been 9 months since my last shot but i cant get pregnant and i experience irregular verrrrry long periods of up to 20days. please do not use this contraception | F | 26 | 9 months | 8/13/2009 | 5 | birth control | slight spotting fatigue for a week after injection | Depo isnt evil like the reviews make it seem. It costs me $17 (generic brand) every 3 months which cant be beat, and you dont have to remember to take pills everyday. It did NOT decrease my sex drive, did NOT make my acne worse, did NOT make me moodier, and DID NOT MAKE ME GAIN A SINGLE POUND. I think it affects different people differently but so far so good for me. (FYI Ive been on other birth controls and had VERY negative side effects) I think it's time someone write a success story for it. Also, if youre considering depo, realize that the people who typically write these reviews only write them because they are angry. Its less likely that someone who is happy with the drug take the time to write a review. Everyones body reacts differently to different prescriptions, but because Ive had so much success with depo, I would 100% recommend it. | F | 22 | 4 months | 8/11/2009 | 1 | birth control | EXTREME DRYNESS leading to PAINFUL INTERCOURSE. causing me to stop sex mid way through.. loss of sex drive along with the pain made it very effective considering the thought of having sex made me cringe. 10-15lbs weight gain. some mood swings that leveled out after the first month. headaches, body aches. chest pain. bloating, gas, abdominal pain. | I was on depo for 6months. and refused to get my 3rd shot because i was so dissatisfied. i was unsure of what was directly causing my side effects, but after finding this website i am convinced they are all caused from depo. i have been off depo for roughly 3 months, i have regained only a quarter of what my sex drive used to be, i have a hard time becoming aroused. intercourse is still painful, luckily my boyfriend is very understanding but i feel it is still straining our relationship.. intercourse feels very tight, even with the use of lubrication and easing his way in. after only a few minutes it begins to make me feel as though i am being "rubbed raw" inside and i have to ask him to stop. it is sometimes so painful that i am brought to tears.. i PRAY that this will go away. i feel dysfunctional. as for the weight gain, i do not know that all of it can be blamed on depo. i have now renewed my gym membership and working out 5-7 days a week doing cardio. i have lost the majority of what i gained while on the shot. i would never recommend the shot, and i wish i never had it. | F | 18 | 6 months | 8/10/2009 | 3 | Didn't want to take the pill | Nausea, stomach pain, tired ALL the time, headaches/migranes, dizziness, leg/foot/knee/ankle/back pain, CONSTANT sick feeling, irritability/anxiety/depression, no motivation to really do anything. | I only have these side effects during the month after I get the shot, or the week of the next shot. Which sucks, I wish it didn't happen at all. But, it's better then getting pregnant... | F | 15 | 19 months | 8/9/2009 |