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 | can not have estrogen | none | Since starting the Depo Shot, I've stopped getting my periods- which is amazing. But after reading all of the other horror stories the shot really freaks me out. I take calcium supplements everyday to help with the bone density. I'm not planning to have children for several more years, but I not sure this form of birth control is safe for long-term use. | F | 21 | 2 years | 5/2/2009 | 4 | Birth control | Some pimples - not sure if they are related to the Depo but they seemed to coincide with when I started it. | It is a really convenient form of birth control and I haven't had any problems with spotting, mood swings or weight gain like a lot of other people seem to have had. | F | 30 | 8 years | 4/30/2009 | 5 | Pregnancy prevention | No Periods, light spotting, acne Very discrete! | I Love Depo! I started taking it when i was 17 and have been on it for three years. The weight gain isn't an issue with me because I'd rather gain 15lbs then have a baby before I'm ready. I've felt an increase in anxiety but i can't be certain if that's because of the drug, or just the pressures of college, 2 jobs, and being out on my own. I do have breakouts in sinc with getting the shot. My only main concern at this point is losing my bone density. I've made an appointment to get that checked, and recommend it for anyone who has been on the drug for long periods of time. | F | 20 | 3 years | 4/29/2009 | 3 | tired, moody, spotting, no period, depression, NOT PREGNANT THOUGH! | Ive been on Depo for about 6 months. I really don't have many of the serious side effects except for what i put already. I would only recommend this to women who are willingly to take a risk AFTER THEY RESEARCHED THIS and do NOT WANT TO GET PREGNANT | F | 17 | 6 months | 4/29/2009 | 2 | Birth Control | Mood swings, weight gain (10 lbs), brittle hair, intermittent bleeding. | If considering depo-provera I would do my research. I wish I had 14 months ago. I am scheduled to take my next shot in two weeks and I am canceling. As it stands I have been "having my period" off and on since mid February. I would rather just have a normal 7 day period than this! | F | 37 | 14 months | 4/29/2009 | 1 | Birth Control and no periods | Weight gain, mood swings/depression, and dead sex drive/vaginal dryness. | I hate myself so much for taking this! It has messed me up so much. My legs are covered in stretch marks from this horrible stuff. I'm going to switch to another birth control as soon as possible. Stay away from Depo Provera!!!! | F | 19 | 2 years | 4/29/2009 | 1 | Birth Control | Weight gain, loss of sex drive, vaginal dryness. Before I took this, I was on the pill, and had a hard time remembering to take it. So I started on the shot. I was on it for about two years, from age 17-19. Since starting my sex drive has completely disappeared. It is harder for me to get aroused, mentally but especially physically. Before the shot I had a very, very high libido! This was the biggest change for me, the second biggest being the weight gain, 10+ pounds in two years, I am 5'7 and very slim and used to have an extremely high metabolism. | I stopped taking the shot over a year ago. In the last month or so I have dropped over 8 pounds out of nowhere. I have still not had a period. I'm not trying to get pregnant, but I would like to regulate my body and be normal again, as blood tests revealed that my progesterone levels were menopausal (I'm 20 and going through menopause!) so my doctor put me on Prometrium and I'm on my third month of taking it, still no period. NEVER take this shot as it will mess with your hormones and make it hard to regulate your body!! | F | 20 | 2 years | 4/29/2009 | 1 | Painful Periods | While on it i became depresses and was always very moody. Pains in my arms and legs, numbness, cramps. Most of the side effects did not happen until I stopped taking the shot. | This is a horrible shot, I have never felt so miserable in my life, I gained 10 pounds, my breast got bigger and are sore. I get very depressed, I am always worrying about everything. I am tired all the time and just feel so helpless. DO NOT take this shot, I wish I would of seen this web site before I took my first shot. | F | 19 | 6 months | 4/27/2009 | 2 | not to get pregnant, ease cramps | weight gain, insomnia, loss of sex drive, irritability, lack of energy | was on it for bout a yr n a half, i had my last shot in Nov. 08, shoulda had my nxt 1 in jan but no longer had insurance & no longer wanted it... still have not started my period,(if any1 else had this prob plz email me n let me kno how it ended up workin out for you)and my new doc is iffy on puttin me on new birth control bc of that, i gained a total of 20 lbs wile on it, wen id get my shot for the nxt few days id have bad cramps n feel nauseated... i overall did not like the way it made me feel! also ive heard it causes infertility, jus wondered if that happened to any 1? | F | 19 | 1 years | 4/25/2009 | 1 | birth control method | Irritability, depression, mood swings, random crying, aches on every inch of my body, constantly tired, no motivation for anything, weight gain due to depression and turning to food. | This is a terrible product and I feel the sorrow that goes along with all who have been injected with this poison. I went in to the doctor telling her that I would get a little paranoid the week before my period (case of PMS) and she told me that this would "level my mood". Yeah, if an UNDERGROUND level is what she meant. This is the worst thing I've ever done to my body. For the past year and a half I spent changing my diet (became vegan) and involving myself into yoga and finding a deep connection with myself. I had finally started to find the me-shaped hole inside of me (growing up was tough) and finally felt confident enough to be with a man--and, if I didn't want pregnancy, that involved a birth control method. All the work I did to better myself (losing 100lbs, feeling happy, laughing, making friends) all went down the tube as soon as I got shot in the butt. I still have about a month and a half until I am due for another shot--which I will NEVER get...but I've read the detox time on that can take up to a year. My plan is to drinks lots of water, teas, eat fruit and cleanse my system and come back to who I was always meant to be. This depressed, uncreative being that I am now is terrible. I can only hope that I become whole once again. And the sooner, the better for all. | F | 25 | 5 months | 4/25/2009 | 1 | hypertension due to estrogen | After about 1 month I slept for 3 days straight, had to use all my vacation from work. I have been extremely dizzy for 5 days now and I was in the hospital 3 days ago with extreme nausea. I screamed at my bf which almost caused us to break up. I am shakey and can barely type this review because I'm so fatigued at work. Oh, and spotting now for about a week... oh and I'm not hungry at all. Actually don't think I've eaten today and it's 5p.m. | I called my doctor and they said I'm depressed, which I'm not. I am not sad or suicidal, I am just exhausted like I was hit by a bus. If anyone knows how to help this dizziness please help. The doctors could only give me some meds that don't help! Email me @ [email protected]. I'm desperate and don't think I can deal with 2 more months of vertigo!!!! | F | 26 | 1 months | 4/24/2009 | 1 | Period, birth control | Nervousness, weight gain, depression, fatigue, constant bleeding, acne, hair drying out, loss of focus, mood swings, sore breasts, change in body temperature | I took this because my insurance didn't want to cover my expensive birth control anymore. I should have just footed a little extra on the pills and been happy. I took one shot, and instantly I had acne, was sweating more, and gained weight. Then my period came in July and never stopped. I stupidly took a nurse's advice and had a second shot injected. My last shot was in September 2008. It's April 2009 now, and I still have weight gain, acne, dried-out skin and hair, and a plethora of mental problems. I'm nervous and anxious, and I can't focus on anything. I'm having a hard time doing anything, and I'm always tired and depressed. My breasts are sore and I can't walk a block without breaking into a sweat. Thankfully, the bleeding stopped in November, but only after I took other medications to stop it. I'm worried that my body is permanently going to stay this way. I wouldn't recommend this birth control to my worse enemy. | F | 21 | 6 months | 4/21/2009 | 1 | Birth Control | Heavy Bleeding & Clotting, Headaches, Leg Pains, Chest Pain, Mood Swings, Anger, Rage, Depression, Jealousy, Sadness, Anxiety | I started taking this a month and a half ago and I will never again take another injection. Since day one, the site was sore for a few days. After that, I began getting rage and anger. Then, the mood swings came on. After that, I got my period, and it just got heavier and heavier until I was bleeding golf balls. I had to take Estrogen 4 times a day to make the bleeding SLOW DOWN. It still hasn't stopped and it's been over 2 weeks. I am now having panic and anxiety attacks, along with many other physical symptoms. Please, please, research Depo Provera before taking it! | F | 27 | 6 weeks | 4/20/2009 | 2 | no energy, tiredness, not hungry, more annoyed, excessive spotting. | i have only been on depo for a month. i had a lot of pain in my arm and shoulder after i first took it. i went pretty much symptom free for the first 3 weeks. i noticed i was getting tired in the middle of the day and im sleeping more then 12 hours a night, but i still just want more sleep. i have no desire to eat at all. i am on a mood stabilizer for my bi-polar disorder so my mood does not go to extremes, but i am getting really annoyed with my friends, family, and my bf. i dont know if thats because of the shot or my lack of energy. i am constantly cramping up like i would on my worst of periods and i have been spotting for 8 days straight already. the spotting increases after sexual activity and it is really causing me problems in the bedroom. i got this shot to inhibit the chances of getting pregnant and the shot works in the aspect of which im too tired and spotting too much to really want to have sex... thanks depo provera!!! | F | 18 | 28 days | 4/16/2009 | 4 | pregnancy prevention | Spotting, no periods, tired | I started taking Depo back in February and so far I haven't had any major issues. I had some minor spotting on and off for two weeks or so, but haven't had anything since. I find myself tired, but I don't know if it's because of the depo. I really like the convenience of not having to take a pill everyday. | F | 24 | 3 months | 4/15/2009 | 3 | Contraception | TOTAL, UTTER LOSS OF SEX DRIVE | Fantastic for not having periods and as a contraceptive, but whats the point if you have no sex drive?!! | F | 39 | 10 years | 4/12/2009 | 5 | to not get pregnant | at the begining very long periods which eventually subsided...basically been period free since..might have some spotting for a day during the time right before my shot | I feel bad about all those that have had major side effects. i did have a lot of wt gain, but the convinience of the shot is worth it to me.My practitioner has not mentioned getting off of it,so was surprised to hear the comment of not being on it as long as I have, but dr makes sure I'm taking the right amount of calcium thru supplements and regular food. Starting to get vaginal dryness, but chalking that more to starting to get perimenopausal | F | 41 | 10 years | 4/11/2009 | 3 | birth control | I loved loved loved depo for the 8 years I was on it. BUT i went off it in hopes of starting a family and i swear I went crazy! was it the rush of hormones?? no idea, but make sure you are under a dr's care | Again, I loved the depo and I had no negative side effects. But just be aware of the change in your body when you go off it! | F | 35 | 8 years | 4/10/2009 | 5 | Prevent Pregnancy | Weight loss and no periods. | i would recommend it in a heartbeat. Although everryone is different this worked wonders for me. Lost about 10 lbs in a year and no periods! More importantly, I am not pregnant! | F | 27 | 12 months | 4/8/2009 | 4 | birth control | light spotting at first shot, extreme mood swings, increased appetite, initial 5-10lb. weight gain, all side effects disappeared throughout the next couple months except for increased vaginal secretions second shot has brought back the intense mood swings, with a little nausea, and increased appetite. so far no more weight gain. I'm hoping the side effects will lessen over the next two months as they did before, but I am having even more vaginal secretions during arousal, which the boy is not complaining about at all. [he thinks its a compliment to him haha] | I was a little iffy about depo immediately after the first shot. I have a history of bipolar, and my manic and depression symptoms increased greatly. My first period lasted about 2 weeks of light spotting, then went away. I was told by my mother who is a nurse that this would lessen and she was right. By the end of my third month, I realized that as with any drug or birth control, you will have initial symptoms until your body gets used to it. With pills, i had morning sickness much worse than I experienced with Depo. I love it for its convenience. I initially had vaginal dryness, but after a while it was like a faucet down there [sorry to be graphic] which can get annoying at times, but the man i'm seeing thinks its great...he also doesnt know its because of depo though haha. Overall, minus the mood swings, i love it. It's great to have natural spontaneous sex without the risk of getting pregnant or the stress of remembering to take my pill and forgetting and freaking out for a week. I don't reccomend it for everyone, but please don't be put off by your initial symptoms, as they will get better. Hope i helped! | F | 20 | 4 months | 4/8/2009 |