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 |
| 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 | 4 | birth control | Mood swings, depression, weight gain, no menstrual cycle | I can't seem to loose weight even with a personal trainer 3x a week and hockey. I have severe mood swings, irritability, and depression when I am due for a shot, this has been noticably worse each time I am due for a shot(especially in the last year). I have not had a period in 10 years, which I haven't minded. Although lately I feel like it is just not natural or normal not to have a period. It has been very effective in preventing any unwanted pregnancy. I am also concerned about having been on it for such an extended period of time although my doctor is not concerned about this. | F | 31 | 10 years | 4/8/2009 | 5 | Birth control | Some spotting during the first few months. I had ONE spot on my face where I would get an acne cyst about 2 weeks after the shot, which would eventually go away. Decreased sex drive, but not sure if that was due to the shot or my loser BF! | Love it! After several months, stopped having periods. Shot is quick and easy and you don't have to worry about forgetting to take pills. I have taken pills before and they make me spot continuously. Depo caused some very minor spotting, which went away after a couple of cycles. I did not gain any weight. | F | 32 | 2 years | 4/7/2009 | 1 | birth control/no more babies | nausea for about 2 weeks, weird pains in stomach, chest pain, leg pain, depression, fatigue, insomnia, forever bleeding, weight loss about 8 pounds | I started depo on february 2, 2009 and I was on my period. It stopped for about a week and then the spotting started. One night I had a constant left pain in my side and I was extremely nauseated. That went away. The bleeding continued and the 2 weeks later the constant nausea began. I lost about 8 pounds I was 138 now I'm a solid 130. The nausea has stopped and the bleeding has not. My chest pain and leg pain concerned the docs so they told me to go to the emergency room and I did. They did cat scan, chest x ray, ekg and all, they found nothing. I feel overall just bad. For some women its wonderful, but for me I wont be going for my next shot. | F | 30 | 2 months | 4/7/2009 | 1 | pre-essure procedure | I've had 2 shots. I had 3 weeks of horrible spotting and shortly after the first shot, severe joint pain. I couldn't sleep at nite, kept waking up due to the pain in my shoulder. Went to physical therapy, and 2 weeks later, the other shoulder began waking me up at night. Now my hip has begun. Also, lack of sex drive and dryness. Birth control works well when it makes you uninterested in having sex with your husband. I hate depo. | My doctor told me she was giving me the shot to thin my uterus prior to the Essure procedure. She gave me nothing to read, no choice. No information on any possible side effects. I had been on the pill for 10 years. The procedure didn't work, she couldn't get the coils in my tubes. So, my husband had a vasectomy, and I had to take another shot to last until he was clear. At the time, I didn't realize joint pain was a side effect. Had I known, I would have demanded that I stay on the pill. I thought I had twisted my shoulder somehow. I hadn't. I am very angry, and I feel like I've been ambushed by my doctor and the FDA and the company that makes this poison. My joints had better heal when this wears off. There had just better not be any permanent damage. | F | 31 | 6 months | 4/7/2009 | 1 | Birth Control | Extremely tired, depressed, mood swings, back ache, very light spotting, aching joints, weight gain. | First and last ever injection of this. Have never felt so low before. I would never have this injection again. | F | 21 | 3 months | 4/6/2009 | 1 | birth control | excessive bleeding, PAIN during sex, loss of sex drive or libido, skin sensitivity, depression. | I've been on it for alittle more than four months now and the whole time I have experienced bleeding and spotting. There has not been one day that I have gone without bleeding. It never gets to heavy but is constantly there. I have had depression for about 4 or 5 years now and this shot did not help whatsoever with it. However, the most aggrivating side effect so far is definitly the EXTREME pain I feel after about ten minutes of less of sex. There are even sometimes that I can't even have sex because the moment my boyfriends penis is inside of me it feels like my muscles cramp up and I get almost a raw sensation. I used to be a freak in bed and now that my libido has decreased INTENSElY, I don't have urges like I used to. This has been detrimental to my relationship sexually with my boyfriend. But above all, I am just plain out PISSED that I went to my doctor, described the pains I was getting, and told me it had nothing to do with the shot. I had a perfectly fine time having sex before this. I guess I should have just researched more about this "poison" of a shot before I went ahead and took it. I just hope someone reads this in their researching and learns from it at least. Who knows, some girls do fine with the shot, but from what I've been through and what I've read in other sites an blogs- there are alot of women out there who are just as PISSED as me. | F | 19 | 4 months | 4/5/2009 | 1 | prevent pregnancy | chest pains, hunger, painful sex, constant bleeding that hasn't stopped, lost some weight. | The first three months on the shot I was on my period everyday except maybe 2 weeks in the begining because i switched from the pill. Im currently still on the shot. I only have one month left and I am going to stop taking the shot. | F | 18 | 5 months | 4/4/2009 | 1 | pregnancy prevention | Very HEAVY non-stop bleeding to the point of hospitalization (entirely from the medication and my thin bodytype), dizziness, head aches behind the eyes, fainting spells, decreased bone density levels (I take my calcium/magn/vit D every day since before teh shot) which lead to fractured bones. Intense mood swings, depression. | Biggest waste of time! If you are experiencing ligth side effects during the first shot - do not take the second shot! Please, learn from me. | F | 6 months | 4/4/2009 | 1 | Pregnancy Prevention | Weight gain, depression, mood swings, angry, irritable, pain in knees, shortness of breath, vaginal discharge, vaginal dryness, no acne (which is good), bloating from everything I eat, | it sucks, don't ever get it, it's the most horrible thing i've ever allowed in my body. | F | 24 | 6 months | 4/2/2009 | 3 | Pregnancy Prevention | numerous fainting spells, heart palpitations, loss of libido, memory loss | I began taking Depo when I was 16 (in 1996) and took it faithfully for 9 years. During my teen years, I had many fainting spells and heart racing. We never related it to Depo at the time, just teenage hormones. I didn't have a period for years! I trusted the doctors that this wouldn't be problematic in the future and it was pretty nice not to have to deal with that. I got off it to get pregnant which happened within 6 months. No complications there. I have a 2 year old and a 3 year old and didn't have any problems. I breastfed both for the first year of their lives and no problems there either. I now have a terrible memory, which started in my early 20's. I'm not sure if it's directly related to the Depo, or other events, but it's there nonetheless. I haven't had any bone density tests, which I should obviously do since I was on it for nine years, so I can't comment on those effects. Overall, I don't expect any drugs to be free of side-effects. I do wish that the doctors wouldn't be so quick to give a young kid a drug that's fairly new to the market. I've included my e-mail if anyone has any questions. | F | 29 | 9 years | 3/31/2009 | 2 | birth control | mood swings, inhibitions of the libido, and I feel like I have turn into this horrible person that I'm not. I will not take this poison again. | Please read and educate your self prior to making a decision in regards to using the shot for birth control. This shot can change your life for the worst. | F | 33 | 1 weeks | 3/29/2009 | 5 | endometroius | Loved it Dr said I had to go off because 10 years was too long. Now I am back on the pill did not have peroids for 10 years got it back the first month full force. I have endometroius and depo kept it in check. I want my Depo back I hate the pill every day and periods hurt and what a mess. I can't even wear a tampon anymore it hurt. I have to get used to all this stuff again. | anyone else out there on depo for over 10 years? my dr would maybe let me go back on if we have information on others on the drug for that long too. | F | 36 | 10 years | 3/28/2009 | 5 | | 3/26/2009 | 1 | birth control | Depression, anger, anxiety, pelvic pain | I cannot believe how miserable this drug has made me. For the last 2 months my life, as well as the lives of others around me (I'm sure), has been a living hell. I want this whole experience to end so badly. I'd give anything to take back the decision to have this shot. If you are considering this, please, PLEASE think twice. | F | 23 | 3 months | 3/25/2009 | 1 | Birth Control | Aches and pains in my joints. No periods. Fatigue. | Long term complications if taken for more than 2 years. Irregular periods since I have stopped my injections. | F | 33 | 6 years | 3/24/2009 | 1 | pregnancy prevention | Heart pounding, chest pain, anxiety, scared of everything, really bad depression, mood swings, tired all the time | IT SUCKS I WOULD NOT WISH THIS PAIN AND SUFFERING ON MY WORST ENEMY! all i think about is dying its so scary!!!!! i want it to be over i never want to take this ever ever ever again | F | 21 | 1 months | 3/24/2009 | 1 | the doc told me to | ,pain in my neck,back,hips,legs,feet,nerve damage in hips. dry skin cause me to have sore on back and head on my upper lip and chest. It is bad cant use any thing will break me out. | people dont need depo povera it is hhurting alot of people l.ike me | F | 33 | 15 years | 3/23/2009 | 1 | Unbearable periods | I can completely relate to the stories of those taking the Depo shot for more than 1 year, 40lbs in weight gain, excessive peeing, sever depression and anxiety, complete lack of sex drive, the works. I mean just about everything the other readers have noted. What I want to share with everyone is the fact that over the 8 years I was on Depo, I moved several times and of course changed OBGYN’s. Never once did any of the doctors mention that you SHOULD NOT be on Depo for more than 2 years. I finally got tired of the hour wait for the shot at the OBGYN and turned to my regular doctor, whom upon hearing how long I had been on it denied me from getting the shot anymore. After about 5 months of being off the shot, I dropped a little over 20 lbs out of nowhere. It's been 19 months since my last shot and I still have not had a period. Personally I am fine with not having a period as I don’t plan to have children, but it would be nice to know if/ when I am going to get one. | You SHOULD NOT be on Depo for more than 2 years. | F | 35 | 8 years | 3/23/2009 | 1 | Birth Control | Depression, Anxiety, Loss of appetite, significant weight loss, | I am 29 and was given this shot about a month ago and while I won't say my life is ruined, I am in a terrible place. I've been depressed to a degree of not being able to function on a daily basis, I have non stop anxiety and I can't bring myself to eat much - certainly not enough to sustain my health. I was told by my doctor at the time (a doctor that I will never see again, by the way) that there were no side effects. My life has been so extremely difficult for the past 3 weeks that my new doctor is recommending that I go on an anti depressant just to get through the next few months. If you are a woman who can't have estrogen for whatever reason (as I am ) please seek out a doctor who can offer you non hormone birth control. If anyone out there is experiencing any of what I've been experiencing they can attest: Depo Provera had literally taken over my life for the last few weeks and quite possibly the next few months. That's a lot of time that I will never get back. | F | 29 | 1 months | 3/21/2009 |