DEPO-PROVERA Reviews (MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE)Average Rating: 2.1 (2470 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare DEPO-PROVERA with similar:
Type: Rx Drug
|
Results are sorted by Date added. Key to Ratings: 1=LOW (I would not recommend taking this medicine.) Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 |
More on DEPO-PROVERA: Reviews Summary | Drug Safety Information
| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR DEPO-PROVERA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | Prolonged menstrual bleeding | hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings | i havent been on it that long, less than a month. the side effects im experiencing are tolerable, well so far. my body did start to feel weird a week after i got the shot. my doctor said thats why she prescribed a multi-vitamin supplement for me to take also. maybe that can work for some of you experiencing stronger side effects. Good Luck!!!! | F | 30 | 20 days | 1/23/2009 | 1 | heavy and long periods | Literally within 1 week of getting this horrible shot I started breaking out like a 13 year old, I became severely depressed and hated everyone and everything. I could not stop crying ( I have a history of depression and my doc should have never put me on this shot), I felt like there was no hope with anything in my life and I just didn't care. I got the shot on Oct 20, 2008 instead of having the endometrial ablation, I figured why have surgery if the shot could stop my periods? Well, that was the biggest mistake I have ever made in my life....I decided to have the ablation right away knowing I would not be getting the shot anymore. I had the ablation done Dec 1, 2008, my 90 days from the depo shot was up about 4 days ago and I have not stopped bleeding since I had the ablation!!!! Not sure if this bleeding is from the lingering side effects of the depo shot or the ablation. The ablation is supposed to slow your periods down or even stop them. As of today I have been bleeding for 5 | This shot is no good!!!! It's POISON | M | 41 | 90 days | 1/22/2009 | 5 | Birth Control | Loved it!!! Only one side effect- My teeth became very soft. | I could be the poster child for this shot!! Loved it!!! Only one suggestion is to make sure you take calcium w/ viatim D supplements. | F | 35 | 11 years | 1/19/2009 | 1 | Extreme Nausea, Severe Calf and Stomach Cramps, Headaches, Backaches, Extreme Fatigue where I dont want to get out of bed, Stomach Pains, Mood Swings, Depression, Breast Tenderness, Smell Sensitivity, No period after a year. | I was fine taking depo until my 5th shot, I then came down with all these symptoms and my doctor did not tell me about the loss in bone density and how long it will take to get pregnant afterwards. I won't ever go back for my next shot. I'm supposed to go back February 28th, I will be switching back to the pill and hoping my body will go back to normal. Never take this medicine! It's horrible!!! | F | 19 | 1.5 years | 1/19/2009 | 4 | Birth Control | Absence of period for 3 years (which has been GREAT), decreased sex drive, weight gain (which I was able to correct through diet and exercise) | I had horrible periods before the shot (even on birth control), and being without any periods at all for the past 3 years has been a real blessing for me. I did gain some weight, but I was never a thin person to begin with. I certainly wasn't exercising and was eating constantly...which a sure-fire way to gain weight regardless of your metabolism or your body type. I lost over 50 pounds by changing my attitude about what real hunger actually is versus eating out of boredom or emotional issues. (I recommend hospital-sponsored weight loss programs for serious weight issues.) I just think you have to do your research before deciding on what birth control is right for you. And if you go on Depo, be vigilant about what you eat and how much you exercise...especially if you are not an active person in the first place. Just because you are thin now doesn't mean that your body will always stay that way...drugs or no drugs. I'm no doctor, but if you have a history of any kind of mental issues, I | F | 29 | 3 years | 1/17/2009 | 4 | Prevent pregnancy. | Weight gain though not bad random spotting and bleeding. | I absolutely love taking the shot, alot of women are having so many side effects, and so few arn't. I guess I'm one of the lucky few. I have been taking the shot since i was a Freshman in highschool (8/06) and i have not had any bad problems. The only problem that i had was random spotting and bleeding for the first 9 months now i have absolutely none at all. Only recently since my last shot (11/08) have i had any weight gain, i gained 5 pds., but my weight varies all the time so i'm not 100% possitive about DEPO being the problem. I am extremely overemotional but i have been that way since i was little i don't think the DEPO is to blame. I am thinking that some of the women on here are trying to find an easy excuse for their problems and DEPO seems like the easiest. That's only my opinion though. I'm sorry for everyone that have had so many problems but I LOVE IT! It just isn't right for everyone. | F | 17 | 3 years | 1/17/2009 | 3 | i take this shot because i have a moderate case of endometriosis. birth control wasn't strong enough, so this was my last option. after about the first week on the shot, i felt mild to no pelvic pain at all. however i did break out severely and wasn't able to control it even with proactiv. (it used to work like magic for me). ive also had strange food cravings for days, and also spent days in HORRIBLE mood swings. severe depression no matter how good my day was going, lashing out and secluding myself. a lot of angst:/ | F | 19 | | 1/16/2009 | 1 | prevent pregnancy | Most of all I gained weight! I am 5'5 and I went from a skinny 117 to a big 180! My body looks so bad from all the stretch marks. Other than the weight which is bad enough, extreme vaginal dryness, decreased libido, I now have hypertension, and moodiness which also caused extreme jealousy. | I quit doing Depo and ever since I can tell the difference. It was the worst mistake I made in my life. | F | 18 | 1.5 years | 1/16/2009 | 1 | prevent pregancy, regulate cycle | severe mood swings; one minute frisky and over stimulated, next minute moody and depressed; crying for no reason; suicidal; steady bleeding for three months; dizziness, joint stiffness, loss of appetite and then raving hungry, hair drying out and falling out, extremely dry skin | do not take this EVER for ANY reason; NOT EVEN ONCE; i only had one shot and will never take another one ... just can't til it leaves my system ... | F | 29 | 3 months | 1/13/2009 | 1 | Birth Control | Constant hunger, irregular bleeding, lower back and leg pains, bloating, nightsweats, nightmares, mood swings, dizziness, fatigue, extreme irritability, headaches, painful cystic like acne, and vaginal dryness. | After my first and only shot all I had was the acne, headaches and vaginal dryness. It was after I didn't get my 2nd shot everything started happening. I bleed for 4 weeks stopped for 2 then had a regular period so I thought till it started back up super heavy 2 days later and has continued. It's hard to take care of my 2 kids tired all the time. I'm so irritable that sometimes the noise when my toddler plays bothers me and I yell at him, it's awful and I hate it. Constantly eating I look pregnant and have always had a nice body. This is the WORST drug I have ever taken and I would NEVER recommend it. | F | 22 | 1 times | 1/13/2009 | 5 | birth control | I didnt experiance any side-effects. I lost a lot of weight because I didnt have week-long cravings as I had before my period, and was able to lose 20 lb. I stopped have any acne, my face looks much more better.no changes in sex dive at all. I get calcium suplements. | F | 24 | 2 years | 1/12/2009 | 3 | birth control / help with periods | my sex drive is way up :] and thats great. however shortly after i got my first injection i started spotting and i have been ever since. brown discharge too. | i had really bad periods where i'd bleed so much i was sent to the hospital for loss of blood and once i started depo- provera i dont have that problem. however spotting all the time is annoying and im worried that my guy will get freaked out if we have sex. My sex drive is way up though all i want to do is hook up with him. | F | 18 | 1 months | 1/10/2009 | 2 | Heavy bleeding around normal period time, mood swings, weight gain, constant urination, vaginal dryness, and tiredness | NIGHTMARE I wish I would have researched more before taking it. My doctor also didn't help by telling me it could cause depression seeing in my file that I have a history of depression. and I had to use a LOT of lube to have sex and go dry 2 minutes later. I have also been having severe cramps and very heavy period. I bled through a super plus tampon in an hour and a half. it also made my vaginal area smell strange and strong. I had no infection or std before I got on it and it smelled fine before I got on it about the second day of being on it my partner and I both noticed it became very strong smelling and smelled different. | F | 21 | 3 months | 1/10/2009 | 1 | didn't want to fall pregnant again | mood swings, anxiety, nausea, pain in injection site & no periods. | I have actually only had 2 Depo shots and it's played havoc with my body. Lately I've just been constantly wanting to cry or shout at everyone/thing. I can't stand the fact it's turning me into some sort of emotional train wreck. It's horrible. And it's heartbreaking putting my boyfriend through what he's going through with me just now. I only started with this after an unwanted pregnancy but I don't think I'll be continuing with it due to this. Avoid at all costs. If anyone has any tips on how to control these moodswings can you please email me? Thanks. | F | 21 | 4 months | 1/10/2009 | 1 | birth control | No noticable ones the first two years, except I never had a period after starting the Depo the day I left the hospital after my last son was born. After this I gradually put on 20lbs which I couldn't lose no matter how much I dieted or excersized. Then the depression kicked in every morning. I couldn't figure out what was wrong. I had a great life, but was depressed every morning. My hands fell asleep at night and this woke me up. Lots of insomnia. Acne, which I hadn't had since I was 13yrr old. Hot flashes and sweating. | I have been off depo since Oct. of 08'. I no longer have insomnia, am dropping the weight with diet and feel none of the heavt depression. I still haven't had a period, but I understand it may take up to two years to come back. My doctors only informed me of bone density issues and never mentioned these other side effects. Please investigate before taking. Not having a period is cool for 5 years, but the side effects weren't worth it. So glad to be over them. | F | 44 | 5 years | 1/9/2009 | 1 | Essure procedure | Period started late by one week -- that was 45 days ago. Still bleeding! Not heavy, but still not fun! | I was given this shot in order to have the Essure procedure. No pros or cons discussed with me. I did my own research. I was hesitant but figured it was one time deal. My hesitancy was more because of my age - 41 - and I didn't want to jack with my hormones - more afraid of an emotional roller coaster. Didn't expect non-stop bleeding, since I took the pill in my 20's and had very light periods. My physician said the shot is more to thin the lining of the uterus to make the procedure easier. After 3 months, for birth control, she suggested another shot until tubal blockage is confirmed. I told her I will chose absentince over more hormones of any kind! I don't think this doctor gets a cut in $ because I picked up the presription at the pharmacy. My brother, a Physician's assistant, says women get fat on this shot. Thank goodness I've been able to maintain. | F | 41 | 75 days | 1/9/2009 | 5 | no period/no baby! | 46 years old....I have been taking depo for a little over 11 years and have enjoyed not having a period. Over the past 11 years I've gained about 5 pounds, which I have no problem with. Sex is great not worrying about getting pregnant...vacations are even better not trying to schedule around a period!!! | F | 46 | 11 years | 1/8/2009 | 1 | irregular/heavy, painful periods | I LOVED Depo for about 3 years. No side effects, no period and no other problems. Then as I was washing my hair one day a huge amount of hair came out in my hand. I had a beautiful bald spot right in front. I did not take the shot anymore and I really do miss it, but I am NOT going to be bald. No weight gain until after I stopped taking the shot and now it's like I can't lose it. I wish I could know I could get the shot again and not lose my hair. I have been off of depo for about 1 1/2 years now and my hair is finally growing back. | F | 43 | 3 years | 1/6/2009 | 1 | Dr. made me before I got Essure bc | extreme weight gain (112 lbs to 183 lbs)in 8 months!!! no sex drive, vaginal dryness,depression, anxiety attacks, mood swings, 41yrs old and I have acne, hands stay swollen and tight and arms feel like they are asleep all the time and my knees are always giving out with a very sharp pain. Even sex hurts really bad. | I had to take this shot because I was getting a alternative method of a tubaligation called Essure, where they insert titanium springs in your tubes and U of C in Illinois strongly suggest you take this shot before they do the proceedure or they act as though you can't get the Essure. That is the only reason I got depo and they push it or poor minority peolple. I hate like hell I got that poison in me. There should be a class action law suit regarding this drug. NEVER ALLOW THIS IN YOUR BODY.I belive once the damage is done there is no turning back.And I only had ONE shot!!! Lord please dont let this drug be the death of all who have received injections. | F | 41 | 1 times | 1/6/2009 | 1 | Birth Control | 20 lbs weight gain, acne, joint aches, depression, tired all of the time, extreme hunger, mood swings. | im trying to lose the weight i gained from depo and it is really hard. i was not told about ANY side effects of depo from planed parenthood until i told them i was gaining weight and they said that was usual. im on the ring now and i would recommend it over depo any day of the week. | F | 21 | 2 years | 1/6/2009 |