DEPO-PROVERA Reviews (MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE)

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DEPO-PROVERA  (MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE):  This medication is used to treat certain types of cancer (such as uterine cancer, kidney cancer). Medroxyprogesterone is like a natural hormone called progesterone made by the body. It is usually used with or after other treatments (such as radiation, surgery). Medroxyprogesterone may prevent or slow the worsening of the cancer and decrease pain and other symptoms.    (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 1  DR. TOLD ME TO. NON STOP BLEEDING I HATE IT............ F 29 3 times
11/7/2008
 5  Bad periods Aside from never getting my period after the first shot, which was my intended result, I have been very pleased. I'm diabetic so generally the week or so after my shot I need more insulin, but I've actually lost 70 lbs while on it. I can't say about the vaginal dryness as it could be due to me being 46, my blood sugars, or the depo. However a little KY solves that. Better than 7 days with tampons, pads and two towels for backup! No more anemia for the 1st time in my life! I would strongly consider what else is happening in your life - new baby, stress, before blaming depo. F 46 2 years
11/6/2008
 1  Birth Control I had been on depo for about three yrs. At first i thought it was ok, then i started bleeding all the time very sore brests, bad mood swings face breaking out,have not had a normal cycle since . Im also upset the doctor i went to did not tell me that it would take a long time to concive again . But thats just it unless you get a doctor that really cares for you and your health they probably won't tell you that . Im 25 and would like to have another child but the way things look that won't be happing any time soon if ever! DEPO IS THE DEVIL..... F 25 3 years
11/6/2008
 2  prevent pregnacy The craziest mood swings, irregular bleeding, headaches very often, bloating, increased appetite, feeling pregnant all the time The shot sounds really good because of the dosage but I dont feel the side effects are worth it. I've gained over 15 lbs since I got it 6 months ago. I'd rather try other methods of birth control then have to suffer everyday. F 23 6 months
11/5/2008
 1  Birth control Anxiety, hot flashes, period for 3 weeks so far, constantly paranoid, weight loss, fatigue, abnormal sleeping habits I took the shot for the first time Sept 18th I've been on the pill before and the first time I was on the pill it was ortho cyclen..well i go back to my doctor and she asks me if I've gained weight or was crying a lot and I had been so she switched me to a lower dose and said the pill would do that sometimes...well the shot was fine at first then about 20 days after I started getting nervous..over everything..I work in the lab so I constantly worry that I'm going to get exposed to hepatits...I accidentally touched my eyelash and started crying...I cry for no reason sometimes. I sleep 3 hours wake up then stay up..I've lost 15lbs from the stress. I'm scared to death constantly..I'm nervous all the time..My boyfriend is about to lose it from dealing with me..I went to my gyno and he said the hormones won't do that ..He said it was all in my head because I knew the hormones were there.. he gave me nerve pills to help with anxiety and sent me to another doctor for followup..If it's not t F 23 7 weeks
11/4/2008
 1  pregnancy prevention extreme mood swings, extreme depression, weight gain I took depo to stop bleeding. I took it a month ago and I am a basket case!! Everything drives me nuts. my hubby, my kids. everyone. The mood swings are unbearable. I am constantly hungry and have gained about 10 lbs in a month. I can't believe I have put myself through this. Do not take this drug. It should be banned. Also, my doctor told me the only side effect was possible weight gain. I have switched doctors and I am having a detox done to try and get it out of my system. THIS DRUG IS HORRIBLE!!!!! F 25 2 months
11/3/2008
 1  prevent pregnancy severe lack of sex drive and vaginal dryness so that i actually dreaded the thought of having sex with my boyfriend as i couldn't bear him to come near me, extreme irritability and depression and spotting throughout most of the 3 months i was on depo. The irritability was the worst side effect for me since i am a very laid back person, nothing fazes me but it got to the point where i had to sit with my ipod on at work all day long to shut everything out as every single little thing annoyed me to the point i would feel a rage building up inside of me which i have never in my life experienced! Unlike most people on depo though, i didn't gain any weight i came off the depo after only 3 months due to the side effects and expected them to disappear after stopping it. They didn't! the irritability continued although i am getting back to my old self now. I also experienced more symptoms coming off depo than i did on it. I have been off depo for over 6 months and during the past 3 months i have experienced pregnancy symptoms such as cramping, severe nausea, fatigue, acne (i have never had spots before), bloating and the most intense cravings for food (mostly chocolate) which i struggle to keep under control and have only managed to keep my weight down by jogging / gym sessions 6 days a week. I know i am not pregnant, I have done numerous pregnancy tests which where all negative. I can only assume this was the result of my hormones trying to get back to normal. The symptoms do now seem to be tailing off with only the odd bout of nausea now and sex drive is coming back. The only side effect i was warned about from my doctor was slight weight F 31 3 months
11/2/2008
 5  prevent pregnncy no side effects until after 2 years when i began to get angry and moody and was bloated constantly for the first 3 months i was having periods every 2 weeks, after the second they stopped immediatly and it was fantastic. didnt have to worry about being "on" ever. when i began to get moody and bloated i discussed coming off it and back onto the pill with my boyfriend, we agreed id go back onto the combined pill but since going back on the pill 2 months ago ive had no periods, spotting or anything. my doctor said i should have some signs of spotting. my breasts are painful, very painful whilst im taking the pill but are fine whilst on the 7 day break. ive constantly got headaches and sleep all the time, i dont know if this is because of the hormones in the pill that im not used to after 2 years on the depo. can anyone shed any light??? if it wasnt for the moodiness and the fact that i want children in the near future i would stay on the depo F 23 2 years
11/1/2008
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 1  Not haveing a Baby I had a stroke!!! I was on Depo for 1 year. After my husband and I decided that we were not ready to have children, I started taking depo. However a month later I started havinf really bad headachs. I went to the doctor and he just told me that depo would cause bad headachs, but what he did not tell me was that there is a 15% of women that may have strokes while taking depo. about 6months later I was at home and starting to have a bad headach and I sat down on my couch and about 2 minutes later I has fallinf over and could not stop myself and it lasted about 30 minutes were I had not control of my body. I went to the hospital and for the nex 8 week went throught a bunch of nasty tests. Come to find out the depo had made me have TIA which is miny stroke now for the rest of my life I am stuck with this horrible condution..... F 23 1 years
10/28/2008
 5  yes I've experienced the horrible side effect of not having a period :) But that's really it. I've gained zero weight (still going at a steady, skinny, perfectly in shape 107 lbs). I don't have any cramping, hair loss, or headaches. My sex drive/life has never been better, and I have never had an acne problem with or without depo provera. Once I missed my shot date, and started my period right away---and was a healthy one at that. Depo provera effects people differently. Its good to hear about other peoples experiences with the shot, but don't let the people who had absolutely aweful experiences with it scare you off. Do the research and weigh out all your possible birth control options before choosing one. Hope you have as wonderful a time with the depo shot that I've had! F 21 5 years
10/26/2008
 1  birth control ive only been on it for 3 days and i hate it! i decided to take it because my doctor convinced me that it was best. i just had a little boy (c- section) 2 months ago and my doctor said my body needed time to heal. So Consequently i listened. now i regret it! im already experiencing severe mood swings and depression. i cant imagine what im going to be like when i start gaining wait. girls this is TERRIBLE never take it!!!! my doctor gave me a packet of all the different kinds of birth control so i could decide which was the best for me. i trusted that everything i needed to know about depo was in there. unfortionally i was wrong! i was never informed about the acne,depression,moodswings or "miscarriage" you can have after discontinuing use of depo. if i had known about all these terrible side effects i would have never decided to take this. F 20 3 days
10/26/2008
 1  avoid pregnancy i had only 2 injections and realized that i was gaining weight and severe acne, sex drive was gone and mood swings.. because of the many changes i decided to go online.. I want to sue my doctor.. i specifially asked her if they were any side effects to be aware of and she said no.. nothing major Yes .. it is major.. a year later my period had not regulated.. my husband cheated on me because i just refused to give him sex.. THE DRUG IS AWFUL.. please stop ruining people's lives!!! F 29 60 days
10/23/2008
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 4  birth control, get rid of periods vaginal dryness, possible mood swings. I'm not sure if I had mood swings before so I won't blame it on the drug. As for the dryness, Reading others comments I realize that it's probably cause i'm on this shot. I get irritation and even one little hair in the wrong place makes it unbearable to walk. Otherwise I have no periods, no weight gain or hair loss, no more depression than before and i'm still a virgin so I don't know about sex, the drive it still there, though. I've been on the drug over a year. F 17 18 months
10/22/2008
 3  To prevent pregnancy I got my first shot February 2007. I just got my 4th shot today. The only negative side effect that I may be experiencing is slight mood swings, but this may be caused by depression. However, a small amount of exercise daily really helps. I only menstruate if I wait too long to get my shot when it's due. My last period was 7/29 and I got my shot 7/31. It was light and only stayed on a few days. I am Black and my hair gets very oily nowadays, but that's no problem because my hair is growing like wildfire! I am on the think side and wouldn't mind gainaing a few pounds......that's the one side effect that I want that I haven't gotten. I woouldn't mind a cool ten pounds or so. I really think it depends on the individual. I've had friends who've had horror stories about Depo and just as many who have no problems with it. F 29 9 months
10/22/2008
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 1   "Friend's DON'T let Friend's use DEPO PROVERA!" If you are a woman who has had a negative life-changing experience using this drug, come on in where you will find support and can share your experiences with women who know where you're coming from! MySpace Group: groups.myspace.com/nodepo F
10/20/2008
 1  To control lengthy periods Absolutely ZERO sex drive, depressed, terrible mood swings, nausea, acne, HOT FLASHES. At the beginning I took this shot b/c I was having periods that lasted 3 wks a month and they were VERY heavy. I stopped having periods all together and thought it was great. I am now 26, the gynocologist told me that my body had ZERO estrogen b/c of the depo shot, so it was like I was going thru menopause. Sex is very uncomfortable while on the shot since your body stops producing estrogen, you cannot "lubricate" on your own. My new gynocologist immediately took me off the shot and was shocked that I was on it for so long. She said, "hopefully your ovaries will start workin again... we'll have to keep running tests". So now, I'm having to go back to the gyno on a monthly basis to get blood work done to see if my estrogen levels are going back up and to see if my ovaries will "work again". I was shocked and saddened by this b/c I do want to have children some day. I have been off the shot for almost 3 months and still have not had a period. My gynocologist F 26 7 years
10/13/2008
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 1  birth control ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION!, hair loss, greasy hair, skin and breakouts. I started taking DP 9 months ago. The first 3 months was just fine, my mood improved and I felt that this was the right BC for me.. I was wrong. I have a history of anxiety but DP has maximized my anxiety levels farther than I ever thought they could be. I worry constantly, freak out all the time, and it is affecting my relationship with my boyfriend so badly that it was in shambles. Every little thing disturbed me, even when I knew it was nothing, and I still continued to pick at small things day after day. It made me a crazy person who worried about anything I couldn't control when normally I am very laid back. I also have very dry skin, which has now become oily and I break out in places I never had before, not even during puberty. I dont have a period however I would love to have them back if it mean i didn't have the side affects I do now. My hair is thinning on my head and also is greasier now than before. I am beginning to discontinue my shots and hope that these side affects go F 23 9 months
10/13/2008
 1  birth Control all of them. low sex drive, headaches, vaginal dryness. painful sex, painful bones and muscles, facial achne,depression anxiety/panic attacks. I was also diagnosed with Fybromyalgia. I was on this since 18 until 31 on and off (only off while pregnant twice). at first fine, but then looking back mosst of my problems started just after. After 2 years achne awful, never had before, then after 3 years I came off and tried to get pregnant and it took 2 years (being told after tests I wont be able to have kids?? dont know what it done to me to show this in test, 2 months later bun in the oven though). Back on after next baby and then my aches started again (stopped while pregant and trying). Looking back this is what caused it all. I still have very mild achne and can control it but I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia last yr and know now this was the cause. Iam not as bad now I dont have depo but still suffering. Think this really should be taken off the market or more docs monitoring it. It says do not put on if any history of FAMILY depression and all the females in mine are depressed. Why are docs not asking more questions and checking how long you are on it. M 33 11 years
10/9/2008
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 2  birth control Complete lack of sex drive, hair loss, weight gain, loss of period. Initially, I passed out immediately after receiving the shot. The nurse and doctor gathered around and my boyfriend was called into the room. Over time, I acclimated. I no longer had a period, which was a benefit. But my sex drive was NON-EXISTENT. A few times, I wasn't able to get my shot on time, and had excruciatingly painful cramps, profuse sweating, and was completely nauseous to the point of needing to vomit all through the night. I slept on the bathroom floor on many occasions. I'm certain there's a class action lawsuit against Pharmacia, the makers of Depo Provera, and I intend to join. F 33 10 years
10/8/2008
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 1  Birth control Gained 30lbs in three months, cystic acne on face, back, chest, severe depression, no sex drive, hair growth on chin, PCOD, no period for a year after only one shot I think they should ban this drug. I know some people love it, but it has ruined three years of my life. I am just now getting over some of the side effects. I will sadly always have the PCOD now though. F 31 90 days
10/6/2008
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