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 |
| 5 | To cure painful periods & cramps | Increased appetite (can be controlled!) | I had horrible cramps on the pill, even though my periods were extremely light. I also had breast lumps and swollen lymph nodes under my arm pits by the time I was 21. Depo took away all these problems. Only symptom was increased appetite, which I learned to control. I had no spotting, and no pain what-so-ever. I just went off of depo, because I have been on it for 4 years, and am not liking the pill! Take calcium supplements with your Depo! Even though Depo was great for me, it is not for everyone, but if you suffer from the same symptoms I did, I highly recommend trying Depo. | F | 27 | 4 years | 7/21/2008 | 1 | Birth-Control/Stop Irregular Period | I have taken the Depo shot for 15 months now, i was not made aware of all of the side effects. However, i was told about the mood swings and weight gain after i had my 1st baby. After one shot i noticed alot of my hair falling out, i assumed it was from the surgery or from having a baby, kept taking the shot and now 15 months later all my hair behind my neck is broken off to about 2 inches long. my hair was long, way past my shoulders. i never wear my hair up so i never noticed it was this bad, currently i have about half of my hair and have had to chop it off above my shoulders to make it look right, i have a gap close to my right shoulder where almost all my hair is broken off. I am severely depressed now because of my hair and my doctor swears its not the shot, dr.s do not listen i have tried everything to help my hair its not stress, not my shampoo, i take vitamins, and i am healthy. this is a horrible shot. I am 19yrs old and have no hair. | I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS SHOT TO ANYONE UNLESS YOU ARE ALREADY BALD. YOUR DOCTOR SHOULD TELL YOU ALL THE SIDE EFFECTS OF A DRUG, I MEAN AFTER ALL HAIR IS WHAT DEFINES A WOMAN FROM A MAN! | F | 19 | 15 months | 7/21/2008 | 1 | to regulate extended periods | WEIGHT GAIN and acne | this is NOT worth the weight gain. I was 106 pounds and now I weigh 136. Thats a thirty pound weight gain and it happened in six months. Now i have hideous stretch marks from gaining the weight so fast and no matter how hard I try with diet and exercise I can't lose the weight. Only take this as a last resort | F | 19 | 1 years | 7/18/2008 | 1 | to not get pregnant | anxiety, IBS, headaches, fatigue, nauseous, vomiting, lightheaded, dizzy, abdominal pain & joint pain | I loved the depo shot until I stopped taking it. I stopped taking it in june 07 and I have had all the side effects every day since. I would never go back on it after going thru what I have gone thru the past year. the doctors have done every test and say there is nothing wrong but I never had issues like I have now when I was on the shot. horrible.... | F | 29 | 10 years | 7/16/2008 | 5 | Couldn't remember to take the pill | I LOVE IT....Before I started taking Depo I was 135, I've since gain 10 pounds but in all the right places. My boobs are bigger, butt is rounder, thighs are thicker. My boyfriend loves it. I haven't experienced any moodiness. However, I do get spotting when its time for my next shot. I LVOE NOT HAVING TO DEAL WITH A PERIOD, OR TRYING TO REMEMBER TO TAKE THE PILL AT THE SAME TIME EVERYDAY. | I tried the ring, and it caused a yeast infection. | F | 23 | 9 months | 7/15/2008 | 2 | Birth Control & Endometriosis | Horrible Mood swings (Highly Jealous to Crying For No Apparent Reason), hair loss, 2 +weeks of spotting, Nausea, Tiredness, Acne | After 3 years on Lupron injections for endometriosis and birth control pills, my doctor decided to try alternate between the depo shot and lupron shot every 3 months. Unfortunately after 1 and a half months on the just depot my endometriosis flaired up in rare form. I then had to receive another 3-month Lupron injection on top of the Depo shot. Lately, my face has become horrific with acne, I am often nauseous, and my hair is constantly coming out from the root. I did not know hair loss was a side effect of depo until today! The craziness that I've been experiencing had me thinking that I might be pregnant even though I know it is impossible for me. That's the bad part of being on all of these hormones. | F | 23 | 3 months | 7/15/2008 | 4 | easy to remember/ prevent cramps | weight gain (~25 pounds), MOODY, a little bit of acne, tender breasts, decreased sex drive | I have been off of it for 14 months and have yet to have a normal cycle, which is extremely frustrating considering my husband and I are trying to start a family. During this time I managed to lose all the weight I gained (with exercise) and then some since I no longer have much of an appetite. My moodiness is just now starting to go away (my husband is very excited about that one). I also experienced about three months straight of nausea and extreme fatigue but I haven't had a problem with that for about four months. Oh, and my sex drive has come back. Overall I enjoyed being on it (aside from the weight gain), but have been frustrated coming off. ANYONE WHO IS CONSIDERING DEPO SHOULD KEEP IN MIND THAT THEY ONLY RECOMMEND BEING ON IT A MAXIMUM OF TWO YEARS!!!! | F | 22 | 18 months | 7/14/2008 | 1 | Birth Control | Massive weight gain, depression | I have only had one shot of depo and will not be returning for my second. Things were fine for the first month or so but over the last few weeks I have gained weight at an alarming rate despite no significant changes to my diet. I seem to be gaining more weight by the day - clothes that fit me 10 days ago are now far too tight. I have experienced slight weight gain before on the pill but never to this extent. I appreciate that the side effects of depo vary from person to person but i urge anyone who experiences any amount of weight gain on contraceptives to avoid depo at all costs | F | 24 | 3 months | 7/12/2008 | 1 | the doctor told me so | headaches, joint pain at my neck, depression, moodiness, anxiety, swelling of feet, hair loss, muscle stiffness, bloatiness, bleeding and irregular mestruation | Perhaps some people like it but NOT ME thanks to the side effects...eventhough i only had one shot! | F | 34 | 1 times | 7/10/2008 | 5 | birth control/ irregular periods | i don't have a period anymore. also i have experienced slight weight loss of about 5 pounds so far. | i started taking it after i had 2 pregnancy scares. i went to the doctor to get tested for STD's becuase i suspected that the guy i just broke up with had been sleeping around. i told the doctor about my irregular periods, also because of a history of "female problems" in my family on both sides. my doctor recommended i get on birth control to prevent pregnancy and to hlep regulate my period. it has done both. my doctor and i are very pleased with the results so far. | F | 17 | 2 months | 7/8/2008 | 3 | Didn't want to take pill every day. | Constant period (although light) for up to 4 weeks, OR no period at all for a month or so... totally irratic & could get period at any time. Put on over 14lbs in weight. Lost sex drive completely. | The only up-side is not having to worry about missing a pill etc. Been on it for about 2 years but am coming off it this month to go back on the pill. | F | 27 | 2 years | 7/3/2008 | 1 | Birth Control | NO SEX DRIVE AT ALL!!!! Mood swings, extreme fatigue, lack of interest in life, massive weight gain, | Ever since I have been on this medication I have had no sex drive at all. No wonder this is such an effective form of birth control. I haven't wanted my husband to touch me in over four years. Now that I am withdrawling from this shot I have experienced extreme naseau, fatigue, mood swings, headaches, etc. I still don't have my sex drive back and still haven't had one ounce of bleeding in over four years. Please don't ever take this medication if you are reading this. Your life will be a lot better without it. I am 29 and feel like I am 70 years old. I have known that for the past few years something has not been right with me. I just thought I was going crazy! Now, after researching this drug on the internet I am reading one entry after another on several different websites of women that are having the same exact symptoms as me. We aren't all liars or crazy! I wonder why the doctors don't believe us when we mention that ever since we started the Depo shot we have known in | F | 29 | 4 days | 7/2/2008 | 1 | Birth control | Brownish discharge, gained approx 15lbs | Been having this injection for around 18 months now after being on several different pills for over a year, all of which caused heavy spotting/ brownish discharge on a daily basis. Everything was great with depo for the first 6 months but since then the discharge has been coming back before the injection is due again. To combat this i now get the injection every 10 weeks but the brown discharge is starting earlier and earlier everytime i get it. Since my last appointment on 5th June, i've had the brown discharge constantly and it started 5 weeks before i had the injection. I'm newly married and this is starting to cause problems, i still have a high sex drive but my husband isn't too keen to get in a mess and who can blame him! Its embarrassing! Not going to have another shot but don't know what to try next, worried if i try something more permanent such as the implant or the coil i'll have the same problem. | F | 21 | 18 months | 7/1/2008 | 5 | birth control, ovarian cycts | fairly steady headaches, constant spotting for first year followed by none at all, sex drive DIED, dryness during sex, Gained about 30 lbs, acne, very painful (albeit much larger) breasts. | I loved it honestly. I knew what i was getting into with the weight gain, bone density loss, and acne. so I counteracted that with increased excercise, calcium suppliments and proactive. the lack of sex drive did suck, but as i am single, i suppose it probably kept me out of making a bad decision or two :)lol. the dryness when i did have sex is an easy fix. Kama Sutra makes an amazingly natural feeling lubricant. the only problem I have is that I feel that I should get off of it and let my natural cycle happen once in a while. The first time i did this everything returned to clockwork immediately. I even became pregnant within about 3 months (although i wound up misscarrying). Which dealing with that was enough to put me back on the shot and it was like i never got off it. no spotting whatsoever this time. except now i've hit that 2 year mark again and i've been off since feb of this year and NOTHING. No period. No weight change. Acne is still and issue. My sex drive is back, but other | F | 25 | 6 years | 6/30/2008 | 1 | Birth Control | Where do I start?!... I'm sat here again whilst my BF has stormed off because I'm too moody to be with! We've argued again all morning and he's getting sick of it! & I dont blame him - he's put up with it for 9 months now!! And he's not the only one who's sick of it! I just can't cope anymore & WONT be getting another injection when it's due! Aside from the mood swings & depression there's the greasy skin & worsening spots! Hot flushes (especially at night), I'm so angry & cry at the slightest thing, I am very dry & need LOADS of lube to attempt sex! And that is when I even want it! ... well, I dont want it - he wants it so I oblige!!! It's been the worst 9 months of my life!!!!!!!! | Think twice before you try this form of contraception!! If you like your life the way it is now then DONT put this inside you! you'll definately not get pregnant, cos you'll NOT want to have sex - & if your boyfriend doesnt understand you'll be single anyway!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | F | 23 | 9 months | 6/28/2008 | 2 | Birth control | SEVERE ACNE. Complete loss of sex drive. Long spells of anxiety and low moods. Sleeplessness (regularly wake up thorughout night and could not fall back asleep.) Tiredness all the time. No energy. Increased appetite. Now I have finished the Depo and its been 5 months since my last injection - still very bad skin and irregularly bleeding | I am a 22 year old girl, never suffered spots or any kind of skin problems. Always had normal skin, would probably get like one spot per month, at the most. Oh My God how that changed after having the depo, suddenly i have obsenenely oily skin, especially my chin. Break outs every day, horrible blocked pores...nothing will prevent these spots. Have tried EVERYTHING. Also the injection totally ruined my sleep patterns, I would wake up at 3/4 AM and not be able to go back to sleep sow ould be constantly tired. Felt low all the time and my poor boyfriend thought I had gone off him as suddenly my usually high sex drive had reduced to NIL. I know everyones body reacts differently but I regret the day I ever had the Depo and I just pray that its out of my system soon (Dr says my skin could be bad for another 18 months as thats how long Depo can take in some circumstances to be out of your sytem) | F | 22 | 6 months | 6/17/2008 | 1 | birth control | nausea, increased appetite, cravings, acne, extreme fatigue, mood swings, vaginal dryness, no sex drive, no period, excess body hair, depression, and anxiety. | I generally do not use words as strong as hate. Honestly I hated the shot with a passion. I've never experienced anything so horrible. I've tried Desogen, Loestrin 24 Fe, Ortho tricyclen lo, and Ortho evra. None gave me severe side effects as this did. I have had maybe one or two of the side effects with other bc but this one takes the cake.My face was never clear, I had heat rash-like acne all over my forehead the entire 3 months. I generally have very clear skin. My body hair got thicker and darker. I had terrible mood swings, I hated everyone. I am a very energetic person, I can generally stay up into the wee hours of the morning and party with the best of them, surviving on little to no sleep. I had to go to bed at 8 pm, woke up at 8 am and I'd still need a 3 hour nap later just to survive the day and function. If I wasn't sleeping I was eating. No matter how much I ate, I was never full, then I'd be hungry within an hour after eating until I was exhausted. On depo I thought I was | F | 21 | 3 months | 6/17/2008 | 5 | Disease control/ Birth control | No period since start of shot in 1999, severe cramps every 6 months along with migraines. | Despite the side effects I love the shot and would recommend it for anyone who does not enjoy pills or medical procedures. Personally I beleive Cramps, mood swings, migraines, etc. are more easily controlable than Lupus symptoms. My Ob/Gyns have all tried to discourage me from the shot recently b/c of the balck box deal but I am taking DHEA to conteract the bone density issue. | F | 25 | 9 years | 6/15/2008 | 1 | Birth Control | Passed out, headaches, dizziness | I passed out twice, had blackouts, nausea, when I passed out I cracked my head open. They did it in my buttock and it hurt for about two weeks. I would NEVER take this again. | F | 20 | 2 weeks | 6/15/2008 | 1 | contraception | Severe joint and muscle pain, Constant medium to heavy flow bleeding, laziness, irratible mood. | I decided to take this contraceptive because the doctor told me when your period stops its healthy for your body not to be working so hard every month to have a menstrual cycle therefore, preventing ovarian cancer which my mother passed away from. I have been having dark brown to bright red wierd smelling bleeding for 9 months. My doctor keeps telling me the bleeding will go away the more shots i get. I run every day and have always had a healthy diet so i havnt expierienced wieght gain or loss. I have been having extremly sore hips, lower back pain, shoulder, neck, inner and outer thigh pain all from depo. The only way to not feel so stiff in the morning is to go for a run. I have to walk on my tippy toes in the morning because my hips are so sore. My sexdrive has increased but since i am always bleeding my self esteem has decreased. I am going to the doctor for a pap smear because all the pain i feel worries me of cysts, cancerous cells, etc i am so stressed! i am not continuing this | F | 22 | 9 days | 6/11/2008 |