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 |
| 1 | I didn't want my period. | 70 lbs weight gain, lowered sex-drive, non-stop bleeding for about 2 years & 7 months, extreme lethargy, symptoms of being pregnant (as my hormones are telling my body that I am), etc. | I am a smoker and the doctor recommended the shot to me as a good alternative to the pill because of it's lower risk of side effects. They also told me that I would stop having my period. I have horrendous periods, so this was the miracle cure for me. They warned me, like with any birth control, that I would need to consider taking some sort of calcium supplement and that I would gain a considerable amount of weight. I had actually just recently lost 70 lbs and had a healthy diet plan at the time, so that did not phase me. I was taking the shot for a total of 2 years and I have been off of it for almost a year. Within the time that I came off the shot I have gained all of the weight that I had lost back (within about 4 months) and I am showing all of the symptoms of being pregnant without being pregnant. For the duration of the 2 years and up until about a month ago (for a total of 2 years and 7-8 months) I bled the entire time. When I asked my doctor about it, they said that r | F | 24 | 2 years | 4/12/2007 | 1 | alternative from pill | i do not recomend it.. i was on it for 3 shots (9 months) i lost a ton of hair gained 20lbs i was moody i had no sex drive my muscles would tie up in knots and that is just some of the side effects.. i didnt get my period back for 2 yrs after i stopped the injection i went through thousands of tests and almos ta million dollars in medical bills to be told i was put in non reversable menopause and i wouldnt be able to have kids.. do not go on this shot it is not good for your body to stop getting a period it may seem great but your body needs to get a period.. doctors refuse to tell you the real risks and if you have a side effect refuse to tell you its from depo.. | F | 23 | 9 months | 4/12/2007 | 1 | eliminate period | weight gain, lack of sex drive, painful intercourse, bleeding during intercourse | after having my tubes tied I experienced a major increase in monthly flow, I went on Depo for the second time, I got pregnant on it the first time, to regulate my period. Within the first month after the shot the period was gone, however I did receive something in return. Every single time I had intercourse with my husband, or even without penetration, I would bleed, and I don't mean a little bit, enough that it was a major concern. I talked to my doctor about it, and she said that it couldn't be the Depo-Provera that was doing it, but after many tests to find nothing wrong, I chose not to get the next shot. It has been three months without it, and I have not experienced the bleeding since about a week after discontinuing Depo. | F | 31 | 1 years | 4/12/2007 | 4 | alternate to the pill | just some minor weight gain | i am in shock that so many women are having problems with depo, for me it is a life saver!!! i havent had any major problems and i even was able to get pregnant and had a healthy baby!! i guess i shoiuld be grateful | F | 23 | 2 years | 4/11/2007 | 2 | Birth control alternative to pills | Non-stop bleeding, mood swings | I have been on depo for 2 months. I wanted to get an IUD but the planned parenthood wouldn't do an IUD because I haven't had children and it could rip my uterine wall? and I wouldn't be able to have children which to me was an acceptable risk. Now I can't even have intercourse because I have been bleeding non-stop for a month. I have had terrible mood swings and have recently lost my boyfriend of a year because he didn't understand why I was in such a bad mood. Of course, I didn't understand either. Now I'm upset, depressed and would have rather had an IUD and risked never having children which I don't really want anyway. I am so unhappy with this medication. | F | 30 | 62 days | 4/11/2007 | 1 | Birth control | 40lb. weight gain, severe depression, moood swings and nonstop eating | DO NOT TAKE!! Even thought the no peroids were awesome, please weigh the pros and cons before taking this. I weighed 175 lbs. before and a whopping 225 lbs. when I quit. The manufacturers have already taken this drug off the market once. Please read up on this drug thoroughly. BEWARE OF HORRIBLE SIDE EFFECTS!!!!! | F | 20 | 2.5 years | 4/11/2007 | 1 | BC | Loss of sex drive, extreme anxiety and panick attack | I took this shot because the doc wouldn't give me anything else. I bled for 6 months when i went in to get on something else and they told me the bleeding would stop and proceeded to again tell me they wouldnt' give me anything else..it didn't about 1 week after getting the 2nd shot my body went through horrible trauma I couldn't eat anything for a week I was having such bad anxiety attacks that I thought I couldn't take care of my new baby My neighbors were on call until my husband got home to help if needed. I was put on Zoloft to counter act the depo. It has been 4 years and I still have some anxiety. This drug could kill people from the anxiety alone | F | 24 | 6 days | 4/11/2007 | 1 | birth control | non-stop bleeding, loss of apetite, loss of sex drive | i have been on depo for a year.. the first month i got it i didn't bleed at all.. and ever since i have bled non-stop. it got to the point to where i got on the pill and just started it a week ago. i never wanted to have sex because i was always bleeding and i hardly ate anything. Just wanted to tell everyone that it didn't work for me at all. | F | 17 | 1 years | 4/9/2007 | 1 | cannot use oral contraceptives | acne, mood swings, extreme weight gain, joint pain, headaches, lethargy | i have gained fourty pounds and cannot loose it, at times i feel like i'd rather just die than face another day, i have severe acne on my face, neck, chest and back, my metabolism went from high with a regular digestion to being very low and now i go once every three to four days. i'm tired all the time, i don't even remember what it is like to have energy. when i talk to doctors or anyone about this they do not take me seriously. i am refusing to continue these injections and advise anyone who wants to be taken with more than a grain of salt about thier medical problems to stay away from this drug. | F | 27 | 2 years | 4/8/2007 | 1 | Heavy menst cramps & Birth control | Bloating (Belly, hands, feet, thighgs) numbness in right hand and right foot, EATING EATING EATING!! Moodswings, crying, bleeding non-stop, no sex drive | I have found this website cause I was trying to find answers on my side effects. Okay, If Depo causes all of these, what is a girl to do? I thought it was great for the 1st 2 months and then I bloated like a balloon and gained 15 lbs in 2 weeks and I am bleeding for 6 weeks non stop. What can we use instead of Depo that doesn't have these side effects? -Dont they all make you gain weight? I am so unhappy, boyfriend's unhappy with me and I am not gonna have my next shot (unless someone can convince me its gonna get better) Can someone pls email me??? I have to get my 2nd shot in 8 days. | F | 26 | 3 months | 4/8/2007 | 1 | birth control | Bleeding for ten months straight. | I can't go on estrogen based birth control methods and so Depo seemed like an awesome option. While I've been lucky enough to bypass the hair loss/weight gain/etc., I HAVE BEEN SPOTTING NON STOP FOR ALMOST A YEAR. I'm off the shot now and I don't know when this is going to stop. There are definite pros to this drug, but if your body is sensitive to food/chemicals/etc., I would reccommend staying as far away from Depo as possible. | F | 21 | 12 months | 4/7/2007 | 1 | birth control | wieght gain, mood swings, depression, complete loss of sex drive, night sweats, hair loss | I consider myself one of the lucky ones, which is a sad realization, becaus Iam not lucky at all. The docotor told me this would be a great way of birth control for me, and basically get rid of my period, and because I cant take the regular pill because I cant have estrogen, this was the only option for me. I was told I would gain around 5 pounds and might have some irregular bleeding, well...that was the least of my problems. I did gain 5 pounds, the water retention made me miserable, mood swings were rediculous and uncontrollable, the depression effected me just as much as it did the people I loved, and I almost lost my boyfriend of 2 years because of it. When I didnt show up for my last shot I felt relieved, and thought my life would finally start to go back to normal. It didnt. I am still gaing weight and i still get mood swings. I am loosing my hair, having horrible night sweats, and my sex drive has deffinitly not returned. I have been off the shot for about 4 months now, and | F | 17 | 1 days | 4/6/2007 | 1 | Birth Control/altern. to tubes tied | EXTREME weight gain (87 POUNDS), excessive hair loss, daily headaches & migraines, aching joints & muscles, over-all deterioration in health and SEVERE depression. | DEPO SHOULD BE BANNED!!! I wouldn't doubt if this shot has driven women to commit suicide, but we'll never know. The thought has crossed my mind several times. It ruins your health and your life. They say that the side effects could last for years after you stop the shot. I've been off it for 7 months and still have the side effects PLUS my period is out of control. My first period after stopping the shot lasted 5 months and it was very heavy and the water retention was horrible in my legs and feet. I had to buy shoes and sneakers a whole size bigger because my feet were so swollen. The FDA needs to re-evaluate this drug because it's literally killing us. | F | 40 | 18 months | 4/4/2007 | 1 | contraceptive | 45lb weight gain, exhaustion, mood swings, low mood, low energy, low motivation. | F | 21 | 2 years | 4/4/2007 | 1 | Endometriosis | huge weight gain, 40 lbs in 3 months, unable to lose any weight even after 8 years off the drug | this drug should be banned, it's a night mare, I only took 4 shots the doctor said "this will shut down everything" when she knew I needed a hysterectomy I'd had my children I was supposed to take it for 6 months and could only take it for 4 and 9 years later I still have all of the effects everyone else notes and despite lots of exercise and eating well I can't lose any weight, I was only 32 when I took this and am now 40 and absolutely miserable about this I wish I'd known this before it ruined me! It needs to be banned. | F | 40 | 4 months | 4/3/2007 | 1 | To prevent pregnancy | First, mood swings like crazy. Extreme cramping. I've had my period for 2 months straight. | I first got the shot right after my son was born, 07/18/01. I didn't really notice any side effects at that time. I started getting the shot again near the end of 09/06. During the three months I only had my period once for a few days and it was very light. Yay, I thought it was great. Then during the 3rd month I started experiencing extreme cramping like I've never felt. I went back for my appt to get the shot again, I talked to the clinician at Planned Parenthood and they told me "everything should be fine. Cramping is normal." Well it wasn't normal for me but I trusted that I'd be ok since the clinician said so...therefore I got the shot again. Bad idea! I am due now for the shot but I will not get it again. During these last three months I have not had the mood swings like the previous shot nor the cramping but, I have had my period for 2 months straight. Since 02/04/07. This is making me crazy, it's not normal. I had normal periods since I got it when I was 13. Even befo | F | 25 | 6 months | 4/3/2007 | 1 | endometrosis | major weight gain | F | 36 | 60 days | 4/1/2007 | 1 | afraid I would forget pill | so far extreme hairloss, weight gain, moody, depressed, angry, tired all the time, neck,back,leg pains, sick feeling all the time, sleep problems, teeth breaking away, no sex drive at all. | I want to put this in for anyone else that is thinking about this stupid shot. I am suppose to get my next one in 4 days.I'm not doing it especially after reading all this. I started the shot in 97 because I knew I would never remember a pill. I gained some weight and stopped having a period all together, which is nice. In the last 2 years I've noticed alot of things changing for the worst and think that this shot may be the reason for them along with losing a bf of 7 years. I have kept an extra 50lbs over the 9 years that I thought I can deal with. But now all of these other problems have showed up. I hurt all over from aches especially my neck and back. My hair is about three times as thin as it use to be which really is bothering me. I have bald spots when I pull my hair back. I'm crying alot over stupid things and also getting extremely angry and violent over small things. Its affecting my work, my school, and my new boyfriend which is really supportive.I have to make myself have | F | 26 | 9 days | 4/1/2007 | 5 | Birth control | I have been on Depo for about 12 years. At first I had no sex drive. But after the first year, it returned. I have no periods. I lost about 30 lbs. when I started Depo. I hear all kinds of horror stories but have experienced none. | Depo is not for every woman but it is for me. | F | 30 | 12 years | 3/30/2007 | 3 | BIRTH CONTROL | WEIGHT GAIN, LOSS OF SEX DRIVE, | WAS ON IT FOR 7YEARS. WENT OFF LAST YEAR AND IT TOOK 1YEAR 1MONTH TO GET MY FIRST PERIOD.NOW I AM IRREGULAR, HOPE THAT IT WILL NORMALIZE SOON. AND I NEVER PUT TWO AND TWO TOGETHER THAT THE LACK OF SEX DRIVE WAS B/C OF THE DEPO. WONDER WHAT ELSE | F | 29 | 7 years | 3/28/2007 |