DEPO-PROVERA Reviews (MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE)Average Rating: 2.1 (2474 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 | prevent pregnancy | At first I gained a lot of weight then loss interest in with my partner. After my first shot I decided not to get my second injection. I bleed the whole 3 months I was on the shot. After getting off the shot I continued to gain weight.I has vaginal dryness and I always felt pregnant. I didn't have period for five months after getting off the shot. When I finally came on I had the cramps from hell. However, I advise no one to take this method.also, I would not use any other hormone to regulate my body.I just started taking multivitamins and I think that's what help my period come back | F | 22 | 3 months 1 | 2/27/2012 | 1 | Birth control | Joint pain in knees, extreme fatigue, angry, crying for no reason, constantly hungry, feeling pregnant and depressed, constant breakthrough bleeding, decrease then increase in sex drive. | I'm only 18 and am having very bad pains in my knees anytime I try to get up. I am so tired it's unreal. Im starting to fail all of my classes in college because I prefer to sleep instead of do homework. The tiredness is a big factor for me, it's also making me very cranky and angry ALL THE TIME and starting to ruin my relationship with my boyfriend. He's starting to say things like, "You never used to yell at me like this" or "You never used to act like this" If my boyfriend is at work and im home alone, most likely im crying for no reason. I feel very ugly and unhappy with myself now. Always seem bloated and craving foods, wanting to eat all the time! The day I got the shot it stopped my period immediately but as soon as my next period came around its been constant bleeding or breakthrough bleeding (which is a very dark mucus looking blood). I've had it for about a month now. The first month is when I cried alot and felt very down on myself at all times which made my sex drive completely disappear. I didnt want my boyfriend looking at me while I change, we stopped taking showers together, we stopped kissing and everything. But now it's kind of changed, I want sex all the time now, literally every second I see him, I'm making moves. It's a bit rediculous. The problem with that now though, is that since im constantly bleeding, we can't ever even have sex because it's pretty gross. So it's like im going through this all for no benfits for myself. | F | 18 | 2 months 1X AN | 2/26/2012 | 3 | Contraception | Periods stopped completely. | I have been on the depo injection for the last 11 years as it was convenient for me and the pill made me ill. I didn't mind the fact that I had no periods as a result. I did have a break from the depo after afew years of having it, and after a year i still didnt see a period. I started a new relationship and have been back on it ever since with no side effects. I am now considering starting a family and am worried about the amount of time it will take for my menstrual cycle to return and to conceive. | F | 29 | 11 years 1X day | 2/25/2012 | 1 | birth control | depression, anger, irrational behaviour, uncontrollable emotions, paranoia, constant crying, weight gain, | I BEG YOU NOT TO TAKE IT. There are thousands of women who are totally happy on it. But if you are one of the unlucky ones, the effects could be severe. It's not worth it. I didn't even realize how bad it was getting because half the time I felt totally normal & at times I can be a little intense and blamed it on myself. I went from being a generally happy person to being so negative. I was moody & would cry uncosolably. I was me sad for no reason, angry, and totally irrational. I couldn't handle any pressure. If the smallest thing went wrong I'd fly off the handle. I became a little paranoid and combatitive. Then I started feeling depressed, as though I was a bad person for behaving so badly. I started to take everything out on my boyfriend, who finally left me after 5 months. IT'S NOT WORTH THE RISK | F | 35 | 5 months 1X day | 2/24/2012 | 2 | menstruation cycle control | increased appetite, decreased sex drive, mood swings, depression, cramps, frequent spotting | I was taking it because my periods were out of control but I'm going to try a different kind of birth control after this shot runs out. It took until the second 3 month cycle of depo for me to really see how horribly my body and mind are responding to this drug. I didn't gain any weight because I watch what I eat pretty closely, but I do feel hungry like ALL the time. It did help with my period, but the side effects are not worth it one bit. My mood and mental state are completely out of control and it's hurting my relationship with my long term boyfriend. | F | 25 | 4 months 1X O | 2/23/2012 | 1 | Prescribed before Essure procedure | Moodiness, anger, complete loss of sex drive, constant dull stomach cramps, lack of appetite, constant bleeding, headaches. | I was given this shot because I was having the Essure procedure done. I'm against hormones, but because my doctor recommended it, I agreed. I certainly wish I would have asked questions first! I've bled constantly the whole 12 weeks... some days it's heavy, some days it's not. At first it was a huge concern, now it's just a major annoyance! I've been moody and depressed the whole 12 weeks. I have zero interest in sex and that makes me angry! My only hope is that I actually go back to my normal self once these chemicals are completely out of my body!! My experience with this drug was not good, so I would NOT recommend this method to anyone. | F | 43 | 12 weeks ? 1X AN | 2/23/2012 | 3 | Contraception | Joint pain, mood swings, weight gain, low sex drive, leg cramps | F | 18 | 9 months 1X day | 2/21/2012 | 1 | Prevent ovarian cysts, stop period | Depression, kidney stones, weight gain, breakthrough bleeding (recently and has lasted for over 2 weeks now), digestive problems, low libido, anxiety, mood swings, yeast infections | I started taking Depo when I was 18 to help with ovarian cysts and to stop my period.... I have not had a regular period, or any period for 9 years, except when I went off it when I was 23 because I had cervix cancer and had to have surgery, I'm not sure if the cancer was related to depo or not. Until recently reading posts about Depo, I never thought about side effects such as depression and loss of sex drive and weight gain..... But now I definitely can associate these with Depo, and I have had these symptoms for years. Over two weeks ago now, I started to spot.... It's not a period, it's started as a yeast infection, with light pink blood, that lasted 3 days, ever since its been dark brown mucus, apparently it's called breakthrough bleeding associated with any term of use of Depo..... Although Depo does have different effects on different women, I would not recommend prolonged use, I want to start having kids, and now I have to wait at least 12 months for it to clear my system before I my be fertile. I wish I had studied up on it years ago, but my Dr. Never ever said anything about it, he would just give me a yearly prescription for 4 doses a year.... Thanks for all the other posts and info! | F | 28 | 9 years 1x 3mo 1X O | 2/19/2012 | 3 | contraception | Worked as a contraception but I gained 14 lbs over the 6 months despite keeping up my gym routine. Also made me very moody and bloated. | F | 24 | 6 months | 2/18/2012 | 5 | Low platelets. Heavy period. | My period went completely away. Now I won't have to bleed until my platelets recover from chemotherapy. I used to bleed for two+ weeks and now I feel a million times better. I only have a few side affects that only last a few days: loss of appetite/unsettled stomach, stomach cramps/bloating, and pain/swelling at the injection site. | F | 16 | 1 years | 2/17/2012 | 5 | prevent pregnancy | Loss of period, which used to be horrible so I don't miss it. A little vaginal dryness but nothing a little lube doesn't solve. Sexual desire is still the same. Always been moody so I haven't noticed a difference there. I love it but it apparently effects everyone differently. | F | 37 | 9 years | 2/17/2012 | 4 | Birth Control | A bit of anxiety. headaches. loss of appetite | F | 28 | 1 months 2 1X O | 2/17/2012 | 1 | recent miscarriage | Don't take it!!! I needed time to heal emotionally after a recent miscarriage so chose depo because I only needed to take it every there months. I gained 15 lbs even with diet & exercise. had no period for the entire 3 months & still no period 3 months after coming off it. I was angry ALL the time and cried for no reason. Absolutely no sex drive. And knees hurt 24/7. My advice..... Stay away!!! | F | 22 | 3 months | 2/17/2012 | 2 | birth control | Anxiey,headaches,mild yeast infections,leg cramps,mood swings,constipation,stomach cramps,weight gain,mild acne,feeling bloated.. | F | 27 | 6 months | 2/15/2012 | 1 | PREVENT PREGNANCY | ANXIETY IS A VERY BAD SYMPTOM I DONT SUFFER FROM IT I HAD MY FIRST ANXITY ATTACK JAN1ST 2012 AND NOW ITS FEB 15 AND I STILL FEEL WIERD LIKE IM GOING CRAZY OR GOING TO FALL APART I HAVE DEJA VU EVERYDAY AND NOW IVE JUST STARTED GETTING HEADACHES I CRY ALL THE TIM I DONT REALLY STRESS BUT DEPO MAKES ME SRESS IT HAS DID A HUGE INCRESS IN MY HORMONES I HATE IT IM NOT GOING BACK FOR MY NEXT SHOT NEVER AGAIN DEPO IS BAD FOR THE BODY I GET SCARED ALL THE TIME LIKE SOMETHING BAD IS GONNA HAPPEN NEVER FELT LIKE THAT UNTIL I GOT THE DEPO SHOT ANXITY IS THE WORST FEELING I COUL EVER EXPERIENCE | ITS BAD FOR YOUR BODY | F | 17 | 3 months 1 1X M | 2/15/2012 | 5 | Prevent pregnancy | Have had no issues have lost weight, have had prolonged period but not heavy. No more migraines, feel great. Not for everyone but I've tried them all and this is the best for me | F | 33 | 3 months | 2/12/2012 | 1 | Legs hurt all the time and bad migrane | F | 37 | 1 days | 2/12/2012 | 1 | prevent pregnancy | everything in the book happened to me.. Weight gain, lost of sex drive, dry vagina, lower stomach pain n cramps, numerous yeast infections, severe back pain still happening to today. Moody, sad, depressed, angry my relationship is ruined because of the way i acted.. Breast r swollen n tender, increase in breast size, pain in legs and at the bottom of my foot. Always tired, weak nausea alwayssss...... Smt ummm problems with my eyes. I always feel pregnant... I crave different food, increase in appetite.. Just to name a few.. Alot more i cant remember because of memory loss. | F | 21 | 3 years | 2/12/2012 | 1 | contraception | Severely irritable, depression, weight gain, extreme tiredness, no sex drive, monthly bacterial vaginosis that I have NEVER had before the shot which is terrible, just very tired and bitchy | F | 19 | 1 years | 2/10/2012 | 3 | Prevent pregnancy, no period | Mad for no reason, mood swings, weight gain, tender breast, anxious, combative | F | 39 | 10 years 30 | 2/9/2012 |