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 | as a contaceptive | low sex drive weight gain, depression, breast tenderness heavy bleeding | i had three shots all in all. the first month i would be moody and cry with no apparent reason and i would have a period every two weeks.my honeymoon was hell i bled for 3 weeks. i took it originally because i suffered from uterine fiboids. i wish i hadnt taken it at all. am trying to get pregnant now. its been 9 months since my last shot but i cant get pregnant and i experience irregular verrrrry long periods of up to 20days. please do not use this contraception | F | 26 | 9 months | 8/13/2009 | 5 | birth control | slight spotting fatigue for a week after injection | Depo isnt evil like the reviews make it seem. It costs me $17 (generic brand) every 3 months which cant be beat, and you dont have to remember to take pills everyday. It did NOT decrease my sex drive, did NOT make my acne worse, did NOT make me moodier, and DID NOT MAKE ME GAIN A SINGLE POUND. I think it affects different people differently but so far so good for me. (FYI Ive been on other birth controls and had VERY negative side effects) I think it's time someone write a success story for it. Also, if youre considering depo, realize that the people who typically write these reviews only write them because they are angry. Its less likely that someone who is happy with the drug take the time to write a review. Everyones body reacts differently to different prescriptions, but because Ive had so much success with depo, I would 100% recommend it. | F | 22 | 4 months | 8/11/2009 | 1 | birth control | EXTREME DRYNESS leading to PAINFUL INTERCOURSE. causing me to stop sex mid way through.. loss of sex drive along with the pain made it very effective considering the thought of having sex made me cringe. 10-15lbs weight gain. some mood swings that leveled out after the first month. headaches, body aches. chest pain. bloating, gas, abdominal pain. | I was on depo for 6months. and refused to get my 3rd shot because i was so dissatisfied. i was unsure of what was directly causing my side effects, but after finding this website i am convinced they are all caused from depo. i have been off depo for roughly 3 months, i have regained only a quarter of what my sex drive used to be, i have a hard time becoming aroused. intercourse is still painful, luckily my boyfriend is very understanding but i feel it is still straining our relationship.. intercourse feels very tight, even with the use of lubrication and easing his way in. after only a few minutes it begins to make me feel as though i am being "rubbed raw" inside and i have to ask him to stop. it is sometimes so painful that i am brought to tears.. i PRAY that this will go away. i feel dysfunctional. as for the weight gain, i do not know that all of it can be blamed on depo. i have now renewed my gym membership and working out 5-7 days a week doing cardio. i have lost the majority of what i gained while on the shot. i would never recommend the shot, and i wish i never had it. | F | 18 | 6 months | 8/10/2009 | 3 | Didn't want to take the pill | Nausea, stomach pain, tired ALL the time, headaches/migranes, dizziness, leg/foot/knee/ankle/back pain, CONSTANT sick feeling, irritability/anxiety/depression, no motivation to really do anything. | I only have these side effects during the month after I get the shot, or the week of the next shot. Which sucks, I wish it didn't happen at all. But, it's better then getting pregnant... | F | 15 | 19 months | 8/9/2009 | 1 | High Blood Pressure from the Pill | Extreme anxiety, moodiness, depression, sadness, extreme fatigue, not feeling like myself, feeling constantly sick | I had anxiety issues before is started depo provera, and my doctor knew this. But at that point in time they were under control and typically didn't dictate how i lived my day to day life.. the first 2 injections were fine, maybe a slight elevation in anxiety but not enough to notice. I had my 3rd shot about 3 weeks ago and my anxiety has never been worse. I almost had an anxiety attack from driving to a concert the other day. I have extreme fatigue and though i CAN sleep at night I wake up feeling exhausted and am tired throughout the day. My doctor said it was strange that only now the negative symptoms were showing up, and she chalked it up to it being my anxiety only. I know that the depo is directly associated to all these side effects.. I noticed a very obvious and drastic change right after I had the injection. | M | 19 | 10 months | 8/8/2009 | 4 | Birth Control | Loved it for birth control. My period stopped for good the day I got the shot, had no mode swings or weight gain. Only side effect (in hind sight) is lack of sex drive. | I should have planned ahead more for starting a family. I was on shot for 7 years. Went off of it a year ago to try and get pregnant, still havent had my period, despite attempts by my doctor to restart cycle. Depo is great drug if you don't plan to have kids. If you do plan to have kids stop the shots two years before you start trying! | F | 33 | 7 years | 8/7/2009 | 1 | Birth Control | MAJOR weight gain, knee pains, hot flashes, hair loss, mood swings, vaginal dryness, loss of sex drive, nausea, not sure what else it has caused but i'm sure it has done something else i haven't noticed. | When i started taking Deop i was 98lbs. i have always been very small and skinny... well i'm only 5'2 as well. but after 3 years i am now 115(17lb increase), it is still a good weight but just doesn't look right on me. depo has increased the fat in my abdominal area and arms heavily. i've been trying to exercise to get rid of the weight but it doesn't seem to work. i have decided to stop taking depo after i found out that after 2 years of taking Depo, it causes loss of bone density and is a risk of causing osteoporosis. I plan on taking a Bone density test which i recomend all women do if they have been taking depo over 2 years. i have also read that after you get off depo you must do a "cleansing technique" in order to get rid of the drug out of your body faster. Drink lots of water, eat lots of raw vegetables, drink raw vegetable juices, exercise, get some fresh air, steam in a steam room or sauna, drink herbal teas or teas that balance female hormones. I just never thought depo was doing so much harm to my body... | F | 22 | 3 years | 8/6/2009 | 1 | birth control | head ache,depression,body aches,spotting with chunks | This was my first time taking the shot and i don't like it. at the beginning of the 3 months i had no bleeding and then at the last month i start spotting with chunks of tissue coming out. it was time for me to get another shot july 14th but i decided not to. the problem is that i am still spotting with the chunks of tissue and when my boyfriend come back from the military and this is still happening i dont think i will be able to have sex with him. | F | 22 | 12 weeks | 8/5/2009 | 1 | birth control | SEVERE WEIGHT GAIN, knee and anklejoint pain | I was 110 lbs when i originally started taking the shot a year later I am 142 lbs. I have always been slender with a very tiny frame and have never had weight problems, Ever. I wouldnt recomended the shot for anyone. Maybe someone suffering Bulimia or anorexia | F | 20 | 2 years | 8/4/2009 | 1 | birth control | Migraines/tension headaches, irritability, moodiness, exhaustion, spotting | I have on the depo for almost 3 months I am due for the next shot in the first week of September. I will NOT be going. The past three weeks I have been spotting, But for over two weeks I have had unbearable migraines and tension headaches, nonstop. I can’t stay awake while driving unless I am talking to someone on the phone or in the car. I am extremely irritable and tense that I feel like am going to explode. I took the shot because my doctor suggested it for my lifestyle. So now I am acting in a renaissance faire camping on the weekend feeling miserable and not being able to focus on anything. Please consider the extreme effects of this drug on your life style and how much it will influence it. | F | 24 | 3 months | 8/4/2009 | 4 | birth control | spotting/light bleeding in last month before shot needed again, weight gain!,maybe more nervousness but nervous person anyway,no decrease in sex drive luckily!!! | I havent got pregnant on it so I will put up with side effects:) They suck but pregnancy is worse!!!! Was on in high school and had no periods but still had the weight gain. Took after I had my daughter and made post partum depression horrible bled for the 3 months after I had her til shot wore off. I dont recommend directly after labor. | F | 27 | 6 months | 8/2/2009 | 1 | Birth Control | Huge weight gain, mood swings, allergic reactions, no period | DONT USE DEPO-PROVERA! I had my last shot about 3 months ago and my last period was in January, i've gained over 15 pounds, im misserable because of it and have bone pains sometimes. I don't believe its a healthy or safe birth control. My suggestion is wear a condom or just wait. | F | 18 | 3 months | 8/2/2009 | 4 | Birth Control | As of yet, no prominent side effects. Noticed some fatigue this last week but still excercising and staying busy. I've lost 5 lbs, no loss in sex drive, and not pregnant. | No depression, but I also started Celexa the same time I got my first shot. Not Depo influenced though. | F | 27 | 1 months | 8/1/2009 | 4 | prevent pregnancy | vaginal odor (never had it before), weight gain (20 pounds in 1 year), no sex drive, uncontrollable emotions | i don't get my period anymore, which is really the ONLY plus side, can't go off the depo because my periods are too hard to manage. | F | 17 | 1 years | 8/1/2009 | 3 | Birth control | CRAZY Mood swings, dizziness, lack of sex drive, tunnel vision, severe fatigue, abdominal pain, back pain | It is crazy how instint all these symptoms came on. At first i couldnt explain it, or figure out why i felt like this, not wanting to blame it on the shot. but after reading all of these i see exactly why, where and how my mood and body have been effected. i havent been on it long enough to know about if ill have a period, or anything else but this is where im at now. I cant tell anyone to or not to take it. just be fully aware of wat your getting into. i can deal with these side effects... they just suck. I had to start taking daily naps oh and have been more pissy than i was before. anyone experience bladder infection...? | F | 19 | 2 weeks | 8/1/2009 | 1 | Birth control | severe depression, tiredness, mood swings,irritability, headaches, migraines, leg cramps, stomach pains, loss of sex drive | First month on it I was sick a lot, but the next 3 months were really good. No side effects at all. By the 4th month, I suddenly became depressed and experiencing frequent migraines. Depression & headaches got worse, started experiencing more symptoms. I'm tired all the time, I'm in therapy for anxiety/depression, I'm just not happy anymore. I seem to have a lot of seemingly random symptoms, different kinds of stomach pains, constant feeling of unwell, I cant concentrate, I get very mad over the slightest things. I've been spotting almost everyday for a month now, now there's lingering abdominal cramps. Before this, I was in very good health. Now I'm just not myself. Its terrible feeling sick all the time. What did I do to myself? | F | 31 | 8 months | 8/1/2009 | 1 | Birth Control | EXTREME NAUSEA,abdominal cramps,no sex drive,Hair Loss,Servere Depression,Anxiety,Gastrointestinal problems,Heavy periods lasting for more than a week.Itchy Skin, Weight loss 40pds | About 4 days after takin the shot i experienced EXTREME Nausea its been non stop for 3 months,Ive been to the ER 8 times in the past 3 months they keep telling me i have gastrointestinal problems, ive loss 40pds, i havent been able to eat because of the nausea. Ive lost hair, Servere depression even suicidle thoughts my fiancee is having a hard time putting up with my moodswings, i cry for no reason i get so mad for the little things,i cant eat i feel full all the time,Dr's take alot of blood from me do all theses test in they cant tell me whats going on.Now i have to see a therapist for my depression.im going for a colonoscopy on Wed!! i know its the depo makin me feel lke this..I wouldnt recommend this to anybody especialy if u love ur health.Its the worst thing i have ever did. | F | 26 | 3 months | 7/31/2009 | 1 | pregnancy prevention | Moderate to severe depression, weakness/shakiness, tired all the time, nausea, no appetite whatsoever, decreased sex drive (so what's the point right?) | F | 19 | 30 days | 7/30/2009 | 4 | birth control | stopped my period. | I took it for 3 years went off it for 5years and am about to go back on it. In the three years it was wonderful not to have a period (especially as I worked as a canoe guide and was camping for 5 months straight). I;ve always been moody and this drug regulated my moods so instead of being depressed spontaneously I was only depressed when the shot was running out and about 2 weeks before I got the next one. I may have gained a little weight but nothing drastic. And now that I'm in a relationship again I'm going back on it this week | F | 30 | 3 years | 7/28/2009 | 2 | birth control | Spotting nearly every day for 6 months. | F | 27 | 6 months | 7/27/2009 |