DEPO-PROVERA Reviews (MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE)Average Rating: 2.1 (2471 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 |
| 4 | acne, birth control | cramping if i don't eat, dried skin, mild depression, hair loss, heart burn | Well it isn't too bad now, the second shot was an issue for me though. Two days after i had recieved the shot i start my period and it went on for the rest of the three months, i was light and heavy. I've noticed hair loss but not to an extream ( have long hair so it's not noticable). Food cravings have gone up though. it really surprised me when i found out i can eat and entire box of hamburgar helper by my self and having to eat when the cramps kick in. No period!!!! after what happened on the second shot i worry about getting off of it ( not another three months). I've always had bad acne problem so i've been trying different ways to help it go away this is doing alright but i'll really find out when i quit working at fast food. well sex ummm..... lol seems like everytime i start on birth control i don't have a sex life lol. i did try the pill but i never did like taking pills and would always forget to take it. the dry skin started when i was on the pill then i found out i have exzima (dry skin desease). i've also notice alot of heart burn too. i don't know if it's due to the shot but i never had it before. i've been on the shot for about two years now and i would have to say that i am happy w/ it. it does great for birth control (expecially w/ no sex lol) i would recomend it and i have. but just hope you don't go through what i went on the second shot. | F | 19 | 2 years | 3/30/2005 | 1 | prevent pregnancy and bad cramps. | severe to moderate depression, anxiety, horrible weight gain(after use 46lbs), mood swings, achne, | I was on depo Provera for 2 years straight. Then I finally got off due to things I was hearing. I got on and off. Now I went from being 96lbs to 146lbs. I know I needed to gain weight but now its horrible. I can diet and diet and not loose weight. Shortly after I finally ended for good I got Pregnant. It ended in a very miserable miscarriage. Now i cant get my period back and i pray for it. I want kids some day so This drug was a horrible idea. | F | 20 | 2 years | 3/30/2005 | 1 | birth control | at the time it was great. but now tring to have a child. been off of it for 5 yrs. and at first couldn't get prenant and then had 4 miscariages. it does something to your progesterone with out progesterone you can't carry a baby | don't use it if you want more kids | F | 26 | 4 years | 3/29/2005 | 1 | prevent pregnancy | depression, muscular aches, headaches, backaches, chest pain,irregular menstruals, and many many more. | F | 20 | 6 months | 3/28/2005 | 3 | Birth control | I got my shot a couple days after I got off my period and didn't have one for about 1 1/2 months i've since then got my second shot and I've been bleeding for 3 months | F | 16 | 4 months | 3/18/2005 | 1 | birth control | blinding migraines | F | 23 | 1.5 years | 3/16/2005 | 4 | Birth Control | It's okay, it does it's job. i'm glad i don't have periods, but i do have abdominal pains and have a lot of mood swings each month. Sex drive has went down! | I just need to get off it because I feel like it can cause sometime bad to happen to me when get older. | F | 20 | 3 years | 3/15/2005 | 1 | prevent pregnacey | weight gain | F | 16 | 1 years | 3/15/2005 | 5 | no periods and borth control | None that I know of. | It's gross to think about were my dead cells are in my body. I have to get ride of them somehow and if I'm not having a period how are all the dead cells going to leave my body? They don't. I do spot ever 6 months. When I do it's gross everything is dark and I can see it's not like a healthy period. I hear stories all the time from people I know or read about how bad the shot is but, when I ask my doc. if taking the shot for to long has side affects; I'm always told it will not effect me. I've been on the shot for about 5 yrs now. I can see what does come out about every 6 mon. and it's not healthy! | F | 25 | 5 years | 3/14/2005 | 1 | Birth Control | I experienced anxiety, depression, weight gain, loss of bone calcium even though I took calcium supplements, irregular periods, and estrogen dominance. After discontinuing my injections, I have been experiencing pregnancy symptoms even though I am not pregnant. My body had started to mimic menopause while on depo which is what worried me and caused me to discontinue it. I am now worried that my ovulation and fertility will be damaged permanently from this drug. I was not informed that Depo should only be taken for 2 years, after being on it for 5 I am horrified as to what this has done to my body. | When I started Depo I thought wow, I won't get pregnant and my periods will stop. After 5 years of injections I am now worried that I will never get my periods back to normal and my chances of having children will be compromised. If someone had told me this when I first started I would have never agreed to let a doctor inject this into my body. | F | 18 | 5 years | 3/13/2005 | 1 | prevent pregnancy | two misscarages and extreme weight gain | after reading all the comments i noticed that no one has noted going through the hell that i went through. after a year on the shot i had a miscarage but continued to take the shot because for medical reasons i couldent take the pill. almost a year later i miscaried again. how devistating. i now have been off the shot for 6 months and now am trying to concieve. not likley going to happen for a while. good luck to you if you are considering taking the shot. | F | 23 | 2.5 years | 3/12/2005 | 1 | Heavy bleeding | | 3/11/2005 | 1 | Heavy bleeding | CONSTANT BLEEDING EXSTREME FATIGUE HEADACHES WEIGHT GAIN | I TOOK THIS DRUG TO LESSEN HEAVY BLEEDING. AND YES, AFTER EACH INJECTION IT IS LESS, FOR ABOUT 4 WEEKS. BUT THEN IT RETURNS WITH AVENGENCE. I BLEED NON STOP. AT TIMES MY DOCTOR HAS GIVEN ME 2 MONTHLY INJECTIONS. I WAS DESPERATE. THERE WAS NO CONSISTANCY TO MY BLEEDING. IT WOULD BE LIGHT ONE DAY, THEN I COULD BE STANDING IN A SUPERMARKT CUE AND SUDDENLY FLOOD THROUGH MY PADS AND CLOTHING! SEX WOULD BE INTERRUPTED BY SUDDEN BLEEDING. BUT THE FATIGUE IS THE WORSE. DUE FOR MY NEXT INJECTION. WILL NOT BE GOING BACK! | F | 34 | 1 days | 3/11/2005 | 3 | birth-control | very little bleeding, wieght gain, somewhat depression | My parents made me go on birth control so I thought this would be the best choice. I didnt have that much wieght gain but that was cuz I stopped taking it after about a year, before I stopped taking it I had very little bleeding. Now that i have been off of it for 3 months I still havnt got my period back. They say that it takes up to a year for it to return to normal after being off of it but i'm still waiting. | F | 16 | 1 years | 3/9/2005 | 3 | contraception, no periods! | Weight gain! Gained 20 lbs. Fatigue, depression and anxiety. Some acne when I started. | Loved the fact that I didn't have my period, but the weight gain and fatigue just became too much.I didn't feel like myself anymore. | F | 24 | 4.5 years | 3/8/2005 | 1 | BIRTH CONTROL | DEPRESSION MASSIVE WEIGHT GAIN MIGRAINES LOSS OF SEX DRIVE VAGINAL DRYNESS ANXIETY SEVERE BACK PAIN PROGRESSIVE BONE LOSS (OSTEOPENIA) | DO NOT TAKE THIS!!!! | F | 32 | 11 years | 3/1/2005 | 3 | birth control | painfull sex, hair in places i dont want it and loss in places i do. lack of lubercation during sex,spotting, headaches,body pain and aches in back,shortness of breath, loss of energy,depression, and i gained 20 lbs. | i have been on the depo for 3 years and i have never felt so bad in my whole life. But, IM NOT PREGNANT! thats the only good thing!!! | 19 | 3 days | 2/28/2005 | 5 | Birth Control method | Small weight gain, severe depression (2 weeks after each shot and 1 week before shot due), increased appetite, increased sex drive, light or no period. | Depo-provera has really helped me out in many ways. First, the obvious, to not get pregnant. Second, NO PERIODS!!! I've been on it for about 3 years now and I've only gained about 20 pounds since the first shot, which is the only complaint I have, but with a little exercise and lots of water, I'll be back down to my original weight. | F | 20 | 3 years | 2/27/2005 | 1 | prevent pregnancy | I got on depo after having my son 2 years ago. It stopped my periods after about a month and I thought it was great! UNTIL.... recently, I just found out that it has been the cause of my severe health problems. I started having panic attacks which is something that never happened before I got on the shot, shortness of breath, dizziness, heart palpations, headaches, hair loss, no interest in sex... the list goes on. I didn't suspect that it was the depo doing it to me.. but, I just stopped the shot about 2 months ago.. when I was due for my next shot I cancelled the appointment because I heard that depo could actually be doing all those things to me! Since I have stopped the depo.. I have been getting so much better!!!! I guess meds effect people in many different ways.. just be cautious when using this one! | F | 23 | 2 years | 2/26/2005 | 4 | Birth Control | Some weight gain, less sex drive and dryness during intercourse | I was a person who always forgot to take birth control pills. I would skip a day or two and end up having an irregular period. Once I found out about Depot Provera I thought | F | 38 | 8 years | 2/23/2005 |