Has anyone else taken Depo-provera shot?

Question

I took it for about two years. I had a lot of bad experiences with it. There is a web site "Horror stories of Depo-provera", has anyone else seen this? There is a big law suit going on.

There is a law suit against Depo-provera because it causes a lot of people to be depressed and lots of different things. One of the main conserns is that it causes major bone loss. The threat osteoporosis is 5 times more likely if you have been on it for 2 or more years. I am 27 years old and had a bone density done and found out I already have it. I have NO family history of it, have always been very active, don't smoke, and take vitamins. The doctorS said it was the only thing that could possibly have caused my osteoporosis. So if you have been on it for a while, ask for a bone desity like I did. They are about $125, it's worth it.

Answer 1

I was perfectly healthy BEFORE taking Depo Provera.
Taking Depo is akin to forcing your body into early menopause.
I've been off the Depo Provera since 2000 and my hair still hasn't grown all the way back. I lost about a 1/4 inch along most of my front hair line. The rest of my hair came back and is thick and strong, but the hairline just is not the same compared to what it was. In addition to the severe hair loss, I gained over 40 pounds, 20 while taking Depo and 20 after coming off. I never had a migraine before Depo and during use and for the first year after being off it, I had severe migraines at least once a week. My skin itched like I wanted to rip it off and I was hot all the time. I would get extreme vertigo with no warning. Just try staggering at work or while in the pharmacy and not look like you had a drinking problem! Over a year after coming off the Depo Provera, I developed two serious blood clots one after the other. The cause was never completely determined because I had not been on birth control of any kind for over a year and my blood tests were normal. I finally had a rib removed and the clots stopped, but I will contend to this day the Depo had at least a little something to do with it. About the same time as the blood clots, I started having severe cramping and a year into it, my doctor found pretty severe endometriosis. With the resulting depression and the lack of sex from Depo you may not have to worry about getting pregnant because you won't want to have sex anyway. I know some people do just fine with this birth control, but it's not worth the chance. It takes upwards of 6 to 8 months for the effects to wear off and sometimes longer. My hair has never grown completely back along the hairline and I am having a hair transplant at a tune of $5,000.00 to fix it. I am only 35! I can't wait until Depo is researched more deeply and to someday find out what else this drug did to screw up my system.
Our bodies are made to have periods unless we are pregnant. If you force your body into an unnatural state, it WILL fight back!

Answer 2

I had depo after my first child was born. I gained alot of weight and it took me a long time to lose it. I would never get that shot again.

Answer 3

I was on it for 8 1/2 yrs didn't have a problem with it. What is the web sit?

Answer 4

I was on it for 4 yrs. I never had a problem.

Answer 5

my daughter and my x-wife were on it for awhile. They constantly were spotting, or bleeding like they had there period and mood swings were really bad. Very nasty stuff.