first and foremost i must say that if you are considering going on depo provera, please sit down with your doctor, gyno and have them tell you every single side effect of this drug! This drug is heinous and as ive read over others review of it im astonished to find out that all the suffering i have gone through directly relates to depo! I started taking it about 2 years ago, around the beginning of 2006 and took my last shot in september of 2007. While on the drug i had absolutely no sex drive, i was repulsed by the idea of sex which is ridiculous being as i was on this drug so i could have sex.. I had horrible acne, big swollen sore pussy pimples all over my cheeks and chin which I had in high school (im now almost 23)... so I just figured it was bad skin...I gained 15 pounds slowly over the course of the 2 years, which i chalked up to growing up... I bleed alot at first but the slowly turned into spotting which then seized completely and i have yet to have any spotting or a period! im actually crving a period believ it or not. I had some serious mood swings too but the real shit hit the fan when i stopped depo... as if the above symptoms werent bad enough right? Its now almost may of 2008 I still have yet to see a spot or a period and im finally starting to mellow out. My hormones, mood swings or whatever you want to call them almost destroyed a few friendships. I couldnt control myself, i was a tyrant of anger, despair and i thought my friends were conspiring against me. My acne has worsened to the point where my dad actually commented that i might consider seeing a doctor, i have lost a few pounds which is good, but when the hell is my cycle going to regulate? I am considering getting pregnant but havent ovulated in a year! I still have mood swings, the symptoms are similar to bipolar disorder, occasionally il be so depressed i can barely move, then other days im spiked with this negative, antagonistic sort of energy... i eat healthy, locally grown organic foods, i drink a ton of green tea and liver cleansing tonics such as nettles and red clovers.... I drink kombucha and i rarely consume anything like sodas or candies.... I am physically active and work out when i have time so if you're thinking maybe im just a fat slob its not the case.... this drug has thrown me off emotionally, physically, hormonally and sexually!
my recommendation:
dont take it!
Listent to me and the countless others who have suffered greatly from it!
it has taken a year of my life and destroyed it!