Depo Provera and Bleeding: What Users Say (Page 5)

• Nei...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 4, 2019

For Abnormal Uterine Bleeding "Like most, my first shot went well. No periods. All good. The second shot I bled from July to January. My doc had no remedy. Putting me on estrogen then progesterone didn’t work. The only thing that stopped the bleeding is I started taking evening primrose oil supplements. It stopped the bleeding the next day."

• Hor...
• December 4, 2019

For Abnormal Uterine Bleeding "Depo is the worst decision that I ever made in my life. There are so many horrible side effects with this drug. I am constantly moody, depressed, and have no energy to do anything! I'm constantly snapping at people and just losing it. The worst part is the constant bleeding! I got the shot 12 weeks ago, and now I am bleeding so heavily, soaking through pad after pad. I bled for the entire 3 months I was on it. It was usually light, but I guess now that the Depo is leaving my body, it's super heavy. Please never get this shot. You will bleed for months. I would rather just have my period than go through this anymore."

• Oki...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• July 7, 2021

For Abnormal Uterine Bleeding "I’ve been on Depo Provera for almost two years and never experienced bad side effects. No mood swings, weight gain, or periods. As of 2021, all of that changed. In late March, I started bleeding a normal period that lasted over 2 weeks, then stopped when I got my next injection. Then in end April, beginning June, I started bleeding again for over a month, even after I got my next injection. The bleeding stopped after a week of that last injection. Now it’s the beginning of July, and I’m bleeding again. Not only that, but my body feels weak. I can see myself gaining weight. They definitely altered the drug. Just read an article that Pfizer is stopping the production of Depo Provera, so maybe that plays a role. But it’s not okay that they didn’t tell us if they altered the drug. It originally makes our bones weaken, what if the new version is even worse?"

• Css...
• March 29, 2016

For Abnormal Uterine Bleeding "DO NOT GET THIS INJECTION. After the injection, I was bleeding constantly for 4 months afterwards, I could not even have sex because it was like I was on my period every single day. After the 4 months of bleeding, it finally stopped for about 3 days, then once again I was bleeding. I'm still bleeding, and I see no sign of it going away. PLEASE DO NOT GET THIS INJECTION."

• lea...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 18, 2016

For Abnormal Uterine Bleeding "I got the Depo shot a month ago, and it's been the worst experience of my life! I haven't stopped bleeding, I have horrible mood swings, I'm always depressed, I'm losing weight, and it's basically ruining my life. I hate this shot, its side effects are horrible. I do not recommend it at all!"

• Tan...
• November 14, 2015

For Abnormal Uterine Bleeding "I absolutely hate the depo shot. A few years ago I was on depo but was receiving the doses completely wrong. My doctor was having me take the shot once a month. After a year and a half of bad luck trying to get pregnant, I finally did and had my daughter in June of this year. I received my first shot in August. The first few weeks I was fine and had no bleeding, then it all started with some spotting here and there. Some days I wouldn't have it, and then I would go back to spotting, and then full-on bleeding. I have been bleeding for the past 2 months and I can't stand it. I don't have my life anymore. No sex drive, moody, always hungry. I will never get depo again, and I don't recommend it to anyone."

• Sor...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• May 17, 2021

For Abnormal Uterine Bleeding "Been on Depo injection for over 15 years. Nil issues, no period. Got an injection 22 Jan 2021, then started spotting before the next injection. I never spotted before. I wish I had seen this site before having my next injection on 9th April when I started spotting a week later. Then today (17 May 2021), I started to bleed. Does anyone on this site find a way to stop bleeding? Has anyone tried Mirena?"

• Lad...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 2, 2016

For Abnormal Uterine Bleeding "I got my first depo shot the beginning of March. After a week, I started bleeding with ceasing. I had to buy Depends because the bleeding was so heavy. I've gained 15 pounds since receiving the shot. I called my doc and got the whole 'it's a common side effect.' I started researching and came up with ibuprofen therapy: 3 800 mg a day for 3 days. I also read about birth control pills, which will stop it as well. I started the ibuprofen Friday, and it stopped. Saturday, I wiped, and it was a little pink. I continued ibuprofen Saturday all day, no bleeding. On Sunday, it was a pale pinkish. I took a birth control pill Sunday. Monday, which is today, no bleeding, no pink, just a little brown. Took a BC pill this morning, no pink, no brown so far."

• can...
• May 10, 2016

For Abnormal Uterine Bleeding "Depo is the worst decision I made in my life. I got my first shot in February 2016, and it's now May 2016, and I'm still bleeding. I'm angry every day because of the bleeding, it will not freaking stop. I want to have sex again, but I can't. I will be going in to the doctors to tell them I want the pill, and if they deny, I'm going to Planned Parenthood to get the pill there. Depo is the worst thing ever, I'd rather not be on anything."

• Che...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 21, 2019

For Abnormal Uterine Bleeding "So earlier before now, I was having this prolonged period, and my ex-boyfriend suggested I take the shot. The doctor never explained to me that I'd bleed for months when the shot elapses. Took the shot April 2019, it worked perfectly. Then bleeding started June 2019, and up till today, December 21st, I'm still bleeding. I'm tired, I've drastically lost weight, I feel depressed, I get angry so fast, I feel my world has come to an end. I buy pads all the time. I think I'm gonna arrest my ex-boyfriend for making me go through this. Since June, I've been single, haven't had sex because I'm ashamed of myself. I've had dark thoughts most times. Depo shot is the worst mistake of my life!"

• Cyn...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 16, 2015

For Abnormal Uterine Bleeding "Hate it, never getting another shot. I've had two, and I'm not getting my next one. I'm continuously spotting, then bleeding, and when I have sex, there's no sex drive. Like I have to force myself to do it. I hate it, never again."

• Lad...
• August 24, 2015

For Abnormal Uterine Bleeding "One thing for sure. It definitely prevents pregnancy because you can't have sex due to the fact you're constantly bleeding. I got my second shot on July 10th, and I have been bleeding ever since, with occasional clots, and it's almost the end of August. It's very frustrating and annoying. I definitely will not be getting the third shot! And the medical facilities that provide the shot have no clue. #neveragain"

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 11, 2012

For Abnormal Uterine Bleeding "I got my first shot in June, and at first, I had my normal 5-day period, but in July, I started bleeding again and have been bleeding since. I got my second shot in August, and that didn't help. I'm still bleeding and having migraines that I never had before, and it's October."

• lnz...
• December 18, 2014

For Birth Control "I got my shot in the middle of October, and I don't like it. I'm not pregnant, but that may be because my sex drive is completely nonexistent. I can't lose much weight, even though I am breastfeeding and following Weight Watchers. I have random bleeding, and my vagina is incredibly dry. Not renewing my shot next month."

• mll...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 6, 2019

For Abnormal Uterine Bleeding "Had this Depo-Provera shot in Jan 2019. Started spotting after a week and did not stop for three months. Was referred for a transvaginal scan, but they could not find anything. Decided not to renew the shot in April 2019 and started to get a period every two weeks from then. From August 2019, I have been bleeding every single day. I have not stopped, it is ruining my life and my clothes. Doctors refuse to acknowledge that there is something wrong. Along with this, I have experienced crippling anxiety and weird thoughts since August, having never been a sufferer of mental health issues before. Please, can anyone relate and tell me I'm not going mad?"

• con...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 21, 2015

For Abnormal Uterine Bleeding "Why would you make such an awful drug? Please discontinue this stuff. I know how it stops you from getting pregnant, you bleed every freaking day, so who would have sex with you? No one. I wanted to take the time out of my day to say this medicine sucks, and I hate it. I've gotten only two shots, and I've been bleeding for five weeks. I just wanted to let you know that. Thanks for nothing."

• Not...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 25, 2019

For Abnormal Uterine Bleeding "I’ve been bleeding for three weeks, heavy, nonstop, and I’m exhausted. I can barely stay awake and have experienced huge clotting. This is my first time on any kind of birth control, and it will definitely be my last. I’m so upset I could cry, the cramping has been unbearable."

• Jan...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 23, 2020

For Birth Control "I wouldn't even rate this as a 1. It has destroyed my life!! I gave birth in November 2019 and had my first injection in January during our postnatal check-up. I started bleeding in March with light spotting which has continued to this day but now heavy bleeding. I only had the one shot!! I don't sleep at night with worry and have contacted the doctors a number of times about the bleeding. Would not recommend!!"

• Jan...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 23, 2020

For Birth Control "I wouldn't even rate this as a 1. It has destroyed my life!! I gave birth in November 2019 and had my first injection in January during our postnatal check-up. I started bleeding in March with light spotting which has continued to this day but now heavy bleeding. I only had the one shot!! I don't sleep at night with worry and have contacted the doctors a number of times about the bleeding. Would not recommend!!"

• Jad...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 5, 2013

For Birth Control "I hate to be another bad contributor, but... I basically started out fine. No period for the first month. Then I was bleeding for the next two months. The worst part gave me the most ridiculous acne of my life. I have never broken out on my jawline and cheeks before this shot, so that was very strange and painful. I have been off of Depo and switched to Trinessa and am on my fourth pack. I still am trying to get my skin normal and regulate the hormone change. And I'm waiting for the dark spots from my acne from months ago to disappear. It's nice to not remember a pill, but because I had such bad side effects, I didn't even try to get my second shot."

• Ano...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 11, 2019

For Abnormal Uterine Bleeding "I am so glad I found this forum, as I was freaking out about the fact I have been having heavy bleeding almost every day for 6 months after just one Depo-Provera shot! I was going to the doctors for all sorts of tests, as I just couldn't believe that one shot could do this to my body, but reading everyone's experiences on here has helped put my mind at rest. It's now just a waiting game for this horrible chemical to get out of my body, and then I will be using natural birth control where you monitor your fertile and non-fertile days because messing with our cycle is incredibly bad for me! It's been awful, and judging from the huge amount of bad reviews here, it should not be allowed. Horrible."

• Che...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 18, 2019

For Abnormal Uterine Bleeding "I got my first Depo-Provera shot in July 2019. This was prior to my period that was supposed to have come, in early August, I experienced light bleeding for about 7 days. Mind you, my usual period only lasted for about 4 days. After that, I would spot daily until it stopped for a week. After that, I went on to bleed non-stop, and it has been over a month now that I bleed daily. My sex life is over, I hate to see the blood, and I have to admit my mood is no longer the same. To add salt to the wound, I was a very active person, but now I get tired really quickly with activities I used to do normally without a problem. I got prescribed pills to stop the bleeding, but they don't seem to be doing the trick. I regret messing with my body like this. I would not recommend Depo-Provera to anyone."

• Lex...
• September 18, 2015

For Abnormal Uterine Bleeding "I am 21 years old and I gave birth on April 22 to my beautiful daughter :) I got the Depo shot and haven't stopped bleeding since. It has days when it stops for half the day but doesn't completely go away, and all of a sudden I started having brown stuff come out. I don't know what that means, but let's hope it means it's going away for good. Never getting any birth control again. Too many side effects."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• June 9, 2012

For Endometriosis "After two months on the shot, I started to bleed. Spotting and breakthrough bleeding is not uncommon, but this was much more. My doctor kept telling me to stick it out, that it can take up to 12 months to stop. After 13 months of almost everyday bleeding, we decided to call it quits. It does wonders for some, but didn't for me."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• June 9, 2012

For Endometriosis "After two months on the shot, I started to bleed. Spotting and breakthrough bleeding is not uncommon, but this was much more. My doctor kept telling me to stick it out, that it can take up to 12 months to stop. After 13 months of almost everyday bleeding, we decided to call it quits. It does wonders for some, but didn't for me."