I dont remember when the side effects started. It was so long ago.

I was on provera for 4 years.
It worked great for my endo.
I did have some trouble with the side effects though.

WEIGHTGAIN - I ended up on antidepressants at the same time so I don't know if the weight gain was the AD meds or the provera. For that I joined weight watchers... had to work really hard and be honest with myself BUT was able to lose the 30lbs I gained.

NIGHTSWEATS - were probably the worst part for me. I didn't sleep. In the end the best thing I found for those was accupuncture.

MOOD SWINGS - I had to take anti depressants for this. I have a history of depression and was doing well and off of meds when I started Depo P. I had to go back on the AD's once I started depo

SEX DRIVE - non existant....

Spotting and random bleeding.... I cant remember how ling that lasted...


this may sound scary but those were the best 4 years of my life = No pain

If I was not going to try to have a family I would have stayed on it.

I hope it works for you...

It takes around 2 months for any side effects of the Depo injection to kick in. I am not keen on the Depo injection as it didn't help me at all. I bled heavily 24/7, and I gained weight, 2 stone in 3 months! It also changed my mood, I had mood swings where I would either be a complete bitch or I would just sit in the corner of a room and cry for no reason. So obviously I got taken off of it, but that is not to say this will happen to you. My sister is on the Depo injection now and like Chunkie she is finding it great. I think if you still bleed whilst taking the Depo it is a good indication it will not work for you, as you will need a higher hormone. Remember it isn't actually the Depo that makes you gain weight it is the fact that it makes your body feel hungry all the time. So you have to be really strong minded not to give in when you know you should be full. I don't think I have helped you much there but that s all I can tell you from my experience. I hope it does work for you and that you sta well whilst being on it.

I started DepoProVera for my endo in April I didnt notice any side effects until my second shot and then it was only spotting. My third shot was when everything hit. I bled for two weeks straight. I also started having awful mood swings. I was put on Lexapro to help with the mood swings. I was kind of upset I was told each shot was supposed to get better. I guess it is just different for everyone. I have gained weight. It wasnt as noticable as the others It just kept slipping in. I dont feel any bigger I am just 10 lbs heavier. I am getting my fourth shot at the end of the month. I still would rather be on Depo than Lupron. I hope things are better for you Dont get discouraged.

I took the depo shot when I was in highschool as a normal form of birth control. I was really depressed when I took it and I also had bad bleeding. The bleeding ended up making me anemic and they put me on birth control with the depo to control the bleeding. This worked, but I ddin't like being on two birth controls. I had no sex drive at all and after 6 months of it I decided to stop it.

I didn't have any pain at the time, but I also didn't know that endo was causing my period pain, so I was documenting or tracking the pain because I just thought it was normal. It was 10 years ago, so maybe I did have pain and don't remember? I am not sure to be honest.

I got off Deprovera last April...I took it for two years straight....I don't remember when the side effects kicked in exactly but I had trouble with break through bleed on and off the whole time, they other bad thing I had was acne, my face was like a teenager and I had never had trouble with that before....I also had some mood swings...and night sweats but not all the time.....I gained a few pounds but nothing more on depo then I did on the pill....I hope this helps some. Good luck to you with depo, I hope it helps out with your endo and that you have very few side effects :0) Hugs!

Could i just ask what DepoProvera is exactlly. Only because my doctor said to me that there is an injection i can take that stops your periods or something and that you can only take it for so long, im gathering you stop say after 6 months and have a break, because of the side effects. He said this would help with the pain. Is this what your all talking about as he didn't give it a name.