Depo Provera lawsuit

Posted by
Sade
on March 22, 2013

Im 18 years old and when I started depo I was on my period for a YEAR straight after 3 shots I' didn't go back to get my 4th one my period then stopped but it came back and did not stop sinceI also have severe cramps when im on my period feels like a tight shocking sensation this is something I never experienced on top of that my bones are weak simple lifting and sharp pains fills my wrist arms and back. I had no problems into i got depo. They should be SUED

Posted by
ISRAT
on March 5, 2013

Hi I'm 28 yrs old Asian girl.in April 19th 2012 I took 10 mg medroxyprogesterone for 10 days cause my doc prescribed me this medicine, I just missed one period she checked my urine and told me I'm not pregnant but my bad luck I was pregnant.from that day to next 4 months I bleed everyday someday it's big clots some time spooting. And in July 22nd 2012 I had a miscarriage my baby was alive when I deliver him. I just need to know is that happen cause I took that 10 pills. Please help me.

Posted by
mina
on January 31, 2013

I just got the shot about a couple of weeks ago, and recently i've been going crazy. I have seriously considered going to a shrink to tell me what i'm going through. I have been crying nonstop, i start thinking excessively, and i dont feel aligned with myself. Am i the only one that feels this because of the shot??

Posted by
Kentucky Girl
on January 18, 2013

I started using the depo shot when I was 15 years old because my menstrual cycle was so bad I couldn't move! I started the shot and within a few days I had stopped bleeding. Been on the shot ever since (I am now 31) and wouldn't give up the depo shot for anything, I couldn't survive without it! I was off the shot for a short time, got pregnant and went right back on the shot after I had my daughter, never had a problem with it!

Posted by
Callie Teach
on December 30, 2012

I want to know if there is any way to get part of the settlement that was done a few years ago. I finally got my diagnosis from a doctor. I was on the depo shot for 6 years and I stoped taking it in 2007. I can not get an attorny to help me even though I was just recently diagnosed with the side effects. I can not afford to fix all of the side effects I am suffering from and they effect my everyday life. I need help can some one tell me if there is any way to sue now or be able to join the class action suit against them in 2008????

Posted by
Melissa leal
on December 14, 2012

Hi well in feb.2006 the nurse have me get a pregancy test it was very light so she told me that lets wait a week and we waited that one week and then she said I wasnt so we put the depo shot and2or3months later I went to the the dr thinking I had the flu but they told me that I was pregant about 2 months I was like no cuz im on the depo and when my son was born 3pounds 9oz very small he had lots of problems hyperthyroidism ghd adhd sever astma he was at drs to specialitys is this caused by the depo please im waiting for response please

Posted by
carol strong for courtney and amber strong
on October 22, 2012

please all go to firstcoastnews.com and put in depo provera. also on f/b go to R.I.P. Courtney Lee Strong[my daughter]. and also request my ambers freindship on f/b. amber strong[we do this together] we need to stop this barbaric behavior! please share~ not just for my precious girls,but for all of you.many many others~ thank you! carol strong

Posted by
Karen
on October 21, 2012

After reading through all of the above comments, I am so very lucky that I am maybe one of the few that has only has good comments to add - I started taking Depo-Vera when I was about 23, as I was unable to take any form of oral pill as it made me throw up everyday. 10yrs later I was starting to think of a family & discussed this with my doctor. I was advised that because of my long history with the drug, conception may take up to 2 yrs. So when I found myself pregnant by my next cycle I was surprised to say the least.... I do how ever experience irregular periods at times, but for the most part I do not have them at all. After having my 1st child I went off the drug for around 5yrs as I was not sexually active. I have recently gone back on Depo-Vera & still find it the best option for me.

Posted by
Jayla
on October 16, 2012

I got the Depo shot may 2012(first and LAST shot) & started spotting/cramping a week later. spotting was heavy at first & cramping got worse then got kind of got lighter but never stopped ! made a dr appointment aug 2012 Pap came back fine. doc says wait until depo wears off. NOTE: appointment was made 3 MONTHS after first shot . HELLO ! it is now OCTOBER & i am STILL experiencing spotting. non stop ! every day. im anemic now. i crave the wierdest things makes me wanna just take drugs even smoke cigarettes ! weight gain hot flashes i sweat so much now& grow hair back so quick its ridiculous. mood swings abdomenal issues altogether are becoming the biggest issue.ever since the doc says it should be wearing off (sept) i've had to use the bathroom #2 so much. everything i eat its like my abdomen gets upset that i eat !so strange ! if ya ASK ME by experience the shot is a total crock ! misconceptions of all sorts i cant even express really how i feel through words i wanna scream it out and say EFFF EFF EFF ! but i hold it together thank god im alive and do my best to nurse my body back to good health. by the way IM 21 YEARS old !

Posted by
Jessica Walker
on October 10, 2012

I used depo shot after i had a miscarriage in 2002 and was on it till dec. 2007 now my cervix muscles isnt strong enough to hold doing a pregnacy. So now the doctors tell me I have an incompentant cervix.

Posted by
Jonda Dixon
on October 8, 2012

I used depo for four years. I had a pulmonary embolism in my right lung and had to take coumidin for two years to thin it im just glad i caught it before it killed me. my sexual appetite has decreased i have horrible mood swings was declared clinically depressed. I just want people to kno that every drug introduced is not a good drug

Posted by
Kendra
on October 3, 2012

I was givin the depo shot when I was 17..after my terminated pregnancy. I had about 3-4 shots.. My health has never been the same since. My initial problems were- spotting regularly, hot flushes, emotional mood swings, weight gain. I stopped taking all birth controle when I was 19.. I'm now 24 I experience thick black hair growth on my lip, neck and chin ( this could be corsed by polysystic overies) I am having an ultra sound tomorrow to find out! My periods are still irregular, loss of libido. Thrush and anxiety. I suggest anyone taking birth controle to rethink what they are doing to there bodies..I'm doing everything I can naturally to nurse my body back to health..take care all and sorry for all your troubles x

Posted by
Deborah Jones
on July 16, 2012

I only got the depo shot once and it has ruined my life! I ended up in the hospital two weeks after the shot I had extreme blood loss and had to stay in the hospital for three days. My stomach started blowing up like I was pregnant and I had constant abdominal pain I was bed ridden for 3 months. After several months I found out that I had developed IBS after taking the shot. My type of IBS is really debilitating I am in constant pain and have to take large amounts of pain pills. There is no cure for IBS so I have to live with this the rest of my life I do not recommend the Depo shot it ruined my life

Posted by
marla
on July 8, 2012

I started the Droid April 6,2012.. I was spotting the first week the here it is now July 8 2012 and been bleeding heavily since May 27 2012... My lower stomach always hurts, sweating heavily,mood swings out thus world.. buying more tampons then I ever bought in my life... Dr. Says its nothing they can do but let the Depo wear off. They put me on birthcontrol pills it made the bleeding worse. Hormones are off the charts.. losing a lot of blood.. I just don't know what to do.. its is interfering with my sexual life,and my own life as well. I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy.... Please I WOULD NOT ADVISE THIS DRUG TO NO ONE!

Posted by
kaqudai patterson
on June 28, 2012

I have used the depo provera for 3 years and my cycle and body is still messed up from the depos.When I first started this shot my doctor never told me about all the heavy periods or never told me how long my cycle would stay on im having a lot of issues since I been off the shots I would never take these shots again.

Posted by
Jessica Ford
on June 26, 2012

I been on the depo for almost 3 years I didn't have any problems with depo for the first year then I started to develop systs in my breast then I lost all my period for two years the health department never told me that the depo will cause that I've been dealing with after affect for the past 5 months my body is so messed up I am never getting back on that shot again

Posted by
Kathy Gannon
on June 8, 2012

My 21 year old daughter received the Depo shot 10 days ago to treat her continual bleeding that wasn't controlled with birth control pills. It shut off the bleeding but the side effects have been WAY worse than any bleeding! She has headaches and nausea so severe that she's spent much of this past week in the hospital. And she's got anxiety out of this world! I believe this medication is poison and I wanted to warn every woman out there who is considering trying this shot! I'd like to hear from anyone out there just how long the side effects last! AND how we go about filing a complaint!! We're about to go crazy!!!

Posted by
Nisha Washington
on May 13, 2012

I started using the shot when I was 16 years-old. From the 1st dose I had nonstop bleeding for over 3 months with spotting in between. With the 2nd dose I began having extremely painful and sharp pain in my pelvis and but. Pains were so bad it felt like I was being shocked from the inside. Couldn't move or breathe when they hiT. I told my doctor but he still gave me another dose. After that one I ended up in the ER from the symptoms. I also got severe headaches. When I stopped taking them I didn't have a period for over 3 months or longer. And when I finally did have one it lasted heavily for weeks. I use NUVA RING now and my cycle is back to normal. But I still get the pains and headaches and Im 21 now. So if you're thinking about taking this shot I would advise against it. Seriously!

Posted by
Helen High
on February 19, 2012

I used the Depo shot for 5 years after my son was born. I have had problems with my teeth breaking apart which never happened before I started taking the shot. It wasn't until my teeth were beyond repair that I received the letter stating that the depo shot was unsafe. I stopped taking the shot immediately after reading the letter. The Health Dept. I went to even discontinued the shot because it was deemed unsafe. Now 7 years after getting off the shot, I will be beginning the long process of having all my teeth removed and replaced by dentures. I am only 31 years old. Nothing I get done to my teeth, fillings or anything, does not help. They just fall out. I DO NOT advise anybody to start taking this shot and have tried to talk my friends that do still take it to get off of it. If I could go back and do it again I would not take it again.