Medroxyprogesterone Acetate
Active Ingredients
- Medroxyprogesterone Acetate
Brands and Other Names
Show more brandsManufacturers
- Amarin Pharmaceuticals Inc
- Esi Pharmacal
- Pharmacia And Upjohn Co
- Pharmacia And Upjohn Company
- Pharmacia And Upjohn Sub Pfizer Inc
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Explanation
The quarterly trend chart illustrates changing levels of adverse events over time. Results from both the FDA Adverse Event Database (FAERS) and adverse events extracted from social media by Druginformer are plotted side-by-side for easy comparison.
The proportion of people completing user reviews who complained about a side effect.
The proportion of social media adverse event complaints for each adverse event type.
The proportion of FAERS (FDA) adverse event complaints for each adverse event type.
Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Side Effects
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* DrugInformer calculates alarm using a proprietary algorithm. Alarm should not be taken as an ofiicial signal from the FDA or other regulatory entity.
Tell us about your Experience with Medroxyprogesterone Acetate
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Pain, Anger, Depression, Muscle spasms, Haemorrhage
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on September 13, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: heavy bleeding , painful cramps, depression , just so angry all the time I got my depo shot May 8th started my period may 21st . even went back for my 2nd shot the end of July...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Headache, Bone pain, Mood swings, Depression, Discomfort, Disturbance in attention, Insomnia, Muscle spasms, Weight increased, Haemorrhage, Menstruation irregular
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on September 6, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“... there. This has been the worst experience of my life. The only other reaso I had for using depo was because the pills were starting to give me extremely unbearable headaches and there was extreme conc...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Flatulence, Constipation, Fatigue, Abdominal pain, Abdominal discomfort, Pain, Lethargy, Thrombosis, Cardiac flutter, Dyspnoea, Gait disturbance, Somnolence, Swelling, Haemorrhage
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on September 4, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: Hemmorhaging with blood clots, abdominal pain and swelling, cramps, gas, constipation, fatigue, shortness of breath, legs felt weighted down I am 54 and in perimenopause, with...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Somnolence, Weight increased, Arthralgia, Headache, Mood swings, Abdominal distension, Abdominal pain upper
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on September 1, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: Headaches, thickness of the breast caused by harmonal changes, mood swings, aching knees and feet, stomach cramps, tiredness, bloating and weight gain Used depo provera for 2 ...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Back pain, Headache, Muscle spasms
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on August 31, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: There were times that i have a headache as well as backache..cramps i also experience it Well i have been prescribe 10 mg tablet which is twice a day for 5 days and my dr. Tol...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Muscle spasms, Pain, Anaemia, Drug ineffective, Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, Vaginal haemorrhage, Haemorrhage, Menstruation irregular
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on August 27, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“... about breakthrough bleeding I have read about? Oh that won't happen as long as you take it the first day of your period. Well I've had my period for 15 days now. Painful cramping, not spotting but con...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Flatulence, Discomfort
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on August 19, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: I have been on Depo only 2 months. My stomach is so upset. No matter what I ate I felt sick all day sometimes. I got ultrsounds, cat scans, blood work, but Iam always gasy, ect. Turned ...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Fatigue, Drug withdrawal syndrome, Alopecia, Depression, Tenderness, Weight increased
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on August 15, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“... experience ever. Proper withdrawal symptoms, i was a ballon, breast were sore and growing overnight, same for other parts, acne covered me, ugly big pimples type. Extreme fatigue and depression. I har...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Menstruation irregular
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on August 8, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: No periods for a year. I get a depo shot once per year and it stops my period for the full year. Once my doctor convinced me to get it every 3 months- big mistake, I ended up...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Weight decreased, Menstruation irregular, Emotional poverty
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on August 6, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“... Effects: I enjoyed mostly everything about this type of birth control. After taking pills over the years I welcomed one injection every three months and no periods. I lost weight, no skin issues, no ...”
Additional Drug Information
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* About FAERS: The FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) is used by FDA for activities such as looking for new safety concerns that might be related to a marketed product, evaluating a manufacturer's compliance to reporting regulations and responding to outside requests for information. Reporting of adverse events is a voluntary process, and not every report is sent to FDA and entered into FAERS. The FAERS database may contain duplicate reports, the report quality is variable, and many factors may influence reporting (e.g., media attention, length of time a drug is marketed, market share). For these reasons, FAERS case reports cannot be used to calculate incidence or estimates of risk for a particular product or compare risks between products.
User Voices
The following are comments from users that experienced side effects while taking Medroxyprogesterone Acetate
Vaginal Haemorrhage
“... thereafter. Depo-Provera can and will stop periods as soon as one month after receiving the injection. Side effects with Depo-Provera include irregular bleeding, loss of period , weight gain, and...”
Source: Depo-Provera-Birth-Control-Injection-r...
View full report on Medroxyprogesterone Acetate related vaginal haemorrhage
Did the author experience vaginal haemorrhage while taking depo-provera?
What is this?Haemorrhage
“... for each dose thereafter. Depo-Provera can and will stop periods as soon as one month after receiving the injection. Side effects with Depo-Provera include irregular bleeding , loss of period, we...”
Source: Depo-Provera-Birth-Control-Injection-r...
View full report on Medroxyprogesterone Acetate related haemorrhage
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What is this?Weight Increased
“... Depo-Provera can and will stop periods as soon as one month after receiving the injection. Side effects with Depo-Provera include irregular bleeding, loss of period, weight gain , and a loss of cal...”
Source: Depo-Provera-Birth-Control-Injection-r...
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