Depo-Provera injection and migraine with aura
How our community feel they have been impacted by migraine with aura on depo-Provera injection
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
None or not sure
93%
A bit
3%
Quite a bit
2%
A lot
2%
A great deal
1%
Out of the 185 reviews for depo-Provera injection, 13 people (7%) reported migraine with aura.
Reviewers that reported migraine with aura as a side effect
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
Used for 12 - 18 mo
28 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 22nd Oct 23
Stopped periods after 2nd injection… fairly happy with this contraception compared to the pill. Biggest side effect for me is low sex drive
Decreased sex drive
0 helpful
0 comments
Used for 1 - 3 mo
28 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 24th Aug 23
It was my first time on any contraception and I wanted to take necessary precautions before travelling abroad for two months, so I was advised by my Nurse Practitioner to have the Injection rather than go on the Pill so I wouldn’t have to worry about missing days, losing pills, etc., and was told that she’d received no negative feedback about the Injection and that the side effects would be minimal. Perfect, or so I thought. My overall experience was horrendous, and after discussing methods of contraception with strangers I met abroad and hearing their own negative experiences with the Injection and from friends, I was feeling pretty sorry for myself and pretty miffed (to put it politely). I’d missed a period prior to travelling, and my breasts had felt so tender and painful for the first week or so, but then I bleed continuously for my whole trip (yep, two months straight of bleeding in countries where sanitary products are few and far between) and my mood swings absolutely battered me, not to mention my libido dying upon arrival in SE Asia. Now I’ve been home for a few weeks, and yes things are slightly better, but my moods are still all over the place and I’m still spotting everyday. Yes, with the Injection you don’t have to worry about taking pills, but never again will I subject my body to this. I just wish my Nurse Practitioner had offered me more options and have been more upfront regarding the side effects, and instead not dictating what I needed and sending me on my way. I would also like to mention, as a non-binary individual, that this form of contraception did at times make me suffer with body dysphoria, however I appreciate that users may respond differently to the Injection and other methods of contraception.
Somewhat negative mood
1 more effect
0 helpful
0 comments
Used for 5 - 8 yr
30 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 8th Jun 23
I think the fact I would get a migraine about once a week was bad but it outweighed the pain I would get from having periods as this basically vanished while I was on it
Somewhat negative mood
2 more effects
0 helpful
0 comments
Depo-Provera injection common side effects
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
41% of depo-Provera injection reviewers reported vaginal dryness
41% of depo-Provera injection reviewers reported tender breasts
34% of depo-Provera injection reviewers reported vaginal discharge
31% of depo-Provera injection reviewers reported lower back pain
29% of depo-Provera injection reviewers reported period like cramps
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