Birth control shot and vaginal discharge
How our community feel they have been impacted by vaginal discharge on birth control shot
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
None or not sure
49%
A bit
27%
A great deal
12%
Quite a bit
6%
A lot
6%
Out of the 33 reviews for birth control shot, 17 people (52%) reported vaginal discharge.
Reviewers that reported vaginal discharge as a side effect
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
Used for 18 mo - 3 yr
17 years old
🇺🇸 US
• 13th Aug 25
I've been on Depo Provera since 2023 and for the first few months it helped and stopped my period as I am transgender, But I've been dealing with a great amount of discharge that has been severely effecting my daily life. Warmth makes it worse and even though I'm a incomplete Paraplegic, it constantly feels like there's liquid coming out of me. When I do get my periods sometimes it's heavy spotting and whenever I use a tampon there's never any blood, but when I don't use a tampon then there is a massive amount of blood. I was once bleeding everyday for a month straight maybe even longer. I was never told any of the side effects besides it stopping my period.
Top side effects not reported
0 helpful
0 comments
Used for 1 - 3 mo
31 years old
🇺🇸 US
• 9th Aug 25
My right breast has swelling so bad that it have my body aching this is different from just regular breast swelling from had a baby it honestly got me a lil scared cuz it making me weak have any one had this happen while on b.c
Somewhat negative mood
1 more effect
0 helpful
0 comments
Used for 1 - 3 mo
32 years old
🇺🇸 US
• 9th Jul 25
I have been on depo for 4 months almost. It has been a ROUGH time. From day one it’s been non stop nausea, dizziness and fatigue. I have almost no appetite ever so I keep dropping weight like crazy. Another symptom I have had since the start has been continuous tingling in my arms and legs, almost like they are about to fall asleep but don’t. My doctor said it could take some getting used to but this is almost unmanageable. When does it get to the point of feeling normal again? Not sure I can handle another couple months of this and I heard stopping the shot comes with its own set of issues because of your body trying to readjust again.
Somewhat negative mood
1 more effect
0 helpful
1 comments
Birth control shot common side effects
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
Lower back pain
64% of birth control shot reviewers reported lower back pain
Headaches
61% of birth control shot reviewers reported headaches
Breast enlargement
55% of birth control shot reviewers reported breast enlargement
Vaginal discharge
52% of birth control shot reviewers reported vaginal discharge
Period like cramps
52% of birth control shot reviewers reported period like cramps