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May 9, 2017 (Started Mar 01, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for effects hormone levels)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Sex Addiction)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (swelling of breast)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 400 mg Daily

Dec 4, 2010 (Started Mar 01, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Sex Addiction)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (swelling of breast)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 400 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 13, 2015 (Started Jul 06, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for irregular menstrual periods)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for polycystic ovary syndrome)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 10 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: menstruation (period)

Aug 27, 2014 (Started Jul 06, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for irregular menstrual periods)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for polycystic ovary syndrome)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 10 mg Daily
Cost: $25-49 monthly
Side effects: menstruation (period)

Jul 15, 2011 (Started Jul 06, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for irregular menstrual periods)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 10 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: menstruation (period)
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Jul 1, 1993 (Started May 15, 1989)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for endometriosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 400 mg Every 3 months
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May 19, 2012 (Started Jan 01, 2000)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for HRT)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 2.5 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Was taking 1 every other day for a week then quite.

Apr 14, 2010 (Started Jan 01, 2000)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for HRT)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 2.5 mg Daily
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Aug 6, 2003 (Started Jun 06, 2003)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for premenstrual dysphoric disorder)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 5 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: It made all my symptoms much worse!!
  • 0 helpful marks

Jan 4, 2012 (Started May 05, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for menstrual spotting)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for endometriosis)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Birth control)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (weight gain, acne breakout, sweet cravings)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 400 mg Every 3 months
Cost: < $25 monthly

Dec 27, 2011 (Started May 05, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for menstrual spotting)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for endometriosis)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Birth control)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (weight gain, acne breakout, sweet cravings)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 400 mg Every 3 months
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 13, 2011 (Started Nov 07, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Prevent migraine)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 10 mg every 2 weeks
Advice & Tips: See also my comments on my estrogen treatment as this was taken for the same reasons. The unexpected benefit was simply that the plan worked! I really didn't think it would. Impact on daily life was huge: stopped having weeks of heavy blood flow. Taking it for two week on and two weeks off allowed me to predict with some reliability when I was going to have a period and it reduced the sloughing/blood flow significantly.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Aug 1, 2010 (Started Jul 06, 1994)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Other)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for menstrual cramps)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (vaginal dryness, absence of menstruation (amenorrhea))
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Advice & Tips: 1. its every 3 months 2. no periods! 3. no babies!
Side effects: absence of menstruation (amenorrhea), vaginal dryness

Dec 10, 2008 (Started Jul 06, 1994)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Other)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for menstrual cramps)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (vaginal dryness, absence of menstruation (amenorrhea))
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Advice & Tips: Leg cramps are listed but I never got them. An African American roomate friend of mine lost some hair while on this drug. My best friend took this once and spotted for the entire 3 months. I however have never had these problems and have had a wonderful experience!
Side effects: absence of menstruation (amenorrhea), vaginal dryness
  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 21, 2010 (Started Nov 01, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for breakthrough intermenstrual bleeding)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 400 mg Every 3 months
Advice & Tips: I take this injection to stop my heavy periods and from the first injection I have not had a period since. There are some down sides to it's long term use, some people can find that they gain weight, not that I have had this problem. Another side affect can be thinning of the bones, I do have this problem but I am also on a high dose of steroid which can also do that so it is not sure what is causing it in my case. I would recommend this medication to anyone though, its easy just a small injection every 3 months.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 19, 2010 (Started Jan 01, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Birth control)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for mood swings)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (irregular menstrual periods, breakthrough intermenstrual bleeding)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Advice & Tips: Depo for me has it's good points and bad. I've had my two fab kids and so infertility is not an issue for me. Also I am not in a relationship so neither really is birth control! For me it is management of my moods as before and during my period (and just as I'm due for my next injection) I get terribly irritable and depressed. On the good side it has lightened my periods significantly, almost stopping them except for the three weeks my dog was in season then I was on for three whole weeks... Talk about bodies falling in synch with those you are closest to! The breakthrough bleeding and occasional cramps can be a pain cause you have no way of telling when they will happen.
Side effects: irregular menstrual periods, breakthrough intermenstrual bleeding

Jul 6, 2010 (Started Jan 01, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Birth control)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for mood swings)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (irregular menstrual periods, breakthrough intermenstrual bleeding)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Side effects: irregular menstrual periods, breakthrough intermenstrual bleeding
  • 0 helpful marks
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