"my overall experience with the depo-provera injection has been good. i had been on it for about 1 year, and had next to no side effects what so ever! all it took was a short 15 minute nurse visit every 3 months. if you are not nervous around needles and would like a birth control that you really don&#039;t have to think about - i would highly recommend this method. today i did decide to discontinue my own use of it however - instead of the common &quot;lack of menstrual cycle&quot; effect most people encounter, for me starting around my 2nd shot, i would have a non-stop period (light mind you, but still frustrating!). i still would highly recommend it though, as i believe this effect was just my bodies way of reacting to the hormones."