"i have been on the shot since april of 2015, and i have had a time with it. bleeding every day, decrease in my sex drive and it even hurts to have intercourse, and cramps here and there. today, at this very moment, i am experiencing extreme cramps. i don&#039;t know if it&#039;s because the shot is a wearing off, but it hurts like hell. not only from my experience do i want to stop taking it, but the reviews and news reports i see about this shot, i&#039;m definitely not trying to have any extra health issues. i&#039;m only 20. the only good thing about the shot is that it calmed my cramps when i had my period. without the depo, when my period comes around, i can do no kind of activity what so ever. i use to call out of work or miss class once a month."