"after recently getting into a serious relationship, i decided to get on birth control just to be safe. after realizing i wouldn&#039;t have to take a pill everyday and there would be a possibility i wouldn&#039;t have a period with the shot, i instantly fell for it. (terrible periods) for the first 3 months i have no side effects except i had a period every 2 weeks for 2 weeks at a time. the second shot (next 3 months) i bled the entire 3 months, started to gain weight and started to get mood swings . the next shot instantly stopped my bleeding, at this point i am up 20 pounds and have no sex drive at all. shot 4 still no period or bleeding, no sex drive still. not to mention i&#039;m up 35 pounds at this point . i do not recommend the shot at all !"