"i&#039;m writing this review to offer some hope- when i first got the shot, i read all these reviews and it freaked me out. luckily i had none of the mood swing or depression side effects, but definitely still got the cramping and bleeding. after my first shot, i didn&#039;t bleed at all for about 2 weeks, until my regular cycle was due. started with spotting and then bled regularly for the next 10 weeks. i read some other reviews from people saying they stopped bleeding after the second shot and, lo and behold, one week after my second shot and i stopped bleeding completely. i know i felt like i was going to bleed forever so hopefully this&#039;ll offer some hope to newcomers of the shot. especially when they say something like 70% of women stop immediately"