"i&#039;m 23 and was on the shot for 6 months. before i was on the pill but didn&#039;t like the side affects and remembering to take it everyday. the first month on the shot was great! then slowly things went downhill and got bad. i was getting acne on my back, which i never got before and was really insecure about, and my periods were getting longer. i decided to get the second shot because i knew my body had to get used to the hormones. then i got very intense cramps that would wake me up in the night and make me feel sick. my period would last 2 weeks! before i had a very light and short period and light cramps. these new changes are too much for me so didn&#039;t get the third shot. going to try the patch."