"so, i started this because i&#039;m terrible with rememebering to take the pill daily. i absolutely loved the fact that i only had to go in every 3 months to get it done. the shot was very minor, with little to no pain. for the first three months it was heavenly, i had no side effects, and no period what so ever. but the road after that was hell. i gained a total of 40 pounds (in 6 months) due to the fact that i was hungry all the time. i was very moody and depressed also. not only that, but i basically lost all my sex drive, and the majority of the time on the shot i spotted, and when i wasn&#039;t spotting, i was on my period. "