Evil If you like: shots, headaches, mood swings, feeling like you are on constant pms, weight gain, high blood pressure, and no periods etc. Then try it. :} I really had a bad time with it, but I do know a couple of women who love it. To add some more info. I went on the depo shot strictly for birth control. I did not know I had endo at the time and I did not have UNBEARABLE periods and pms until AFTER I quit using it. I stayed on it for 2 years because I was told that the side effects were minimal and I did not realise it was the shot causing them. But within about a month of being off of it my blood pressure went from 170/110 to 120/70, I lost the 10 pounds, no more mood swings, and the constant headache went away. Then the real pain began. I was told after that the pms and extreme period pain would go away once my hormones balanced back out. After 3 years of going doctor to doctor, I finally found one that would listen and diagnosed my endo. I am told Depo-Provera is used to help endo patients and my new Dr offered it to me to help, even after he knew my history with it. It seems to me that it fed the disease rather than helped me. Anyone thinking of using any hormone treatment really needs to research each drug. If I had heard any story like this, I would not have tried it. I am not trying to scare anyone, and I do not like to be so negative, but I had a very bad experience.