After having my first child I went on the depo provera shot as birth control, after the 3rd shot my husband told me that if I took another one that he would divorce me. We had only been married a little over 2 years at this point. I did come off of it and we used other forms of birth control. We had our second child and my husband decided, against my objections, to have a vasectomy. The thing is that while I was on this shot my hormones were absolutely ravaged. I was an emotional roller coaster. Now when I say roller coaster I do mean that. Literally one minute I was crying for no reason and the next I would be mad at the world and yelling. I hated myself and everyone around me even though I really did love them. Fact is after not having to use any form of birth control I was happier and stable, back to the person I used to be somewhat. Why somewhat, I have never felt the complete same as before those shots. I have read that birth control messes with the brain and I believe that completely. I am not saying that women should not be able to use birth control but there are forms that are not medicine based that women should explore.