Convience symptoms and conditions

Hello All,
I would like to Thank everyone so much! I thought I was really losing my mind. I started NuvaRing on Sept.27th. The nurse told me I could leave it in for four weeks if i wanted abd not have my cycle. And I did. The doc put me on NR due to the PH in my vagina off. He said it would help. While i think i has helped the PH it has caused: vagina dryness, headaches, nervousness, burning feeling, tiredness, depression, angry Bitchy attitude, low sex drive, paranoid, scared feelings, don't want anyone to talk to me, don't want to party or kick it with my friends, and a weird discharge thats kinda nasty. I also have freaked out on all my male friends. I feel like im somebody else. Some crazy woman. Im 34 years old. And i don't know who I am right now or what I want. I thought about taking this thing out tonight and throwing it in the trash compactor but i have one week to go till my cycle. I was on Desogen pill before and switched for the convince only. Darn NR. Well Thanks ladies this is it for me. And my OBGYN doctor will be having a serious talk next week. Shame on me for not doing more research before switching. And i have a pain in my side and very loose bowels. Run from NR ladies RUN!!!! ******

Wow. I've have been on the Nuvaring for only one month. I have gained about 7-10 pounds. Quick. Constantly want to eat. I'm overly tired, just cannot get enough sleep. I have been crying for absolutely no reason this past week. My sex drive has went from 10 to 0, very unusual.... I am so glad I came across this website!!! I thought I loved the ring just because of the convince, i never remember to take my pills! My boyfriend can feel it, as i can sometimes too. I guess it's back to the Patch for me!

I agree with goodyearchic I too have had my Mirena out for 3 weeks now and I would like to say to anyone doubting whether they should get theirs removed- go for it. I feel much much better, my spots have gone, my mood swings and craziness have disappeared and I feel fantastic. Whether it is psychological or not I don't know all I do know is that having the Mirena was one of the worst decisions of my life.

I have started using NuvaRing within the last couple of days and I am worried about all the side effects that I am reading about. I am bleeding very heavily and thought it was just because my body needs to adjust to the new bc. If anyone out there has had a good experience or had side effects that actually went away after you got used to it, please let me know. I don't know if I should stay on this and give it a chance or if I should just stop now because it isn't for me. I do love the ease and convience of the ring though. I am also very concerned about having sex. I don't know if I should just take it out before or try to have sex with it in. My bf is very large and I am sure he will feel it, but they say that most men that feel it don't mind it because it is so soft and flexible. I don't want it to fall out though either. I just think that taking it out everytime before will be a pain. If you have been through any of this and have any comments or information that might help me, please respond. I am really hoping to get some other peoples opions. Thank you!!!

I love the NR! I've been on it for about a year and a half, and it is the most amazing thing that has ever happened to me. I could never remember to take my pill everyday and this is so much easier. I have been a little more irritable since being on it, but nothing that can't be dealt with. I've read that most women have had a loss of sex drive while on it, but mine has actually increased (maybe that has nothing to do with the NR, but it didn't kill it). It has also totally relieved my cramps and taken my period from a week to about a day and a half. I highly reccomend this!

THIS BIRTH CONTROL IS HORRIBLE. I got Mirena inserted in me on June 27, 2007 at 4:30pm. immediately after it was inserted i began to feel a lot of cramping and tightening in my lower abdomen and right leg. It was very overwhelming. I was on my cycle when it was inserted and did not come off of my cycle until August 17, 2007, and still spotting. I have since gained at leat 15 pounds and I do not know if I am depressed because of Mirena or because of the weight gain. I am neauseated almost all the time, and has had headaches out of this world. I thought it would be the best option for me because of the convience, but this has taken everything else to a whole new level. I feel like a totally different person and very argry for getting this thing in me. I PROMISE that I am not exagerrating. I thought it was "just me," but after seeing that many others feel the same as I do, is further encouraging me to get this thing out!!! I have my follow up appointment this week and I assure you that this thing is going to be out. I would rather take my chances with the pill, than deal with all of this BS.

I have been using NuvaRing for about 6 months now. The symptoms slowly build up overtime, and get increasingly worse. Currently I am constanly moody while the ring is in. Anything can set me off! I have never been an angry person, but I feel angry a lot now. When I'm not angry, I am extremely depressed and negative. I have always been an optimistic person, but not anymore, I cry a lot and want to be left alone. The idea of sex grosses me out. (I'm glad I'm not the only one) I love the ring because I am not getting the cramps, nausea, and extremely heavy periods I used to have, but its definetly not worth it! I also get a horrible migraine the day I take it out. It is so crippling I sometimes wonder if I need to go to the ER. Well, I think I may stop using this, it seems like the side effects just don't outway the convience and pros!

Nuvaring.... what a good idea... i will never go back and i wasnt even on Nuvaring a full month
A week after inserting the ring, my breasts became enlarged and very tender, weight gain 10-15lbs, and extreme mood swings, i am glad to see there are others with these same issues i was afraid something was really wrong with me, the convience was a plus, but not worth the trouble, i would reather deal with taking a pill everyday...

So I just have to say I love the Nuvaring. I have been on and off birth control since i was 18 and i am 24 now. I hated taking the pill i always forgot so i was always afraid. I was sketchy about the patch so when the nuvaring came out i was at my OBGYN in a flash. the only side affect is the discharge but it isn't bad and worth the convience... I give it 2 thumbs up!!!!