Mates symptoms and conditions

I just got off the Depo-Provera, but not as a result of some of the horrendous side effects many of you have had. I was on it for 8 years and maintained my weight at 135. I had a good experience for the most part with it. I loved the fact that I didn't have to remember to take a pill everyday and the affordability of it, not to mention the fact that I completely stopped having periods altogether which was WONDERFUL! Anyhow, I've considered myself to have a pretty voracious sexual appetite-- until about a year ago. My libido right now is at about a 0, and it's upsetting and frustrating for both my boyfriend and I. He thinks that it's his fault, but I keep explaining that I just don't have the drive anymore.

One night on Discovery Health I caught an episode of this show called "Strictly Sex with Dr. Drew". He talked about this study that they did on an alpha male gorilla and his 3 female gorilla mates, where they injected all three of them with Depo-Provera, and then all three refused to have sex with him. The male then flew into a homicidal rage... or something along those lines. I also found out that prisons use Depo as a method of non-surgical castration for male sex offenders -- pedophiles, specifically -- to take away their urge.

I started NuvaRing yesterday, and I'm hoping that all goes well with this.

* Completely sunburned after 30 minutes in the sun
* Have to get up at least once a night to urinate (never had before)
* Extreme pain in my feet when I first get up in the morning. (Goes away in 30 seconds) If I feel it when I get up to urinate, I won't feel it later when I normally get up
* Decreased sex drive
* Cholesterol decrease from 310 to 147

Afraid these side effects are just the beginning