I've been on Nuva for about two months. So far the only side-eff...

You asked why some people are staying on it for 2 or more years when they get these side effects - in my situation, the side effects had a very slow, insidious onset, it was so gradual that I didn't really start thinking about what was going on until things got pretty bad, i thought it was just me, complained about symptoms to a gyn a couple of times and they just recommended other things like moisturizing creams - they never said it might be due to NuvaRing. Finally I just quit using it on my own and within weeks felt more like myself again. that's when I knew it was all because of the ring. If I knew then what i know now I would have gone off it a lot sooner. I didn't have any emotional symptoms but itchiness, burning, feeling like there was a "fever" in my uterus, and lots of sweating in the groin area that progressed to whole body sensations that felt like what I imagine hot flashes would be like. Again this all crept up very slowly with just occasional itchiness and dryness to eventually daily. Oh and it completely KILLED my sex drive. For me, it took a while, but by three years i was completely not myself physically and sexually. Hope this helps.