I had been on BC since I was 19 yrs old (Early 1999). I started o...

I had been on BC since I was 19 yrs old (Early 1999). I started off on Depo shot. I liked it at first. I stayed on it until early 2001 when I started to get severe anxiety attacks right after I got the shot. Then my Dr put me on Alesse. I had problems with it within 2 months of being on it. I had severe headaches and by the end my period was lasting almost 2 weeks at a time. Finally my OB put me on the NuvaRing in 2004. I really did not want to go on it because I just did not feel right having to wear it inside me. For the first 8 months, I had no problems. Then right at the end of 2004 I started to have breakthrough bleeding. I did not know that this was just the beginning. I started to have IBS. There were times I had diarrhea and then I was constipated. I thought nothing of it. Then in April 2005, my body went crazy. In one night I had 3 anxiety attacks within 45 minutes. For the next two weeks I had heart palpitations. I could not sleep. My doctor checked me out for everything. My heart was fine. All of the blood test came up negative. Then while all of this was going on I started my period a week early. My Ob told me to go ahead and take it out then put it back in a week later. I did what my Ob said and after having it in me within 5 days I started to have a hot flash. I took it out immediately. My OB said not to use it anymore. It took 6 months for almost all of my symptoms to go away. They were so severe that I actually lost my job. My ob told that bc are now out of the question for me. Before you decided to go on the ring..you have to wonder can too much of the medicine come out of the ring? They say it is timed release..but can too much be released....I recommend taking the pill before you use the ring.