I have been on the NuvaRing for exactly a week and I can already feel the side effects. The biggest problem has been insomnia. For the past 3 days I have been waking up in the middle of the night and not being able to sleep until the morning, when I need to get up anyway. So for the rest of the day I'm tired, and unproductive. Second, I have not been able to deal with my regular problems, as I normally would. I'm sensitive, and have cried more the past 2-3 days than in the past few months. I have had a amazing increase in appetite, (and therefore probably weight gain, but have not checked), have breast tenderness, and absolutely NO SEX DRIVE as I normally do. Strangely, I've had this itching sensation everywhere when I wake up at night, specially in the genital area. I feel like I wanna get off of it immediately, specially after reading all your posts girls. What do you suggest???