I went through the same thing, only opposite on my acne. I tend to still get a few breakouts here and there (at age 27...ugh!) but the nuvaring did clear that up. However, I too was "struggling to be happy" (great way to put it, btw) and decided it just wasn't worth it. Only I dealt with it for a good 3 months before yanking it out. Nothing changed during that time, except my mood kept getting worse. Totally not worth it and back to condom city it is!