I have been on the Ring for 11 months now and I've had enough. I am 32 years old, very healthy and I work out regularly. My main concern when I started using the ring was not to gain weight, which has happened to me before when I was on the pill. Luckily, I did not put on weight, but immediately noticed my sex drive decreased and I started getting tired more easily during work-outs. I've been sexually active for 15 years now and I've always had a very strong sex drive and I get very wet during sex, but not in the last one year. My boyfriend is incredibly sexy, but I very rarely want to have sex with him and I often don't even want him to touch me. I've become irritable not just down there, I often cannot control my nerves and go off about the smallest things and then I feel bad about myself. The reason I finally looked for more information about side effects of the ring is that last night I cringed again at the possibility of sex after a pleasant evening and a romantic movie with my boyfriend. I am so glad I found this website. I want to thank all of you who have shared your experience with this contraceptive. You make me feel normal again.