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Posted at 9:34 PM on Sep 09, 2008 by kaduh, #34335
I thought I was crazy until I found this site... I've been toying with the idea of taking the nuvaring out because I've been so ridiculously depressed lately, exhausted for no reason, and my sex drive is basically at zero. I had almost convinced myself that I'm just depressed but started thinking about the nuvaring. I've been on it for almost 2 years now, and had minor problems at first but then after I got used to it, it seemed fine. Lately, it's been getting worse. Before I lived with my boyfriend (and in the same city), I worked at a horrible job that made me miserable and depressed and gave me horrible headaches... I thought it was just that, my job. But it's not any better, except the headaches are somewhat better... but I'm more depressed than ever, my sex drive is worsening, I'm crabbier than ever, all I want to do is sleep but when I do sleep it's not good sleep, I have zero energy, I can't bring myself to do the smallest tasks, and I'm so insecure and scared that my bf doesn't love me anymore. I even think I've developed anxiety. Sex hurts almost worse every time, I get that burning thing other people have been discussing, and it burns after sex when I urinate. I asked my gyno about the pain during sex and she almost acted like I was crazy. I think I'm ready to take this thing out. Condoms, here I come again. There were positives to the ring, like a way lighter period, I only have one sort of heavy day, and the rest are super light, and my cramps are nothing compared to what I used to experience. But those positive things do not outweigh my other experiences. The point of going on BC is so you can have sex without getting pregnant... well having sex once a month because I feel bad that my boyfriend isn't getting any is so NOT worth the money I spend on this thing and so not worth the side effects. It's so weird that for almost a year though I was fine on it, it almost makes me think that they changed something about it. And it's weird that the doctors seem almost brainwashed. I'm not the only one who had the gyno acting like they were crazy. I'm hesitant to take it out now, I still have 2 1/2 weeks until I'm supposed to take it out, but I don't want to wait another 2 1/2 weeks if I could start feeling better by then if I took it out now.
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Reply about 1 year ago on Sep 11, 2008 by makichandes, #12256

I thought I was going crazy, I actually thought about going to a therapist. I over heard a woman at work saying that she got off nuvaring because it was making her depressed and paranoid that her hubby might leave her. I have been feeling the same thing and I 've been on it for about six years now. Sure it took a long time for me to get to this point but now it is just getting worse every month. I have the same symptoms you have written about. I'm definately taking the stupid thing out. It's not worth it. Thank you for your post. It helped me realize that I'm not chemically unbalanced I just need a different BC.

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Reply about 1 year ago on Sep 18, 2008 by smiles1215, #12496

Your post made me feel so much better. I have been on Nuvaring for about 3 years now and have not had many problems until recently. My gyno took me off Nuvaring to see if it was causing my migrains and I also had to have a leep cone procedure because of an abnormal pap. I was off of it for about 3 months and started back in June. Since then, I have had horrible migrains and cramping like crazy. Also, the last two months, after taking out the nuvaring on a Sunday, I have not been starting my period until the next Sunday and it has only lasted two days! My periods have always lasted at least 5-7 days. I am going to call my doc and see what I can do. Thanks again for your post.

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Reply about 1 year ago on Sep 22, 2008 by dadadada, #12620

I AGREE with everything -- especially your last point -- I was on the Nuvaring as well for nearly two years with few problems. Was off it for nine months and now I'm back on -- the only difference now is I live in Australia instead of the US, and have noticed side effects twentyfold from the Nuvaring, so bad that I've just removed it only two months in. Has the formula changed?

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Reply about 1 year ago on Sep 26, 2008 by kaduh, #12794

I had an abnormal pap too and had to have that done. This is insane. I've taken it out to see if I get normal again, it's been about a week now. No change so far. My mood seems a bit better, but no other changes yet.

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