I went on the NuvaRing after having irregular periods with heavy ...

I went on the NuvaRing after having irregular periods with heavy bleeding which the doctor blamed on mild endometriosis. I didn't have a period the first month I was using the NuvaRing, which I was assured was normal. I continued on the NuvaRing hoping to have a "normal" period the next month. I didn't have a period again the next month either, which could have been a result of the amount of exercise I do and the weight loss from the exercise. I just thought it was my body getting used to the NuvaRing. I then noticed every time I had my nails done (I have acrylic nails and have for years) I would have an allergic reaction. My hands would swell and itch for two days after getting my nails done and then a week or two later, all the skin around my nails would peel off. I didn't have a period that lasted more than a day for the third and fourth month I was on the NuvaRing. Then, I started to get to the point that I was so tired all the time. I had no energy. All I wanted to do was sleep. I was so moody, all I wanted to do was sleep and cry. The allergic reaction with my nails was getting worse every time I went in for my appointment. I then started gaining weight, no matter how much I was exercising. I also noticed I had no sex drive whatsoever and it seemed I had lost a lot of breast tissue. My cup size went down and I looked like a boy, not to mention feeling like one because I hadn't had a real period and I had no desire to do anything sexual whatsoever. I went to my doctor for a check up and asked her to run blood tests to see if I had a thyroid problem or Cushings disease. I also had horrible acne, on my face, back and shoulders. All my blood work came back normal and when the doctor questioned me about what had happened leading up to all of these symptoms and the only thing that was different was the NuvaRing. My doctor said many people cannot tolerate the hormones in NuvaRing and suggested I go off of it and see what happened. After being off the NuvaRing for a few weeks, I had a period that lasted three days. I felt like a girl! I noticed I wasn't as tired after about six weeks and after eight weeks, I had another period and actually had cramps for the first time in five months. I also stopped having the allergic reactions after getting my nails done, but that took two months to happen because it took that long to get all the stuff out of my body. I am certain the NuvaRing was the culprit of my severe tiredness and moods, the lack of periods, loss of breast tissue and acne as well as the weight gain and allergic reactions. I will never use the stuff again! I went back to my OBGYN after I stopped using the NuvaRing and told her what had happened. She wasn't alarmed at all and that worried me because she just kept trying to get me to take another form of BC and didn't seem to care how the NuvaRing had caused so many problems. I am not taking any BC and that is fine because I am not involved with anyone. I feel normal again, finally after three months. I think the NuvaRing is not such a good thing.