Hi Everyone, I've been reading post after post on the side eff...

Hi Everyone, I've been reading post after post on the side effects of the NuvaRing, and I am so glad that I found this site. Thank you all for sharing! I feel relieved to know I wasn't abnormal or plain crazy. Let me share my own experience. I've been on the NuvaRing for 14 months, and before that for 5 months. At first, I absolutely loved it and didn't really feel any side effects. I had previously used the patch, and hated it because it made me extremely nauseous and dizzy. With the NuvaRing, I didn't have to worry about taking a daily pill which was great. However, over the past 6-8 months, I've experienced the following symptoms: - weight gain (up to 8 pounds that I can't seem to shed off no matter what I do) - slight hair loss and thinning (luckily, I have lots of hair but it's not as healthy and shiny as it used to be) - extreme vaginal itchiness and also constant itch on newly shaved legs - ZERO libido. This one started from the very beginning of nuvaring use. I make myself have sex with my partner to maintain a healthy sex life. I used to get easily aroused and would love to have sex with him. I miss that.... - excess weight around abdomen and breasts. Need I say more?? - constant fatigue and lack of motivation - dryness (vagina) - bloating and severe IBS symptoms (I can no longer drink coffee which I used to love, can't eat pasta, pizza or heavy breads) Today in particular, after having the ring in for 24 hrs, I've been extremely nauseated, sleepy, and mildly dizzy. I slept a total of 16 hours! And no matter how much exercise I do, and how healthy and little I eat, the scale won't budge one pound. I will definitely get off the ring for a couple of months and monitor any changes (hopefully lots of improvement). I'll keep you posted.