http://www.medications.com/se/NuvaRing Recent side effects for NuvaRing Mon, 12 May 2008 02:26:54 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30383 I've been on Nuvaring for just a month and I'm already getting off! I've had a constant head ache almost every day, I'm always moody and depressed, crying for no reason at all and I've been getting mad at every one for every little thing. The mood swings a http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30383 Thu, 08 May 2008 15:50:27 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30318 I have a question to NuvaRing users...I am not allowed to take Vit C or E while on the NuvaRing? I take Vit C everyday and am now worried it will decrease the effectiveness as it states that on some websites..any one have any valid info on the statement?? http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30318 Thu, 08 May 2008 03:35:05 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30304 I have been experiencing the same side effects. I asked my OB if it could be caused by the NuvaRing, but she said it wasn't. I'm not so sure. I have been treated for BV every month since I started. The smell is horrid and I feel awful. I haven't noticed an http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30304 Tue, 06 May 2008 20:46:49 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30256 I just started my second month on the nuvaring before starting I had been off birth control for about a year the first month I put the ring in before the fifth day of my period like I was told to after the first week my period continued in fact I kept blee http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30256 Tue, 06 May 2008 11:53:45 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30241 4 years of NuvaRing use, no issues beyond break-through bleeding in the first 3 months. I "stack" my rings to avoid any bleeding at all. Noperiod.com has information on this method. Everyone is different, but for me, no PMS, no pain, no bleeding, no b http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30241 Sat, 03 May 2008 14:25:11 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30152 i was on the ring for 9 months. Trust me it was the worst thing i ever did. i had all the symptoms,headache,nausea,no sex drive,insomnia, and my hair was falling out in ridiculous amounts. i stopped taking the ring about 7 months ago and still having the e http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30152 Sat, 03 May 2008 00:16:27 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30138 Hi I have had the nuvaring for 11 days today and today I removed it! Long story short I had a Paragard IUD which I found out I was 7 weeks pregnant on and then literally the next day had a miscarriage. Its been a horrible horrible time and then 1 week late http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30138 Fri, 02 May 2008 23:04:12 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30136 I had an abortion Nov,3 2007 and inserted the NuvaRing within five days and still have not had a period 5 months i have had two PG test and both were Neg now what oh i have a doctor's appt this week to see whats wrong. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30136 Fri, 02 May 2008 13:34:08 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30118 I was on Orthocept pills for 10 years with no problems. Short, light periods, no PMS. I can have a temper, but it was when I was younger and in the middle of a fight. That being said...I gave birth to twin daughters in November 2005. 9 months later, I stop http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30118 Thu, 01 May 2008 16:00:57 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30097 Hey all, I am meant to be starting the Nuvaring on Sunday. I was on Ortho Lo for about a year but gained significant weight on it and could not take the bloating so my Dr. switched me to Yasmin last month. I have been an emotional mess all month so we hav http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30097 Thu, 01 May 2008 02:06:02 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30082 I have been on the 4 months going on 5. i may have gained a little weight but just water weight. My skin has cleared up and i am not getting the PMS breakouts anymore. I just turned 29 and still get acne so anything that helps is welcome. however i have be http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30082 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:00:20 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30077 I am 43 and have never used the birth control pill. My doctor prescribed NuvaRing to help with symptoms of perimenopause. After 1 month my blood pressure went from 100 over 60 to 180 over 110 and has remained above normal in spite of medication. Has anyo http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30077 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:27:46 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30064 My cholesterol went from 180 to 245. I also experienced severe headaches and have gained 40 lbs. I went off of the NuvaRing 7 weeks ago. I haven't had a headache in 6 weeks and I just had my blood work done and my cholesterol is now 209. I can't seem to ge http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30064 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 02:22:29 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30045 I am a 29 year old healthy woman and have been on the NuvaRing for 3 years now. I LOVE it... I joke with my Dr that I would do a commercial for them if they asked me to. I was placed on the ring after Ortho Tri-lo's hormone dose was too low to keep me f http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30045 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:10:35 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30042 I H-A-T-E the Nuvaring. My doctor said I would love it...and it was convenient for a little while. But it undid all the work my anti-depressants were doing for my post pardon...it made me gain weight...and I mean WEIGHT. I gained 10 lbs in less than 2 m http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30042 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:56:42 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30018 The NuvaRing is pure EVIL! I am 23 and I started it on a Saturday and today is Tuesday and I just took it out after only four days. I have had a migraine since the day that I started using it. Migraines that wake me up in the middle of the night. I have tr http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30018 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:44:00 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30015 I decided to stop using the NuvaRing and removed it about 3 weeks ago. A very light period started about 4 days later, which was the norm while I had been on the ring. Starting about the day I would have normally put in a new ring, I started to get cramp http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30015 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:52:50 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30010 Wow...this is the first birth control that I've had since i've been out of high school.I've been on the ring for about 13 months. I really that my boyfriend had given me an STD, because of everything that was going on. I have NO SEX DRIVE AT ALL!! It hurt http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30010 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 20:19:47 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29974 I started taking NuvaRing 2 weeks ago, and wow what 2 weeks can do. I am usually a happy person, My boyfriend and i have know each other for 3 yrs and he stated i am not the same person and along to feeling neglected came in more than once or twice. I hav http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29974 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:55:14 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29969 I have been using NuvaRing for a little over a year now. I am 38 years old. Over the past few months I have been experiencing incontinence problems...nothing major, I just sometimes felt like I had dribbled on myself. I had to wear pantyliner. I thought I http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29969 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:48:29 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29933 I have been on the NuvaRing for 3 months. I hate it! http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29933 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:16:42 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29929 okay this my second month on NuvaRing...I had my pap last week but talked to my doc b/c my urine was dark and I was having trouble having an orgasm. Well everything is normal he says...no infections. well I like having orgasms and I constantly drink water http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29929 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 05:42:46 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29888 DO NOT take antibiotics unless it is a Life or Death situation! I have been diagnosed with CYSTITIS, based in my breasts & bladder, and now I'm scheduled to go in for other tests because I have had excessive bloating, IBS & pain in my gut. I thought the http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29888 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:06:48 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29884 I have been on NuvaRing for 8 months and am now realizing that my severe mood problems are most likely due to this bc. I went from rarely ever crying to crying every day for no reason. I find myself getting really upset with my boyfriend and friends for http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29884 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:17:43 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29852 I have been on nuvaring for two months and have had numerous side effects never thinking to attribute them to the ring. I have complained to all my friends that there is something weird going on with me and I didn't feel right. I thought maybe my thyroid http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29852 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:15:21 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29851 I was on NUVARING for 4 months after being on Yasmin for almost 2 years. It was the worst mistake my doctor ever made. I had SEVERE bowel problems, to the point where i had to have a Colonoscopy and other various invasive tests. My cramps were horrible, an http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29851 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:59:41 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29845 I have been on the Nuva Ring for almost 3 years. I didn't realize that my rapid weight gain, my horrible acne, and my mood swings were the side effects of my BC. I have been telling people (ever since I have been on the ring) that this is the best BC out http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29845 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:52:07 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29805 I have been on Nuva Ring for about 3months now and i am starting to notice some odd things happening with my vagina - burning immediately after sex, itchiness and irritation. My boyfriend is also noticing some things on his penis.. we have had all the test http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29805 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:44:36 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29773 I'm glad I came across this site.. I started on Nuva Ring 2 weeks ago, about a day after i started it I began having an almost constant headache. I am also extremely weak and tired and have had some stomach cramps.. I'm glad that others have posted so tha http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29773 Sat, 19 Apr 2008 20:16:04 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29738 well i have been on the nuvaring now for about 4 months now and well the one big problem i have had is that i am always tiered and sleeping, now that maybe caused by me not having a job and getting out much, buti am 19 turning 20 so i thought i shouldnt be http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29738 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:16:37 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29715 I was on NuvaRing for 3 yrs. I lived with a CONSTANT headache, had MRIs and brain scans done, nothing was found. I finally googled tha ring and found out that headaches are a bigggg side effect. I also had 4 abnormal paps, 2 cryosurgeries, weight loss, hai http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29715 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:24:41 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29668 I had been taking the ring for about a little over a month. I have tried every kind of pill and other birth controls for the last 6 years, but I kept getting severe migranes, so my doctor suggested I try the ring. I also can not be off birth control becaus http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29668 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:24:26 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29630 i have been on the ring for a week now, i havent had any side effects, yet. I had to get on the ring because the high estrogen level of the pill was making my hormons go crazy and creating nuts in my breats. After reading all the side effects i dont know http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29630 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:03:22 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29598 I have't been on any birth control for the last 5 years. Now after only 10 days I notice something changing. I first strated out with a sore throat then aches, headaches, nausea. Thought I had a cold but no one else in my family got sick plus I don't hav http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29598 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:12:25 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29585 i took nuvaring for about three months and one morning i woke up throwing up, sweating and chivering, i was constipated, had terrible cramps, spotting, couldnt feel my arms or legs, and was hurting like i got hit by a car. when i went to the doctor they sa http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29585 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:39:32 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29577 I have been having problems with the Pill so my midwife suggested the Ring because of the low hormone dose. I am currently in my third week of my first month. I have been having the worst time of it. I have a constant headache. It started almost immedi http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29577 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:40:33 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29563 I have been on NuvaRing for about 9 months now. I really love the convenience of it. I have had no complaints until now. About two months ago I was having some issues with insomnia. I tried a prescription sleeping pill (rozerem, I'm not sure how to spell i http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29563 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:45:00 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29472 I've been using Nuvaring for about 8 months and have gained at least 10 pounds. Also, my cholesterol went from 200 to 250 and LDL from 120 to 168. Has anyone else experience increase in cholesterol? I too have expererieced memory problems and have noticed http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29472 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 08:26:14 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29462 i have been on the ring for 1 1/2 years...i am definetly going to switch to something else..i have had my period for 15 days now and the last 4 days have been hell. i have been spotting with the most painful cramps i have ever had...i have had diarrehea th http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29462 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 02:41:28 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29457 I took out my NuvaRing about a week ago. My doctor first recommended that I try NuvaRing because I was experiencing side effects like weight gain and moodiness with Yaz and other low-hormone birth control pills. Since the Ring has the lowest hormone dos http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29457 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:24:51 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29449 i have read almost all of peoples complaints and yes the side effects are horrible for most but the thing that gets me the most is how no realizes that these side effects (e.g. blood clots, mood swings, nausea, etc.) are in ALL birth controls and different http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29449 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:16:22 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29423 NuvaRing caused me to have a heart attack at the tender age of 32. I had begun using it for the second time after the birth of my third child. My only advice is to pay attention to your body and how you feel. There were warning signs but I didn't heed t http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29423 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:45:14 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29364 I am a woman in my early 50's I was given nuva ring to control my migraines a menopausel symptom. In July of last year I was taken to the ER room with serveral pulmonary embolisms and lay near death for 36 hours as I was given the dangerous clot buster dru http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29364 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:49:04 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29337 I LOVE NUVARING!!! I've been using it for over a year, usually keeping it in for a month then replacing it with a new one to avoid having a period. I sometimes have some spotting at the end of the month; then I just take out the ring and have a full peri http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29337 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:31:53 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29336 I am just turned 24 years old. I have done the ortho evra patch before and had no problems.. well two weeks ago i started the nuvaring.. i though it would be good as much as my doctor talked good about it and meaning it cost me 50 dollars for 1 ring.... we http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29336 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:46:24 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29321 I HAVE BEEN ON THE NUVA RING FOR 2 YEARS AND AFTER ABOUT 6 MONTHS I NOTICED I HAD A BUMP WHERE THE NUVA RING WAS PLACED. I HAVE NOW LEARNED THAT THE NUVA RING MAY CAUSE A CYST. I HAVE WENT TO MY DOCTOR BUT I HAVENT FOUND OUT FOR SURE IF THATS EXACTLY WHAT http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29321 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:43:21 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29304 I have been on Nuvaring for 11months and wasn't on any birth control previously. I was prone to migraines before going on Nuvaring and they worsened to the point of 3 days straight in bed, but my doctor told me it wasnt because of the ring. And I'd never h http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29304 Mon, 07 Apr 2008 22:15:10 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29300 Has anyone had vaginal bleeding because the NuvaRing irritated your vagina? I had a little bit of break-thru bleeding earlier in my cycle but now the blood looks more like it is coming from something else...I have used a diaphram before and that would rea http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29300 Mon, 07 Apr 2008 21:52:12 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29298 I started using the nuvaring last month and i am still on my period today is day 11. I started by spotting brown then a little red and now its just brown. I have had the worst headake for a week now and i feel like I need to throw up all the time.Whats the http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29298 Mon, 07 Apr 2008 20:33:22 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29294 I was on NuvaRing for a year before experiencing any side effects. My January period was horrible -- it lasted 4 1/2 weeks with clots the size of a half dollar coming out -- my general doc thought it was some strange side effect of a back injury I was rec http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29294