NuvaRing and fear

My body must not be shaped properly for this thing because even after 6 months it still slides out partway all the time. I had to tie it in a knot to get it to stay in for more than 2 minutes. that aside, I had many of the side effects everyone else is talking about:

extreme anxiety. weird tingling in my arms and feet and 'on edge' all the time. waking in the night with horrible panic attacks and feeling sick to my stomach. so bad that I'd be afraid to go back to sleep for fear I may not wake up. I can't even describe how anxious I was. It was like I was outside of my own body all the time. I'd have to wiggle my toes or pinch my arms at times to make sure they still moved. In the night I'd wake up and intentionally wake up hubby or a kid just to know that I still existed.

Total bitch. I even hated being around myself. the sound of someone eating would irritate me so bad I'd have to leave the room before i hit someone or broke something.

totally down in the dumps. not suicidal, but didn't find joy in anything. I didn't want to do anything, yet felt bored all the time.

headaches non stop. Literally had 2-4 headaches every single day for 3-4 months. Not one day without. went to bed with a headache, woke in the night with a headache, woke in the morning with one... painkillers would take off the edge, but not eliminate it.

I seriously was terrified I was going mentally insane.

I had used the pill years ago with no side effects. I've been off nuvaring for 6 months now and don't know what to do because I have problems with cysts (and possible endo.) and their 'solution' is hormonal contraceptives.

I was better almost immediately after stopping the nuvaring. the headaches lingered for a bit more, but the rest disappeared.

I put in the the Nuvaring and within the first 4 hours I started to have a terrible headache. I called my Doctor who said to keep on with it, it was probably not related to the NuvaRing. I continued to keep the ring in. By the second day, I became very nauseas. By the 4th day, the most horrible pitting acne began. I stuck it out for 2 weeks, then yank it out. It has been out for 4 weeks, and I am still struggling with headaches,nausea,and skin problems. Also, waiting for a period as well. I would not recommend the ring to anyone it was horrible. Now, I keep taking pregnancy tests in fear that I am pregnant, since I have not had a period yet. My breasts are still so sore I can barely touch them. Tests are all negative. I'm still waiting for the hormones to flush out of my system.

Found this site and read the postings for the first time today. I cried when I read the first posting because it was as though I had written it myself. I have experienced so many of the negative side effects such as, depression, apathy, loss of sex drive, crying almost every day, anger for no reason, pain, and more. I am 38 years old and have been using the ring for almost 2 years. I took it out today as soon as I finished reading other's experiences. I am looking forward to being my "old" self soon, and I know my husband and children are too.
Maybe the side effects are worse for women in their 30's and 40's versus 20's. Not everyone posted their age but I was curious regarding this possibility.

I started the NuvaRing and never read the side effects for fear that I will come up with some imaginary symptom. The first few months were okay..but pretty soon I had migraines that wouldn't stop. They'd last 4 or 5 days and then go away for a few days and start back up again.

Well I know that with any medication that your body has to adjust. So I've been on it for 4 months now...and not only am I still sitting here typing with a migraine that I can't seem to kick, but my period has lasted over 12 days with no end in site. It's been heavy and very tiring. Typically my period lasts anywhere from 3-5 days and now I'm on day 12....when I asked for birth control I didn't mean keep my husband away for 12 days *laughing* This is PATHETIC. I'm about to quit. I can't even tell if the nausea I'm experiencing is from the headache of the medication...but either way I'm miserable.

I started taking the nuva ring almost a year ago and shortly after I took it. I did not feel like myself. I didnt/couldnt go out in public because I felt so sick and would have panic attacks. The nausea became so bad that I developed a fear of throwing up. I had to pull the car over almost every time I would drive feeling so sick. I was so tired all the time and would sleep for 10-12 hours a night. I was so depressed to the point where I felt like killing myself because I just could not take the feelings I was feeling at the time. I cried for a week straight. Not only was it effecting me mentally but I also went from 120lbs to 150lbs in a matter of just months. I was also having horrible mood swings and acting like a completely different mean person all the time. I eventually stopped hanging out with my friends and family for weeks and found it hard to go to work. I took the ring out about 6 weeks ago and have to admit to feeling better. However I cant seem to lose the weight. Is anyone else having this problem???

I started the ring seven months ago and thought, at first, that it was perfect. Though my period lasted 12 days when I first inserted it and my mood swings were monstrous (upon insertion) the first couple months After about 3 months my moodiness - now, one week before I start my period - has become uncontrollable. At first, it was just sore, enlarged breasts and a slight decrease in my sex drive, then it became, depression and crying for no reason, then a burning sensation in my hips and now my depression and crying jags have become all consuming and detrimental to my entire well-being. I would like to know what type of BC that women with similar symptoms have started taking. I need to change before my entire life becomes compromised because of my mood swings.

i have been experiencing severe nose bleeds. they have become more and more frequent. the blood seems to drip out like running water. i have had three today. i never had this problem before the birth control, but have happened while i use it. they dont clot, and last 30 minutes. and i am starting to fear for my life. ladies please never use the neuva ring.... ever.

I have been on Nuvaring for 2 months now. I have noticed that I have had a very thick, mucousy discharge, nauseated all the time, and have severe mood swings. I can be really happy one day and the next I totally hate EVERYBODY! I feel absolutely CRAZY!! and as for sex drive...what's that? My husband is always wanting to have sex and I look at him and say,"Dude, are you freaking kidding me? You want to have sex...AGAIN?" and that is so not me. I am nothing like what I used to be before I started it. And I don't know if anyone else has had this weird side effect, but I get really dizzy and lightheaded and tingly. And I have passed out once. Not sure if it's the ring, but I have been constantly dizzy and lightheaded since. I don't dare pick up my children for fear of dropping them. I also have been sleeping HORRIBLY. It takes me at least 4 hours to get to sleep at night. Then, once I finally do, I wake up a million times a night. And all these symptoms seem to progressively be getting worse. I thought they might get better as time went on...no way! i am stopping this thing on sunday!!! The convenience is really nice, but is so not worth the crazy way it makes me feel!!