NuvaRing and panic attack

Wow.. I tried the nuvaring for about a month a couple months ago... I had a panic attack about a week or so after using it and now after removing it for almost a month now i am still way depressed, anxious all the time, and cry constantly.. Why is this happening and why didn't they tell us?

also the month i was on the nuvaring i bleed the whole entire time 29 days@@@@ but now i haven't started my period im 2 weeks late WTF?

OMG! I'm so happy to have found this site. I HATE the NuvaRing. I liked it at first because it seemed easy. after being on it for a few months I have gained 10 pounds, I'm a rather small girl, I have random migraines and worst of all I'm very very depressed, irritable, anxious, tired. I have had emotional issues in the past but never have i cried this much or been so sensitive. My boyfriend thinks I'm loosing it and now I know why. DAMN THE NUVARING

Hi! This site is a relief!! I started the NuvaRing and nine days later I had my first ever panic attack. I have NEVER felt anything like it before! I immediately took out the ring, but I have had more panic attacks and serious anxiety since the first one, and I have completely lost my appetite (and I usually love to eat!). I have now been off the ring for 15 days and I still don't feel right at all! I am taking Xanax as a sort of band-aid for the anxiety, but when is this going to end??? Has anybody had symptoms like these go away - how long does it take?? I feel for all of you who are having problems with this drug - hopefully we'll get through it!

I'm on my 3rd ring and i am miserable. The first week i put the ring in i noticed a differance. My symptoms are: extreme paranoia, anxiety,panic attacks,insomnia,shaking,nervousness,diarea,loss of appetite,fatigue,flu symptoms. I am normally an anxious person ut not like this. It is worse since starting the nuvaring. My doctor told me to just give it more time but i'm geting to a point where i feel hopeless. My family can see the change in me. I just put the 3rd ring in a couple days ago but all i wanna do is take it out because i'm so scared. I'm not concerned about pregnancy because i am not sexually active at all. My doctor prescribed this med because of my PMS. I'm using the ring every 3 weeks so i don't get a period at all. I'm afraid of how my body will react if i take the ring out and suddenly get a period again. My pharmasist advised me to leave it in until you would normally take it out but i don't know if i can stand using it anymore. Does anyone have any advice. I'm afraid to talk to my doc about the emotional symptoms because it always seems they never believe the med can cause them. Thanks for all who read this, wish me luck or send me a prayer. Everyone else who's miserable on this BC you're in my prayers :)

Hello everyone, I have been going nuts trying to find people who have had side effects from the Nuvaring. I used to be on the patch before that, but I am sure many of you have heard about the deaths that occured to some people on it, so I decided to switch to the ring. It sounded amazing, leave it in for 3 weeks and that is it. The patch also used to come off here and there, so this sounded perfect. Then the side effects started. The only thing I ever had from the patch was a like a 10 pound weight gain, fuller breasts, and a regular period. I didn't know there are many women who feel extreme anxiety from certain birth control. Just within the last few months, I figured out the timing, and about a month or so, maybe less, after I switched to the ring, I started having serious anxiety, nervousness to where at times I thought I was going to have a panic attack, feeling like I was going mad, every so often would have a breakdown, gained more weight and in places I never had before, occassional night sweats, occassional chest pains, though could also be related to anxiety, depression, crying many times a week, and some other effects. I just started counseling because my anxiety has hurt my relationship. I always had a healthy worry when it came to my fiance. Part of it is caused by my past, but nothing I couldn't let go. Now I have for about a yr and a half constantly think he is going to cheat on me, always think he is lying, checking his phone as I see someone else posted on here as well, etc. I also worry about my friends too, like when they don't return my calls soon, I worry they are mad at me. I started therapy because all of my friends and family thought I should because they all see the man I have, and I have lost sight in the beauty this relationship had. So I took the ring out almost 2 weeks ago so I could get my period, and staying off from now on. I know it takes a few months to get out of your system, so hoping the anxiety goes away. I have also lost my sex drive due to all this. I know I wrote a lot, but hoping to help out others with my post. I am glad you all posted, and thank you for making me realize I am not alone. Just remember, some other birth control can have the same effects, but not all. I may consider the pill after I let my body get over this. Good luck to you all, and for the ones who love it and have no bad side effects, i am happy for you. It is great because it is so easy, but unfortunately, can't use it.

I am really glad I read the other posts here. I see a pattern. I tried the NR for the first time about 12 days ago. I got a dull headache from it right away and my stomach didnt feel right although I never threw up from it. I thought I was ok until 5 days ago (Saturday) when I burst into tears over something little right after I woke up in the morning. I went to my weekend waitressing job and burst into tears again over something little. I had such mood problems that day that I worried most of my co-workers and smarted off to people which I never do. My manager was really worried that I was acting so strange. On Sunday I just wanted to sleep all day because I was upset. I freaked out and cried until I choked myself just because my husband was going to be home from work later than scheduled, which is a regular occurrence in his line of work. On Monday when I went to my office job I was in the bathroom all day feeling sick. After that I went to my waitressing job and got really moody again. My manager had a pep talk with me and I thought I was ok becuase Tueday and Wednesday (yesterday) my mood was much improved even though my stomach was still really upset. Well - today I burst into tears on the way to the office, could not shake it off, and left the office an hour later (around 9 am) to try to calm down. I felt better so went back about 10:15. Worked about an hour, felt sick in the stomach again. After almost fainting while opening the bathroom door, I spent the next 15 minutes sweating profusely while I hung over the garbage can waiting to throw up. I'm 29 years old and had to call my mom to come pick me up and drive me home. I thought I had a panic attack or a nervous breakdown by now. I slept a little, woke up with nausea and crying and got online to see if NR was why. It sort of sounds like it. I am trying to decide if I should just pull this NR out now or stick it out until day 21. I am afraid I might lose one of my jobs for being so moody and saying the wrong thing - or hurt my husbands feelings worse than I already have if I don't get rid of the NR, but will I make matters worse if I do? I need help!

I have been on the Nuvaring for 5 years. I started experience anxiety, panic attacks and depression about 3 years ago. Recently they have gotten worse again. I also have very restless legs (not sure if this has anything to do with the ring) I am now 47 years old and decided that all these risks increase with age so I am getting off of it and seeing what my body will do naturally. My husband doesn't like it but all I can say is snip, snip!

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 am just about to finish my 3rd month of nuvaring. I have never been able to take the pill (I either vomit, or bleed non-stop). I have been having side effects that are increasing daily. I have a bit of lower back pain, started bleeding the day before I took it out on the 2nd month. I have been spotting this month since Thursday of last week, and have 3 more days before I am supposed to take it out. I am using a tampon today because it is so heavy.
I have nausea that comes in waves for the first 10 days. I also have severe breast tenderness.
I have minor headaches in the early evenings. I am not a headache person; never really have them.
The worst part is is the panic attacks (which I have never had). It starts with me holding my breath, tightness in my chest, and severe anxiety. I have felt weepy and out of control. It is getting worse the longer I am on it. It feels like someone else is driving my feelings. I don't recognize myself, nor my reactions to things. I feel a bit paranoid about things. My fears have been irrational. I feel sad, and cry for no reason at some point every day. On the 6th day after I put it in, each month, I have cried the entire day. I am taking it out tomorrow after I speak to my doctor, and getting an IUD. This is a nightmare. I also have night sweats. I also think it is pushing on my bladder. I feel like I have to urinate all the time, and then I sit down to pee the tiniest amount imaginable, and I do not have the ability to push my urine out quickly, which I could do before the ring was in. I had my doctor check me for a UTI, or any other problem like that, but I was "fine."

I have been on the ring for about a year. I have experienced panic attacks since April. I'm a stay at home mom and i live a stress free life. But I have no sex drive and my husband gets on my nerves. So, I called my doctor today. I have headaches, stomach bloating, panic attacks, mood swings, weight gain and fatigued. Yesterday, I was eating everything in sight. My husband asked me if I was pregnant. This is crazy! I took off from school to focus on my art work but all I can do is sleep. I hope after talking to my doctor, I can get my life back, not medicated. I haven't talk to anyone ( friends or family) because I don't want them to think I'm going crazy.

I have been off the Nuvaring for the first full cycle after being on it for about 20 months. I posted previously -- but went off because I was experiencing an increase in overall anxiety, including a tightness in the chest, night-time panic attacks, and more anxiety. I am feeling so much more normal now -- even though I did have PMS this month (which I didn't have as noticeably while on the nuvaring), but it felt normal and identifiable. My moods and emotions are easy to pin to an event (whereas I just felt this vague sense of uneasiness all the time before) and I'm so much more relaxed. A friend of mine recently went off for similar reasons, and is feeling better as well. Birth control definitely isn't as convenient as it was; however, my overall quality of life feels much improved.

I began using Nuva Ring about 20 months ago and, never having used any form of birth control before, thought I had found a very convenient form. Around the same time I started using it, I also moved to a new town and new job and my relationship became long distance. I had a lot of anxiety, but thought it was from the move. I have since gotten married and the anxiety and panic attacks (mostly at night) did not get better, even though I could not identify any clear issue that was making me anxious or depressed. I have had more headaches than previously, but mostly was concerned about the constant anxiety -- including sometimes a tightness in my chest. I took my ring out this month and am going to start using a diaphragm. I will re-post in a few weeks to report on whether or not going off the nuva ring resolves these symptoms.

First off, I am so relieved to have found this website and to have figured out that i am not going crazy...
This whole thing started off right away when i started to use NuvaRing.
I think by the second day that i was on it I was in the metro and when the metro reached the next stop the doors didn't open right away and i started to have an intense panic attack feeling like i was trapped and became extremly nauseous... worse then i've ever had in my whole life... I didn't know what was wrong with me and for the past two weeks i thought that my life would never be the same and that i would live like this forever...

I tried so hard from when this started to happen to me to try and figure out what was wrong and i couldn't think of anything that could cause me to feel this way... Then this morning it hit me that it could be the new birth control that i was taking and i started to research and found this:)

I've also experienced extreme nausea and lack of sleep... also sometimes i would feel extemely hungry and sometimes i would feel like i couldn't even look at food. My breasts have been hurting a lot; like when i'm on my period... and i've had terrible mood swings and a lack of patience.

Recently terrible depression has started to occur to the point where i even thought about killing myself which is something that i have never thought seriously about in my life...

PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS HAS ALL BEEN IN ONLY A PERIOD OF 2 WEEKS!

this thing is terrible and i would never reccomend for anybody to begin taking it. It should be taken off the market.

I was on the ring for about two years and after about one year I started getting little panic attacks but then they started getting really bad. i just to be a super happy girl who was always nice etc. I startd being bitchy to my friends and family for no reason...the panic attacks woudl come out of nowhere and they really scared me. so i took out the ring 5 months ago and since then my acne is out of control, i have gained weight that i cannot seem to lose and i have yeast infections (which i also had on the ring)...however i have not had a panic attack. my body just feels really weird...i feel gross all the time and i am constantly bloated. i thought going off the ring would help me...has anyone else gained weight or had weird problems after stopping the ring?

I have been on the ring for one year and in this past year I have had sudden and unexpected weight loss from a normal 135 down to 122 and I am 5'6". I have also had nausea, trembling in my hands , and most notably a series of panic attacks. Whether in the middle of the night, or on a train, plane or bus, for the first time in my 40 years I am suffering from sudden, frequent and severe panic attacks. Three doctors appointments have sent me home with a clean bill of health. I am seeing a specialist this next week and am considering a link to the ring.

hi, i've been on nuva for about 8 months and am stopping next week. i have been lightly depressed and have experienced A LOT of hair loss, but the worst for me have been the debilatating panic attacks. my advice: "waiting it out" is NOT the answer. there are plenty of other forms of birth control, including non-hormonal barrier methods.

While I was on Nuvaring I became gradually depressed, gained weight, had sluggish thoughts, poor concentration , and also vision problems. My normal athletic self was weak, and I was angry all of the time. It never let up. Finally the depression became to much to bear, and so I went off. For a week and a half I have suffered from constant headaches, jaw and neck pain, and tingingly in my limbs. My concentration is poor. Then I developed panic attacks. Sometimes I start to cry for no reason (and I am not typically a crier -- its rare for me). I work in market research, and I spent my entire lunch break today crying on a bench in a mall I was sent to evaluate. I do not know what's wrong with me. I've read of similar side effects for other pills (Yasmin) and that they eventually fade, but there's not much info for Nuvaring... I despise the thing and its made a mess of the last few months of my life.