Nuvaring Side effects

I think this will do much better under the woman's health forum. Even though you do have some depression, it is not getting any answers. So, let's try it somewhere else.

Carrie

I just removed my Nuva ring about 20 mins ago. I only had it in for about 2.5 weeks. Right from the get go I started having all kinds of symptoms... The two worst ones were moodiness/crabbiness and the change in my discharge. It litearlly seemed like the pH was way off... it seemed very acidic and would leave my vaginal area very sore. It was also affecting my sleep severely... from about day 4 of having it in, I haven't had a full 8 hrs of sleep since... I can't... No matter how hard i try. I'm going to see how it goes with out it... and see if all these symptoms disappear shortly.

ok, this was posted over a year ago but for other people I will reply to it.
MENTAL! There is sooo much your brain can trick you into thinking about when you are doing something that is new.
If you read the pamplet that came with the nuvaring then you probably talked yourself into thinking that you just all of a sudden got these horrific side effects.
That is a form of anxiety too!
I know I was taking the pills and I started FREAKING OUT!!
I had every symptom in the world and then 3 days later I had an allergic reaction so I stopped taking them and got the nuvaring.
I would highly suggest anyone who is prone to side effects or is leary about taking pills or anyone who has or had anxiety or panic attacks... to use the nuvaring if they need a birth control or a form of something to regulate periods.
I have been on it a little while and I feel fine, he feels nothing during sex and neither do I.
Its a perfect little thing! The 1st night I was a little worried because I wasn't sure about it and I just wanted to take it out to go to sleep cause I was thinking about it all night but I woke up the next morning and nothing was wrong!
Its all in your head. If you talk yourself into thinking something is happening to you or something is going to happen... than it will!
You ever heard the expression "you can do anything you set your mind to"? Well.. there you go!

I had NuvaRing for 20 hours or so I couldn't take it anymore- headaches, nausea, being angry all the time... So I took it out... Now I am wondering if my period will Come after couple days just how it said in uje info about this BC...

I began using the NuvaRing one year ago and have had terrible side effects! I've gained 40lbs, Yes 40! I've been so moody my family has suffered. I've been depressed,angry,sad,crying..you name i've been it! I have been through h&ll trying to lose the weight and many doctor visits and blood tests thinking something was medically wrong. I even had my gyno say "wow, you've gained 17lbs in 2months"! Anyway, I would not recommend this type of BC. I'm NuvaRing free for 3days now and have seen a difference in my moods already!

I changed to the ring some 5 months ago because my life became extremely chaotic due to travelling and so on and with all the chaos I sometimes forgot to take my pill at the correct time - So, to me, the ring seemed to be the more practical, safer option.

I did not initially feel any difference and was extremely pleased with the results; as far as I was told by my gynaecologist the risks of the ring were no different from the pill. However by the second month I had already gained nearly 4kg, my migraines had become much more frequent, I developed sudden cramps and pains, became constantly bloated, depressed, paranoid, easily distracted, irritable and felt constantly fatigued. I could not get a straight night of sleep and even if I managed to get 6 hours (which would have been enough for me before the ring), I would take a multitude of long naps throughout the day because I was so exhausted. I put all of these symptoms down to stress, change in eating habits and so on and to be honest; although I noticed a change it was a gradual occurrence, so I thought little of it.

By month 3 I began to become extremely forgetful, to the point of abnormality; I was worse than a 75 year old lady! e.g. I would leave my apartment, forget I had locked the door, run back to my apartment to check the door, leave again, forget I had checked and run back to check again and so on. My record of this was month 5 where I ran back to check 4 times, which I only know because my neighbour commented on it! I would walk through the day and not remember what I did last or how I got to somewhere, almost as though I was only just waking up. I began to have issues with my vision and often became dizzy as a result; it seemed as though the room was jumping all over the place (I have had my eyes tested since and my eye-sight is perfect). However the perhaps more serious side effect I began to experience at this point was hallucinations.

I was so scared by what was going on I went to see three different doctors and received three different diagnosis'. I have since had a multitude of tests including: MRI, Psychosis tests, EEG, Neurology tests and so on and they all came out clean, my doctors were as baffled as I was. I put it all down to stress, exhaustion and possible looming psychosis , yet all of my side effects got worse and worse over the next two months and having tried everything to reduce stress and create a healthier lifestyle; I was at a loss.

So when I saw NUVARING in the news the other day I hit google and began to research; it turns out I am not the only person to experience these side effects! I have taken my ring out and will not be putting it back in, if it is truly responsible for what has been happening to me it should be banned!! I will keep you posted on the results, I hope I'll lose those 8kg I put on though!

p.s. Interesting fact: All of my hallucinations occurred towards the end of the first week after putting my ring in!

I changed to the ring some 5 months ago because my life became extremely chaotic due to travelling and so on and with all the chaos I sometimes forgot to take my pill at the correct time - So, to me, the ring seemed to be the more practical, safer option.

I did not initially feel any difference and was extremely pleased with the results; as far as I was told by my gynaecologist the risks of the ring were no different from the pill. However by the second month I had already gained nearly 5kg, my migraines had become much more frequent, I developed sudden cramps and pains, became constantly bloated, depressed, paranoid, easily distracted, irritable and felt constantly fatigued. I could not get a straight night of sleep and even if I managed to get 6 hours (which would have been enough for me before the ring), I would take a multitude of long naps throughout the day because I was so exhausted. I put all of these symptoms down to stress, change in eating habits and so on and to be honest; although I noticed a change it was a gradual occurrence, so I thought little of it.

By month 3 I began to become extremely forgetful, to the point of abnormality, I was worse than a 75 year old lady! e.g. I would leave my apartment, forget I had locked the door, run back to my apartment to check the door, leave again, forget I had checked and run back to check again and so on. My record of this was month 5 where I ran back to check 4 times, which I only know because my neighbour commented on it! I would walk through the day and not remember what I did last or how I got to somewhere, almost as though I was only just waking up. I began to have issues with my vision and often became dizzy as a result; it seemed as though the room was jumping all over the place (I have had my eyes tested since and my eye-sight is perfect). However the perhaps more serious side effect I began to experience at this point was hallucinations.

I was so scared by what was going on I went to see three different doctors and received three different diagnosis'. I have since had a multitude of tests including: MRI, Psychosis tests, EEG, Neurology tests and so on and they all came out clean, my doctors were as baffled as I was. I put it all down to stress, exhaustion and possible looming psychosis , yet all of my side effects got worse and worse over the next two months and having tried everything to reduce stress and create a healthier lifestyle; I was at a loss.

So when I saw NUVARING in the news the other day I hit google and began to research; it turns out I am not the only person to experience these side effects! I have taken my ring out and will not be putting it back in, if it is truly responsible for what has been happening to me it should be banned!! I will keep you posted on the results, I hope I'll lose those 8kg I put on though!

p.s. Interesting fact: All of my hallucinations occurred towards the end of the first week after putting my ring in!