Yes, for some people the hormones just
don't work well.
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MyLove4U
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side effects Posted: 02-16-08 17:03pm
i've been rading on some other forums and
they say that it will subside. then again
every woman is different. so if it's
something you don't feel you can handle
change your birth control. there is always
other options. as for side effects i've
had burning, and cuts. also a loss of sex
drive. came right back after a day or two.
got to say my husband was happy about
that.
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narf2008
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Posted: 02-19-08 08:51am
Anyone have Tinnitus as a side effect? I
have been on Nuvaring for approx. 2-3
years now and had Tinnitus for 2 years
now. I am blaming it on an accident I had
2 years ago or a tooth/molar pulling.
Doctors cannot find anything wrong with me
(MRI's). Could this be related? I do know
I have more yeast infections since using
the Nuvaring, at least once every month,
every 2 months. I have to see my Gyno in 2
mos., wondering if the Nuvaring is the
cause.
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navywife012006
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been there done that be careful Posted: 02-19-08 19:31pm
I was on nuvaring...and i started bleeding
badly for like 2 weeks i took it out and
am still bleeding 2 weeks after taking it
out...i noticed i had a lot of the
symptoms my sex drive was down my mood
swings are out of this world (my poor
husband) sleepy but i figured that was due
to my low iron count...not to mention
really bad cramps in the tummy and
below...enough where they have me crunched
over...it was worth then my labor pain...i
spoke with 6 other women who took it for a
year and can no longer have kids...they
either miscarry or just cant get
pregnant...i urge you woman please check
into it more...i wish i would of now
because i might have ruined every chance
my husband and i could ever have
kids...please be careful and take the ten
minutes to research any birth control you
take...i will now learn from my mistake
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Tylanas
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Posted: 02-19-08 19:38pm
I think it's highly, HIGHLY, aka nearly
impossible that you are infertile. I have
never heard of a woman becoming infertile
due to the nuvaring. I have heard of women
taking a year or more to flush Depo from
their system, but I've never heard of
infertility due to the nuvaring.
Have you had children before? Obviously,
if you're discussing labor pain... but you
want more children with your current
husband?
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Patricia66
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Message of hope... Posted: 02-20-08 07:51am
... to those of you girls who are under
Nuva ring and are experiencing bad hair
loss. It does stop... once you get off the
thing. I took it off it about 5 months ago
and my hair stopped falling about 2 months
ago. Other side effects such as zero sex
drive and headaches also stopped.
One thing I will retain from all this is
how differently hormonal birth control can
affect women. And also how little some
gynaecologists know about those effects,
thus leading you into believing that this
all is purely psychosomatic and can only
get better. Well it not always does and
there is only so much you need to take. If
the side effects are too heavy and/or too
numerous, try something else ! I am now
under hormonal IUD and after a few weeks
of intensive bleeding and headaches, all
is back to normal including sex drive !
Happy as can be !
I wish the manufacturers of Nuva Ring
would list hair loss under the possible
side effects so women wouldn't have to go
through all this questioning and
desperation.
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Georgia59
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Re: been there done that be careful Posted: 02-20-08 13:23pm
navywife012006
wrote:
I was on nuvaring...and i
started bleeding badly for like 2 weeks i
took it out and am still bleeding 2 weeks
after taking it out...i noticed i had a
lot of the symptoms my sex drive was down
my mood swings are out of this world (my
poor husband) sleepy but i figured that
was due to my low iron count...not to
mention really bad cramps in the tummy and
below...enough where they have me crunched
over...it was worth then my labor pain...i
spoke with 6 other women who took it for a
year and can no longer have kids...they
either miscarry or just cant get
pregnant...i urge you woman please check
into it more...i wish i would of now
because i might have ruined every chance
my husband and i could ever have
kids...please be careful and take the ten
minutes to research any birth control you
take...i will now learn from my
mistake
Whoa girl, have you seen your doctor? Have
you been checked out for PCOS, cysts,
ovarian cancer? Get your butt to the
gyno!!!
If the ring really caused women to become
infertile, they couldn't sell it. That
just doesn't happen.
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bonewoman
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Joined: 25 Feb 2008 Posts: 4 Location: Texas, USA
Yet another testimony here Posted: 02-25-08 23:16pm
I have lost so much hair, I was
gaining/fluctuating really badly with my
weight (especially swelling in my
stomach), my sex drive went down, and I
was fatigued VERY badly, having anxiety
attacks and losing sensation in my limbs,
losing sleep, peeing more (and i already
pee several times an hour!). And now I
look at my hair in the mirror (I've been
off the ring for 3 months now) and want to
cry. I have been reading this forum and
NO ONE has really had an answer to if the
hair grows back... My weight stopped
fluctuating and i'm no fatigued anymore (I
actually feel SOOOOOo great after
stopping), and i don't have
anxiety/numbness any more..but my
hair....still falling out and still
ugly/stringy/thin. Does ANYONE know if
there's a reversal of the hair loss? If
anyone is reading this who has never used
the ring and is thinking of doing
so....PLEASE PLEASE, reconsider. Do NOT
do this to yourself... And as someone
mentioned in a previous post...the OB/GYNs
act CLUELESS. They'll tell you there's
NOTHING wrong with it and NOW major side
effects...and when you point blank ask
them "is my hair loss a result of the
ring? "(like I did), they will LIE to your
face. My OB/GYN told me here was NO WAY
it was related to the ring...well...after
reading this forum...I'm sorry but I'll
never go back to her again.
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bonewoman
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Re: been there done that be careful Posted: 02-25-08 23:17pm
Georgia59
wrote:
navywife012006
wrote:
I was on nuvaring...and i
started bleeding badly for like 2 weeks i
took it out and am still bleeding 2 weeks
after taking it out...i noticed i had a
lot of the symptoms my sex drive was down
my mood swings are out of this world (my
poor husband) sleepy but i figured that
was due to my low iron count...not to
mention really bad cramps in the tummy and
below...enough where they have me crunched
over...it was worth then my labor pain...i
spoke with 6 other women who took it for a
year and can no longer have kids...they
either miscarry or just cant get
pregnant...i urge you woman please check
into it more...i wish i would of now
because i might have ruined every chance
my husband and i could ever have
kids...please be careful and take the ten
minutes to research any birth control you
take...i will now learn from my
mistake
Whoa girl, have you seen your doctor? Have
you been checked out for PCOS, cysts,
ovarian cancer? Get your butt to the
gyno!!!
If the ring really caused women to become
infertile, they couldn't sell it. That
just doesn't
happen.
I had this same problem (the excessive
bleeding). i bled for over a month
strait.
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bonewoman
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Joined: 25 Feb 2008 Posts: 4 Location: Texas, USA
Re: Message of hope... Posted: 02-25-08 23:19pm
Patricia66
wrote:
... to those of you girls
who are under Nuva ring and are
experiencing bad hair loss. It does
stop... once you get off the thing. I took
it off it about 5 months ago and my hair
stopped falling about 2 months ago. Other
side effects such as zero sex drive and
headaches also stopped.
One thing I will retain from all this is
how differently hormonal birth control can
affect women. And also how little some
gynaecologists know about those effects,
thus leading you into believing that this
all is purely psychosomatic and can only
get better. Well it not always does and
there is only so much you need to take. If
the side effects are too heavy and/or too
numerous, try something else ! I am now
under hormonal IUD and after a few weeks
of intensive bleeding and headaches, all
is back to normal including sex drive !
Happy as can be !
I wish the manufacturers of Nuva Ring
would list hair loss under the possible
side effects so women wouldn't have to go
through all this questioning and
desperation.
THANK YOU! I HAVE BEEN NEAR TO TEARS
THINKING MY HAIR WILL NEVER GROW BACK!
i've been off for 3 months now and have
still been losing...Hopefully I"ll start
to see some improvement soon! Thank you
for restoring hope!
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bonewoman
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Joined: 25 Feb 2008 Posts: 4 Location: Texas, USA
Another warning against Nuvaring Posted: 02-25-08 23:24pm
I have lost so much hair, I was
gaining/fluctuating really badly with my
weight (especially swelling in my
stomach), my sex drive went down, and I
was fatigued VERY badly, having anxiety
attacks and losing sensation in my limbs,
losing sleep, peeing more (and i already
pee several times an hour!). And now I
look at my hair in the mirror (I've been
off the ring for 3 months now) and want to
cry. I have been reading this forum and NO
ONE has really had an answer to if the
hair grows back... My weight stopped
fluctuating and i'm no fatigued anymore (I
actually feel SOOOOOo great after
stopping), and i don't have
anxiety/numbness any more..but my
hair....still falling out and still
ugly/stringy/thin. Does ANYONE know if
there's a reversal of the hair loss? If
anyone is reading this who has never used
the ring and is thinking of doing
so....PLEASE PLEASE, reconsider. Do NOT do
this to yourself... And as someone
mentioned in a previous post...the OB/GYNs
act CLUELESS. They'll tell you there's
NOTHING wrong with it and NOW major side
effects...and when you point blank ask
them "is my hair loss a result of the
ring? "(like I did), they will LIE to your
face. My OB/GYN told me here was NO WAY it
was related to the ring...well...after
reading this forum...I'm sorry but I'll
never go back to her again.
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Tylanas
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Posted: 02-25-08 23:25pm
I JUST read someone's reply where they
said quite definitively that their hair
DID grow back. However just like
everything else, it is probably subjective
to each and every person.
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cheriec
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Joined: 28 Feb 2008 Posts: 1
nuvaring and hairloss Posted: 02-28-08 09:31am
I too have been on the nuvaring 2-3 years.
I really didn't notice the thinning of my
hair because it was gradual. I now can
see my scalp and it if freaking me out!
Asked my gyno about this and she said that
it does not have anything to do with the
ring. Just got off with the company that
makes nuvaring and they said that
absolutly, hair loss can we a side
affect.
I am so afraid to go off because I am
nervous I will lose even more hair.
Any suggestions?
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Georgia59
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Posted: 02-28-08 14:38pm
I'm losing hair!!
And I'm not on Nuvaring. I'm not saying
that Nuvaring doesn't cause hair loss,
(because it can, in rare situations) but
make sure you're looking at other factors
instead. In my case, I'm anemic.
You may be just a multivitamin away from
not losing hair anymore!!
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Tylanas
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Re: Posted This Elsewhere Here But Posted: 02-28-08 21:54pm
dixiemink
wrote:
Just took it out after 5
days because it made me anxious,
depressed, uninterested in sex and I
forgot to mention there, fatter too- in
that short time! My depression subsided
within 5 hours, which shocked me. I can
really feel a difference between me this
morning and me this evening. Weird, but
there it is.
There is no way it could have made you
fatter in 5 days. I think your depression
left because you expected it to. I'm not
saying your symptoms weren't real, but it
truly sounds like a case of you expecting
horrible side effects, so you felt them
whether they were "real" or not. Self
fulfilling prophecy.
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jsrx
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Joined: 09 Mar 2008 Posts: 2
Posted: 03-09-08 21:59pm
I am a health care provider and never knew
about all of these problems with the ring.
Everyones body reacts differently to
medications, so if you are having
problems, you must tell your doctor, and
make a change! Anytime you introduce
additional hormones to your system, you
risk mood changes, weight gain, acne, etc.
I know its frustrating, b/c i am in the
same situation, but some women"s bodies
can just not handle birth control
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happytoknow
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You aren't alone and happy to know I 'm not either!! Posted: 03-11-08 02:42am
I swear--I thought I needed to go on anti
depressants or something-- I'm a
successful type A businesswoman and just
got on the ring this month and halfway
through mtgs I'd have to go to the
bathroom and just want to cry. I left my
boyfriend and started to be paranoid-- it
was horrible. I was irrational and just
cry and cry some nights. Tonight at a
restaurant I took the ring out and flushed
it in the toilet--I wasn't sure if it was
the ring--but now I'm reading this forum
and I feel to much better. My sister uses
the ring with no problem--so it may be
great for some--but for me-- forget it!
Never--I became a completely different
person!!! Thanks you girls for sharing!!!
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Lola214
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Posted: 03-31-08 10:20am
I have been on NuvaRing nearly five months
now. This is my first attempt at hormonal
birth control. On the positive side: I
like its convenience and that it is
supposed to be the lowest dose of hormones
available. I have not had problems with
it popping out (it has only popped out
once, during sex), and it does not bother
me or my partner during sex.
That all said, I am experiencing multiple
negative side effects: headaches,
including migraines; depression; low
energy; low sex drive; vaginal itching and
soreness; every so often a weird feeling
that I need to urinate when I don't; mild
weight gain; and thinning hair.
It has taken me a while to put the pieces
together and link these symptoms to the
NuvaRing. One morning I was working on
the computer and all of the sudden the
screen seemed to go white and flicker.
When I looked away, I still saw white
flickering light. I was worried I was
having a detached retina. I went to my
eye doctor, she diagnosed the condition as
an "ocular migraine". She was unable to
give me a specific cause, but said
migraines are often tied to caffeine and
stress. I wasn't really satisfied with
this explanation, because I am 40 years
old, have had stress and caffeine in my
life for 20+ years, but have never had a
migraine before. She sent me to a retinal
specialist to completely rule out any
retina problems. He concurred I had
experienced an ocular migraine. One of
the first questions he asked was if I was
on hormonal birth control. I was shocked
at the question, but said, yes, I just
started NuvaRing. He said estrogen can
effect these kind of migraines. He left
it up to me and my GYN to decide whether
to continue using NuvaRing or not. He had
me come back for a followup visit about a
month later to make sure no retina
problems. There weren't. Total bill for
three office visits to two doctors: $360.
Ouch.
I could put up with the other side
effects, but the hair loss is the straw
that broke the camel's back. Actually, it
is not so much that I am losing more
hairs, rather individual hairs are getting
thinner/finer, especially around the front
and sides of my head. From what I see on
this and other forums, these side effects
are typical for hormonal birth control. I
am planning to discontinue NuvaRing once I
finish this month's cycle. Has anyone
discontinued hormonal birth control and
see hair loss reverse? Please give me
some hope!!!
Thanks.
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Tylanas
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Posted: 03-31-08 10:51am
You're describing an ocular aka aural
migraine exactly. I get them, too. Birth
control can cause these migraines.
Every form of hormonal birth control is
different!! Just because you had these
symptoms on one form does not mean you
will have them on another form!! Don't
rule all of them out just because of one
bad experience.
And yes, several women who have gotten off
of nuvaring have reported hair regrowth.
As for hair loss on other forms of birth
control, I have never heard of it
happening.
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Georgia59
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Posted: 03-31-08 12:15pm
If you get those kind of migraines, taking
any form of birth control that contains
estrogen (like nuvaring) will increase
your risk for stroke (more than normal).
Some doctors say that women with these
types of migraines shouldn't be on
estrogen-containing birth control because
of this, but some don't say that. Either
way, it's an important risk to consider.
