Drug Ratings for NUVARINGAverage Rating: 2.4 (690 Ratings)
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR NUVARING | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
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| 5 | Pregnancy prevention & Endo | Love this birth control!! It cleared my skin up. I have not gained any weight. It has reduced cramping. Have never had better results on birth control. | F | 21 | 3 years | 5/20/2013 | 3 | not to get prego | Bad headache I feel super tired and bloated I don't know if its from the ring or not but I didn't have none of these till I started it! I like the only 2 day period n its easy to put in and take out I don't even feel it when its in | F | 24 | 3 months | 5/15/2013 | 3 | Prevent pregnancy | Noticeable hair loss and thinning, severe hopeless feeling, extreme fatigue from moment I woke up, so hungry all the time, no motivation for anything, mouth ulcers which are not something i have ever gotten before, totally random painful headaches, blinding pain after intercourse, and plenty more progressively. At first I was so happy to have this, it was easy and seemed to not have any side effects for me...and i thought it was wonderful, I even recommended it to others. But at the end of the month while I had it out for the week break I looked back over the month and couldn't believe how unhappy and withdrawn I'd become, I stopped doing my hair or makeup or even getting dressed and was just sour all the time and so incredibly tired...not to mention all the physical problems developing, the doctor said to give it three months at least but no way! | F | 31 | 1 months Ring | 5/13/2013 | 4 | Pregnancy prevention, light period | For the most part I am happy with this birth control method. Little uncomfortable shoving it it in. I gag. Every time I take it out I'm gassy, stomache goes crazy, shorter lighter periods though. Been on it for 4 years now. | F | 23 | 1 days | 5/10/2013 | 1 | pregancy prevention | No sex drive, irritability, dizziness, exhaustion | F | 25 | 2 months | 4/22/2013 | 1 | Vacation | Well, the only reason I was using nuvaring is because I was going on vacation and did not want my period during that time. So one months duration of the ring was all I needed. On day one (sunday)and two I was fine with it. I then started to notice that I was feeling agitated, having mood swings , blurred vision, tiredness and overall not feeling like myself. I tried not to think and obsess about it being the ring's cause, I really wanted it to work well with my body's chemistry. As the days progressed into the weekend (Saturday) I had enough. It's so strange that estrogen would have such an effect on your system. I think the MOST deciding factor of removing this foreign object is the lack of desire to have sex!!! I have a very healthy appetite sexually and it had diminished it. I don't know if it was psychological because of my moodiness and overall not feeling well so I could care less about having sex or if the estrogen in the ring had an effect on that as well. The only form of bc that worked really well with me after having two children was the iud. It had no side effects, I'm fact it made my periods lighter and more tolerable. I had my iud in for 10 years and then decided to have another child and upon removal, I became pregnant within two months. If anyone is on the fence about birth control, I would really look into an iud for i felt fortunate to have had it suggested to me by my obgyn twenty years ago and lived a happy healthy sexual being and not having to worry abou | F | 44 | 6 days 30 mg | 4/7/2013 | 3 | prevent pregnancy | When I was younger I tried a couple pills and experienced weight gain and mood swings with each (could have been my age though), so I switched to Nuva ring. Loved it for the first year or so and had no issues besides acne. I was starting to feel bipolar and my doctor put me on anti depressants and anxiety meds (tried FOUR kinds) with no luck. Stopped those and stopped nuvaring after a breakup. Felt awesome during my time off birth control entirely. Been with my current man for 9 months and restarted the ring a month in. Nothing but hell since. I argue over nothing and have zero patience. I'm a total bitch now. I have the worst acne on my face you could ever imagine and nothing will help it. I also have ZERO sex drive to the point where its damaging my relationship. I'm tempted to stop birth control completely because the hormones just mess with my head & body too much. | F | 20 | 2 years 1 ring | 3/14/2013 | 5 | contraceptive | hair loss | I love it! | F | 30 | 6 years 1X D | 2/8/2013 | 1 | birth control | Horrible mood swings I would cry for the smallest things or get incredibly mad. I felt so exhausted all the time. I did manage to lose 15 pounds but immediately gained them back once of the ring. Terrible birth control. | F | 21 | 1 years | 1/18/2013 | 5 | Birth control | Headaches, slight cramping, heavier periods, joint aches | F | 23 | 3 months 1 | 1/9/2013 | 1 | Mood, heavy period, strong cramping | It took only a matter of minutes to start feeling discomfort in vaginal area (inside and out). Heavy discharge, nausea, bad mood, sadness and headache. Pain in entire body (cramping in uterus, outside, and legs). Strong heart palpitations and anxiety. Resumed, made everything I was trying to regulate or eliminate, worse. Felt unsafe and at risk, and took it off. | F | 33 | 3 days 0.015mg | 12/31/2012 | 1 | Birth control | Migraines, nausea, weight gain, but the emotional impact has taken a huge toll on my life. Anxiety, paranoia, mood swings, lack of patience, unbelievable sadness, and uncontrollable anger made me destroy relationships that were very important to me. It has been out for 2 weeks and I have lost 7 lbs and feel better already. If you do choose to use this drug, please observe your mood and don't let it get out of hand. | F | 36 | 6 months | 12/24/2012 | 3 | Birth Control | Acne Improvement, vaginal wetness, depression/ emotional anxiety. | I noticed the wetness within a couple weeks of using the drug. It was inconvenient and uncomfortable but at the time better then forgetting pills. Within a couple months my skin cleared up like I've never seen. I never connected the drug with my depression but it started about the same time/a little before my skin started clearing up. I went off the drug for a few months- the wetness was driving me crazy. My skin got worse but my emotions improved (I thought I was just less stressed). I've been back on it for a few months now to help my skin. I've started to become depressed and emotional all over again. It's effecting my performance in gradschool. I'm going to stop taking it and try to find something else to help my skin. | F | 24 | 1X M | 12/15/2012 | 3 | Ovarian cysts, contraception | Water retention, minimal weight gain (3 lbs or less, hard to quantify due to excessive water retention and loss every couple weeks), more leveled-out emotions, tender breasts, breast size increase, intermittent vaginal itching, clearer skin, increased vaginal discharge (sometimes white with the accompanying itch, other times slightly yellow and thicker), more intense cramping and heavier periods, nocturia, intermittent hot and cold spells. | I was previously on Loestrin FE 1mg tablets, and switched to Nuvaring due to emotional upheaval. I was hoping the consistent amount of hormone delivery may help with my awful pre-menstrual exacerbation of a pre-existing depressive disorder. The breast size increase is very noticeable, as is some weight re-distribution around my stomach and hips. My breasts are a half cup size larger, maybe a bit more. I weighed 145lbs previously and currently weigh 139, but this increases with water retention oftentimes to 148 and back down again. The itchyness in the vaginal area presents just like a yeast infection would, odor and all, but disappears within 2 days. Happens about once a month. | F | 24 | 4 months 0.12/0.015 1X M | 12/13/2012 | 1 | Cyclic Migraines | Asthma exacerbation, daily headaches, lethargy | Not certain this medicine is the actual cause of increase in asthma symptoms, but not willing to take a chance. Have not had day without asthma symptoms 2 weeks after starting this medicine. Each day gets worse, now my athletic daughter can not even swim 15minutes without needing inhaler. Has missed the last 2 weeks of swim and a meet as she can not get off couch. Would not recommend taking this if you have asthma. Really frustrated that it took me 2 whole months to make the connection between her increased asthma symptoms (that were perfectly controlled prior to insertion) and the possibility that the ring was causing it. | F | 13 | 2 months 1X D | 12/11/2012 | 3 | Pregnancy prevention | I used nuva ring previously but had been off all birth control for a year. Got a new boyfriend, restarted the ring and then remembered-- I never had emotional side effects but the physical ones...well, eww! Smelly BV, loss of lubrication, loss of sex drive, bloating & heaviness. I'm afraid of what my new fella is thinking! Took it out and going back to the patch :( | F | 35 | 1 months | 12/7/2012 | 5 | birth control | As I just said on the patch review. I was on depo forever and in between kids. Doctor put me on the patch and then nuvaring due to bone concerns. Depo was great. No weight gain or mood issues. The patch and ring are horrible!!!!!!! Weight gain,migraines,vision problems,HORRIBLE HORRIBLE. | F | 27 | 4 months | 12/1/2012 | 3 | birth control | Mild to moderate chronic depression (dysthymia), elevated cholesterol, weight gain, dry eyes, low/no sex drive | For the most part, I felt fine while using Nuvaring, but I decided to stop because it is not covered by my insurance under the ACA, so I have to pay for it still. I've been on four other pills and tried the Mirena IUD and all were intolerable. Nuvaring did work best for me, but once I was off, I realized that the chronic, low grad depression (dysthymia) was lifting and I had a normal sex drive again. It's going to take longer to see if the other side effects dissipate, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed that they do. I think Nuvaring can be a good option for some people, but in the end I don't think any hormonal birth control will work for me. | F | 28 | 5 years 1X M | 11/19/2012 | 1 | Regulate Periods | Extreme fatigue/sleepiness, breakouts, bad pelvic cramping, discharge increase, loss of libido, bad headaches, shortness of breath, felt like I would pass out, sadness, weepiness, cysts in breasts, breast growth | about three hours after inserting ring I had cramping, within a week everything else hit. two days before I was supposed to take it out I couldn't even stand up with out things getting fuzzy around the edges and almost passing out. I took the ring out at three in the afternoon, and by 11 PM I was feeling 50% better. Three days later I am still having issues with bad dizziness and extreme fatigue. Feels like my body is full of lead and I can't wake up. Going to the doctor tomorrow because my blood pressure is sky high. | F | 27 | 19 days 1 Ring 1X M | 11/17/2012 | 4 | to prevent pregnancy | Overall i am extremely pleased with the nuva ring. It doesn't make me moody and emotional like most other birth controls. I don't have excruciating painfull cramps like I used too. I also enjoy that my actual periods are shorter and lighter. The only thing I do not like or understand is i have been on it now for 4 months and my cycle is regular, but I'm having a problem to where at anytime i may start spotting during the middle of the month and sometimes it continues through until my period. The only thing that stops it then is when i change out the ring. This is usually induced when I remove it for a brief period of time or have sex with my husband. I honestly do not understand why this is or what is going on. I know this is normal the 1st maybe even 2nd month while your body is getting adjusted to it but I don't think it is normal for this to continue. Is anyone else having this problem? Also my skin is naturally oily from Italian blood my skin broke out pretty bad the 1st month but subsided after now my face is 100percent clear of blemishes. I've been small my whole like around 110 to 120 I'm 5'6. I cannot say it makes you gain alot of weight however it does help with maintaining weight though. I was 112lb when i found out i was pregnant with my son last year. I went up to 149lbs. I immediately lost basically all of it after giving birth. I think i was at 129. I'm holding pretty steady now at 126 which I'm not going to argue with. | F | 20 | 4 months | 10/20/2012 | 5 | Birth Control | My period has been shorter, my acne has cleared up, I lost weight and have an increased libido | I love it, the best thing I could have gotten because I can't remember to take a pill and didn't want anything put in for years. | F | 18 | 7 months 1X M | 10/19/2012 | 3 | bc | NO sex drive, very frequent headaches (several each week). | I had been using NuvaRing for about 3 years. I had a Mirena placed 1 month ago now. All the time that I used the NuvaRing I thought it was great. Now that I am without it & after reading these reviews I firmly believe it was the cause of my non-existant sex drive & very frequent & intense headaches. I have struggled with headaches since I was about 12 years old but they had gotten much more out of hand the last several months I used the NuvaRing. I have a busy schedule & a small child so I really thought the loss of sex drive was just related to my life circumstances. Now that I have the Mirena my sex drive has made a comeback & my headaches have been much less frequent & intense. | F | 27 | 3 years 1X M | 10/13/2012 | 2 | Birth Control | Acne increase, weight gain, and week long bouts of nausea. Then one month I broke out in Hives to my arm, chest, and abdomen. They were unexplained, and got worse every day. The hives would last in one location for 5-7 days before starting to fade, and reappear somewhere else. I went to multiple doctors including a dermatologist who finally corrolated the hives with me inserting a new ring at the beginning of the month. No one else thought it could be the ring because I had been on it for 2 years!! Within hours of taking it out the hives have started to go away. | F | 27 | 2 years | 10/12/2012 | 1 | Pregnancy PREVENTION | PREGNANCY. You may experience a shorter period and somehow ovulate during that 7 day out time frame. | Since becoming pregnant, found about 3 other women/now mothers who were on NuvaRing in my same predicament. | 15 months 1 ring 1X M | 10/12/2012 | 2 | Prevention of pregnancy | Lack of energy, emotional, cramping in uterus and legs, chest pains, big decrease in sex drive, always feel bloated/gassy... At first I liked nuva ring bc I didn't have to take a pill like i did prior, but all the symptoms I have don't seem to add up to anything but the ring. I have decided to get off BC for a few months to see how I feel and get my body back to normal. | F | 24 | 2 years | 10/4/2012 | 1 | birth control | Itching burning increased discharge, cramps, headache | F | 21 | 1 days | 10/2/2012 | 2 | Convenience of birth control | Vaginal dryness, depression, mood swings, low libido, sense of hoplessness, weight gain. | I took this for 7 years, and never realized what was causing my problems until I finally came off of it. To the people who are judging those who have had a negative experience with this birth control need to realize that not everyone is the same, people react differently to different medications and hormones. Therefore, I think you need to be less judgemental and rude about other's lifestyles. Just because some of us gained weight from this drug does NOT mean we sit around eating fatty foods all day. Some of us had this problem even while maintaining a healthy and active lifestyle. Anyway, when I was on the Nuvaring, I was constantly bitchy, mean and never had a sex drive, not to mention my weight was climbing, even though I watched what I ate and tried to work the weight off many times to no avail. However, as soon as I got off of it, I felt better, more sexual, and my weight dropped dramatically. I really wouldn't recommend this drug to anyone based on my experiences, and I think I'll just stick with the diaphram. My libido and body are thanking me now. | F | 23 | 7 years 1X M | 9/27/2012 | 1 | Heavy flow/cramping | After a few hours of insertion I started experiencing dizziness and feeling like I could fall out. I went to bed early but was awakened by hot flashes/sweats throughout the night that felt like my body was on fire. The next morning I was vomitting, feeling jittery, having heart palpitations, severe migraine and just feeling like I was on my death ned. I called the oncall Dr and he recommended I remove immediately. He said that some women have a sensitivity to estrogen and for me to schedule appt next week with my GYN. | My Gyn wanted to try this as a less invasive alternative to hysterectomy since I amonly 33...but this was a horible experience and I would woudnt want to wish it on my worst enemy. | F | 33 | 2 days 1X D | 9/27/2012 | 1 | Birth control | Bloating, weight gain, headaches, cramping, depression, lack of sex drive. Now being off it after 4 months I am still waiting for my period to come, and I am definitely not pregnant. | Originally i was all for using nuvaring after one month I was fine had no problems except for headaches which Advil worked for that. The months following it just got worse, I don't know why I said on it for 9 months but i regret it now. It was not worth it at all and still trying to work off the 10 extra lbs i gained, not happy. Try something else | F | 21 | 9 months 1X M | 9/20/2012 | 1 | Birth control | Horrible aching throbbing feeling in uterus, near black out and severe dizziness approximately 3 hours after insertion, wierd 'pressurised' feeling in head, felt panicky and anxious for no reason, legs felt like lead, felt fatigued, lethargic and exhausted for no reason, unexplained ache in leg. Exactly half an hour after removal of Nuvaring 12 hours later, nearly all these symptoms reversed. | Definitely felt as though I had a massive dose of 'something', will never EVER take this form of contraception again. Have taken the 2nd generation combined pill in the past successfully, never experienced side effects like these. After hearing about the many lawsuits filed against Nuvaring regarding the danger of blood clots, strokes and death in healthy young women who are not at risk I have taken it out, thrown it away and will NOT be putting it back in. | F | 27 | 1 days 11.7 mg 1X M | 9/17/2012 | 1 | prevent pregnancy | Vaginal irritation, burning, itching sensation, that is still going even though i took the ring out a whole day ago would not recommend | F | 17 | 1 months n/a | 9/14/2012 | 3 | Birth Control | increase vaginal discharge. loss of sex drive. Extreme Weight Gain. Acne problems. Nausea, Dizzy spells, Aquired Gastritis (Acid Reflux) Pains in joints, shorter much lighter periods. Less period cramps | In the first few months I was excited that I didn't have to remember to take it every day and that I didn't show much symptoms but then a couple of months later I started getting nauseous and dizzy. I loss interest in sex and began gaining alot of weight. I'm less interested in doing things I like and all of a sudden i'm breaking out horribly. I've always been complimented about my skin until now. I want to change but was told Nuvaring has the least amount of side effects and would suit me better since I dont have to take it every day. I'm STUCK! | F | 27 | 1 years 30 MG 1X M | 9/12/2012 | 5 | Birth control & skipping periods | When I first started the Nuva ring I had breast tenderness and increased discharge. Which would be on the ring when I removed it. So I started to take the ring out and rinse it every few days. I have always gotten extremely heavy and painful periods. My doctor suggested that I skip my period ... On week 4 instead of being ring free for a week. Insert another. I never had problems. I love the Nuva ring | F | 31 | 4 days | 9/5/2012 | 1 | birth control | heavy white discharge, foul odor, abdominal cramps, NO sex drive, easily irritated, outrageous mood swings, blurred vision, legs & arm pain | I was on nuvaring for only 13 days. As soon as I inserted in, almost instantly I started having abdominal cramps (they were the worst when I laid down, so I had trouble sleeping). Only about an hour after I put it in, I started having a heavy white discharge & foul odor. After about 3 days, I had no sex drive what so ever! Within a weeks time, I had terrible mood swings (i've never had mood swings before in my life) & I was very easily irritated. Just in the past week, my vision started messing up. & acouple days ago, my legs and arms have had pains in them. I thought all this stuff going on was just because my body had to get used to the new birth control, but that is not the case! I now see im not the only one with these problems. & (literally) right before I started writing this, I took that piece of crap out of me! I refuse to put my body in danger. I wish I would have came across this site before I chose to put that death circle inside me. but im glad I found this site before I really ran into trouble.. I Hope all of you recover completely from this, and I do not recommend this birth control to my worst enemy! | F | 20 | 2 weeks 1 ring 1X M | 9/5/2012 | 3 | Birth Control | I developed gall bladder disease (biliary dyskinesia) and had to have my gall bladder removed. I also grew several benign tumors in my liver, my doctor said they were related to the nuva ring. There were no other side effects, but I seemed to exhibit some of the rarer side effects, unfortunately. No longer taking the ring. | F | 28 | 8 years 1 ring 1X M | 9/4/2012 | 3 | easy to use birth control | Decrease sex drive, irritability, distraction, | F | 24 | 1 months | 9/3/2012 | 1 | Ovarian cysts/birth control | Sever Anxiety, Depression, Yeast infection, soreness, swelling, weight gain | I thought I was fine on this type of birth control until another pointed out that I was getting increasingly anxious. The final breaking point was when I had 4 anxiety attacks in one week over nothing and symptoms of a painful yeast infection. | F | 23 | 4 months 1X D | 8/24/2012 | 1 | prevent pregnancy | a few hours after i put in NR i started getting chest pains, i didnt think anything of it until they didnt go away then just got worse, i felt a heavy feeling on my chest and was having trouble breathing, i told my mother (me being 18) and she told me to go look up all of the side effects and i saw that NR could lead to blood clots and i took it out. I only lasted about 14 hours on it and i plan on calling the DR. in the morning | maybe my body was still getting used to it but i hated the feeling, something just wasnt right about it and after reading these i know its the ring and not me, im hoping the pains go away soon because i just took it out | M | 18 | 1 days 1X D | 8/21/2012 | 3 | Stomach pain/pregnancy protection | Shortness of breath, sharp quick headaches, insomnia, leg pain, knee (joint pain), sore throat and loss of sex drive. Sometimes I have trouble peeing like I can't and it hurts then I wait a little while and I can go. | Happy I found this site, I thought I was crazy and these things were something I had to deal with. I'm now off the ring, we're trying to get pregnant, the ring worked for what I needed it to. Pain after periods during ovulation and pregnancy control. I've been to the Dr. for these symptoms, had test done and they never found a thing. They looked at me like I was crazy lol, so I stoped going to Dr. for issues. So I hope now I'll start to feel better and that was what caused my issues. | F | 28 | 8 months 1X D | 8/17/2012 | 3 | Prevent pregnancy | I was on the NR for a little over a year and loved it. I had zero side affects and felt amazing. Then out of no where I started feeling sick, nauseous, feeling the need to throw up, and hot flashes like crazy. I took it out an felt fine but all of the sudden my face broke out BAD!!!! And I started to get a bit puggy. I went to the doc and she suggested I try it again if it worked good before it should again right? Wrong, I am feeling sick again and now having stomache cramps that come and go but are soooooo painful. Also I have lost all interest in everything (school, work, my child, my husband, sex) My doc told me to wait it out but I think I am going to listen to my body. If my body doesn't like it, neither do I. This BC may be great at first but don't be suprised If after a year or so you start to suffer. | F | 21 | 1 years | 8/14/2012 | 1 | Prevent Pregnancy | Chest pains, Increase in discharge, Cramps, Abdominal pain, Extreme headaches everyday, Sore throat, Very tired, Memory loss, Confusion, Balance issues, Constant nausea, Joint (knee) pain, Shaking all the time, Shooting pains in my arms and legs | The first month I used NR I had chest pains so I went to the hospital and they couldn’t find anything wrong with me. I suggested the NR but the dr didn't think that was it. I also contacted my GYN and she told me to continue using it. After about 10 days the chest pains went away. I had cramps when I was on my period, which I never had before, throughout the month I would have lower abdominal pain, and I had a lot of discharge. Eventually I experienced extreme headaches every day, sore throat, very tired, memory loss, confusion, my balance was off, constant nausea, my knees hurt when I walked, my arms and legs (especially my right leg) would shake when I would stand and occasionally when I would sit, when I would read it would take me a minute to figure out a word (easy words) it was like my brain was on a delay or I would read the word incorrectly. I also had pains in my legs and arms. Once I had all of these symptoms I went to my general dr and told her about my symptoms and told her I was using the NR but she didn’t think that was it. The nurse and the dr looked puzzled when I explained to them all the issues I was having. The dr suggested a thyroid problem or lyme disease, so I had blood work done, but again everything was negative. Then I found this board and read through all the postings and found that a lot of what I was experiencing other women on NR had experienced too. So I took it out immediately! I just hope no permanent damage was done to m | F | 33 | 6 months 1X M | 8/14/2012 | 4 | Birth Contorl | Breast tenderness, weight gain, and fatigue.. Anxiety when removal of the ring along with nausea. Increase sex drive, lubrication, and breast. But some of the side affects are decreasing. I guess my body is still trying to get use to it. | F | 19 | 4 months | 8/13/2012 | 5 | regulation, long/heavy periods | No side effects really - abdominal pain 1 day before and slight discharge, but otherwise is great! | Been on several pills and this is the best bc so far. Easy to insert, remember, and no high risk of serious injury like IUDs/rods. | F | 21 | 11 months 1 ring 1X M | 8/6/2012 | 1 | Birth Control | I haven't even been on the ring for 2 weeks and I have been so moody since I started it. I lost my sex drive, completely. Which is not normal for me. I also had an increase in my discharge, almost like I have a yeast infection. I've had random crying spells, gain of appetite, and feeling very tired all the time! I've been feeling depressed the last few days as well. Even my boyfriend started to tell me that I haven't been myself. As soon as he said that, I knew right away it was the ring and just had to look up the reviews and I'm so glad I did because I was starting to feel crazy! | Do NOT use NuvaRing! The side effects are just not worth it! | F | 23 | 2 weeks 30 1X D | 8/2/2012 | 2 | pregnancy prevention | ever since i started to take the nuva ring i notice a lightened period but i have heavy bloating and cramps. i never had them before. once i finish my period and stick the nuva ring in i experience 48 hrs of nausea. it's hard to eat anything. | F | 24 | 4 months | 7/31/2012 | 5 | cant keep up with pills | NO SIDE EFFECTS =) | F | 20 | 1 years | 7/29/2012 | 2 | Prevention of pregnancy | I tried the ring because my new doctor thought I might like it before trying an IUD. I was ok in the beginning but after a week sex became extremely painful. That's not normal for me, it wasn't even painful when I lost my virginity. I kept with it but pain hasnt gone away, even after going almost 2 weeks without the ring. I also experienced some migraines that's not normal for me. My face broke out, I normally have nice clear skin, my face is still healing. I'm very disappointed. | F | 21 | 1 months One ring | 7/21/2012 | 1 | REGULATE M PERIOD | SEVERE NAUSEA VOMITING,BLOATING,WEIGHT GAIN,FATIGUE, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE | I was on the NUVAring for 6months and during that time I went to the Doctor more than 5x which eventually ended with me having to be put to sleep and a scope put down my throat because of the severe vomiting and nausea accompanied by bloating and weight gain that I was experiencing! Well they didn't find anything wrong so I said that if they didn't find anything I would be taking the NUVAring out because that was the only foreign thing in my body! And I thank GOD that I did! Since I took the NUVAring out a month ago, I am surely feeling a lot better, no more nausea and vomiting at all, and my stomach is not feeling all tight and bloated after every meal. I don't have pain in my stomach anymore at all when I eat or even drink for that matter. The side effects after taking it out is a whole other story! Emotional and crying for no reason i think my hormones are going crazy, but I am thankful to GOD that its getting out of my system and it will not be going back in!!! I would not recommend this birth control method to anyone, it's truly a silent killer,it starts off great then all of sudden all these different signs and symptoms start coming! So PLEASE PLEASE do your research before using this birth control method! | F | 31 | 6 months 1X M | 7/18/2012 | 4 | pregnacy prevention | I haven't experienced any side effects while using the ring. I usually suffer from long heavy periods, but on the ring they last only 3 days. They've been so light that I've only needed a panty liner. I haven't experienced any weight gain and my acne has cleared up much more than when I was on the pill. The ring is easy to insert and easy to remove once you get the hang of it. I was recently informed that you can leave the ring in for 4 wks and either replace with another to avoid periods or have a period on the 5th week. I choose to have the period to elongate the time between purchessing bc it is somewhat expensive. | F | 25 | 4 months | 7/17/2012 | 5 | prevent pregnancy | I have experienced extreme mood swings Heart paletations and anxiety this is not me what so ever. I was on it in my early 20s and had no issues. Now in my 30s thisthing is terrible. I took the ring out yesterday and today I actually fell less stressed. I am calling my doctor and requesting a new birth control this one is aweful. | F | 32 | 1 months 1 | 7/15/2012 | 3 | Birth Control | Great alternative for people who forget to take a pill or have issues with migraines/estrogen, which was my issue. No weight gain, no mood issues -- wonderful as far as that goes. Unfortunately for me, after the first few months, the ring made sex feel like the first time, every single time. Since the vag is the absorption site for the hormones, my vag became tight and virginal again, to the point that sex was extremely painful every single time. Not exactly the way I wanted to control conception. | F | 31 | 6 months 1X M | 7/15/2012 | 1 | birth control | I took this out a week into my second month. I had terrible depression. To the point of basically hiding in my room. Everything made me cry. I had more acne and gained weight. I am still in a fog (this was a few days ago kind of recent)....anxiety and insomnia have decreased drastically but are still there. My legs hurt for no reason. Difficulty reaching climax, lowered sex drive. Really just lowered interest in EVERYTHING. Drastic decrease in confidence. Social anxiety. Of all of that, the depression and anxiety were/are the worst. Still aren't completely gone. | F | 21 | 2 months | 7/11/2012 | 5 | Birth Control & Heavy Periods | Mood swings, teary, irritable in week off. Occasional light cramping after inserting new ring. Increased lubrication, small libido loss BEAUTIFUL light, almost painless periods. Used to have a full week of truly awful pms, inc sore boobs and back aches and heavy bleeding for 5 days with light at the beginning and end. Now 3 day periods, heavy on day 2 with some cramps. | F | 25 | 6 years | 7/7/2012 | 1 | To prevent pregnancy | I had been on nuva ring for a little under three weeks. One day after intercourse i took a nap, had been asleep for about 25 min. Had a dream that i was on fire, woke up HOT, legs were numb and blood gushing down my legs. I could barely walk and was short of breath. I immediately removed the nuva ring and went to the hospital only for them to give me 800 mg motrin and a prescription for guess what...NUVA RING. I knew something was wrong and i am just glad i had enough sense to remove it and never use it again. They ought to be ashamed of themselves for putting this crap on the market and i pray that every legitimate lawsuit is won. | F | 24 | 3 weeks | 7/6/2012 | 2 | Birth control | Depressed , crying for no reason , chest pain, lots of stomach pain , white discharge ,confused , no interest what so ever towards everything for example : sex, work , family. I felt all the food imcumalating to my body . I'm a very mellow person I never get angry really . This made me hate everything .I would just blow every situation out of proportion . Oh yeah being nauseas was a 24 hour thing everything I would eat I would gag or not finish . I would get extemely hungry at night . | F | 17 | 2 weeks 14.4 | 7/3/2012 | 1 | Birth Controll | Cramps, Discharge, Spotting, DEPRESSION | PLEASE STAY AWAY FROM THIS DRUG. I can deal with all the other issues for the convience of this drug but the ring does cause extreme mood swings an depression. Twice in the last 3 months that i have used this drug i have considered suicide. I am a very mellow women and not one to have or show extreme emotions but this drug is an issue. I noticed within the last few months a huge difference maybe they changed something in the product but please please be careful using this drug. I have used patches and pills and never had an issue except for the occasional missed dosage and am completely healthy and in great shape. Something has to be up if so many people are dealing with depression issues. | F | 25 | 3 years 1X M | 7/2/2012 | 1 | prevent pregnancy | I was on an emotional roller coaster.depress,anxiety,chest palpatation..mostly everyday I will feel dizzy,fatigue..horrible feelings will not recommened | F | 34 | 2 months | 6/27/2012 | 1 | birth control | The ring gave me a uti within the first week witch turned into a very painfull kidney infection. I'm still in alot of pain. I've been so tired and moodie also have had bleeding and cramps. I took the ring out tonight and hope im feeling better in the morning. I am a nurses aid and a single mom i cant afford to take a day off and it has been hell to work like this lifting people and walking so much in this much pain. I wish i would have done more research before i started taking this. | F | 27 | 2 weeks | 6/23/2012 | 1 | For consistent birth control | Depression, vaginal itch & discharge, crying spells, headache, weight gain, complete lack of sex drive, irritability, tiredness, heart palpitations. | It was fine for the first week but afterwards everything just went into a downward spiral. I was so confused about everything that was happening to me. I though I was depressed again and broke up with my boyfriend becuase I was so irritable. It was only then that I googled side effects and saw that so many people had all the same issues. I feel like it totally changed my life for the worse and I can't wait to go off of it. | F | 21 | 2 months 1X D | 6/23/2012 | 1 | Birth Control | Ok, so the pill made my face extremely blotchy so I got off the pill and it has taken 2 years to finally get my face close to normal. During that time, I used condoms or the pull-out method, of which I know is not safe. Therefore, I started the Nuvaring 6 days ago, yes DAYS, and I am already seeing my face blotch up again, breakout, and not to mention my legs and belly are extremely swollen which could lead to blood clots. I have been picking fights with my bf for absolutely no reason and fortunately he is a forgiving person. To make it worse, I have NO sex drive, am moody, and extremely tired. I took it out today, especially after reading all of these reviews, and seeing that blood clots are a definite side effect which my Grandmother has struggled with most of her life. Seeing the list of all the side effects that are about a mile long is overwhelming and makes me wonder how this ring is legal! I wish my Dr would have been honest in telling me the true side effects instead of | IT SHOULD BE ILLEGAL!!! | F | 33 | 6 days 1X D | 6/13/2012 |