NUVARING Reviews (ETHINYL ASTADIOL; ETONOGESTREL)Average Rating: 2.3 (852 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare NUVARING with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR NUVARING | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | Provent pregnancy | Blood clots during cycle, fatigue, slight mood swings | F | 23 | 2 months 21 mg | 5/1/2012 | 1 | Birth Control | I haven't even been using the NuvaRing for a full month yet and I already HATE it. Within the first week or two I've gained about ten pounds. It turned my stomach into and endless pit, and I was hungry ALL hours of the day. I've had random times where I'm crying over nothing. And then breaking down at how my body has gotten so out-of-wack so quickly. I have absolutely NO energy. I want to sleep all of the time. I can't concentrate. I easily forget things. I have NO sex drive at all. I'm dry during sex. I'm always in a bitchy mood and picking fights over nothing.. as well as being very irritable. Not sure if it's a side-affect from the ring but my hands are broken out in a itchy rash. I have vaginal discharge-and itchyness at times. Very bad headaches the first couple of weeks.. sharp cramps in my calves and pelvic area... nose bleeds/ blood clotting in my nose. Tender breasts. And during the first week it caused my face to break out HORRIBLY. Other than that it's just wonderful. | F | 21 | 3 weeks ? 1X M | 4/29/2012 Patient History | 1 | Birth Control | It was absolutely horrible! I loved it at first, because I was forgetting to take the pill, but I learned my lesson! It caused SEVERE depression, Anger, constant fighting and mood swings, back aches, cramps, bloating, severe gas to where I could not move, leg pain, headaches, dizziness, forgetfulness, horrible fatigue. | DO NOT TAKE THIS....it is horrible and is ruining my life. | F | 18 | 3 months 1X M | 4/28/2012 | 1 | Birth contract | Weight gain, irritability, vaginal dryness, loss of libido, yeast infections, discomfort during sex. | F | 32 | 1 years | 4/20/2012 | 2 | Birth Control | Constent mood swings, crying attacks for no reason, feeling depressed, tired all of the time, no motivation to do anything. NO SEX DRIVE, and when I would try to have sex I would experience dryness, which was uncomfortable and unpleasant. I also felt pelvic pain. | NUVARING caused issues not only for myself, but also for my relationship. I would have random mood swings and act like a crazy girlfriend, wanting to pick fights over petty things. I also lost my sex drive almost completely. My boyfriend and I went from having sex almost every night to me NEVER wanting to have sex, to the point where I would avoid it. When we did have sex I would become dry. Although NUVA is convienent, the side effects will never be worth that! I will never put the nuvaring inside me again! I wish I had read these reviews sooner, now I don't feel like it is just me! | F | 25 | 8 months 1X M | 4/17/2012 | 2 | BC pills make me very sick | Ever since i started the nuvaring i haven't been feeling myself. I want to cry constantly for no reason at all. I'm irritable, nauseous, i have a fever, loss of apatite. I've had such bad panic attacks to the point i felt like i was dying. I've had chest pains, a brown discharge the whole three weeks i've been on it. Randomly i get cramps and abdominal pain. I'm extremely dizzy, and very tired! I wake up in the mornings without being able to move. Once i get up and get ready i then feel tired again and go back to sleep. It's hard for me to fall asleep but once i do i seriously don't ever want to wake up. The doctor said wait three months, but i'm tired of feeling this way. I've also heard of a lot of people getting pregnant on the nuvaring. I'm sixteen years old, i can not get pregnant. | F | 3 weeks 1X day | 4/17/2012 | 4 | regulate cycle birth control | Foul smelling discharge, loss of sex drive | F | 22 | 1 years | 4/12/2012 | 1 | Horrible side effects. Destroyed my life. Horrible anxiety, depression, weight gain, fatigue, HORRIBLE FATIGUE, memory problems, attention and cognition troubles, inability to cope with any stress, insulin resistance, severe adrenal fatigue, headaches, back aches, darkened skin, spots on skin, loss of sex drive, anger, and many many more. Cannot recover 2.5 years after stopping. Ever since I had to give up everything and go on almost exclusive bed rest, special diets, went to all possible doctors. Nothing and nobody seem to be helping. When I took it I was 28. | DO NOT TAKE THIS. If you know any class lawsuits please let me know. | F | 31 | 4.5 months 1X day | 4/12/2012 | 5 | Birth Control | Increase in vaginal discharge. otherwise, excellent! As a mom of 2 young children, always forgot to take the pill on time. The ring is so convenient and I can never feel it. | F | 32 | 6 months | 4/11/2012 | 4 | regulate periods/birth control | At first slight nausea, after 4-5 months bloated stomach, nausea, headaches, vaginal discharge, UTI's. | It regulated my period immediately, ligher, shorter and regular. | F | 36 | 6 months 1X day | 4/5/2012 | 3 | Prevent pregnancy | Horrible mood swing, breast tenderness. Depression. Lost sex drive. Went from sad and crying to happy and laughing. I had used the nuva ring about three years ago and it made me a crazy woman. So I decided to use it again about two months ago. I didn't notice the side effects til my boyfriend said something about it. I realized I was moody, depressed, lost complete interest in intercourse. I will never use if again. | F | 22 | 2 months ? | 4/5/2012 | 1 | birth control | I got on Nuvaring in 2006,right after the birth of my 2nd son.I didn't notice any side effects at first.I got off in 2009 and got pregnant with my 3 son.Well I've been on it since 2010 and I am very moody,depressed,find myself over reacting with my boys,irritable.I get headaches almost everyday.I have NO SEX DRIVE at all.I have gain over 40lbs.My hair has been falling out and really thin.My relationship with my husband has gone to crap.I am always dry during intercourse and I have discharge on and off.I have come to realize that it has to be this Nuvaring!!!!I am calling my OBGYN Monday and getting on something else..I can not believe it took me this long to finally see the cause of so many things.The Nuvaring has almost destroyed my life!!!! | F | 29 | 4 years | 4/1/2012 | 2 | birth control | I'm not alone! It took me so long to realize it was nuvaring that made me fall into a depression that I could not overcome. My boyfriend is so patient and I'm happy he stood around for this. Too many mood changes and sex drive out the window! I feel great after taking it out! | F | 23 | 10 months | 3/31/2012 | 1 | Regulate periods | My hair started thinning while on this pill. I am 24!!!! I have always had beautiful thick hair and now I can see thinning thoughout like male patterned balding. The doctors keep telling me there is no connection. Ya. Right. Type Nuvaring and hair loss into google and tell the thousands of devastated women over the past 10 years that disagree with that statement. I will update this as I took out the ring two days ago. I am trying to be proactive and get on a low-dose estrogen pill to counter act the high-androgenic qualities the Nuvaring contains... Contributing to loss of scalp hair, increased facial hair. Yeah thats what they don't tell you. Contact me if you have similar stories or have a natural remedy that helped your hair loss. I am going to do black tea treatments, get on Nioxin, and slowly wean off BC all together. Nothing is worth a women's "Crown of glory". NR IS THE DEVIL! | F | 24 | 3 months | 3/29/2012 | 5 | Ovarian cysts | So far, I absolutely love the ring. It itched a little when I first put it in but that ceased after a few hours. I actually feel more balanced (hormones) on the ring than with any other BC I've tried (pills, patch, and shot). | F | 27 | 2 weeks 1x month | 3/26/2012 | 1 | Birth control | Horrible. Extreme increase in vaginal discharge, foul foul odor which is possibly b.v., yeast infections, or just the damn ring itself, totally dry during sex, bad mood swings, extremely irritable and bitchy very easily, vaginal irritation occasionally, I've been on this for about a year and a half and cannot stand it anymore. I don't feel sexy and my self esteem has plumeted. My bf can't stand the odor either. I'd rather not have sex. I started seeing side effects immediately and thought they'd go away but boy was I wrong. I'm getting off this thing asap and would never recommend this to anyone. | F | 23 | 2 years 1XM | 3/24/2012 | 4 | prevent pregnancy | I have been moody and gassy, but my sex drive is through the roof. Been having discharge but it isn't that bad. Actually felt better ever since starting it. Maybe I'm just weird lol... | F | 19 | 3 weeks 1X day | 3/21/2012 | 1 | contraception | I constantly feel sick and I am ridiculously moody. I've only been using it for less than 2 weeks and I'm a nut case and I have no sex drive. My boyfriend barely speaks to me now because I snap about everything. I'm so happy to read everyone's posts so I know I'm not alone. I have to take this thing out! I'd rather be pregnant than depressed. | F | 23 | 1X day | 3/20/2012 | 1 | pregnancy prevention | I have been on the nuvaring since my six week check up after having my baby.I have had loss of sex drive,moody,large horrible amounts of discharge.i just took mine out because me n my husband have so many issues with it...im calling my gyno id rather take the pill.... | F | 21 | 3 months unsure | 3/19/2012 | 2 | Period/prevent pregnancy | No sex drive whats so ever, I could stay dry for maybe the first 5 min of any kind of sexual activity, weight gain, moody,and I bleed all the time, I'll get off my period then have break through bleeding that won't stop. | F | 17 | 3 years | 3/15/2012 |