NUVARING Reviews (ETHINYL ASTADIOL; ETONOGESTREL)

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NUVARING  (ETHINYL ASTADIOL; ETONOGESTREL):  This product is a vaginal ring containing combination hormone medication and is used to prevent pregnancy. It contains 2 hormones: a progestin (etonogestrel) and an estrogen (ethinyl estradiol). It works mainly by preventing the release of an egg (ovulation) during your menstrual cycle. It also makes vaginal fluid thicker to help prevent sperm from reaching an egg (fertilization) and changes the lining of the uterus (womb) to prevent attachment of a fertilized egg. If a fertilized egg does not attach to the uterus, it passes out of the body. Using this product does not protect you or your partner against sexually transmitted diseases (such as HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia).   FDA Approval Date: 2001-10-03 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 3  pcos mood swings, depression, anxiety, burning during sex, lack of sex drive, weight gain, hair loss, unable to loose weight, unable to control mood swings, migranes I started nuvaring after I had an allergic reation to a birth control pill, I didnt want to even bother with pills anymore so I resorted to the ring. The 1st 3 months I had massive headaches, pains in my head on either side stabbing. I also had a hard time keeping the nuvaring in my vagina. How easy they say it is well I had to cup my hand down in that area just so I could use the bathroom (2) to make sure I wasnt going to have to fish it out of the toilet. 2 years ago I read a lot of bad reviews on it but I had no choice. NOW, I am trying to loose weight and nothing is happening Im gaining not loosing. Im spotting all the time almost all month this month and that happens alot during the years. No sex drive, the gyn said its my lifestyle and I should read romance novels!!!!!! HA! I used to have sex a few times a day until I had severe bleeding for 4 months diagnosed myself with PCOS than confirmed with doctor and blood test. Its not fun anymore, I want my life back so today I took it out. Once again it was hanging around the opening of my vagina causing burning and irritation. F 25 2 years
1X M
9/4/2011
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 5  Pregnancy prevention None! I absolutely loved the Nuvaring! I have 2 children and have used various forms of b.c. including pills and an IUD. I was so upset when my insurance changed due to job loss and I can no longer afford this method of b.c. I never had periods and it affected me in no way negatively! I am really very shocked to read the negative comments. I always had bad experiences with pills but while finishing up school I will have to switch back. I hate to not have the Nuvaring! For my body it worked the best by far! F 31 6 years
1X M
8/24/2011
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 1  Prevent pregnancy Worst thing I have ever done! Turned me into a basket case, I could not control my emotions, almost drove my car off the road. I have never felt so crazy in my life. I Thought people were after me, had to sleep with a knife next to my bed. Got very depressed nothing made me happy. NO sex drive ,i did loose weight from not eating. Never again will I let someone talk me into hormones! F 25 30 days
1X day
8/23/2011
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 5  control my period/ have a tubal I have only one and im not bothered by it .. incressed sex drive this is good because my zoloft decresed it and my husband and I were having issues not no more :)) I am 31 and married I was on this back in 2002 when it first came out but my husband and I went off it to get pregnant.. I got pregnant really quick with in 2 months after using it I loved it .. I got a tubal after my second child was born but since then I suffer from polycystic ovary syndrome and my cycles are wacky wont get it for 4 months then have it non stop for a month .. I was offered the pill and chose this again. I never had weight gain as I did with the pill Im a heavy set woman and I stay on a healthy diet and have lost 37 lbs. I cant feel it hardly at all and my husband likes it says it makes his sex feel better :).. I use a menstual cup and this is by far more comfy then it .. Im on zoloft for anxiety so I cant comment on that but I will say my sex drive is increased my husband is like come one not again :) : ) I recomend this for older woman that have no personal issue with touching their vagina and dont want to mess with pills .. ( i forgot to take a few when I was 19 well I have a 11 year old now 31 30 days
1X day
8/17/2011
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 2  birth control Nausea, brown discharge, increased discharge, lack of sex drive, increased appetite, mood swings These side effects suck because I just got married and I started taking it two months before, so I was a basket case. I went from a calm collected person to an irrational ball of tears and that makes for a pretty cool bride. Also my lack of sex drive has not been a cake walk since my husband thinks I am not attracted to him because I don't care for sex right now, and that is very not like me. Also, recently I have had brown discharge and some women credit it to putting in the ring late, but I have been right on schedule. NUVA RING this sucks! weight gain has not been pleasant either, my husband and I have decided to discontinue the use of NuvaRing so I can be normal again. F 22 4 months
1X M
8/7/2011
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 2  To prevent pregnancy Migraines around time to take it out; mood swings; extreme fatigue; wanting to constantly eat; therefore, weight gain; hopelessness; brain fog; could sleep all day after removing ring, slower speech I've been on Nuvaring for about 6 months. Everything seemed fine in the beginning or I just didn't pay attention to the side effects? Right before I take the ring out I start to get a migraine, which then occurs for several days after. Once the ring has been removed I become extremely exhausted and could care less about anything or anyone. This is NOT me. I feel I'm in a fog. My speech sometimes seems slower than normal. All I want to do is lie around or sit around. Again, this is NOT me. It takes an act of congress to get me to do anything physical. Once the ring has been removed all I can think about is food! Food, food, food. It seems my body has a difficult time in starting my periods every month. It's very odd and I truly don't know how else to explain this feeling. I have feelings of hopelessness, and I cry. I thought all of this was just me or just the month but obviously after coming to this website it's possibly NR. This is only my experience. I'm sure others may do just fine on this. Just my experience. F 37 6 months
1X O
7/31/2011
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 1  Pregnancy Prevention I have always suffered from anxiety since I was about 6...but for the passed 3 months my anxiety is becoming unmanageable. I have several panic attacks in one day and when i'm not having a panic attack i feel angry, or anxious. My hair is constantly greasy looking even though I wash it 2 times a day. I feel totally disconnected which is just not normal for me. Not to mention I'm afraid to go out in fear I might throw a panic attack and embarrass myself in public. At first I was attributing this sudden change on my switch from prozac to welbutrin but honestly the timing doesn't add up. I had an easy time coming off prozac and went without an anti-Depressant for a good 2 months with no problems. It wasn't until I started NR that all of this has happened. I also have no appetite, and am nauseous all the time. After reading all of these shared experiences with NR I'm taking it out. F 23 90 days
1X day
7/31/2011
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 1  Birthcontrol This is the worst birthcontrol method ever. My nuvaring DID get lost inside even though they claim it cant. It is now in my uterus & i have to get surgery to get it removed. F 24 4 months
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7/28/2011
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 1  Prevent pregnancy Blotchy skin (ketosis), weight gain, depression and blurred vision. In the 2 years that I have used NV, I've gained 30 pounds! I have been depressed as well. After about 6 months I developed dark spots on my face. I went to my doctor, but she didn't seem to think it was NV. But after reading all these comments and comments from other websites, I'm convinced it is. I'm taking out NV today and will see what happens. F 43 2 years
1X day
7/19/2011
 2  birth control painful burning during sex that lasted at least 20-30 mins extra discharge Everything was fine until I had sex once using the nuvaring where I experienced extreme burning like my vaginal cannal was on fire! did not change with or without condoms and only happened during sex once I began using the nuva ring. Im going to have to stop and I am disappointed because it was good otherwise. I dealt with the extremem vaginal discharge and after 4 months it went away.. however the burning never did.. I didn't have sex too often while I was using it or I'm sure I would have stopped sooner. F 26
1X day
7/18/2011
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 1  prevent pregnancy I am an athlete who trains for running races of all distances from 5k to the marathon and swim competitively. I am also a schoolteacher. I started using the Nuvaring in 2006 and continued for the last 5 years. For the first year, I didn't notice the side effects too much, but later, after a while, I noticed my weight beginning to increase by 40 pounds!!!! For running and swimming competition this was insane. I stopped working out and felt like a total blimp! I got off the ring about three weeks ago and have noticed a huge change in my weight already!!! No more bloated stomach, bigger and heavier legs, excess all over my body. I couldn't run and would go on long runs of 15 miles, and my weight would never go down, stayed the same no matter what I ate or did for exercise/training. I even dieted and nothing was working, my weight was staying the same. It was unbelievably frustrating. Also, I felt nausea and my mood swings were terrible. I would definately not recommend the Nuvaring if you F 41 5 years
1X M
7/17/2011
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 1  Pregnancy Prevention Depression, Anxiety, Suicidal thoughts, crying spells, foggy brain, feelings of hopelessness, headaches, heart palpitations, insomnia, excess discharge, swollen lip I can honestly say that starting about day 6 on the nuvaring, something shifted in my emotional and mental well-being. Small problems began to seem like huge problems. I began to feel hopeless and paranoid. This is NOT like me. I have been through MUCH rougher times in my life and I am usually very resilient. I don't care to do anything for myself. I am snappy, moody and sad. I took it out today and will NEVER EVER use this product again. In fact, I am staying away from hormones for as long as I can help it. This has been a terrible experience. I know everyone is different, but this has made the past two weeks a living hell. Be cautious when taking this! Monitor your mood and be aware of the potential side effects. F 30 21 days
1 ring/mo 1X day
7/6/2011
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 2  birth control HORRIBLE ACNE!!!, migraines (more frequent than normal), slight weight gain, worse than normal cramps, slight change in moodiness, slight loss of sex drive. I have been on NR for 4 months now and i hated it after the 1st three but decided to go another box full and see what happened. my acne is the worst its been since HS (im a Jr in college now) and it was terrible back then. my headaches are now usually migraines and the cramps are the worst. the only thing i guess thats good about NR is the convinence of only taking it once a month which for me is really nice since i forget things all the time. i have really been debating whether or not to switch back to Yaz ( which i was on for about a yr and a half, and LOVED IT!) i have 2 rings left and am going to stick it out til i use them cuz they cost me an arm and a leg. but then im back to yaz... it(yaz) cleared up my acne like never before, i barely ever had a zit while on it and wish NR had done the same since it was so convenient...oh well everything effects everyone differently, you just have to try it out i guess. F 20 4 months
0.120 1X M
7/2/2011
 1  Birth Control Depression, mood swings, acne, no sex drive, vaginal dryness, anxiety... the list goes on... I started taking NV 2 years ago, I was wary to start with because I had a lot of side effects when I was taking the pill, but my gyno convinced me the NV was a lower dose, easy to use, and shouldn't have the same side effects. WOW was that wrong. The first 6 or 8 months I was on NV things were OK, my sex drive was gradually decreasing, but it wasn't hugely noticable since I was so busy. By the time I reached a year on NV my sex drive was gone, I had anxiety, and was getting depressed. Over the last year the side effects kept getting worse and worse, I would be happy one minute and crying the next, I would get anxious about EVERYTHING, I kept having breakouts, and I was becoming deeply depressed. I finally made the decision to take out the NV after having a long discussion with my boyfriend, we hadn't had sex in a month b/c I was never in the mood, and I had turned into a different person. Now that the ring is out I feel like I am getting back to normal. For anyone who is considering taking NV beware, the side effects are serious! F 26 2 years
1X day
6/29/2011
 1  To prevent pregnancy I thought this drug was the best thing ever!! Until about 6 months into it i started to gain weight have major migraines serious mood swings I was literally bitting peoples heads off I never put tow and two together. My boobs were huge i gained about 20 pound which on my body looked like so much but i never realized it was this RING!!! Finally I read this page and realized im not the only crazy woman getting fat and so depressed!! DONT TAKE IT F 24 1 years
1X AN
6/28/2011
 2  contraceptive breast tenderness/soreness, decreased sex drive, mood swings/irritability, vaginal dryness I am only on my second cycle with the Nuvaring, but so far I am not satisfied. For the first several days, I was very nauseous and had cramps. Those symptoms went away, but I am still dealing with the other symptoms listed. My doctor has advised giving it a couple more months, but I'm not sure I'll stick it out. I have NEVER had vaginal dryness and am now dealing with that. I've been dealing with some personal issues, so I'm sure some of the moodiness can be attributed to that. However, I still feel that my emotions are more heighthened than normal. I've cried every couple of days, and little things set me off. The worse part is that I have barely been interested in sex. My sex drive plummeted fast. F 26
1X day
6/25/2011
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 1  Birth Control migraines, dizziness, nausea, vomitting, loss of sex drive, depression, anxiety. I am so glad that I found this site and realized that I wasn't the only one experiencing these problems with NR. I have been on it for about 3 months now, and it has been absolutely horrible. I have had extreme migraines, dizziness, vomitting, nausea, my nipples are sore, loss of sex drive, anxiety, depression... Ive been experiencing it all! I couldnt figure out what was going on with me and why I lost my sex drive, or why I have been so anxious and depressed... I literally do not want to get out of bed (and am in so much pain)! And I want to just cry every day for no reason. I have even been seeing my Neurologist for new medication to help with the migraines and dizziness... and even thats not helping right now with these side effects. I have made my appointment for 2 weeks to see my GYN. I am going back on the Pill! I know I will not have all of these things happening while on that. F 24 3 months
1X M
6/23/2011
 5  birth control none I absolutely love it never had any major issues and its super easy to take once a month and i dont have to rememeber to take it everyday no mood swings no weight gain i did have an infection once which was easily treated with cream from my gyno and it went away within days i have read some reviews about and it seems bizzare that some women got extremely moody and anxious even suicidial i never had those issues and definitely reccomend to anyone i also hAve not gotten pregnant while on it my boyfriend and i did not use A condom so it definitely works and i never feel during sex or any other daily activies great birth control F 22 7 years
1 1X M
6/20/2011
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 2   Headaches, low sex drive, weight gain and depression I used nuvaring several years ago and at i cant remember I having major issues. I am 38 yrs old and I started Nuvaring after using only condoms as contraceptive method for several years. However this time things were different. For the 3 motnhs I used nuvaring I had headchaes every day, and horrible migraines arounnd my period. So bad that I could not function properly. I I also felt depressed and got into horrible fights with my husband, I felt like I was going crazy, feeling like crying for no reason. I also gained 7 lbs in three months. I am 5'3 and used to weigth 122 lbs at my heaviest. I was always hungry and no matter how much excercise I did, i could not get rid of the weight. Nuvaring does not work for me and I am now off it. I am starting a new contraceptive pill Lo Loestrin but I had seen the comments here and now I am afraid to start with this one. I am not sure what I should do now. I am foreign and I think doctors in US only prescribe what teh pharmaceutical companies are selling and not what is best for the patient. F 38 3 months
1X day
6/16/2011
 1  Birth control Depression, high anxiety, loss of sex drive I started taking nuvaring 2months ago because I thought it would be so convienent, which it was. However, I gradually became depressed, and highly anxious. I had a baby 8 months ago, and I am lucky enough to get to stay home with him. He makes me so happy, but even though I am happy on the inside, I wasn't able to show it on the outside. My fiancé always complained that I didn't smile, and I wanted to, I just couldn't. I never wanted to be around family and let family be with my baby. I got anxious when family was around my baby. I had a totally lack of desire for sex... Which put a damper on my relationship with my fiancé. I am so glad I finally realized this is not me... And that it was the Nuvaring! I would never recommmend NuvaRing to anyone! F 24 2 months
1X M
6/14/2011

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