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 |
| 1 | Birthcontrol | DEPRESSION, EXTREME MOOD SWINGS, weight gain. I honestly didn't feel like myself. | I felt crazy, I was extremely emotional 24/7.I felt bipolar, I would go from really mad to sad to happy within a half hour. I'm in college and the stress of school was enough to make me slighty depressed but this thing sent me past depression. NuvaRing had to GO. | F | 20 | 4 months 1X M | 3/6/2011 | 3 | period control | Not sure if they're related to the ring or not: I am extremely tired 24\7, mood swings and I just dont feel like myself. | I'm am going through a very stressful time in my life, trying to get through college, working and studying during any free time. I visited my OB to tell her of these symptoms; she didn't seem to concerned, considering the amount of stress I am under. However, nuvaring is the only medication I am on and i'm experiencing all of these wierd things, so naturally i'm going to attribute my symptoms to the birth control. After doing my own research, I have come to the conclusion to stop taking this at the end of this cycle. Too much to be concerned about. Why risk any uncertainty?? | F | 21 | 14 months 1X M | 3/4/2011 | 1 | pregnancy prevention | Depression, anxiety, discharge | I am not me! I am stopping this medication today! I have been a happy person most of my life, and I finally have what I want in my life and now I can't even find the energy to get out of bed or be happy about anything. I have a beautiful family, and I cannot get happy about it in the slightest. I didnt have any of these problems until I started this method of bc. I have anxiety issues and I have been having excess discharge. I would NOT recommend taking this medication. | F | 28 | 5 months 30 1X M | 3/3/2011 | 5 | Prevent Pregnancy | Moderate anxiety at times, weight loss, loss of appetite | Depsite the moderate anxiety (which was very easily controlled without medication) NuvaRing is great! I have been using it for 4 years (with a one year break to have a child) and wouldn't have it any other way. I was able to quit NuvaRing and conceive a child within a month, which is great since most birth conrol methods mess up your fertility for a little while. As for the loss of appetite and weight loss...what woman wouldn't want that?! | F | 24 | 4 years 1X M | 3/2/2011 | 1 | endometriosis | Put the NR ring in in the morning, by 10pm I was so nauseous, by 12:30 am was vomiting. By 2am removed the ring. It is horrible and will not put it back in! | DO NOT TRY THIS! | F | 20 | 1 days 1X day | 3/2/2011 | 3 | Birth Control | increased sex drive, mood swings, depression, increased appetite before period, change in odor, BV | I HAVE BEEN ON THE NR FOR A LITTLE OVER 3 MONTHS AND HAVE NOTICED IN EXTREMELY SENSITIVE AND HAVE OVER WHELMING FEELINGS. MY BOYFRIEND STOPPED WANTING TO HAVE SEX WITH ME AND HE JUST CONFESSED ITS BECAUSE I SMELL BAD. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE BEFORE. I NOTICED IT ONLY SEEMS TO APPEAR WHEN WE HAVE SEX. I ALSO HAVE HAD BV, WHICH I HAVE NEVER HAD BEFORE EITHER. I TEND TO BE EFFECTED MORE BY LITTLE THINGS THEN NORMAL. ITS HAS BEEN A BIT EXTREME AND I NOTICE HE IS ALWAYS TELLING ME IM LOSING MY MIND. HE NEVER WANTS TO TALK ABOUT ANYTHING SO I DONT KNOW IF I GETTING BETTER OR NOT. JUST IN THE PAST FEW DAYS I HAVE STARTED TO FEEL MORE LIKE MYSELF, THE OLD ME BEFORE I STARTED TAKING NR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON STAYING ON THE NR, YOU CAN TAKE A WARM EPSOM SALT BATH 4 TIMES A WEEK FOR 15-30 MINS TO CURE ANY ODOR OR TRACE OF BV. HOPE THIS HELPS SOMEONE!!! | F | 24 | 3 months 1X day | 2/28/2011 | 1 | Birthcontrol | Severe Depression, Extremely Moody, Green Discharge, No Sex Drive, Weight Gain | My health provider suggested NuvaRing after I had my baby. Unfortunately my baby did not live after birth. I have 2 living children. After six weeks my husband and I started to have sex, but I was not ready to have another baby because I was still morning my child . I was surprised that sex was amazing and I was feeling so close to my husband, I was told that I could easily conceive after giving birth and got scared. I wanted to use a contraceptive that was effective. 5 days into using the NR I did not want to have sex. ( I loved having sex), the though of having sex was nauseating and emotional. At about the 7th day I noticed I started to have a green mucus like discharge. During my pregnancy I gained weight then gained even more weight (10Pounds) after 11 days. Then my husband noticed that I was moody with him and all my anger was focused on him. I would start crying for no reason and I thought that it was because of the passing of my new born. I was always crying and nothing, not a girls night out, not even a hug from my living children would make me happy. Reading these reviews I see that this contraceptive has only made things worse for me physically and emotionally. I ran to the bathroom and pulled it out. I am waiting to be back to normal. I don’t recommend the NR to anyone who is depressed or has weight issues. | F | 33 | 11 days .0120 1X M | 2/28/2011 | 1 | Birth control | fatigue, cramping, gas, depression, anxiety, suicidal thought, pain during sex, loss of appetite | I had to take the NR out today, because I was experiencing such severe depression and anxiety. I was perfectly fine before starting the NR and almost immediately I noticed a change in my behavior. I lost my appetite and had difficulty participating in activities I've always done. I thought I was imagining it until I began to research the NR more. Thank you to other women that have written about their experience. I felt very alone and thought something was wrong with me. | F | 27 | 2 weeks 1X M | 2/24/2011 | 1 | Birth Control | Mood swings, depression, anxiety, tiredness, frequent headaches, rash on skin | I had been on Nuvaring before and I didn't notice any side effects. I stopped using it for over a year and am on it again. This time around, this is my 4th month using it again, and I am not feeling like myself. I go to sleep earlier each day and have to force myself out of bed in the mornings, still feeling so tired, like I never slept at all. The things that made me happy no longer do, I am "sad" all the time, I cry for no reason almost daily... i feel anxious over the silliest things, I lash out at people for no reason. I try to find a way to blame others for the way I am feeling. For the past couple of months, I get headaches, almost like migraines, everyday, and what started out as leg pains is now complete body aches. For the past 2 weeks, I have had rashy patches on different areas of my skin (mostly where my appendix is and my breasts). I am going to take out the NR today, and hopefully I'll be back to my cheery self soon. I hate this feeling. | F | 35 | 4 months 1X day | 2/24/2011 | 1 | Birth Control Method | Severe headaches, increased urination, moderate to severe neusea at around 5:30am-6:30am (not when I need to get up for the day either), DEPRESSION, severe agitation, descreased energy and increased fatique, Mood swings, weight gain. | So, I have been prescribed the NuvaRing and the first time I was on it for a solid 4 months over the summer. I actually was diagnosed with depression after the 4th week of being on NuvaRing and NEVER did I correlate the two until a friend mentioned it to me (which at the time, I did disregard immediately). I was put on an antidepressant. Once I took out the NuvaRing, it took about two to three weeks for me to feel back to normal and not so down in the dumps. My world started to flip back to normal and it was like a breath of fresh air. I thought it was the antidepressants doing the trick. When I went to the doctor, I literally told my doctor that I had no clue why I was so depressed because nothing depressing with going on in my life. I was literally sleeping 20 hours straight and eating inbetween wakes causing me to gain 20 pounds within a two month period. I blew up to 175 pounds. I also got on phentremine in order to lose the weight I had gained significantly (highly recommend). Anyhow I dumped the antidepressant and it has been at least four months since NuvaRing had been out of my system before I tried it again (because as I mentioned earlier, I did not correlate the two). Well, this time I was approaching week four when I noticed the SAME symptoms as before. Increased fatigue, AGITATION, mood swings, weight gain, very exhausted. My boyfriend is so happy with me :) I did take the ring out a few days ago because I instantly made the connection. Also, this t | F | 24 | 3.5 weeks 1X M | 2/22/2011 | 1 | Bad cramps, Irregular Periods | Nautia, stomach pain, body aches, leg pain, depression, anxiety, low to no sex drive, vaginal dryness, tiredness (no energy). | When on NR I experienced depression and anxiety, for no reason. My husband and I have a wonderful relationship. We are very sexual and lovey. Since being on the NR, I cannot get wet, have no sex drive, and am not as lovey towards my husband. The only reason I even had sex was to not make him feel bad. I didn't want him to think I didn't love him or want him anymore, because that wasn't the case at all. I didn't feel like myself at all. If I wasn't at work (which keeps me busy), I was depressed and nothing made me happy. I have had no energy what so ever. Nautious, headaches, leg pains (especially when lying down). The depression makes you feel crazy. The last time birth control made me depressed I stopped immediately and took B6 and B12. It made me feel so much better. I strongly suggest taking B6, and B12, it helps with the depression and energy. I took the ring out today, and went immediately and got those vitamens. I am already seeing a difference. Keep posting about your experiences everyone. This kind of forum is what helped me the last time this happened. I never realized birth control could do this until reading other people's experiences. Good luck everyone, remember, B6 and B12! | F | 26 | 2 months 1X day | 2/21/2011 | 2 | Birthcontrol | The first time I took it, I didn't really notice any side effects. Recently, I started it again and my periods were longer and a bit heavier (doctor said that would stop after a few months). Then I noticed that I was really moody after I put it in, very noticably moody. We'll be changing to something else after this month. | F | 41 | 16 months 1X M | 2/16/2011 | 1 | Birth Control, Heavy Bleeding | Excessive thick yellowish discharge, uncomfortable and burning, itching and MAJOR dryness during sex! It had to go! If you must, I would suggest removing it for sex only there is supposed to be a 3 hour window. | F | 40 | 3 weeks 1X M | 2/14/2011 | 1 | birthcontrol | No sex drive, dryness, brown foul discharge,weight gain | Okay im only 18 I only had this thing in for two weeks and my sex drive (which is normally great) disappeared completely and I was extremely dry. Plus I was having what I thought was weird spotting. So I get online and read these reviews and see so many people that had the same issues and I found out the spotting was discharge which is disgusting.. so I promptly ran to my bathroom and pulled that whack thing out of me I will call my doctor first thing tomorrow... nuvaring scared the shit out of me! | F | 18 | 2 weeks 1X AN | 2/10/2011 | 1 | Birth Control | Confusion, Low Sex Drive | I cant figure out where it goes. I can't find my "vagina". My boyfriend says its ok that i cannot figure out where to place it, he prefers anal anyway. | M | 21 | 1 days .120mg 1X M | 2/9/2011 | 1 | PCOS and protection from pregnancy | Overly emotional, bad periods, bad cramps | I was all for trying the nuvaring because I'm horrible with remembering to take anything, so I'm not too sure about the pill. But one thing is for sure, the nuvaring has made me feel like I'm literally going crazy! I feel so sorry for my boyfriend because he'll say something, (something which would normally NEVER bother me) and I'll just start crying hysterically. I cry over stupid things every day, sometimes several times a day, but when I'm on my week off away from the ring, I feel fine. I have PCOS, and it's supposed to control my menstrual cycles, and make them less heavy, and hurt less, and the nuvaring doesn't do either, It's still a very heavy cycle and I cramp so bad I don't even want to get out of bed or do anything some days. | F | 25 | 3 months 1X M | 2/9/2011 | 3 | Birth Control | Head achs, nausia, body ach, mood swings, tired/weakness, anxity, swelling in hands, feet and lower legs, tender breasts, hungry all the time, most symptoms of pregnancy and a funky rash on my skin. | This helped my endometreosis with less cramping and lighter cycles, but has made me feel horrible otherwise. I loved that it was a once a month thing, I never had to worry about forgetting to take it, and its kind of expensive for someone with no insurance. | F | 23 | 2 months 120 mg 1X M | 2/7/2011 | 2 | Birth Control | Angry all the time and no sex drive | I took Nuvaring for 4 years before I became pregnant. It was hard to see the difference in my attitude because it was during my early 20's and so much is changing anyhow. I decided to be off birth control for 3 years before trying to have a baby. During that time my boyfriend moved in and we got married, so naturally I thought I was just happy because of all the great things going on in my life. It wasn't until I started the Nuvaring (after we welcomed our daughter) again 2 weeks ago that I noticed I hated everyone, was always hoping someone would say one wrong thing to me so I could deck them and I was totally uninterested in sex, in fact it grossed me out. I stopped being loving to my husband and pretty much hated everyone except my new baby. I think I am just going to swear of birth control and use condoms. I don't like who I am when on this drug. NEVER AGAIN! | F | 30 | 4 years 1 1X M | 2/5/2011 | 2 | Birth Control | Experienced the lack of sex drive, frequent watery discharge, irritation during sex, constant yeast infections, and Moodswings that made me feel Bipolar! | Ladies within the first month I noticed there was something wrong with this contraceptive device. I switch from the patch becuase i was afraid of the dose of hormones that thing will pack. So going with something "safer" and easier to remember; the nuvaring at the time felt like a wise choice. Boy was I wrong! I was getting yeasting infections left and right. I thought I was baking bread down there! Then I noticed I only enjoyed sex during my week off. Other wise I will experience extreme sensitity if i made love and only the missionary position is when sex felt like sex. Then I noticed I had anger problems and no matter what i couldnt stop myself from acting like a six year old, with a temper tantrum!!! Now I'm back on the patch and i notice my mood swings has dramaticly decreased and I'm horny again! Oh by the way, my bakery down there, stopped producing yeast!!!!! How come I didnt switched sooner?????????? | M | 24 | 2 years 1X M | 2/2/2011 | 2 | birth control | Decreased sex drive, lethargy, painful sex, overall drop in mood | The Nuvaring caused an indentation inside me and made me very sore. It made me very tired and uninterested in sex. It may work for some, but it wasn't for me. I just felt tired, and lazy overall. | F | 25 | 7 months 1X day | 2/1/2011 |