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 | birth control | severe depression, thoughts of suicide, no energy whatsoever | hate it, couldn't figure out what was wrong with me suddenly had no motivation, no energy, slept all the time had sudden thoughts of killing myself, also, though minor compared to how i felt while using it, it fell out during sex | F | 30 | 3 weeks 30 1X day | 3/4/2010 | 1 | Contraceptive | Migraines w/ halo, halo w/o migraine, dizziness, confusion, blurred vision, loss of vision in one eye. | Had terrible SEs within a few weeks of using NuvaRing... immediately removed, symptoms went away. Was told by health care provider that it was lucky I removed it, as my SEs were warnings of possible future stroke r/t ring. | F | 24 | 3 weeks 1 Ring 1X W | 2/17/2010 | 4 | Birth Control/Regulate period | Breast tenderness, breast growth, mild loss of sex drive, have to take out before sex | I've been on Nuvaring for a few months now and I'm pretty satisfied. It's my first birth control, so I have nothing to compare it to. I like how I can just have it in and not have to worry about taking a pill every day, but I do have to take it out before sex because my boyfriend can feel it and it bothers him. I am a little disturbed at reading others' reviews on their side effects. I don't understand how some people can go through bad side effects and not know that they are experiencing the bad effects that 'say take it out if you get these'. I suggest you read and KNOW the side effects of any birth control you are taking so if you experience them you wont get hurt and then you know it may not be for you. Overall I like nuvaring and hope with time I don't obtain any more side effects! | F | 20 | 3 months 1X M | 2/15/2010 | 4 | PMS Symptoms | No PMS, First Migraine ever & it was Ocular in the beginning, Leg numbness and tingling in right leg 1 year into it (lasted several months), Hyper Pigmentation on forehead, thick milky discharge, Apathetic to most everything, Made my hair Curly over time | Got rid of PMS and depression, no major mood swings, lost weight at first, but gained later, | F | 39 | 5 years 1X day | 2/13/2010 | 3 | birth control | tender breast, decreased sex drive, decreased wetness | I originally switched to the nuva ring, from camilla, which was an absolute nightmare. Compared to all of the side effects of the camilla I could gladly accept the side effects that I have experienced from the Nuvaring. My breasts are sore basically all the time, but they aren't so painful to interupt my dialy activities. The most annoying thing is being so dry. Also, when I do have a discharge it is thick and dries out quickly during sex. We have pretty much had to resort to using some type of lubrication to keep things comfortable during sex. I have had a decreased sex drive as well, but i think that usually sex drive and wetness seem to go hand in hand (in my experience at least). I haven't had any trouble with nausea, or headaches. It is not uncomfortable to wear, and I have never had a problem with it falling out. My boyfriend actually likes how it feels. I think one of the best things about this birth control is that you dont have to take a pill everyday. | F | 22 | 1.5 years 1X M | 2/11/2010 | 1 | birth control | Ordinarily, I am a very happy person. Loving, caring and very active. I was on Nuvaring for two months and just could not take the side effects any longer. Nuvaring made me want to be a mass murderer, lost my sex drive completely, cry when there was nothing to cry about, no vaginal lubrication when I was turned on. ALSO, I took out the nuvaring 3 weeks ago and I have had a headache EVERY morning I wake up. I currently have an appointment to see a doctor about it. It effects women differently I understand this but it made me feel like a monster.. I DO NOT recommend it to any woman I know. | F | 22 | 2 months 1X day | 2/10/2010 | 2 | To regulate menstrual cycles | Good: convenient, very regular period, no weight gain/loss Bad: severe abdominal pain, headaches, chest/arm pain | I really did love the Nuvaring at first because of how regular it made my cycles. I am quitting it after a year because of how scary it is to be on. I think I could deal with weight fluctuations or cramps (minor things) but the side effects I experienced made me lose sleep. Every month when I took the nuvaring out I would feel chest/arm pain on my right side. Every time I would inhale or laugh, my chest pain became worse. This happened EVERY month. I went to the emergency room in November for severe abdominal pain. They assured me it had nothing to do with my nuvaring yet I still have no diagnosis for that day. Needless to say, I am officially through with the Nuvaring. Ladies, please don't compromise your health for convenience. | F | 23 | 1 years | 2/1/2010 | 3 | birth control | headaches, migraine, possible weight gain, possible anxiety, vision changes prior to and during off-week | I was on nuvaring for about 4 years and pretty happy with it, because I travel a lot and would worry about taking pills at the correct time in different timezones. Some downsides to the ring as mentioned by others, such as decreased sex drive, etc. mentioned, but not outweighing the ease of use benefits. Vision changes at end of cycle and off week were annoying and caused me headaches with monthly regularity. Last visit to the gynecologist made me concerned as I mentioned I had migraines, and she told me it was counterindicated due to stroke risk, but gave me a prescription when I described my aura-like symptom as lines or flashes, which she thought were just from a hangover. (Ok, this is possible too.) I know we shouldn't overreact from things online, but looking up migraine auras did describe my symptoms and vision changes at the beginning of a big headache. Having had a brief migraine type headache with auras and sometimes nausea once a month for the past couple months, I became concerned about the increased stroke risk and decided to stop the nuva at the end of last cycle. (Now I wish they could figure out a way to put an older type hormonal b/c in this type of delivery method, as I really liked the convenience. Nuva would be smart to license this technology to different drug makers, as that would certainly be a bigger market opportunity and make women happy with an ability to use different hormone formulations than just the one.) | F | 32 | 4 years | 1/29/2010 | 3 | prevent pregnancy | yeast infections, vaginal dryness | I'm almost 25 and married and I started using Nuvaring about 3 years ago when I switched from the patch. The first year I had no probs and no side effects. Into the second year I got my 1st yeast infection. Then I started getting them every 3-6 months consistently. I asked my gyno if they were from Nuvaring and she said no so I continued to use it. I also started to have vaginal dryness resulting in painful sex which resulted in lack of sex drive. I decided to stop Nuvaring this month so I will see how it goes... | F | 24 | 3 years | 1/26/2010 | 2 | To regulate cycle | Headaches, cramping, pelvic pain, breakthrough bleeding, non-exsistent sex drive, yeast infections | My doctor started me on Nuvaring to regulate my cycle and help with the severe cramping and pain I was having with my periods. Since I cannont remember to take a pill everyday my doctor recommended Nuvaring. The first week went fine other than a yeast infection and increase in the amount of headaches I would get. The second week I started lightly bleeding and cramping, this continued for the next 3 weeks. I called my doctor and the nurse encouraged me to stick it out for another month or two and see if things got better. My second cycle went much better. I had no problems other than a yeast infection and some discomfort in my right ovary that went away after getting period. Third cycle went well until my period started 3 days before I was scheduled to take out the ring and I had severe cramping. I decided to try one more cycle. Fourth cycle was okay until I started cramping 5 days before scheduled to take out ring along with moderate pain in my right ovary. I am scheduled to take out my fourth ring tomorrow and I do not plan on continuing with Nuvaring. The only benefit I had while on Nuvaring was that my legs did not ache during my luteal phases like they normally do since I'm not ovulating (as far as I know). I plan on calling my doctor Monday and switching to something else. I don't think it was a high enough dose for me. | F | 25 | 4 months | 1/23/2010 | 1 | prevent pregnancy | Migraine (first day after having it in). swollen feet, vomiting, abdominal cramps and bloating (first week of having it in). | I put my first ring in on Sunday - the next day, I had my most severe migraine ever that lasted a full day (including vomiting). On Saturday (almost one week later) I woke up with very swollen feet and it was painful to walk. It progressed and got worse as the day went on. I started to feel bloated in my stomache area as well. The next day (Sunday - one full week of having the ring in me) I woke up, feet still swollen, my stomache even more bloated, started to have really bad cramps and proceeded to vomit over 6 times that day. Finally around 3pm I took the ring out. I have not vomited since then. Today, Monday - I still have some stomache cramping but not nearly as bad. I will not be going back to this form of birth control. | F | 30 | 7 days | 1/18/2010 | 2 | Birth Control | Nausea, headaches, fatigue and noticeable loss of energy, significant hair loss, lowered sex drive (not too severe), vaginal itchiness and secretion. | Im pretty young still so I havent been on a birth control for that long, only about 3 1/2yrs now. I first started on a generic pill for about 3 months, but it caused horrible nausea and migraines nearly everyday until I went to my gyno and got off of it. She then recommended me to try NuvaRing figuring that it was a lower dose of hormones and it wasnt being directly ingested to my stomach so she thought it wouldnt have the same side effects as the pill that I was previously taking. I have been on the Ring for about a year now, and honestly for about the first 8 months that I was using it I loved it and thought it was the greatest thing I could ask for. Other than more vaginal secretions and itchiness, I felt much better than I did when I was on the pill. However in the past few months I felt like my body took a turn for the worse being on the Ring. I now get these random spasms of severe headaches (where nothing can get rid of them, not even sleep) and my nausea comes and goes all the time. Just recently my fatigue has gotten so bad that I slept for nearly 18 hours on my day off the other day and I friggan woke up still tired as ever and with this horrible headache! Being on the Ring has now become a huge problem in my life all of a sudden causing me to have to call out of work frequently and even having huge panic and depression attacks towards my fiance over NOTHING! Im am going off of it as soon as my gyno instructs me too! | 21 | 1 years | 1/11/2010 | 1 | To regulate periods | Migraine's, nausea, unexplained exhaustion after tons of sleep, desperate crying spells, tender breasts, heavy blood spotting every day, sensitivity to smell sound and light, increased carb/sugar cravings, and the final straw for me was vomiting 3 times in 2 days. | Unfortunately I spent $150 on a 3 month supply for a product that is intolerable :( | F | 39 | 17 days | 1/2/2010 | 1 | pregnancy prevention | breast tenderness, discharge, UTI, yeast infection, mood swings, partner could feel it during sex | Immediately after inserting the ring, my breasts were EXTREMELY tender, when I'd take my bra off and they weren't supported I'd be near tears. This went away only when it was out during the 'off' week. I became incredibly susceptible to very painful and severe UTIs even though I was taking the same measures to protect against them as I always had. My mood swings were very pronounced. The most important thing I would like to tell other women- I would not recommend this to ANYONE who hasn't tried enough different birth controls to know what works for their body. Prior to using the Nuvaring, I had only used Depo for a few years with great results. When I started the ring I asked my doctor for a birth control with a lower dose of hormones. A few months into it (using correctly and often using condoms as well courtesy of not wanting to share the UTIs with my boyfriend) I ended up in the hospital with a ruptured tubal pregnancy (no idea I was pregnant) which resulted in a blood clot in my ovary. I had to go into emergency surgery to have that fallopian tube and ovary removed, although luckily the other side is fine. My surgeon told me that he has very little faith in the Nuvaring, doesn't recommend it to his patients unless they ask for it, and suspects that my metabolism was probably too high and burned through the low dose of hormones too quickly. I've been struggling for some time and kicking myself that I ever started using this in the first place. | F | 22 | 3 months | 12/24/2009 | 5 | Birthcontrol | mild nausea during my period, vaginal dryness | This is the best birth control I've ever taken. I am super sensitive to medications so I am very happy that I have mild side effects from this medication. Yaz totally killed my sex drive and when I switched to NuvaRing, I got it back. I didn't gain weight but I'm also vegan and eat super healthy. Over all I am very happy with it! | F | 21 | 2 years | 12/23/2009 | 5 | birth control | decrease in sex drive, dryness | I began using nuvaring because I spent three years trying to keep up with taking the pill every day. I've seen a decrease in sex drive but nothing terrible. I do feel like my boyfriend and I are resulting to lube a lot more often than we used to because I'm completely dry almost all the time. Other than that, I absolutely love it! | F | 21 | 3 months | 12/22/2009 | 3 | Did not want to get pregnant | I had no sex drive, very dry, Sore breast even the shower would hurt, and headaches . I have been on the Nuva Ring for 2 1/2 years and I just took it out three weeks ago, now I am crampy, and I am spotting. | F | 32 | 3 years | 12/22/2009 | 1 | birth control | NO sex drive Depression Anxiety Intense mood swings Weight gain | After 6 months of not knowing why I was such a nutcase who hated everything I used to love including sex with my boyfriend, I realizzed the only thing new was the nuva ring. I have since taken it out, just a little over three months ago. I had my period 2 weeks after taking it out and have not had one since. | F | 22 | 6 months | 12/15/2009 | 2 | birth control method | nausea, severe headaches, breast enlargement, breast tenderness, no sex drive at all, depression, anxious about things, weight gain. | i have been using nuvaring for exactly 3 months now. you would think after all those side effects i would stop using it but i have hope that they will go away. i am thinking of removing it today because it is just not fare to my husband. even though i love my breast now that they got a lot bigger then they were, was the use of birth control when you cannot be with you partner. my headaches have decreased now. i heard those symptoms only last 3 months. that is why i'm hoping that maybe i'll be ok. if that is not the case, i rather keep my husband and me happy then have large breast. there has to be another form of birth control that is easy and effective. i have tried the shot, and pills. the pills were better but i forget to take them. if it was'nt for the decreased sex drive, i would not even consider getting off of the nuvaring. | M | 19 | 3 months | 12/12/2009 | 1 | period control / birth control | weight gain, weight gain, weight gain, breast tenderness & growth in cup size, water retention, bloating, misery | i took depo for 15 years - from the age of 15 to 30 years old. for me it was the wonder drug - i had no side effects and no period for 15 years. i maintained a weight of 100 pounds the entire time and was so happy. a year ago, my obgyn sent me for a bone density scan, and it showed that i have the bones of a 90 year-old woman - very frail and brittle. she demanded that i get off the shot immediately in order to reverse the loss. i was on the nuvaring during the last year, which has sent my weight to a whopping 150 pounds, which at 5'4" is ludicrous, considering i have gained half my previous weight and now weigh 1.5 times what i used to. i no longer recognize myself, both physically and internally - just don't feel right, don't feel like myself. i had a mirena iud inserted last week in order to get my body back to the condition it was in during the depo, so i am currently hopeful. had my doctor not refused to continue giving me this shot, i would still be on it. | F | 31 | 11 months | 12/7/2009 |