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 |
| 3 | Ovarian Cysts/ Birth Control | No sex drive, headaches, joint pain and unebelievable mood swings | Although it is very conveint and easy to use I am increasingly concerned about the side effects I have experienced. | F | 36 | 2 years | 9/27/2007 | 1 | Birth Control | I experienced severe diarrhea within the first week of use and it's continued. I've been really moody, depressed, lacking energy, etc. I've also been gaining weight (despite exercising an hour daily)in my breasts and around my mid-section and I've only been using the Nuvaring for a little over a month....I stopped using it yesterday because I really don't like how I've been feeling while on it. I'd previously been on Ortho-Novum pill years ago with very little symptoms...this has proved to be a terrible form of birth control for me. | I don't know if my side-effects would have ceased in another month or two, but I felt that it wasn't worth waiting to find out because of the beginning weight gain and moodiness! | F | 39 | 33 days | 9/25/2007 | 1 | convenient BC | weight gain, swollen/tender breasts, severe depression, moodiness, abdominal cramps, vaginal dryness | I've been on Nuvaring for about 4 months and the side-effects are only getting worse. At first I just noticed the weight gain and swollen breasts. I didn't really mind this since my breast could use some growing lol. But then I started getting severely depressed...feeling worthless...suicidal even. Crying daily...no motivation for anything...moody/picking fights with my bf. I get crazy insane cramps every time I have sex...this just isn't worth it for me! convenience isn't everything | F | 22 | 4 months | 9/24/2007 | 5 | BLEEDING | A tiny bit of getting sick when taking it out the first day. | Everyone is different, but ladies who love it-IM WITH U 110%...I use to for 4 weeks and change it right after and have a period every 3rd month...I dont even have breakthrough bleeding...it takes a little to learn where it has to go, but then wham...this is so great. Im in love! So wonderful. Give it a chance...2 or 3 weeks or even a month wont do it...with all birth controls ure suppose to give it 3 months | F | 21 | 5 months | 9/20/2007 | 4 | Endrometrosis & POS | Migraines | Have been on nuvaring for 1 yr. due to endrometrosis & POS. In the past I was on the pill, but was experiencing severe migraines with tingling & numbness in my face & arm. So far the migraines are less, but still experiencing them prior to my cycle. I've been instructed not to remove the ring until week 4 and replace immediately to eliminate the cycle and see if that controls the migraines. I will also be placing an estrogen patch on for 2 days after I place in a new ring. Hopefully it will work. | F | 39 | 1 years | 9/20/2007 | 3 | birth control | extreme dryness, bacterial infections, mood swings, depression, weight gain, breast enlargement, very bad UTI infections | It is a nice idea, and I was ok with the mood swings and weight gain. The bacterial infections were really horrible. The last UTI was really REALLY bad, and the dryness was ridiculous. It started as difficulty "getting wet" but soon turned into my vulva tearing no matter what, from sex, even from walking! My boyfriend started to chafe during sex as well. It just wasn't worth it anymore. | F | 25 | 5 months | 9/20/2007 | 5 | oral pills make you fat | Okay guys... you have to realize that your body needs time to adjust to this thing. Yes it may suck at first, but after your body "gets" that you're going to have this constant release of hormones directly into your vagina, it will balance itself out and you won't have the "bad" side effects anymore. As with any drug, this takes a few months to do, so of course you're going to have your own subjective side effects, but don't complain when you've only had the thing in for less than a month. You haven't even gone through the adaptation part yet. -3rd year medical student | F | 25 | 1 years | 9/18/2007 | 1 | birth control | Severe depression, mood swings, nausea, irritability, slight breast enlargement | I have been on Nuvaring (NR) for two months. Recently, I became very depressed to the point of considering antidepressants. I also suffered unbelievable mood swings; crying one minute and angry the next. I then realized the depression started after using NR. Additionally, two weeks into using NR I was severely nauseous. I have removed the ring and am starting to feel like myself again. However, I hope the breasts stay! | F | 35 | 2 months | 9/17/2007 | 3 | Birth Control | vaginal dryness, some discharge (no odor) | I have been on about five different birth control pills in the past year and a half. I had a normal cycle until i went on the pill, then started bleeding every two weeks, then went months with no period at all. My doctor recommended nuvaring after i explained my moodiness, lack of sex drive, anxiety and irregularity. So far the only negative side effect i have is that i am very dry and sex is somewhat painful. However, my sex drive is definitely coming back to where it used to be and my moodiness seems much better. I've only been on it for about three weeks, but so far i like it a lot! | F | 21 | 3 weeks | 9/16/2007 | 4 | Endro & Polycystic Ovarian | Migraines (had previous), slight weight gain. | Switched to nuvaring to help with my endrometrosis and polycystic ovarian sydrome. Had a history of migraines thought to be caused by hormonal activity. Use the ring continously for 4 weeks & putting in a new one. Dr. suggested this to help reduce migraines and stated it was completely safe, also recommended ring instead of pill which I had been on for over 20 years. Still have migraines but not as frequently. So far so good. | F | 39 | 1 years | 9/15/2007 | 3 | breakthrough bleeding on pill | moodiness, irritability, low patience, no sex drive, vaginal dryness | The Nuvaring was great for me because my periods were always very regular, hardly any cramping, and I was on my period for fewer days. I could never even tell it was there, and it was easy. Unfortunately, I began to get very "blue" while I had the Nuvaring in. I never really experienced mood swings like this. I would become very irritable and have hardly any patience. I also had a feeling of helplessness, in that I would never feel "right" again. I have recently taken the Nuvaring out, and am experiencing unusual lower abdominal pain. I assume it is because of "lack" of hormones I was used to. Nonetheless, I have a doctor's appointment to figure out what it is. I will probably stay off birth control for a while. The Nuvaring is very convenient, but for me the side effects are not worth it at this time (especially with two young daughters!) | F | 28 | 12 months | 9/14/2007 | 2 | Birth Control | Migraines, Weight Gain, NO Sex Drive,Night Sweats, Depression | I had a weight gain of 40 lbs when i started takeing it. I felt like poop. I had gone from sex several times a week to once a month if you're lucky. It was horrible for me. I didn't realize what it had done to me until i went off of it and felt a million times better. | F | 24 | 2 years | 9/12/2007 | 4 | birthcontrol | vaginal dryness, mood swings | While it is a HUGE pain in the ass to still be experiencing the dryness that it seems so long as I am on birth control I will never get rid of, nuvaring had a HUGE plus for me. I was on ortho tricyclen for over a year and not even a week after I started it I began having stomach problems. I had diarrhea and stomach pains and I went back to the nurse who said there was no way it was related. I was SURE it was but they said no. Then another doctor told me I was lactose intolerant, so I would take lactaid pills before eating dairy food but it didnt help at all. Caffinated things made me sick as well. As SOON as I started nuvaring, all the symptoms dissapeared. I still don't know why I had that reaction but I'm glad its gone and certainly have no interest in asking my doctor to find out as she was so sure all the times I came back that I was wrong. | F | 17 | 1 months | 9/10/2007 | 3 | Birth Control | Chronic, dull headaches, loss of sex drive, vaginal dryness, uncomfortable burning sensations after sex, weight gain, slight breast enlargement. | Despite the convenience of the ring it has a lot of side effects. I may have only use it for a month but that was enough time to tell me to not use it again! | F | 22 | 1 months | 8/27/2007 | 2 | Birth control | Yeast infections to no end. I think I had infections the entire time I used the ring. Really bad ones, too: I took 4 diflucans during one cycle and they didn't cure the infection, probably because (as I later found out) I also had a bacterial infection. I finally took some really strong stuff and both infections went away. But what a hassle. | It's too bad that this didn't work out because I was really excited about a reliable birth control option that is supposed to have fewer behavioral side effects than the pill. But I don't think it was worth the trouble. For one thing, sex is not at ALL exciting when you're constantly dealing with problems down there. | F | 26 | 3 months | 8/26/2007 | 1 | Birth Control | Depression, Anxiety, Panic | This product ruined a relationship. I have been on medication for bipolar for a very long time with no problems....until I stuck this thing in. It turned me into a psycho, calling my boyfriend and texting him 500 times a day. My heart pounded like a motor at night. I was depressed. Now my relationship is on hold while we "regroup". Thanks NuvaRing. | F | 35 | 8 days | 8/25/2007 | 3 | sensitive to estrogen | low sex drive, difficulty "getting wet", headaches (can be cured with ibuprofen,)weight loss, breasts increased in size, mood swings | After being on Depo Provera for 5 years, the mini pill (progesterone-only) for 4 years, and trying various other pills (all of which gave me stroke-like symptoms,) Nuva Ring is the best thing I have found so far without having to quit bc alltogether. I lost 10% of my body weight and my breasts grew a cup size, so no complaints there. However, my mood swings/depression have intensified and at times I feel lethargic and tired. I've started tracking these symptoms and know when to expect them and better deal with them now. I'll probably stick with it for another few months and if this does not let up, will go off bc completely. I refuse to go on anti depressants to counteract my bc-just doesn't make sense to me, I would rather go off and use other contraceptive methods. I would suggest waiting it out if you are having bad symptoms, mine were bad at first but have gotten significantly batter the longer I have been on it. | F | 26 | 6 months | 8/23/2007 | 1 | birth control | intense irritability | M | 31 | 4 days | 8/22/2007 | 3 | increase cycle | extreme lethargy, mild depression, breast soreness and size increase, frequent nausea, no motivation | Nuvaring has been wonderful in lenghthening my period (w/o birth control it comes every 3 weeks, I have strong spotting for 1 week and my period lasts for over 7 days). I have been so tired and nauseous that it may not be worth it, though. Unlike other bc that I have tried, though, it is not making me really moody. | F | 30 | 4 months | 8/21/2007 | 4 | heavy periods | weight gain, irritability week before period, cramps | I love not taking a pill everyday. | F | 40 | 4 months | 8/20/2007 |