nuva ring - Birth Control Message Board

k311y1015 · 12-05-2007, 02:41 PM

im on my second month of being on the nuva ring and
today has just been horrible. im so irritable and everything
is getting to me. my emotions are going crazy like im on
my period, but im not. is anybody else on this and having
similar problems? or any other side effects i should be
expecting?

DVS · 12-05-2007, 09:27 PM

I was on the Nuva Ring for a few months. I didn't have those symptoms that you are speaking of, but I started getting really bad headaches and so I stopped using it.

Amy26 · 12-06-2007, 12:21 PM

I've been on it for years and I really love it...

I haven't had any problems with depression or anything like that ...there could be other things that I attribute to a cold or my allergies... but I'm not sure.

All birth control acts differently on everyone though. Just gotta find the right one.

bunny32 · 12-06-2007, 02:46 PM

I have been on the ring for over a year. I have had no problems but I searched the internet to do some reasearch on it and I read about a lot of women having problems with there mood and feeling depressed. When they stopped the ring they felt like themselves again. However these side effects might go away, they recomended that you stay on it for about three months and if they don't go away then try something else. Good luck with everything, search around a bit there is a lot of info out there!

ladylynn9002 · 12-06-2007, 05:05 PM

If you smoke or have any risk factors at all for clotting do not use it! Even if you are under 35. They have recently updated their risks/precautions.

I am 29, a light smoker, and was in awsome shape and health and had a Pulmonary embolism due to the ring. There are a bunch of law suits against it and the patch due to these risks. You are safer if you are under 25 but read the new prescribing info. The risk jumps quite a bit if you are over 25.