bananarama

Hi! I was put on Provera for about a year and a half, and I didn't feel good at all while I was on it, but I was on it because i had had a heavy period that lasted 6 months, and the doctor wanted it to stop (and I did too!!). I couldn't take birth control pills because I have a strong risk of having a stroke (at 20 y/o??). After the period stopped, it just never wanted to come back, adn the lining in my uterus got extremely thick, so he had me use it every month, if I could not start my period naturally. I changed GYNs, and they put my on the NuvaRing birth control, because of hte low levels of estorgen, and at first I felt horrible, but after 2-3 months I finally felt like myself again, and no longer was moody. I don't know if stomach problems were associated with it at first or not, because I found out recently that my gallbladder was bad, and so I just had it removed. Anyways, the NuvaRing seems to be working much better for me in terms of feeling better than the Provera (medroxyprogestrone). I have PCOS, and was diagnosed with it in 2005. It has been almost exactly 2 years since that horrible period first started. Now I am pretty much regular, with the ring. Has your GYN mentioned birth control possibilities?
I hope that things work out for you, and that you start to feel better!!