Nuvaring and Moodswings; Gyno Visit/VP is awesome

[dazed-mint.livejournal.com]

Hey all.

I started using Nuvaring on Sunday. I wanted to be on birth control, and I'm not the type of person who can remember to take a pill every day (I've been on the same asthma medication since I was 12, I'm nearly 20, and I still forget to take the pill at least twice a week). Yesterday and today, I've noticing some hella-awful mood swings. Am I just in a mood-swingy state of mind, or could it have something to do with the awesome pregnancy-prevention hormones being diffused into my system? Even when I'm PMSing, I'm not this emotional. Last night, someone made a crack about homosexuals at work which resulted in me yelling, outing myself as bi, and then sobbing. Today, a joke from my boyfriend resulted in a 20 minute sob session. This is unusual for me, I'm normally more reasonable and less emotional. If it could be the Nuvaring, I think I can deal with it, I'd just like to know if it eventually...evens out? I'm not sure what word I'm looking for here, I'm hoping you guys will understand what I mean.

On an unrelated note, thank you VP for helping me to become more educated about my body and my sexuality! My first gyno visit was super-easy, I knew what to expect, I was not exactly thrilled to be dealing with it, but I was self-aware and confident and all was well. If anyone needs a good gyn in Staten Island, NY I can happily recommend one!

Comments

[atalanta0jess.livejournal.com]

It certainly could be the ring. They say that the side effects stop or lessen after three months, so if you can stand to wait that long it might be worth a shot to stick with it for awhile.

I'd urge you to keep a close eye on your moods though...I spent three years on the nuvaring before I realized it was contributing to my depression. :/

[dazed-mint.livejournal.com]

I'm gonna try and tough it out. It's good to know that it could be the ring, not just me suddenly being ridiculous for no real reason.

Thanks, I will. I've been in and out of therapy/on and off anti-depressants for a couple of years now, so I'll keep an eye on myself. I don't need anything to make it worse.

[spiritualorchid.livejournal.com]

I started NuvaRing in January, and I got hella emotional (which was weird for me, as I'm usually super stoic). I'd cry over the dumbest shit, and when I'd start to cry it wouldn't let up.

[dazed-mint.livejournal.com]

Good to know I'm not the only one. Have you gotten back to normal since you started, or are you still more emotional than usual?

[alysania.livejournal.com]

I was on the patch for a few years and then went to the nuvaring because it sounded easier. I noticed the same emotional side effects - going from one extreme to another in a split second and feeling completely out of control of my emotions (I'm pretty even keel and found myself crying at work a few times which just isn't me). I was on it for a year and didn't feel like the emotional side effect went away, so I recently went with an IUD. But, every person is different - that's just my story!

[dazed-mint.livejournal.com]

Thanks for sharing!

Also, I love your icon!!

[tearsofaclown.livejournal.com]

Since horomones and emotions are so closely tied, any HBC you take is gonna have the potential to mess with your emotional balance. For me, I had crazy PMS-every-day while I was on BC pills (I forget which brand), then I switched to lower-dose Lutera, and my emotions went back to normal. So if the NuvaRing doesn't end up working for you, there's other options, like IUDs.

[dazed-mint.livejournal.com]

Thanks a lot! I'm really hoping that the NuvaRing will end up working, but if not I'll keep the IUD (and whatever other options there are) in mind.

[http://users.livejournal.com/__justlikeyou/]

I'm in the end of my second month on NuvaRing, and in the beginning of my first month I had a particularly bad week...which was bad as it was [mandatory overtime, laptop broke, everything sucked] but the NuvaRing did make me a little bit more touchy than usual, so I cried pretty often. I was going to cry anyway, but NuvaRing made me just the liiiittle tiny bit touchier.

Luckily, the mood did even out a lot over the week afterwards. :D No problems to be spoken of in the second month.

[dazed-mint.livejournal.com]

I hope it works out for me, too. I'm pretty sure I can get through a month of this, but if it doesn't get easier after, I'm gonna look at other options. Thanks!

[ubergoober27.livejournal.com]

I went through the same stuff as the other posters... I was uber-weepy for the first month I was on the ring, but by my second ring-free week, I was back to my normal, not-so-touchy self. (YAY!)

Good luck!

[dazed-mint.livejournal.com]

Thanks!