nuvaring and cramps

[groupieforhire.livejournal.com]

So it's my first month on the ring, and so far I've been okay on it. Definitely some mood swings and some bad PMS since I'm moving from my natural 28 days cycle to the 35 day (4 in, 1 out), but nothing too awful. Until today. I took my ring out on 6/15, and I got my period last night (6/19). I woke up at 7am with agonizing cramps. Could barely move, and they came in awful waves. 600mg of ibuprofen did absolutely nothing. I finally got out of bed, and my mom gave me some meds (she has chronic pain and she's a doctor, so we had some stuff around the house). I slept for another 2 hours and then went to work, where they sent me home early (and I had to convince them that no, really, I was NOT hung over). And so I guess my question for those of you who've had similar reactions is... does this get better? My periods are pretty mild naturally, with barely any cramps and usually just one or two heavy days. Today's already been rather heavy (25mL, according to my Diva, in 5 hours, which is decently heavy for me). If this will get better after I've been on the ring for two or three months, then I'll stick it out, but if not, I'd rather change now. Or is it okay to stack rings and just not have it out at all, or only every few months? And will it be this bad every time if I do that? I just feel pretty awful right now and would prefer not to have to deal with this again.

Comments

[chimera2005.livejournal.com]

I went 10 months on Nuvaring and had the worst cramps of my life all 10 of those months. My periods weren't that heavy and lasted only two days, but the cramps were a total nightmare. Especially since I started it up for pretty bad cramping in the first place!

[bomega.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry - I not any help...but your avatar has me cracking up.