nuvaring weight gain

bluejay102983 · Newbie Joined: 31 May 2008 Posts: 1

I am 21 years old and have been using the ring for about a year now. I have found pros and cons. The pros: ease of use, convenience, and more stable emotions. Cons: serious weight gain in the stomach and hips, odd/unusual cramping in lower abdomen, extremely low libido, and infections. I have never gained this much weight before in my life and I live a healthy lifestyle, focusing on weight training and cardio four-five times a week. It was the weirdest thing, gaining weight like this. After reading these posts, I am convinced my negative issues must be caused by this stupid nuvaring. I plan on taking it out tomorrow and will check back in after a few months to tell whether the bad side effects have gone.

Jordan

lgreene10 · Newbie Joined: 03 Jun 2008 Posts: 1

I have been on the Nuvaring for almost 5 years. I have gained a total of 15 pounds. I thought the gradual weight gain was from stress and not taking care of myself the way I should, and it could be. But the problem I have found over the last 2 years is that I cannot lose any weight or inches, no matter how healthy I eat and how much excercise I get. I have also had night sweats since about 6 months after I started using the ring. I thought it was from aging (I will be 39 in a week). Has anyone else had the nightsweats since they started using the ring. I use to get them a couple of days out of a year from my early 20's on, but they got more often and lasted more days after I began using the ring. I love the ring because it didn't make me sick liek the bc pill and I only had to think about it 1x per month, but the longer I am on it and the more I read, I think it's time to change.

munkeecee · Newbie Joined: 04 Jun 2008 Posts: 1

I am sooooo done with this thing. I have used Nuvaring a couple of different times now. Each time I used it for a few months and then just quit for whatever reason. So my issue, is the weight thing. I've been on Nuvaring again for the last 3 months. I have gained 5-7 lbs that I absolutely cannot get rid of! I am very self conscious of my body and weight. When I'm not on Nuvaring, I fluctuate from 113-115 and if I do happen to gain a few lbs, I can lose weight fairly easily. So right now I'm steady at 120. I am soooo irritated and frustrated because I eat well and excercise and this extra weight will not go away! I'm 5'4''and 5 lbs for me, is a huge difference. Looking back at the other times I used Nuvaring, I was around the same weight or more and when I got off it, the weight dropped off. So needless to say, I am going to get rid of this thing asap. I told my husband that I thought the weight gain was from the ring and he thought I was being silly, of course he'd say that, he likes the extra booty, but I can't stand feeling all jiggly. Anyways, Yeah Nuvaring is convenient and I've never really had a period on it, but....that's the only good thing about for me.
sorry this is not a more organized paragraph, I'm just soooo excited that I'm not imagining the weight gain connection with Nuvaring.

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Oh my gosh! So I have been using the nuvaring for 4 months now and I have gained 6 pounds. I havent related it to the ring until reading this forum. I havent changed my diet and I have really been struggling for the last month to get the weight off... eating healthy and exercising at least 4 days a week. I feel desperate at this point b/c my jeans and work pants are starting to fit pretty snug and I'm scared I'm only going to get bigger. This will be my last month with the fat ring!

Chunky · Newbie Joined: 06 Jun 2008 Posts: 1

Oh my gosh... the relief I am feeling from reading this post is unbelievable! I am an active 27 year old, solid size 4/6 and I have been rapidly gaining weight since using nuvaring 4 months ago. Everyday I am baffled by this weight gain and I workout more than ever and I am very health conscious... always getting healthy! I am really upset by this weight gain b/c I am only getting bigger at this point and I dont feel comfortable in my clothes. I have NEVER gained weight like this and I will never be inserting the fat ring again!

Thank you all so much for the feedback. Sadly it's summer and I feel large in my swimsuit.

lolapaola · Newbie Joined: 08 Jun 2008 Posts: 2

I used the ring for about 4 months and gained about 10lbs. I've never had trouble losing weight before but even though I stopped using the ring (and am not using ANY birth control) haven't managed to lose 1 single pound!
I exercise, eat very healthy, etc... have done detox and cleanses and nothing has worked. Does anybody know what to do?

lolapaola · Newbie Joined: 08 Jun 2008 Posts: 2

Has anybody had any success losing the weight? how long did it take? help!

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I have been on the ring now for about a year and i thought somehow i was just gaining 15 lbs!!! i was 145 now im 160 only 5'5. eating even less than before and havent been able to lose anything just gain. I thought i was just making excuses for gaining weight. i took out my ring for my week break and i will not be using it again! taking a cleanser and working out hoping i will lose atleast the weight ive gained in the last year. I hope all of you have good luck!

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i have gained weight too! i don't know how much but i started taking the ring in june and now i want off of it. I can tell by my mid section that i have otten a little gut.

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I was on nuva ring for about 8 months and was fine the for the first 3 then after that I gained about 15 to 20 pounds in 4 months. I was excersing 2 to 3 hours 7 days a week and ate about a 1000 calories a day if that and i still kept gaining weight, My wieght is a lot in my hips and some in my legs

If you are some one who tends to gain wieght on birth control I would not reccomend nuva ring for you!!!

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