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What Causes Emotional And Depression While Having Nuvaring?

I have been using the nuva ring as a form of birth control for 2 years. Since, I have become so super emotional and depressed. ! minute happy and the next on the verge of tears for such rediculous reasons. Am i imagining that it could be the nuva ring?
Thu, 24 Jul 2014
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Hello,
Please talk to your gynaecologist to shift you to some non-hormonal contraceptive choice, there are many in market nowadays days. The hormonal contraceptives are notorious of causing psychological disorders ( there are several studies available on them), or these may even increase the already existing psychiatric illness, or can lead to relapse in non otherwise stable patient.

Your suspicions can be right about this device, though it is not possible to be sure ( as there may be other clauses like stress or family history, etc.) But this is an avoidable thing and can be replaced with other safer choices.
If after removing this agent, your mood improves, this will be an indirect evidence that this was the causative factor behind mood changes.
So, Best will be to shift to other contraceptive methods.

Wish you good luck.
Dr. Manisha Gopal
MD Neuropsychiatry
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What Causes Emotional And Depression While Having Nuvaring?

Hello, Please talk to your gynaecologist to shift you to some non-hormonal contraceptive choice, there are many in market nowadays days. The hormonal contraceptives are notorious of causing psychological disorders ( there are several studies available on them), or these may even increase the already existing psychiatric illness, or can lead to relapse in non otherwise stable patient. Your suspicions can be right about this device, though it is not possible to be sure ( as there may be other clauses like stress or family history, etc.) But this is an avoidable thing and can be replaced with other safer choices. If after removing this agent, your mood improves, this will be an indirect evidence that this was the causative factor behind mood changes. So, Best will be to shift to other contraceptive methods. Wish you good luck. Dr. Manisha Gopal MD Neuropsychiatry