"my whole reasoning to get on birth control was to help my miserable cramps, and periods. saying that it was my first time on birth control, my midwife and i decided that the nuvaring was the best route to go. i put it in the first day of my cycle, and i bled for three days (i have a five day cycle). i was so excited to have no cramps, and a short period. then, about a week later i started getting horrendous cramps, even worse than my period cramps. the cramping wouldn&#039;t go away, along with the cramping - my skin changed from silky soft to desert dry, and i was extremely itchy all over my body.  come to find out, i was actually allergic to the nuvaring. some other symptoms that i got with the nuvaring were zits, hunger, and moody!"