"i developed terrible depression taking this medication. the first month and a half were fine, even energizing. i actually slept less and felt more alert the first few weeks.the first two nights i took the pill i only slept 4 hours, and woke up sweating and then couldn&#039;t sleep the rest of the night. this side effect went away, and then all was pretty normal for awhile. then i felt myself slowly slipping into a funk. it started with a negative attitude towards things i used to enjoy, and progressed into terrible depression.  i suspected the pill, and the day after the 3 months ended, i felt immediately better and happy again. it was like day and night. i went back to nuvaring after this experience."