"i am 35 and have been on many methods of birth control since the age of 21. for the past 7 years i have had breakthrough bleeding off and on so my obgyn suggested i switch to nuvaring. breakthrough bleeding has almost completely resolved. but the cons of the ring have been pretty bad - horrible acne (painful bumps, cystic acne on chin/jam), depression, moodiness, crying, trouble focusing, vaginal dryness and discharge, abdominal bloating, etc. i have been on nuvaring about 7 months now as i was hoping my symptoms would lessen or resolve - not happening so, called obgyn today and getting a new script for new pill. pros are that is it convenient. i had no loss of sex drive, no hair loss and never fell out during sex. just can&#039;t deal with the cons."