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nuvaring use
Tue, 01/27/2009 - 08:10hey everyone, gald to join the group. I'm 34 and started having isiopathic temporal lobe seizures at age 18. no fmhx or pmhx. had brain surgery, didn't help; but became a neurodiagnostic technologist and take care of the wonderful people that go thru what i also enounter. I wanted to know if anyone is on the Nuvaring? I have PCOS and had surgery for that, BUT do onot have catamenial szs.!!! just now my period have never regulated. I hope you all have a great day! don't walk in fear!
Re: nuvaring use
Submitted by uberzwitter on Tue, 2009-03-24 - 22:41
The Nuvaring has been amazing for me! I have had two solid months sz-free now ever since I have started it. I have catamenial sz and I was skeptical of it but the gyno suggested it since it I didn't want to go on Depo and I'm too scatterbrained to take a pill! Also, since it stays pretty much where you put it, it would not interact with the Topamax so much. I am shocked to say the least, I'm wasn't very optimistic after four years of seemingly uncontrolled epilepsy and constant switching of meds. And I barely have an side effects, the worst of them are from the Topamax. I look forward to lowering it if this continues! Nuvaring def. is not going to work for everyone, but it is worth a shot. I am glad I wasn't scared away from it because it had a little estrogen in it. Whatever it is doing for me, it is what I needed.