Please tell me I'm not the only one on here because I've been really looking for an answer on if this is normal.

I've been using the ring for 8 months now and the first four, I used it for three weeks, took it out to have a period and replaced it a week later. When I made a visit to my doctor, I asked if I could use the ring to skip my period because I have killer cramps that render me useless.

I've been using my ring to skip my periods since July, but in this past month, I've been in-between bleeding for a majority of a day, it maybe stopping for a few days, and then it starts up again. My cramps have been so bad I have to sit down in the middle of work because I have extreme boughts of nausea and I'm in so much pain I end up with tears in my eyes.

I don't know what to do as this situation has ended up so bad and I can't find any explanation for it. Do I need to change my birth control or does anyone else have this problem that they can give me some advice on?