I'm not sure on how all the pills work (i'm allergic to them, lol). But I can say that when I was on the Nuva Ring I did find that my emotions became a bit much usually right at the beginning or a day or two before it started. I always thought it was "mind games" but when I think back to the dumb things I cried over (one time I boo-hoo couldn't breathe snot dripping cried because my shared college bathroom was a little dirty ). I noticed that most of the symptoms passed when I took myself off of b/c and when mentioning it to my new gyno in a "it was all in my head" way, he did tell me that some people handle the hormones better than others. So it could very well be the pill. I suggest talking to your gyno about other low dose options.