Loestrin 24 FE - weight gain - Birth Control Message Board

joworld · 04-26-2007, 01:54 PM

i've been on Loestrin 24 FE for about a month a half and i have already noticed an increase in my weight by 10 pounds. i have been sticking to the same diet and workout regimen that i've been on for the past 2 years and it is not until now that there has been significant weight gain. is weight gain a typical side effect of this specific bcp? i was on ortho novum in the past (a long time ago...so long ago that this pill is now discontinued) and weight gain happened to me back then as well. is it possible that all birth control pills may have the same effect on my weight? i was told that maybe as i keep taking loestrin then my weight will go back down, but what are the chances? i've worked too hard to lose the weight and just to gain it back in a matter of less than two months is frustrating. i do like the fact that i haven't had my period since i've started taking loestrin but so far this is the only benefit for me. please let me know if you had the same issue and if it got any better as you kept on taking loestrin.

FromSqueaky · 04-26-2007, 07:32 PM

Gained 22lbs in the first 4 months. I have been switched to Yaz that I am suppose to in a week but have not decided yet on these pills. No period either for 3 months I bled for like an hour last month I don't consider that a period. I swear I feel like all the blood over the past few months is just hanging on up there and when I start the other pills I'm going to bleed like a stuck pig.

I have 2 packs of Ovcon 35 and 2 packs of Yaz. My doc gave me both. Not at the same time. I had 3 pack of the Ovcob 35 and in the first month I gained 8 pounds. So I had him switch me and that's when I was put on LoEstrin. This is my 7 month and I'm getting worse. On top of that it's not doing the job of keeping my cysts from swelling up. He felt a mass last week and I have to go for an ultra sound on the 1st. I wish I would have never switched my pills in the first place. Me and my big mouth. I think I will go back to the Ovcon 35 getting a period does not bother me in the slightest. All these new improved wonder pills are reeking havoc on my body.

anjelik3282 · 04-27-2007, 07:59 AM

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Originally Posted by joworld

i've been on Loestrin 24 FE for about a month a half and i have already noticed an increase in my weight by 10 pounds. i have been sticking to the same diet and workout regimen that i've been on for the past 2 years and it is not until now that there has been significant weight gain.

I have been on several BC pills, and Loestrin 24 fe is the only one where I have noticed a significant weight gain. I was on Yasmin for a year and a half, but I began to have uncontrollable mood swings, etc.. so my ogbyn switched me to Loestrin 24 fe in November. Since then, I have gained at least 10lbs. I went from comfortably fitting into a size 28 Seven Jeans to now a 30 (hmm roughly from a size 6 to an 8/10, I believe). I haven't changed much in my diet--in fact, I have been making an effort to eat healthier and consume less alcohol than I was prior to the switch, and still I have yet to drop any weight. I am due to see my obgyn in two weeks--I am thinking of asking to be switched to Yaz. I know that Yasmin had a natural diuretic, so I'm assuming Yaz does as well. I maintained a nice slim figure on OTC and Yasmin.

The only good thing about this pill is the SHORT periods. However, I would rather have a longer period and a slim figure. Call me vain, but I am not very happy with my new pudgy-self.

Does anyone have any information on Yaz--do you think it might help me drop the excess weight? I am so sad that I am going to Fort Lauderdale next weekend and I haven't lost any weight!

RIGIRL · 04-27-2007, 10:57 AM

is loestrin 24 the same as loestrin 30?

soonergirlfl · 04-27-2007, 08:11 PM

I think it is different for everyone. I have actually lost weight on Loestrin 24, whereas I gained weight on Yasmin. You just have to find a pill that works with your body's chemistry.

Loestrin 24 is not the same as Loestrin 30. 24 is a 20mcg estrogen pill and in a 24/4 day regimen, whereas 30 has 30mcg estrogen and slightly more progestin. It is also a 21/7 regimen. Hope that helps!