Birth Control Weight Gain??? - Diet & Nutrition Message Board

FlaxGirl · 07-07-2003, 09:07 PM

Hi- I've been taking birth control pills for about 5 months, i relgiously go to the gym, and eat well.. so I did not gain a pound.. but i am also not losing!!! I recently (3 days ago) went off the pill with hopes to start dropping weight? has anyone gone through this before? any tips, suggestions???? Am I wasting my time going off the pill?? HELP!!!

linnybee428 · 07-08-2003, 12:27 PM

Check on Women's Health. There is a long discussion about side effects of going off the pill and losing the weight you gained.

Snowkitten · 07-09-2003, 02:36 PM

Hi Flax Girl,
I've been taking the pill for the past 4 years. I started with Ortho, and I gained 10 lbs. So I talked to my gyno and he switched me to Yasmin, which can cause weight gain but it the least likely too. So I've been on Yasmin ever since, and I lost that extra 10lbs, and about 15lbs. after that! Good Luck!

<3 Shannon

chopstix_gal · 07-09-2003, 03:01 PM

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Originally posted by Snowkitten:
Hi Flax Girl,
I've been taking the pill for the past 4 years. I started with Ortho, and I gained 10 lbs. So I talked to my gyno and he switched me to Yasmin, which can cause weight gain but it the least likely too. So I've been on Yasmin ever since, and I lost that extra 10lbs, and about 15lbs. after that! Good Luck!

<3 Shannon

holy cow, that is great! i would love to lose a few pounds. i'm currently using the patch (no weight gain) cuz i always forget to take my pill! so, do u attribute your weight loss to only the pills, or did u diet/excercise as well?

also, did yasmin cause any mood swings for u? i know everyone is different, but i'm crazy 1/2 the time ever since i switched. my dr. says there's nothing she can do .

myname · 07-09-2003, 03:03 PM

Head over to the womens health board, there is a thread about yasmin and side effects. It was the pill that I was on most recently, but I've given up on the pill for good. All I can say is I wish I had done it sooner. Good luck.