Patch and weight gain???
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Patch and weight gain???
| Sun, 04-18-2004 - 6:46pm |
Hi. I just got my period today so I should be starting the patch today but I have been reluctant to put it on. My doctor prescribed it for me because I get horrible cramps that sometimes keep me home from work. I am very hesitant to go on it because about two years ago i went on Yasmin for two months and I gained about 20 pounds including another breast size (i am already a D and a double D was too much for me seeing as i am normally 110 pounds and i went up to 130 and i have a lot of breast pain with just a D cup). When i went off yasmin i lost all the excess weight within one week. I was very miserable throughout those two months. My doctor prescribed the patch because he said it was lower doses of estrogen and therefore i wouldn't gain as much weight. I have been reading various posts on this board about excessive weight gain and abdominal pain (which i suffer from very often without BC). Should i wait another month and research this more? I am very nervous and do not want to gain weight or experience these horrible side effects but i would like to get rid of ym cramps.

i know i should try the patch and i guess if i gain weight i can just go off it, sucks that its right before summer!
I'm having the same problem.
My body, MY decision. I'm Pro-Choice.
The same thing happened to me the first two times I tried it.
My body, MY decision. I'm Pro-Choice.
I'll let ya know if I get the same bloating/abdom. pain. Take care!
i've had bad cramps this month! what a cycle.
I for one have been on the patch for 3 weeks now and I am having no side effects besides the pink square on my "cheek" after I remove a patch. That and the underwear lint sticking to the outside of the patch are my only complaints. :D
CheckeredButt