Patch & Weight Loss

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Registered: 02-08-2004
Patch & Weight Loss
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Mon, 04-26-2004 - 9:52pm
I am wondering if there is anyone else out there with experiences with weight gain on the patch, and if it has made it harder for them to lose weight. Will it be easier to lose weight not on the patch? I know it takes a lot of effort to lose weight, but it is difficult to work so hard at it and not see any results because of a medication. I have gained weight in the 1.5 years I have been on it-not solely due to it prob. but it didn't help. Although I have been pretty happy with it otherwise, this is a real drawback. I am trying to lose weight in the next 11 weeks for my wedding, and I don't want the patch to hold me back from looking my best despite all my hard work to take the weight off. I don't like the pill, so I'm not sure what good, effective alternatives are. Any thoughts?

Bonnie (maybel is my dog's name :) )
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Registered: 05-21-2003
Tue, 04-27-2004 - 10:50am
Personally, I lost weight when I switched to the patch. I'm on just my third month of it and I've lost 10 lbs. However, it does affect every woman differently and I've read in other forums that homormonal birth control doesn't affect weight the way we've been lead to believe it does. I would say just keep up the exercise and eat healthy -- the good old fashioned way of weight loss isn't the easiest, but (in my opinion) it's the best! Good luck!
iVillage Member
Registered: 04-01-2003
Thu, 04-29-2004 - 2:26pm
I was only on it for 7 weeks and my waist grew by 4 inches!!! I also had incredible painful stomach pains after eating. 3 weeks after I quit it my stomach was all back to normal. I won't ever go on the patch again. I am glad that I don't look 4.5 months pregnant anymore and I can fit in my jeans. I just received my mircette but I can't start it until my period starts. Good luck to you.
iVillage Member
Registered: 10-03-2003
Fri, 04-30-2004 - 10:08am
I feel like the patch has impeded my weightloss. Before going on the patch I was losing weight like a champion, had lost about 50 pounds. I have now been on the patch for a year and have not been able to lose any weight. I have tried, but really have no loss. I do not know if Ortho-evra is to fault, but I do know that I stopped losing weight once I started it, but I also quit smoking around the same time.

BUT I love the patch and will just watch what I eat.

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Registered: 11-30-2003
Sun, 05-02-2004 - 11:41am
I went off the patch in March and have lost about 12 pounds. I've been under some stress and that might have contributed to it as well but I've never lost this much weight before in such a short amount of time without a significant change in my eating and excersice plan so I'm attributing the weight loss to the patch. I really gained weight on the patch and I don't tend to gain weight easily.