Started BC and horrible side effects
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| Wed, 05-26-2004 - 12:06pm |
I am new to this board and I was hoping to find someone out there that can help me with my question. I am 22 years old and got married about 2 months ago. I started on the Patch (Ortho Evra)in March and have been on it since. My problem is that I weighed about 110 lbs (since I was in high school between 109-115)and ever since I started on the patch my weight fluctuates by 3-5 lbs almost everyday. I feel VERY bloated and feel terrible :-/. I don't have any nausea and did a fat % test to find out that my bofy fat% has not gone up at all. So, my trainer told me this might be water retention and I may need to take diuretics. Is this normal for women on BC, if so are there any natural/herbal diuretics (that actually work) that any of you use to stabilize your weights (its emotionally taxing to see that you've gained 4 lbs from a half a sandwich). I don't seem to have any other side effects (no mood swings). Also, I am wondering if there are any other BC treatments that may reduce the water retention.
Could someone please help me with this issue?
Thank you all so much for listening....I've just been scared to step on the scale!!
Diya

GOod luck
jaime