gaining weight on the pill

iVillage Member
Registered: 01-05-2005
gaining weight on the pill
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Wed, 01-05-2005 - 12:22pm
Has anyone found that they gained weight on the pill or lost weight the minute they went off it?
iVillage Member
Registered: 04-30-2003
Wed, 01-05-2005 - 1:28pm

I would say different pills do different things, and to different people.


I was on Yasmin, and I actually LOST weight when I went on the pill and GAINED when I went off. Go figure.


But many people do the opposite, if that happened to you and you want to lose the weight, I would suggest even looking into a different pill.





my pet!

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-25-2003
Wed, 01-05-2005 - 1:53pm

there's a really good birth control board on the Health channel here on ivillage - i'd recommend it for any questions on birth control - http://messageboards.ivillage.com/n/mb/listsf.asp?webtag=iv-bhcontracept&nav=start


i recently went off the pill, at the same time i was trying to lose weight by changing my habits. i lost weight, don't know how much was the change in habits, how much was going off the pill.

iVillage Member
Registered: 12-04-2003
Wed, 01-05-2005 - 1:57pm

It isn't uncommon for the pill to affect weight.

iVillage Member
Registered: 12-28-2004
Wed, 01-05-2005 - 2:40pm
I have a friend who she and her husband are doctors and she said that she gained weight when she got on them. She said that in medical school they were instructed not to tell women that they may gain weight on the pill. Maybe because they can't "prove" that it does (like they can't "prove" cigarettes give people cancer), maybe they'd rather have women, and teenagers, gain weight than have unwanted pregnancies. In my oppinion, I think that because it's dealing with changing your cycle and harmones that this alone would change your cravings and eating habits. Harmones are a tricky thing to deal with.
Best wishes,
Ginger
iVillage Member
Registered: 12-04-2000
Thu, 01-06-2005 - 8:38am
ITA with the depression.
sig-winter10

iVillage Member
Registered: 06-20-2004
Thu, 01-06-2005 - 8:48am
Depends on the person and the pill.
I've been on the pill for 12 years and I never gained any weight due to it. If you gain weight on the particular pill you get put on, ask to be put on something else.