gaining weight on the pill
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gaining weight on the pill
| 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?
| Wed, 01-05-2005 - 12:22pm |
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.
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.
It isn't uncommon for the pill to affect weight.
Best wishes,
Ginger
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.