Girl Question in here... Birth control

rankailie

I've never known someone who gained less than 40lbs on Depo shot. DO NOT DO IT! I use Tri-Nessa (may be generic name for Orthotricyclen) and I've lost 34 on it. I'm taking it for treatment for PCOS as well and it has made my skin look great and my PCOS symptoms a little more calm. Dr. told me it wouldn't MAKE me lose weight but would make it a bit easier because of my condition.

I was my thinnest on Depo (5'6" and 99 pounds). Now you know one.

I also have not gained weight on depo from anything other then just being lazy.

Most of my weigh gain came while I was on Ortho Tricyclen Lo. Again not the pill, just my own lazy habits.

There haven't been any studies really deeply into the actual cause of weigh gain on depo what has been reported is general increases in cravings and food desires. They have found it tends to be more common in women who are already overweight. Women who had healthier habits generally did not gain anymore weigh on depo then women with non-hormonal birth control did.

jms88

I was searching for threads about estrogen and fat loss (I was talking to a friend about it and found this article: http://fitfoodcoach.wordpress.com/2010/05/14/female-fat-loss-estrogen-and-stubborn-lower-body-fat/ - Thought I'd see what mfp's had to say about it) and found this one.

I hope that what you've learned from reading this is that every artificial hormone effects everyone differently. I was given oral contraceptives almost 15 years ago as a sort of treatment for hormone related issues, and the first one I was prescribed was ALL WRONG. I was suicidal and gained about 20-30 pounds. Yeah, sometimes it is just wrong for you - cravings or not. My doctor's solution was weight watchers and keep taking them. I switched doctors and pills, lost 10 pounds and all of the psycho mood swings, and have been fine on that one. BUT, other people have had the horrible experience with the one I'm on now.. It's all about your own body chemistry. If after a couple of months this one doesn't feel "right to you", maybe you should try another one, and another one, etc. I don't mean that to be disheartening, but I just don't want you to be afraid to find what works for you. Ideally, the absence of synthetic hormones is much more healthy, but I know that sometimes you're caught between a rock and a hard place. Over the last 15 years I have given myself some breaks from it - for one thing to see where my body is at WITHOUT it, but that's just me.