? for women, what birth control wont make me gain weight

angmarie28

I need to get on birth control, but dont want it to effect my weight or sex drive, I used Nuva Ring about 2 years ago, I realy liked it, but it kinda killed my sex drive, but im considering going back on it, I dont recall it effecting my weight much, but im scared of all my hard work going down the toilet if I start back up on birth control, so what do you ladies use that doesnt realy effect your weight.

Sabine_Stroehm

Copper IUD
Diaphragm
condoms


seriously. Anything with hormones has the potential to cause (water) weight gain, weight gain, and change your hormone balance in other ways. For me, even the Mirena.

I'm married, so it was an easier decision for me.

beteblanche

bump

im on the pill...havnt gained but having trouble losing!

rach06ao

I am on Cerazette, no problems for me

caraiselite

i have a mirena and i didn't gain anything.

i LOVE not having a period.

paris458

the nuva ring gave me a blood clot I currently have mirena and I lost weight on it.

JacksMom12

I've had mirena for over a year and it's been weight neutral for me. I have managed to get to my goal weight but it did take a lot of hard work!

heykaraoke

I have Mirena and it's awesome. My sex life still rocks, I didn't gain any weight, and my periods are extremely light and last about two days. What more could I want

shammxo

bump

mommyweighless

I had the mirena and put on 20 pounds in the first 4 weeks or so..and I don't think that is a coincidence. Not to mention the constant bloating and water weight. And even on a strict diet and rigorous exercise I could NOT lose a single pound. Had it removed and the weight is falling off. But I have heard that the copper IUD does not have and side effects because it is not hormone based. It depends on the woman I suppose. Hormones make me crazy so I am back to the basics..condoms. Hope that helps.

StoutGirl09

low-ogestral, been on it since I was 15 for cramp problems, and I didn't gain weight at all until i got to college and drank the weight on, but the pill wasn't the reason

angmarie28

Copper IUD
Diaphragm
condoms


seriously. Anything with hormones has the potential to cause (water) weight gain, weight gain, and change your hormone balance in other ways. For me, even the Mirena.

I'm married, so it was an easier decision for me.

Im married with 3 kids, might want another, but not sure yet, we have been using condoms for the past 2 years, and hubby is not happy about them, I was going to get an IUD but I know about 10 people that have or had them, and all but 1 had issues with them

xsabrinalynn

Loestrin 24 Fe! I've been on it for 8 years (holy moly, didn't realize it had been that long) and no weight gain from the pill. My period lasts a DAY and the cramps are minimal!

KateHill1981

I tried Mirena and Nuvaring without gaining weight. I loved both of them. I had the Essure procedure- so no more kiddos or birth control for me. Good luck finding the right one!

dad106

I take Loestrin 24 FE.. and I don't think I gained weight on it outside of water weight.. and once my body got used to it, it went away.

It also made it pretty easy to lose weight.

Sabine_Stroehm

Copper IUD
Diaphragm
condoms


seriously. Anything with hormones has the potential to cause (water) weight gain, weight gain, and change your hormone balance in other ways. For me, even the Mirena.

I'm married, so it was an easier decision for me.

Im married with 3 kids, might want another, but not sure yet, we have been using condoms for the past 2 years, and hubby is not happy about them, I was going to get an IUD but I know about 10 people that have or had them, and all but 1 had issues with them

There's always the good ole fashioned diaphragm. Easily 'undecided'.

angmarie28

I had the mirena and put on 20 pounds in the first 4 weeks or so..and I don't think that is a coincidence. Not to mention the constant bloating and water weight. And even on a strict diet and rigorous exercise I could NOT lose a single pound. Had it removed and the weight is falling off. But I have heard that the copper IUD does not have and side effects because it is not hormone based. It depends on the woman I suppose. Hormones make me crazy so I am back to the basics..condoms. Hope that helps.

thats my other consern, my hormones make me nuts sometimes and i really dont want to feel more crazy because of BC

Hezzietiger1

lo lolestrin.. it is not testosterone based so it does not cause the cravings..

Ps.. birth control doesn't really "cause" any one to gain weight. It's just that most research is done on that, I'm leaving home and going away to college age group, and they gain weight. So it's been correlated.

And I can get you.. lo lolestrin.. not effecting my sex drive at all.

dakotababy

Omg...I have been on almost every birth control because of the nasty side effects.

I have used the pills - forgot them/got acne
patch - acne/i found it untrustworthy
depo - TERRIBLE! I gained 40 lbs in 9 months on this...along with a TON of side effects (constant bleeding, 0 sex drive)
COPPER iud - AMAZING! though it hurt like hell getting it put in...I don't feel it, my "system" is normal, 0 side effects because it has no hormones, and i am able to lose all my depo weight now!

I looked into the hormonal IUD...and it reminded me a lot of the depo. I read reviews on it and noticed a lot of people had similar experiences as I had with the depo...so I went the "natural" route.

Good luck.

ellenasl210

I was 161 when i started on my birth control, and now I'm down to 140! So it definitely didn't affect my weight at all, I lost weight! Of course, I worked for it. I'm on beyaz, and it actually helped me lose weight the first 2 months i took it because it made me so nauseous I never wanted to eat.

angmarie28

I think ill try nuva ring again (I have a hard time remembering to take pills) and the moment I start gaining weight that suckers coming out and hubby will be stuck with condoms haha

CarleyLovesPets

Haha, definitely not depo provera.

caraiselite

I think ill try nuva ring again (I have a hard time remembering to take pills) and the moment I start gaining weight that suckers coming out and hubby will be stuck with condoms haha

you could try seasonique too. no period for 3 months!

angmarie28

Omg...I have been on almost every birth control because of the nasty side effects.

I have used the pills - forgot them/got acne
patch - acne/i found it untrustworthy
depo - TERRIBLE! I gained 40 lbs in 9 months on this...along with a TON of side effects (constant bleeding, 0 sex drive)
COPPER iud - AMAZING! though it hurt like hell getting it put in...I don't feel it, my "system" is normal, 0 side effects because it has no hormones, and i am able to lose all my depo weight now!

I looked into the hormonal IUD...and it reminded me a lot of the depo. I read reviews on it and noticed a lot of people had similar experiences as I had with the depo...so I went the "natural" route.

Good luck.

Ill look into the cooper IUD, maybe that wont have so many issues as the other IUDs

mommyweighless

I had the mirena and put on 20 pounds in the first 4 weeks or so..and I don't think that is a coincidence. Not to mention the constant bloating and water weight. And even on a strict diet and rigorous exercise I could NOT lose a single pound. Had it removed and the weight is falling off. But I have heard that the copper IUD does not have and side effects because it is not hormone based. It depends on the woman I suppose. Hormones make me crazy so I am back to the basics..condoms. Hope that helps.

thats my other consern, my hormones make me nuts sometimes and i really dont want to feel more crazy because of BC

Yea I would go from happy to crazy in 3.5 seconds over absolutely nothing! The day it came out..I was back to my normal self. And I was not a college kid going away from home for the first time..so my weight gain is not correlated to anything like that. Within a week of having my Mirena removed I dropped 10 pounds alone. Hormones effect everyone differently. With Mirena they tell you it is such a low dose that it doesn't leave the uterus area, but when my hormones were tested after removal..they were so out of whack I needed hormone therapy. It also depleted my sex drive. And I fought with hair loss.

The way it was explained to me was that mirena convinces your body to act pregnant so that you do not ovulate and have a period. All the wight I gained was in my abdomen, hips, and thighs and I looked pregnant. But like I said..it effects everyone differently.

angmarie28

lo lolestrin.. it is not testosterone based so it does not cause the cravings..

Ps.. birth control doesn't really "cause" any one to gain weight. It's just that most research is done on that, I'm leaving home and going away to college age group, and they gain weight. So it's been correlated.

And I can get you.. lo lolestrin.. not effecting my sex drive at all.

i know for a fact it messis with weight, I work with aduld women with developmental disabilities, and one used to be obese, she was on a very healthy diet and lost some weight, but stayed at about 220 for years, then the Dr. took her off her BC and she dropped 40lbs in like 2 months.

Kori18

Implanon!!
Love mine, lots of spotting, but besides that no side effects.

Also, it lasts for three years.


Highly recommend it.

MadiRose2

I'm on femcon Fe, and I have had no weight gain, or even water weight gain.

I was also on Seasonique, and same as Femcon Fe, No weight gain, or water weight gain.

Sabine_Stroehm

lo lolestrin.. it is not testosterone based so it does not cause the cravings..

Ps.. birth control doesn't really "cause" any one to gain weight. It's just that most research is done on that, I'm leaving home and going away to college age group, and they gain weight. So it's been correlated.

And I can get you.. lo lolestrin.. not effecting my sex drive at all.

yeah, none of my hormonal birth control experiences have been "correlated" with college and partying.
yeah, that may be a factor, but no, it doesn't explain everything.
cheers

CassieReannan

I'm on Levelen and find it pretty difficult to lose weight on it. I still lose but it is slower. When I get my period I lose more than I would any other week..

ajball90

Im on the Yasmin pill. I actually lost weight when I first went on it (it was a few years ago, before I actually started trying to lose weight, but I was bigger than I am now), not gained, so that was wonderful.