Mirena IUD and Weight Gain

Jadub729

Mirena itself cannot cause weight gain, it does not add calories to your body. What it can do and has been known to do is increase your appetite. I've had the mirena for 1 1/2 years and have gained 10lbs (I just lost those 10lbs by tracking my calories and moving more) I may get rid of it anyways though, my hair is falling out =(

MsMaeFlowers

Jadub729 wrote: »

Mirena itself cannot cause weight gain, it does not add calories to your body. What it can do and has been known to do is increase your appetite. I've had the mirena for 1 1/2 years and have gained 10lbs (I just lost those 10lbs by tracking my calories and moving more) I may get rid of it anyways though, my hair is falling out =(

Lol came here just to say basically this same thing. Birth control does not force you to eat more food. It can just increase your appetite sometimes. I've been on every type there is and none of them shoved food in my mouth for me.

HoneyBadger302

Jadub729 wrote: »

Mirena itself cannot cause weight gain, it does not add calories to your body. What it can do and has been known to do is increase your appetite. I've had the mirena for 1 1/2 years and have gained 10lbs (I just lost those 10lbs by tracking my calories and moving more)

THIS.

I gain weight when I eat more than I should, and I lose it when I don't. Pretty simple.

The worst thing for my weight was the desk job - that's really what did me in as before that, I could just trim back and lose the weight without ever needing to count calories or weigh my food. Sitting on my butt all day, however, that didn't work so well.