birth control causing carb cravings?!

Janelle173

So, I was doing REALLY well with my eating healthier and working out...

Due to a sick baby and then sick household, and stress piling from that onto myfinals for my classes, i quit doing my exercising, as I was so physically drained and exhausted, i could hardly shower, let alone do a work out.

Now, I am done with classes for the semester, and for now, we are all better. BUT, I have not been working out...there is no excuse for that part.

ANYWAYS, the reason I am posting this is because, I could have at least been eating healthier like I was...however, I recently started craving carbs and sweets like a maniac.

Come to find out, the birth control I just started taking causes glucose and carbohydrate sensitivity issues!

I haven;t craved anything like this since I was pregnant! It is an intense craving...like a drug or something.

WHAT DO I DO?? I am going to try and change bc again...But, this is insane. In the mean time, I am constantly searching for pasta, bread, chocolate, etc to eat...and finding myelf quite irritable with out it all!

I have always gained weight from simple carbs, so I don't eat them very much anymore in large amounts at one time. Until recently, that is. ugh.

Janelle173

hmmm, no one else has had this problem?

AndreaK0033

Interesting post....I've often wondered if my birth control causes the same issue? What are you taking?

I've noticed I tend to want to eat more in the last two weeks of my pill, more than the first two anyway.

swingsintherain

I noticed that, when I first started on the pill, I went through a period of major munchies (basically wanted to eat everything in sight).

Which one are you on?

Janelle173

Reclipsen. It has also made me feel nauseous and dizzy all month..and i am exhausted beyond any level...i mean, to just a ridiculous level of exhaustion. feel like I have an energy vacuum next to me all day. Going to pick up a different kind of bc today.