Birth control is another cause of weight gain?

Read the information about side-effects.
Yes, many hormonal birth control medications have weight gain as a potential side effect.

I have mirena and after I got it I gained an extra 30 lbs... I have since lost the extra 30 now working on the rest.

Anybody have any opinions on the copper iud, Paragard I think it is?

Good read on this subject! http://www.webmd.com/sex/birth-control/birth-control-pills-weight-gain

I personally haven't had issues losing weight on the pill in the past. There are some women who do. I think mostly, though, it just screws with our hormones enough that we eat more (because we're hungrier, craving, etcetera) without realizing it and then boom, weight gain, rather than it being a direct cause of the pill itself.

Edited to add: this only applies to the pill, not the shot or any other method.

It's so hard to give opinions on stuff like this because what works for one person, might suck for the other. I can say that I gained a crap load on depo but I loved the convenience of it. It took 11 months to conceive after that though. I'm 3 weeks into the Implanon b.c. and I can't complain. I've lost 10lbs in 3 weeks, along w/ a good diet and exercise. Like weight has literally been falling off (5lbs the first week and last week, 3lbs). I'm not sure if that is why, but I am pretty relieved. I'm one of the lucky ones I guess. Now, let's just hope I don't gain any kids on it....I'm always skeptical w/ B.C.!!

I've also read a lot of stuff about how most hormonal birth control is not tested on women who are overweight. Consequently, there may be an increased risk of getting pregnant. Personally, knowing that the effectiveness might not be as good as it should be is a little scary. I've really been considering a non-hormonal iud because of this among other things.

What do you guys think? Because ever since I stop taking the Depo shot I have been losing weight easily and faster!

depo is known to increase your appetite. It doesn't make you gain weight itself. This is what I was told when I was on it and I gained no weight from it. (Long time ago back when I was skinny).

Although I didn't gain weight on depo, all birth control hormones will have some effect on the body. I gained a lot of weight on an estrogen-based pill as a teenager, and all progesterone based birth control wind up in me having a stupidly long period. I was put on the progesterone daily pill as a test to see how I'd do before going with depo injections (the pill is neigh on identical to the injections/implant)- a month later I was diagnosed with anemia after having a month long period which carried on despite not even taking the pills after the second week.

Since then I have swore blind not to use any hormone based birth control and I went with the copper coil (non-hormone). Whilst some women may not be effected by changes in hormone levels, for anyone that is I'd strongly suggest looking into the coil. It's not the most pleasant thing to fit but once it's in you don't have to worry about contraception for half a decade.

Anybody have any opinions on the copper iud, Paragard I think it is?

I just lost my Paraguard; it was spontaneously expelled after 5 years. I just replaced it with Mirena.

I LOVED my Paraguard, EXCEPT for the long, heavy periods and HORRIFIC cramping pain every month.