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Going off birth control pill

emmab0902
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Has anyone had any luck ie increased weight/fat loss after discontinuing the BCP??
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I actually gained weight going off it and have been steadily putting it on since--dr's believe I'm sort of hormonally imbalanced.0
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I actually gained weight going off it and have been steadily putting it on since--dr's believe I'm sort of hormonally imbalanced.
Same here, I actually might have gained a few pounds when I went off it a few months ago. My body does NOT like being off the pill, lol, starting back up this week.0 -
I changed from the pill to Nuvaring about 3 months ago and I've seen no significant weight loss change. I've lost a couple lbs since then, but I was losing at around the same rate when I was on the pill.0
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Has anyone had any luck ie increased weight/fat loss after discontinuing the BCP??
So if you think the pill is your problem, it might be. The only way to know is stop it and see what happens. I think my body is still adjusting to the change of BC, since it's only been two weeks, but I'm hoping to see a change soon.
I'm on the pill right now, but the plan is a tubal ligation when I have my gallbladder out and NO MORE HORMONES! lol But I'm done having babies, too.0 -
I'd like to know this as well. I haven't been off birth control since I was pregnant with my daughter, and was on it for 4 years before i got pregnant (got pregnant while on the pill...)... so I've been on it for 8 years of my life. 4 years on the pill, 4 years with Mirena. When my Mirena comes out next year, I'm trying to decide whether I should get another, go back to the pill, or go off BC completely to try and get my hormones back into their natural rhythm.0
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I had no significant changes to my weight when I went off the pill. But I also did not gain when I went on it like many do. I just went back on it and had no weight changes.0
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