Cerazette Birth Control and Weight Gain

lizz2013
lizz2013 Posts: 331 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Has anyone experienced weight gain while on this pill, or any others? The doctor told me it can cause water retention and increase appetite, but couldn't be to blame for a serious weight gain. yet so many people seem to have put on a lot of weight because of birth control. Since I started it just over a year ago I've gained nearly 30 lbs! So I'm trying to decide whether I should come off it and see if I can lose weight more easily. Any thoughts of advice?
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  • BarackMeLikeAHurricane
    BarackMeLikeAHurricane Posts: 3,400 Member
    You didn't gain weight because of birth control. You gained weight because you ate too much.
  • osuntwa1
    osuntwa1 Posts: 1 Member
    I've been on cerazette for 18 months and while I gained weight, I don't think it was because of the pill :) I have managed to loose 30lbs and still stayed on it so I would say stay on it if it works well for you!
  • pookimonkey
    pookimonkey Posts: 11
    I was on it for a while, and I did hold more water than usual for me. I cut down on caffeine, no fizzy drinks and took HRi water tablets, which are herbal. If I ever needed to look less puffy for something, these three things usually helped!
  • lizz2013
    lizz2013 Posts: 331 Member
    You didn't gain weight because of birth control. You gained weight because you ate too much.

    You don't mince words do you. I'm well aware that a pill cannot be solely responsible for making me gain weight...but thanks for your encouraging words. Next time maybe just say it in your head instead of inflicting your negative response on the world. Not helpful.
  • BerryH
    BerryH Posts: 4,698 Member
    I've had no weight problem with it, and the joy of zero period means no monthly fluctuations either!

    Though some Pills may cause short-term water retention, there's no proof of longer term fat gain, but like every medicine, different people react differently. Here's an informative article on the subject:
    http://www.webmd.com/sex/birth-control/birth-control-pills-weight-gain
  • stephaniekhani
    stephaniekhani Posts: 77 Member
    I've been on it for over a year now, previously on a different pill which was way worse for water retention.

    Cerazette hasn't caused me to gain weight but has made it harder to lose weight (not to mention it's given me mood swings sometimes like whoah!).

    All in all, it's a decent trade-off for not having a period, but you might have to work a bit harder to keep the weight off.
  • duckymoo
    duckymoo Posts: 17
    I'm taking this as well, but I think most of the weight I've put on/kept on is due to diet, not the pill. I know what you mean about the mood swings though.
  • lizz2013
    lizz2013 Posts: 331 Member
    Thanks everyone for your input. It all confirms what I've been told about Cerazette in particular. I've heard many complaints about other pills, but if in general you can still lose weight on Cerazette then alls well :)
  • kellehbeans
    kellehbeans Posts: 838 Member
    I was on Cerazette for about 2 years. I hated it due to other side effects, such as erratic patterns. However, I lost a lot of weight whilst on this pill. When I started taking this pill, I wanted to lose weight, so I asked my doctor about the side effect of 'weight gain'.

    The explanation that she gave me was - 'You cannot gain weight with this pill alone. Your hormones change and may cause you to gain weight because you feel the urge to keep eating or give into cravings. It's the same with the side effect of weight loss - you may lose all desire to eat'.
  • kingofcrunk
    kingofcrunk Posts: 372 Member
    I've been on Cerazette for years. I didn't gain any of my weight because I was on it - I gained it because I ate far too much. People use it as an excuse.

    I also lost 80 pounds whilst on Cerazette. Again, not because I was on cerazette, but because I sorted my life out.
  • witchy_wife
    witchy_wife Posts: 792 Member
    I was on it for two years and lost most of my weight during that time, didn't noticed increased appetite or anything. And like someone else mentioned, no periods either for me. Bit worrying at first and lots of money wasted on pregnancy tests lol.

    I only stopped taking it as I am donating my eggs for my sisters IVF treatment. I was totally happy with it.
  • KatherineStar
    KatherineStar Posts: 56 Member
    Hi i haven't gained with cerazette but I did gain with depo provera
  • queenhiphop
    queenhiphop Posts: 286 Member
    You didn't gain weight because of birth control. You gained weight because you ate too much.
  • PrincessNikkiBoo
    PrincessNikkiBoo Posts: 330 Member
    You didn't gain weight because of birth control. You gained weight because you ate too much.

    Nice. Actually, I've recently gained from the pill and not changed anything. Water weight.
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    I never had issues with the pill, but I did on Mirena, big time. I was exercising and eating low-cal and healthy and gained 25 pounds that wouldn't come off.

    Everyone is different and BC messes with your hormones, so it's totally possible. But it won't happen to everyone. (Plenty of women with Mirena don't gain like I did, for instance.)
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    You didn't gain weight because of birth control. You gained weight because you ate too much.
    How do you know that? Do you know what she was eating? How much exercise she was doing?
  • iAMsmiling
    iAMsmiling Posts: 2,394 Member
    You didn't gain weight because of birth control. You gained weight because you ate too much.

    Never been on birth control..clearly, but I have been on meds that tend to stimulate diet or suppress my desire to remain active. Sure, it's still all my choice, but some meds can make fitness more of a challenge.
  • Freshstartingmyhealthylife
    Freshstartingmyhealthylife Posts: 20 Member
    I was on Cerazette all through my weightloss and still am on it. Managed to lose just over 4 stone and so far maintained, some people can get side affects which make them more hungry, however I *touch wood* have not had any.
  • sugarxmexsweet
    sugarxmexsweet Posts: 44
    I've been on that same pill and nothing like that has happened to me.
  • BarackMeLikeAHurricane
    BarackMeLikeAHurricane Posts: 3,400 Member
    You didn't gain weight because of birth control. You gained weight because you ate too much.

    You don't mince words do you. I'm well aware that a pill cannot be solely responsible for making me gain weight...but thanks for your encouraging words. Next time maybe just say it in your head instead of inflicting your negative response on the world. Not helpful.

    OK. What I'm saying is that women often blame birth control pills for "making them fat" when really it's just because they're eating more than they're burning. Going off the pill won't make you lose fat.
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    You didn't gain weight because of birth control. You gained weight because you ate too much.

    You don't mince words do you. I'm well aware that a pill cannot be solely responsible for making me gain weight...but thanks for your encouraging words. Next time maybe just say it in your head instead of inflicting your negative response on the world. Not helpful.

    OK. What I'm saying is that women often blame birth control pills for "making them fat" when really it's just because they're eating more than they're burning. Going off the pill won't make you lose fat.
    Sometimes the change in hormones as a result of BC makes you fat. I went off Mirena and lost 8 pounds immediately while lying on the couch doing nothing and eating whatever I wanted.

    That was after a year of working out 60-90 minutes a day and watching everything I put in my mouth. I gained 25 pounds. So, tell me again that I was "just eating too much."
  • cassienoe
    cassienoe Posts: 126 Member
    I am not on this pill, but on something else. This is my experience which speaks loud enough for me. Last year, due to the holidays and personal stuff I couldn't make it to the pharmacy on time to get my new prescription so I had to wait a month to start my next pack. The month that I was not on the pill, I lost probably 5 lbs. My eating/exercise habits didn't change at all. I ate junk food and carbs and soda occasionally. I wasn't tracking my food and I wasn't making particularly stellar choices, but weight still fell off. I was not working out except for walking maybe a total of 30 mins to and from my classroom that is on the opposite side of the campus. I thought it was the fact that my classroom was further away which was why I seemed to be burning more. When I went back on the pill, the weight came back. I consider myself a serial dieter as I always seem to be dieting but for some reason or another I never stick with it but I eat pretty healthy all in all. I don't think that the pill made me gain weight, but it makes it hard to lose it. It's tricking your body into thinking your pregnant...makes sense it would want a little extra 'cushion'...
  • ackeebee
    ackeebee Posts: 1,042 Member
    I have been on this pill since end november and haven't noticed any major difference weight wise yet. I am also considering stopping this pill when I complete the 3 mos trial but not 100% sure yet. I have not had a period since I have been on it and while on one hand it is a relief, it also feels abit abnormal and I do miss having a period strangely.

    Prior to taking cerazette I was on microgynon for about 7 years and whilst I did gain some weight on the pill, it wasn't until I reached 30 (a whopping 5 years after being on the pill) that I started to notice weight gain so my view has always been that it was turning 30 that cause me to gain weight :-)
  • rainghirl
    rainghirl Posts: 203 Member
    No problem because of Cerazette, just a lifestyle change that caused an increase in the opportunity to feed my greed. I've lost the weight I put on now and I'm having no problem keeping it off. I guess you just have to be aware that Cerazette can cause an increase in appetite & water retention and see if you notice this affecting you. It may not do, but if you find that it does then go back to your doctor and see what they suggest.
  • lauramc182
    lauramc182 Posts: 1
    Ive been on this four almost a month and hav always been dieting but cant seem to shift weight and i seem to b gaining every week with diet & excercize!very annoying :(
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    You didn't gain weight because of birth control. You gained weight because you ate too much.

    You don't mince words do you. I'm well aware that a pill cannot be solely responsible for making me gain weight...but thanks for your encouraging words. Next time maybe just say it in your head instead of inflicting your negative response on the world. Not helpful.

    OK. What I'm saying is that women often blame birth control pills for "making them fat" when really it's just because they're eating more than they're burning. Going off the pill won't make you lose fat.

    Don't bother no one here wants to hear this..trust me I have tried. You will get the response "it upsets your hormones which makes you gain weight"

    Depo, the pill, implant, IUD they are all blamed...
  • lillith44
    lillith44 Posts: 1 Member
    I was on cerazette for almost 2 years. During the first 1.5 years I gained 25 pounds. In the last 4 months, I significantly increased my exercise from 2-3 days a week to 5-6 days a week and also made small changes to diet to include more vegetables and less bread, rice, etc. Still, I was only losing 1 pound a week. I stopped taking the pill 7 days ago and without any changes to existing exercise or diet, I have lost 6 pounds this week. Very likely water weight, but it still feels great. Happy to be off hormones!
  • lessthan60
    lessthan60 Posts: 19
    Birth control makes you gain weight because of a change in hormones. Eventually your hormones regulate and the weight should balance out to what it was before you've taken it (without diet and exercise however). When I fist started the pill I was 16 because of a genetic predisposition to PCOS and acne issues. I gained some weight due to water retention, a year later my weight returned to normal. The maximum you should gain is about 5lbs, but if you're dieting and exercising strictly you shouldn't see any actual weight gain, it will be water retention.
  • raych31
    raych31 Posts: 1
    Actually I had to write on here as I thought I was going mental!!!!! I started cerrazette a month ago and I've been the same weight and shape for around 20 years and that has suddenly changed literally I woke up about 2 weeks ago with a swollen stomach and my clothes have got tighter and tighter over the 2 weeks I have lost my appetite and I am eating 1 small meal a day as I'm so bloated I can't manage any more and when I don't eat the weight drops off! I'm usually 8s 7lb I fluctuate between 7lb and 9lb but now I am 9s 3lb in 2 weeks I have put this weight on and I am bloated and full and I can't even do my work trousers up comfortably I thought what the hell is happening and unknown it's due to this pill, when you know your body you know when something isn't right........I know my weight gain is due to this pill as it's to much of a coincidence not to be! Yes weight gain is due to the individual and you should always exercise and eat healthy but if there's things like this floating around that can make you feel fat and bloated then it's lethal to take this while feeling down and a bit fat as it is going to mess with your head! I feel for you as I myself couldn't understand what was going on. I've stopped cerrazette now and I am starting to deflate slowly and I'm gaining my appetite back thank goodness! Come off this pill if you're concerned by any side affects you know your body no one can tell you what to do just do what you feel! So yes in my experience it can cause weight gain actually it did to me and I wasn't even eating enough to sustain a small toddler so you can't tell me I was over eating! Good luck
  • lcfairbairn74
    lcfairbairn74 Posts: 412 Member
    I've lost 89 pounds so far and am on Cerazette so you absolutely can lose weight whilst on it :flowerforyou:

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