Weight Gain and Birth Control
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khamblet83
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Hello Everyone!!
Hopefully this is the right thread, but I was wondering if anyone has actually gained weight while starting birth control. I was able to get rx'd the birth control patch. This drug strongly recommends users to be under 198-200lbs to be most effective. I am worried about any weight gain from the med itself while I try to loose my last 15 to 20lbs.
Thank you in advance for any input.
Hopefully this is the right thread, but I was wondering if anyone has actually gained weight while starting birth control. I was able to get rx'd the birth control patch. This drug strongly recommends users to be under 198-200lbs to be most effective. I am worried about any weight gain from the med itself while I try to loose my last 15 to 20lbs.
Thank you in advance for any input.
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Apparently, studies on large numbers of women fail to find a connection to weight gain:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0012456/
I think when women gain weight while on birth control, it's because they're spending more time in bed. :bigsmile:0 -
I lost 90 lbs taking bc pills. I think sometimes they can cause temporary water weight gain, but it's not actual weight weight. If that makes sense...lol0
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Cherimoose.....that was funny!!!! Thank you for the link!0
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I lost 90 lbs taking bc pills. I think sometimes they can cause temporary water weight gain, but it's not actual weight weight. If that makes sense...lol
Totally makes sense. Thank you. I was getting a little nervous about it!0
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