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Females on birth control- has it affected your weightloss?

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  • dragon_girl26
    dragon_girl26 Posts: 2,187 Member
    edited April 2017
    Nope. I've been on two different birth control pills, previously on Yasmin, currently on OTC. I've both gained and lost on it, but the gain wasn't from the pill. It was because I ate too damn much.
    ETA: The pill didn't increase my appetite. I had weight to lose long before I started taking the pill.
  • lgill1127
    lgill1127 Posts: 47 Member
    Easily losing weight while on Mirena (Jan 2017), had more difficulties losing/more weight gain on the combo pill. I wonder if it has something to do with Mirena only having one type of hormone?
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    EmmaCrosbie wrote: »
    Absolutely, most definitely! I've got the implant and oh boy does it make me hungry. One of the first things I asked the doctor when getting it was "Will it make me fat?" She told me no, it'll just increase my appetite. Well I clearly have no control over my appetite because I cannot stop eating

    I hear you, lol. I'd have gotten mad at that doctor. It's just so much harder when you're always hungry. I know I'll stop the pill if it makes things worse, I'd rather be anemic (I take iron supplements) than gain 20 lbs!
  • brishaw18
    brishaw18 Posts: 20 Member
    @EmmaCrosbie I'm the same way! I'm just hungry all day, totally sucks!
    I've also struggle from BED so the hunger makes it really hard on me with that too!
  • misskarne
    misskarne Posts: 1,765 Member
    I took Levelen ED for years, the only reason I gained weight was because I ate too much.

    I got the Depo shot about five weeks ago, yet to experience any side effects including weight gain.

    I always get a laugh out of the people who are afraid of BC because it'll make them fat. A baby will make you pretty fat too!
  • shattered_shay
    shattered_shay Posts: 5 Member
    I have the implanon in and have gone from 163kilo to 89
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    misskarne wrote: »
    I took Levelen ED for years, the only reason I gained weight was because I ate too much.

    I got the Depo shot about five weeks ago, yet to experience any side effects including weight gain.

    I always get a laugh out of the people who are afraid of BC because it'll make them fat. A baby will make you pretty fat too!

    Valid point, just not for me, as we have less than 1% chance of getting pregnant naturally.
  • ladyreva78
    ladyreva78 Posts: 4,080 Member
    Francl27 wrote: »
    EmmaCrosbie wrote: »
    Absolutely, most definitely! I've got the implant and oh boy does it make me hungry. One of the first things I asked the doctor when getting it was "Will it make me fat?" She told me no, it'll just increase my appetite. Well I clearly have no control over my appetite because I cannot stop eating

    I hear you, lol. I'd have gotten mad at that doctor. It's just so much harder when you're always hungry. I know I'll stop the pill if it makes things worse, I'd rather be anemic (I take iron supplements) than gain 20 lbs!

    I struggled an insane amount these pasts months and I know that if I hadn't been tracking my intake I'd be those 20lbs heavier. The struggle is real - gnawing off of arms included.

    I am insanely proud that I managed to maintain my 30kg loss. My heavy periods are nearly history and the crippling cramps are also nearly history, I haven't had to go the ER once since starting, and, best of all, the hunger is nearly gone, but that took 6 months of white knuckling. I guess that's how long my body needed to accept the changed hormone balance.

    Good luck!
  • LizzyK1983
    LizzyK1983 Posts: 44 Member
    I swear Yasmin has given me terrible cellulite
  • yayamom3
    yayamom3 Posts: 939 Member
    I've been on the pill (except for when I was childbearing) for almost 30 years, and it has never caused weight gain for me. I started taking it continuously last September, which means no periods for me. This has affected my weight loss in a very positive way because I no longer have any PMS symptoms to deal with.
  • brb_2013
    brb_2013 Posts: 1,197 Member
    I do not believe the pill has any impact on my weight, save for the water weight I gain with my cycle that leaves me the week after.
  • elfridell30
    elfridell30 Posts: 4 Member
    My lo lo estrine can increase insulin resistance so now I'm on Metformin which helps maintain my weight. I also only take it every other day. I ovulate but my periods are light.
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