Orthotricyclin

That was the first BC my doctor put me on when I was in high school for polycystic ovaries. I gained weight. I know they say that it's not true, that you don't gain weight, and maybe it's true. I know that I didn't just eat more because I've lived in a house where most of what I ate my parents monitored, even in high school. I had put on so much weight, that my dad told my mom that he wanted me to get off that and if I had to be on it then to get me on a different kind. I have been on YAZ for a couple of years now and haven't had any weight gain from it.

YES!!!! I've tried many over the years (everything from orthocyclen, orthotricyclen, orthonovum,generic yasmin, brand yasmin,etc).

We can gain a little in water weight/fluid retatention but personallly I've felt always felt ravenously hungry on certain ones. I researched the pill a few years ago and found out that some progestin-dominant pills can cause appetite increase and weight gain (not because of the pill directly, but because the hormones make it alot harder for us to control our eating). And Pill-related depression can also cause these too. Either hormonal component of the Pill (the estrogen or progestrone) can cause different side effects and i had to just choose the lesser of the two evils. If I wanted clear skin and to not have the moodiness, then i gain tons of weight. If switched pills cause I didnt want to gain weight, then the flip side would be very depression/moody and break out in acne.

2 years ago, I just decided to get off of it completely and give me body a break. Gotta be extra careful, but it feels so much better to have control of my body and mind again. The Pill is one of the greatest inventions ever! Too bad it makes our bodies crazy

This is a good website that descibes the different pills and their side effects.

http://www.wdxcyber.com/ncontr13.htm

im about to call the dr to get my man snipped...this **** is driving me crazy and im ready to move the freak on with this already...

sorry for the mini rant..see? ****'s driving me crazy..and fat to boot!

I was on it for 3 years at one point and yes I did gain weight, but I suspect that was more due to the fact that I was happy in my relationship (never had been before) which caused me to slack off on exercising and I started eating the same things my boyfriend ate. I.e. eating way too much for my size. LOL I don't think the pill directly caused me to gain weight, I just happened to be on the pill at the same time that I stopped working out and started eating too much. Correlation =/= causation. :-)

ETA: Oops, for the sake of accuracy, I was on Ortho Tri-cyclen Lo.

have you thought about getting the mierna IUD! it's great for 5 years & no weight gain or pimples!

cons: backpain & spotting

I took Ortthotricyclin for about 2 yrs and Orthotricyclin Low for about a year. I don't think they effected my weight...I'm sure that had to do with my eating crappy and working all the time - thus never exercising. However, I do very much dislike the Pill because it changed my moods. *TMI* It made my sexual desire go to zilch. I mean the whole reason I got on the Pill in the first place was for sex with my husband and then I no longer wanted sex any more...talk about a Catch 22! Lol I ended up going off it because of the mood changes and the higher cost of the actual prescription. Strange thing is, I have not been on any type of birth control for about 3 years now, and I have never gotten pregnant.....I often wonder if taking the Pill has something to do with it... I'm not really trying to get pregnant right now (if it happens, great - if it doesn't, thats ok too) so I can't complain.

The fake estrogen increases your appetite.
I took a month off of Ortho Tri Cyclen Lo and lost almost a pound a week over the summer.
I went back on it, and while my loss has been slower, it's still happening.
Just got to make every workout count