Birth control pill and weight gain

I'm on Zovia... I have been on it for 5 years. I never gained weight (from the pill) and never had an increase in appetite. It helped my cramps disappear!!

I'm on Seasonale too and have never really noticed an increase in appetite. However maybe I just wasn't aware of it. I think it's worth it to not have a period but 4 times a year. Tried Lybrel too where u have no periods a year! Woohoo! U should just go to ur gyno and express your concerns...he/she can advise u the best and give u the rx!

I take YAZ too havent noticed weight gain either

To ,my knowlegde [ told by doctors as well as much reading I've done]
BC generally doesn't cause alot of weight gain, it may cause an initial gain of a few pounds when just starting on it, but not a continual gain once your body is used to it.

Perhaps its the sort of food you're eating that is contributing to your hunger?

just some thoughts :flowerforyou:

Also, you can have fewer periods with the Nuva ring, you just leave it in for the full 28 days instead of taking it out after 21 and having a period. That is what I do. I usually have one every other month. I had one friend who never had periods with it. My gyno said this was fine it was fine either way. It just depends on your strength of periods.

The weight gain due to birth control pills is said to be no more than 5 pounds, and due to fluid retention. There shouldn't be an ongoing weight gain caused by the pill.

That's the medical opinion...in my opinion, anything that messes with our hormones has the potential to affect our appetite and god knows what else. I took tri-cyclen for a few years and never noticed a weight gain- in fact I lost weight at least a couple of times while on it. My blood pressure did go up during that time, so I stopped taking it. When my blood pressure evens out again, I plan to give tri-cyclen another try because it's amazing at keeping my skin clear.

YAZ scares me because I've heard it has a higher incidence of blood clots- sometimes fatal blood clots.

The shift in hormones and subsequent reactions will vary from person to person. I know the published works try to debunk the "BC makes me fat theory" but I'm still an adament believer from 6 years of BC-hell that it does (for some) contribute to increased water weight (regardless of TOM), fatigue, hunger swings, and cravings.

A lot of it depends on the hormones present in whichever pill is being used and how your body reacts. If your body reacts negatively to estrogen-based BC, maybe try progesterone-based. Unfortunately, I can't take any of the stuff no matter what the hormone.

I'm on the Novaring and love it! It has the lowest amount of hormones of any birth control product on the market so it could help!

Nuvaring made me a lunatic! :noway: My husband was NOT a happy camper. :indifferent:

Both Nuvaring and Ortho Tri-Cyclen made me very moody and depressed. Me on BC = :explode:

YAZ!! the best, been on it for a couple of years..right before tom arrives, i just have more cravings, but thats normal....no weight gain with the pill though..i LOVE YAZ:)