birth control and weight gain Posted: 05-20-08 20:38pm
I am having problems with the concept of
going back on birth control.
I stuggled with weight all my life so when
I was 15 I lost 120 lbs I kept it off,
when I was 17 I decided to dabble in the
concept of sex and decided to put myself
on bc, however not even a year after I
went on birth control I gained weight and
not in the little amount the doctors said
I would. I went from a size 10 to and 22
all over again, well I took myself off bc
about 3 years ago and I have been
struggling to loose the weight again. I
have been wanting to go back on birth
control but fear even more weight gain and
fear not even being able to loose it. I
have even been so afraid of relationships
and getting pregnrt for the past 3years
that I have not had intercorse. I dont
trust other safty methods either I don;t
want to use the IUD either my sister has
it and her husband keeps getting poked so
I want to stay away from that.........
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worrywart01
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Posted: 05-21-08 15:51pm
maybe you should look into a different
kind of pill? My friend gets the bc
shot,deprovera? i think? and since shes
gotten the shot shes gained alot of weight
through the years..shes still on the
shot..now whether it be due to the shot or
just the way shes eating is finally
catching up with her idk.., i haven't had
any problem with weight with yaz, any
weight i have gained is due to my love for
taco bell haha but maybe you
should talk to your doctor about different
options? Make sure your eating habits
aren't changing while youre on birth
control, because maybe the fact that
you're active stresses you out and you
eat? I dont know I'm just throwing things
out there, I notice any time I get
stressed I'll grab a bar of chocolate haha
so could it be that you just aren't
noticing your habits are changing? Good
Luck though and I hope you finds something
that works out for you!
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m12wonabe
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hi Posted: 05-21-08 20:28pm
I have even gone into using the nuv ring
and had bad weight gain and depression, I
even tried yaz, and like 4 other pills
they made me go nuts AND I MEAN NUTS, at
this point I have gone to the doctors
multiple time and I am at a loss at what
to do. I want to be protected from gettign
pregnent not to mention I only get my
period maybe 3 times a year and have been
that way for almost 3years, all the
doctors keep telling me I need to be on bc
but I can't stand what they do to me. when
I gained all that weight I was running 2
miles a day and did weight watchers and I
still got the XXXX end of the deal, I
don't know what to do anymore HELP
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worrywart01
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Posted: 05-22-08 00:06am
condoms plus spermacides maybe? sounds
like the horomone thing just doesn't work
well for you...i saw in another topic
there was a non horomonal IUD but i see
you mentioned not wanting to try that..but
maybe thats something you should look in
to alittle more...from what i've read not
all guys complain about it...i'm sure
unless he knows its there he wont be able
to tell..other than that i'm at a loss :/
haha but maybe you
should talk to your doctor about different
options? Make sure your eating habits
aren't changing while youre on birth
control, because maybe the fact that
you're active stresses you out and you
eat? I dont know I'm just throwing things
out there, I notice any time I get
stressed I'll grab a bar of chocolate haha
so could it be that you just aren't
noticing your habits are changing? Good
Luck though and I hope you finds something
that works out for you!