Severe Weight Gain While On Yasmin? Posted: 12-22-05 22:27pm
I started taking yasmin in march of 2004,
when I weighed 120 lbs (and I was 17),
which I think is an okay weight for me
being that I am 5'4". Since I have
started taking the pill, I have become a
vegetarian, stopped eating sweets, stopped
drinking soda, and become much more active
as i'm busy with two part-time jobs as
well as college. However, within a month
of getting started on the pill, I started
to gradually gain weight. Just a couple
pounds a month. Almost two years down
the road, I now weigh 160 lbs, and I can't
seem to lose the extra pounds.
In march of 2004 I also started to take
zoloft, which made me have less of an
appetite so I lost a couple pounds (then
of course after that I regained them back,
and then some, probably because of
yasmin). I know that sometimes zoloft
can cause weight gain, but in my case I
think it kept my weight down because when
I stopped taking it in june, my weight
skyrocketed from 140 to 160. For this
reason I think that it's yasmin that's
making me gain weight. I've been gaining
about a pound a week.
I was tested for hypothyroidism a couple
days ago, and the results were negative.
My thyroid is fine. If it's not yasmin
that is causing this, I don't know what
else I could be doing wrong. Everyone
around me agrees that I get plenty of
exercise and that I have a healthy diet.
The only suspect I have is yasmin (my
doctor thinks that might be it, too).
The problem is that i've never heard of
anyone gaining 40 lbs while on yasmin, or
any other birth control. In fact, my
doctor prescribed me with yasmin
specifically because she believed that it
would cause the least amount of weight
gain.
Is there anyone out there who has also had
a significant change in weight due to
yasmin, or has heard of someone who has?
I know that i'm very sensitive to most
prescription drugs, and I usually
experience most, if not all, of the side
effects. Gaining 40 lbs from a lesser
strength birth control doesn't seem very
surprising to me, especially if someone
else has had the same problem before.
I stopped taking yasmin yesterday, in case
it's the reason for my weight gain. I
hope I lose some weight.
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Betsy7244
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Joined: 21 Dec 2005 Posts: 18 Location: Morgantown, WV,
Posted: 12-22-05 23:04pm
I havn't been on yasmin, but I do know
that different bcp's affect different
people in different ways so while it may
make you gain weight it may not make
another person gain wieght. I would just
try a different pill.
On the zoloft thing...I have been on that
for a while and have def gained wieght
from it...So the mixture of the two may
have made it worse.
I hope this helps some...Try a different
bcp, that may help. :d
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sweet4jay
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 Dec 2005 Posts: 81 Location: Arkansas
Posted: 12-22-05 23:15pm
I feel for ya girl! I was on ortho
tri-cyclen, and although I didn't gain no
40 pounds, I all of a sudden started
gaining weight (after staying the same
weight for several years!). I only
gained about 6 pounds, but it all happened
in 1 month!!! I was freaking out! I
thought it was stress, but my dr thought
it was the pill, so I went off of it,
& now am slowly losing...(thank
god!!!).
However, every woman is different, and
different birth control affects you
different. You cannot compare yourself
to other women! Several years ago I went
on depo & within 18 months I had
gained 30 pounds! It was horrible! I
immediately went off of it after realizing
it, and lost the weight in about 2 months!
I wish you luck in losing your's as well!
You can do it! Just set your mind to it
& choose a different form of birth
control that your dr may recommend...
Keep us posted!
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shellyd
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 May 2006 Posts: 2 Location: las vegas
Yasmin And Weight Gain Posted: 05-13-06 00:35am
Wow! Reading that email was weird, I am
going through exactly the same thing, I am
taking yasmin, I have been on it for about
6months, at the start I weighed 130 now I
am at 150, I take spin classes three
times a week, I am a vegetarian and a very
active person, I have tried nearly all
types of birth control pill and I must
admit I did get weight gain with the other
pills, but not this much! I am getting
depressed about the whole situation, I am
not taking any other medication and as far
as my doctor is concerned I am very fit
and healthy.
I really want to get off it but am trying
to find an alternative, pregnancy is not
an option!
I am just rambling on now, but I just
wanted you to know that there is someone
out there just like you suffering on this
damn pill!
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linlin
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Apr 2006 Posts: 80 Location: uk
Posted: 05-13-06 14:59pm
Ive been on the mini pill for nearly 2
months and ive gained loadsa weight. My
appetite has actually decreased. Tho the
mini pill is supposed to not have as many
side effects, ive had loads esp the
weight.... My hips have gone huge so
quick I have bright red strech marks all
over.. Its horrible and depressing.....
Im also bloating as soon as I eat
anything.... Im thinking off just not
eating its so bad.... X x x
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shellyd
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 May 2006 Posts: 2 Location: las vegas
Posted: 05-13-06 21:01pm
Hey, yeah I know exactly how you feel, it
is horrible and depressing, I feel exactly
the same, but after doing some research I
have decided to get an iud, I have been
on and off birth control since in was 14!!
So I have been on everything from the
mini pill to the injection, none of them
suit me, maybe you should check into that
too? I don't know where you are based and
I know it is expensive but it might be
worth saving up for so you don't feel so
crappy, I feel your pain sista! Take care
: )
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flame_bella
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 May 2006 Posts: 6 Location: Colorado
Posted: 05-14-06 19:06pm
I have been on yasmin for a while now and
it has actually made me lose weight. But
I guess it effects everybody different.
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mariais
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 27 Aug 2007 Posts: 1
Mini Pill Weight Gain Posted: 08-27-07 11:29am
i was on the mini pill (micronor, nor qd)
for about 2 months this year, and although
i run 5 miles every day and eat
ridiculously careful (fat free dairy,
whole grain, lots of fruits and veggies,
stay away from oils and grease), i still
gained 15 lbs. every time i eat anything
i feel it getting pumped into my upper
arms and thighs, i feel bloated, and i
never gained so much in such a short time.
i usually lose weight easily when i try,
normally i don't even have to try. i have
been off of it for about a month and the
weight is not coming off like i used to be
able to. i know it is the pill because
it is the only thing i am doing
differently. anyone have similar stories
with the mini pill or other progestin only
pills?
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