Weight Gain In Birth Control Or Antideppresants Posted: 04-10-07 05:28am
ive been on 3 types of antideppresants in
the past year, and ive gained a lot of
weight, especially in my face..did anyone
else have this experience? will it go
away? i was on prozac,lexapro, and
effexor.
also, i have really bad skin that gets
worse around my period. it bothers me SO
MUCH. everyone has suggested birth
control. does bc make you gain a lot of
weight?
thanks
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mamaTT
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Posted: 04-10-07 09:10am
I was on birth control for almost 10 years
and never gained or lost any weight.
However, keep in mind that birth control
affects every woman differently.
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amethyst eyes
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Posted: 04-10-07 09:22am
.if you ask any doctor they will tell you
that birth control does not cause weight
gain but it does increase your appetite.
.since you are on so many meds that could
cause the problems you are having. .if
you want to get on a bc pill you shoudl
talk to you doctor and see which pill will
be best for you and you personal
situation.
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Carifairy
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Posted: 04-10-07 10:33am
Remember. appetite increase does not mean
that you will 100% gain weight.
Everyone should strive for 30 minutes to
one hour of exercise every day, or else
anyone will gain weight..
We gain weight simply by growing older, so
you need to start dieting and exercise
now.
a good diet, and lots of exercise will
stop any weight gain, and you will look
and feel better.
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Georgia59
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Posted: 04-11-07 11:42am
Yes you can gain weight from
anti-depressants and also from birth
control. If you do gain weight from
either, diet and exercize do not
necessarily make it go away. My suggestion
is talk to you doctor about the side
effects. Any medication which messes with
your hormones can cause a whole array of
side effects like weight gain, appetite,
mood, acne, whatever. Not that there
aren't good ones, you just need to find
what works for you! And different birth
control methods have different hormones
which have different side effects. Talk to
you doctor!
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