Birth control weight gain :(

I recieved the Depo shot shortly after giving birth to my 5th child last year. I did gain about 10 lbs, on top of what I had gained during pregnancy. Recently I decided to do something about this excessive weight. I workout 5 days a week for 45 minutes each day. I run, walk, strength train, and do the elliptical trainer. Now I do not do all of these things together, I change it up throughout the 5 days. I consume no more than 1500 calories a day. I have lost 20lbs in 5 weeks.

Years ago I was on depo the shot. I lost weight while on it I was 134lb before on the shot went to 115lb. The doctors told me the side effect of gaining wieght. Within a year of the last depo treatment I gained 40 lbs past my orginal weight of 134. It was in two months a gained 20 lbs a month. I have tried diets gained it back with in a year. A year ago I read the China Study and eat only plant based foods or aka being vegan. I am 146 and have been that way for 6 months. I plan to stay that way.

Seriously, I keep having to tell people that this is just bogus. If it makes you gain weight, your body needed it or else the hormones would have effected you in some other way. Remember, Birth Control is essential a controlled dosage of estrogen or progesterone. Our bodies natuarally produce these hormones upon puperty, which is often triggered by weight gain. Also, people forget estrogen makes one hold onto weight, not loose it; remember, we need to have a certain amount of fat to support a growing baby if indeed one gets pregnant, hence this added characteristic. If you do in fact gain weight, consider if the dosage you are using is too high; take in to account the purpose of why you are using the pill in the first. If it is strictly as a means for added contraception, there are other means that do that and don't have the possiblity of gaining weight.

My doctor prescribed me birth control to help me gain weight, and I am using excercise to help make sure that the weight is not fat but muscle instead to keep me healthy and looking my best.

I do not believe that weight gain is a common side effect of birth control. If anything, it is an uncommon side effect. I work at a family planning clinic and see many women that lose weight on birth control! Weight control is directly related to diet, exercise and caloric balance. It never hurts to talk with your clinician about your concerns and experiment with other birth control options that work better for you!

Eating right and working out works...it just seems takes 10 times longer. I have lost 5 pounds since getting serious about working out and eating better since Feb. I have to stay on birth control for medical reasons, so changing that isn't really an option for me. keep going you'll see results!

You could try this really great method called NFP. It's all charting and keeping track of your cycle so you aren't on any sort of substance. It takes a little more effort, but it is totally easier than trying to fight birth control weight gain.

I stopped taking the sugar pills or "reminder pills" during the last week every month. I just kept track of what day to start my next months pills. It was easier to control my weight after I stopped taking them.

If you look at it in this regard - putting on a few extra pounds is way more desirable than being pregnant (in my honest opinion). I was on Yaz for about 3 years with which I didn't gain a pound, then switched over to Ortho Cyclen in September 2010 to try to stabilize my moods. I'm happier, however I'm 12 lbs heavier. While I don't think those 12 lbs can be solely attributed to the BC, I've definitely become more aware of what I eat, whereas before (on Yaz) I could eat whatever I wanted.

I am not an expert, but I was on the birth control pill for 12 years. I ate healthy, I love working out, but I never lost the 15 pounds that I gained when I went on the pill. Since going off the pill, I realized it wasn't just water, because I had an increase in appetite, I had to lose fat, not just water. I wouldn't recommend the pill to someone who doesn't want to gain weight, as in fat because that is exactly what happened to me (I also tried very type of pill and nothing changed).

Try natural family planning. No pills, no side effects, no weight gain.

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Every pill will affect everyone different. I went on one that made me gain weight even though it is recommended for women who have issues with weight. I switched back to a low dose and the weight dropped off. I'd say give it a few months (3-4) and if you don't equalize out, try a new Rx. Some women have to go through several different brands to find the one that fits them best. I've tried 6 or 7 brands settling on the one that really fit me best.

Since being on the low hormone pill I've noticed my mood is more consistent and I did lose about ten pounds after a few months of taking the pill but I also kept exercising.

When I first starting using birth control, I gained up to fifteen pounds! I truly believe it was because of the birth control because I was a three sport athlete which meant I was always exercising. After taken this birth control for a few years I really started to notice my moods were fluctuating, almost as if I was bipolar. I researched the pill online and found out many women experienced this on this pill. So I went to go see my doctor and I was prescribed a low hormone pill and I love it!

I think eating right and exercise are the most likely fixes. Speaking as a girl who has gained 10 pounds total from birth control, I'd advise not switching your pill to a different one that supposedly doesn't affect weight gain. People I know didn't gain a pound from the pill that made me gain 10! I think it affects each body differently, so just be careful!

you may want to check the manufacturers website to make sure you got the right pill. exercise and sweating it off is probably safer.