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Q: Gaining Weight On the Birth Control Pill

asked by: theweisstone on November 4th, 2003

New User

Hi,
my name is michelle and I have been on the birth control pill ortho tri cycaleen for about 7months I have gained about 30 pounds
is this caused by the pill Question

i am getting married in 10 months and my dream has always been to look beautiful in a dress. I have struggled with weight since childhood and always had problems with it.
But loosing weight fast at certain times wasn't always hard it was just fluctuating allot.
Since I started the pill I can't loose weight for the life of me. And I need to loose the weight Exclamation

but I can't or don't really want to go off of the pill.
I am also experiencing hair loss is this caused by the pill
please help!!!!! Crying or Very sad

Replies(5)

glitter8370

replied on November 14th, 2003

Experienced User

Hey

Hey hey

hey your weight gain can be cuased by birth control.. Another thing u might want to look into is your thyroid.. If ur having problems losing the weight... I could gain weight no problem but I couldnt lose it so I got my thyroid checked and it turned out I have hypo thyroid and which means I have almost no metablisiom and u need a metabilisim in order to lose weight... So I would go talk to a doctor and find out his opinion and ask him about thyroid...

Christina

sbgymnast

replied on October 26th, 2004

New User

I have graves disease ( a thyroid disease) and when I started the pill ( yasmin) 3 months ago, all of my tsh and t3/ t4 levels were within normal range. # months later, and 5 lbs heavier, my thyroid levels are way off ( after being stable for 2 years post rai). So, if you do have a thyroid problem ( even undiagnosed) the pill could effect that and cause weight gain due to a slowed metabolism if you are hypothyroid. I don't know if the pill itself can cause weight gain..Just cravings etc that we ourselves feed into. Good luck!

BADSAL

replied on October 26th, 2004

Experienced User

I am on the same pill and feel like it has caused weight gain. I went off of it for a couple months and easily slimmed down, but then gained extra weight again when I started taking it again. (not a lot but around 10 pounds)
i wonder if a different pill or a patch or shot would make a difference.

purple333

replied on October 27th, 2004

Extremely eHealthy

I too would suggest a possible thyroid disorder which can also cause hair loss!! But weight gain & hair loss can also be a result of stress & so if the pill started the weight gain this plus stress re wedding would make it worse.

ellua

replied on November 24th, 2004

New User

I've heard recent evidence that the pill doesnt cause large amount of weight gain, usually around 5-10 lbs if that... Talk to your doctor, of course... I traded the pill & all of its side effects for a copper iud a few months ago.. No side effects, same effectiveness, and you dont have to worry about it for 10 years.

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