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    what have been your experiences with birth controla nd weight gain?

    my gyno prescribed alesse for me, which i didn't gain weihgt on before, but i bought the generic Lutera. today, i weighed 2 lbs more...i realize this could be water weight, but i'm not sure....

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    I was on dianette for a while and couldn't seem to understand why i couldn't get rid of a few pounds of excess weight (eating right and exercising.).. then I swapped over to Yasmin and figured out it had been the dianette because its full of anti-androgens. Some of the combined pills do the same thing but they all seem to have a different effect on different girls (one of my friends finds the opposite problem.) Try a different pill if you think it would be putting weight on...
    But don't worry about your weight, get your body fat % checked instead.
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    My weight gain is completely attributed to my birth control pills.I notice the week before my cycle,I will get a little bloated,but when my cycle onsets,the bloatiness goes away.That's just the nature of the beast.
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    hmm...i'm talking about the days after my period stops. (i'm spotting a little) i have only been taking this Lutera for about 6 days now. i think i'm just going to stop, because i'd rather be safe than sorry.

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    I love birth control...it cleans up your skin, stops cramps during periods, your period gets shorter...I was very skinny before I started birth control...I gained some punds, but at the same time I was working out. So I'm very satisfied with the weight gain too...

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    ok this is another angle, but has anyone who has been on bc for a while lost weight when they stopped taking it? I think if I stop I could easily lose five pounds just from not having the crazy hormones in my body, but I don't want to get pregnant bc then I'll gain a lot more weight. lol

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    two pounds is nothing; you go up and down that much throughout the month just from water retention related to your cycle. wait two weeks and see if it disappears. of course, if you go up another 5, then switch brands.
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    i have stopped the birth control off and on...I stay off of it for a few months and then i start taking it again...Once I stoped I noticed that I lost a few pounds...I'm sure that you would too. I don't know about you, but when I'm on birth control I start craving certain foods.

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    Yes, when I stopped taking birth control I lost weight. My boobs had gotten bigger on the pill too, so I lost those as well.
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    I'm on Mircette (similar to Loestrin) and there's bloating but I take so many supplements & work out, it goes away quickly. Keep switiching Pills, there's a pill for everyone.

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