Not sure if I have posted in the right place, but I am really curious to see if any of the ladies here have had any bad experiences with birth control pills and weight gain/side effects.
I just switched (3 months ago) to Ortho Lo from Loestrin and I think it has in part contributed to the weight I have gained. Over the last year I think I have gained anywhere from 15-20 lbs. It fluctuates a bit, but that's probably the average. I went to the doc 3 months ago when they switched me over and since then I have put on at least 8 -10 of the 15 to 20lbs. It seems a bit disproportionate to me, since I haven't changed my diet/exercise habits much except that I picked up kickboxing 3 days a week for the last 2 months.
Something else I have noticed is that I never wake up feeling rested in the mornings anymore. After a bit of reading, I see that fatigue is also a side-effect.
I switched from Loestrin because of my mood swings and sex drive, but can't really figure out if that's better or not.
I just switched (3 months ago) to Ortho Lo from Loestrin and I think it has in part contributed to the weight I have gained. Over the last year I think I have gained anywhere from 15-20 lbs. It fluctuates a bit, but that's probably the average. I went to the doc 3 months ago when they switched me over and since then I have put on at least 8 -10 of the 15 to 20lbs. It seems a bit disproportionate to me, since I haven't changed my diet/exercise habits much except that I picked up kickboxing 3 days a week for the last 2 months.
Something else I have noticed is that I never wake up feeling rested in the mornings anymore. After a bit of reading, I see that fatigue is also a side-effect.
I switched from Loestrin because of my mood swings and sex drive, but can't really figure out if that's better or not.