LowFatMilk
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DIANE 35. It's actually for acne but because I wasn't having sex anyways, it works for me. It's just to regulate my period, and helped with some ovarian cysts I used to have.
Condoms (male), but we don't use them straight away (usually half way through or to 'finish up')so there is a dangerous chance I could get pregnant, which is silly of us. I don't take the pill either.
There are hundreds of stories on the net regarding weight gain/stomach bloat due to the Mirena. I had mine removed as I was having lots of trouble losing weight. The weight hasn't come off though since getting off the Mirena a few months ago though, so I dunno. Lots of people on the net did end up losing lots of weight once they got off of it.
The bottom line is this: when hormones are being introduced into your body, whether through a pill or a device that releases hormones directly into your uterus like the Mirena, there will be an effect of some sort on the body. Our body is governed by our hormones so any change to our normal hormonal levels will definitely cause some changes to our bodies, whether noticeable or not.
As to the period, mine was really heavy for about the first 3 cycles, and then became literally nonexistent. I thought this was a bonus at the time, but in hindsight I dont like the idea of not shedding the lining of my uterus on a regular monthly basis. I started wondering if the bloated feeling was a bunch of dead cells just stuck there. Euuwwww. But I have no idea..
I notice on your ticker you've lost a good bit of weight... was all of that lost while on mirena? and since you've plateued you got off of it?
burrito (I seem to eat one every day for lunch lately), all of my weight except 10 lbs is weight I put on while I was pregnant. So everything I've taken off is pregnancy weight. It was HARD AS HELL to get it off, but it did come off slowly while I was on the Mirena, which I got inserted 2 months after having the baby. I've been on a plateau for the past 11 months now, and I got the Mirena out about 3 months ago. So I dont know what's going on! But if you do a search on the net you will be shocked at how many stories there are about weight gain and stomach bloat, which then goes away after the Mirena is removed. It was a great form of BC in that I never had to think about it at all, I'll give it that.
I use Zovia (pill form). I went off it it 10 months ago to see if it would help me lose weight and it did not. All that happened was I got acne on my face, back, and chest....eeewwww. I thought after a few months of going off my body would re-adjust to the new hormonal levels and my acne would clear up.
Bottom line, I went back on Zovia 2.5 weeks ago cuz I'm 33 and can't be having pimples like a teenage!! LOL Weight never did come off just from stopping the pill....good luck to ya!!
I am glad someone else takes Zovia (Demulen) - You say you gained weight on it? I just started it , this is my first cycle- I am about to start my second. I haven't noticed any weight gain so far.
I can't say that it made me gain weight. BUT...I have been told that in general BC makes you gain weight so when I went off I somehow thought miraculously that 10-15lbs would melt off. Clearly not the case...once again proving that the BC did not contribute to my weight gain in the first place. LOL Must have been all the yummy food I ate...