Best Birthcontrol Pill for NO weight gain

[Danielle Averill]

Finding the right pill for your particular body/ system is an arduous task & turns into an endless journey. Everyone's body reacts differently to a specific brand of pill. You can take 20 women, give them the same pill & they will all have varying degrees of positive & negative side effects. I tried quite a few, before finding the right one for me, which is Ortho-tri-cyclen. My system runs better on a higher does of hormones. I have always been that way. I have tried to take pills with lower does of hormones & I end up with many negative side effects. For example, I tried Ortho-tri-cyclen Lo & had shortness of breath, heart palpitations, major cramps & was hot & cold a lot. I then switched to regular Ortho-tri-cyclen, with the heavier dose of hormones & my body felt 100% normal.

I also tried Yasmin in the past & had the same side effects on that pill, as I had on Ortho-tri-cyclen Lo. For those who aren't familiar with both those pills, they both provide the body with a lower dose of hormones. My Gyne realized that I do better on a higher hormone pill, then lower hormone pill. Most people I know are the reverse & do better on a pill with lower hormones. In the end, it is all about trial & error. As for the weight gain, I didn't have any weight gain on any of them. However, I don't gain weight easy, so I am not an accurate example.

From what I have heard, it is not the actual pill that makes you gain weight. Whenever, you introduce hormones into your system, the addition of the hormones &/or the change of hormones in your system will cause hunger & overeating. That causes the weight gain. In addition, many women will start to gain a lot of weight when they get off of the pill. The change in hormones often causes hunger & I have heard, even slightly alters the metabolism. I don't know if that is true, it is just something I've heard. I know that weight gain is common though, when coming off of the pill.

 

[musclemom]

Hello ladies,

My girl wants to get on the pill and we are wondering what is the best one for no weight gain. She has used 2 different types already and both times resulted in her gaining a substantial amount of weight with no diet/exercise change.

She is an athlete and trains/diets hard. She needs to get on the pill but she does not want the water weight/bloat/fat gain of the pill though.

Thanks a lot

Some people just can't take BC pills. I had the same problem, plus I spiralled into a very deep depression. A woman's hormone balance can be a touchy thing.

I had an IUD put in after I had my son. They didn't like to do that to women who've never had kids but maybe they've changed the rules.

 

[ConanX]

Thanks a lot! You guys refreshed my memory. Yaz is what she was using at the lowest dose and she saw instant weight gain with it. I will definitely research the Copper IUD and see if that makes sense for her. Thank you.