weight gain after stopping birth control pills?

did anyone gain any weight after they stopped taking birth control pills?

i stopped in April and at first I was fine, but the last month i've had an extra 4 or 5 pounds that I cannot lose. Someone had told me you lose weight after you stop taking them but that is not happening.

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I probably gained about 4-5 pounds after stopping them. I wasn't too upset since I knew girls that had gained 10-15

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I haven't gained weight, but I've been dieting. I've los about 10 pounds.
i haven't been exercising lately though....

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Oiy, I've already gained 10lbs over the last year, before stopping the pill. I HOPE I do not gain weight now that I've gone off the pill. I've been off for a month, and haven't gained, but I haven't lost either

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Oh I definitely gained weight after stopping the pill.

But then I've also gained weight because I eat when I get depressed and this process takes a lot of out me.

So I'm not sure where the main weight gain is coming from.

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Posted by leighla

Oh I definitely gained weight after stopping the pill.

But then I've also gained weight because I eat when I get depressed and this process takes a lot of out me.

So I'm not sure where the main weight gain is coming from.

Re: weight gain after stopping birth control pills?

Posted by Sassyz75

Posted by leighla

Oh I definitely gained weight after stopping the pill.

But then I've also gained weight because I eat when I get depressed and this process takes a lot of out me.

So I'm not sure where the main weight gain is coming from.

I just wanted to say to you..

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what causes the weight gain?

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I think I actually dropped a few pounds when I stopped BCPs. But I did gain some when I had started them.

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Maybe it depends on the type of BC you were on?

I dropped weight when I started Orthotricyclen and gained weight when I stopped it.

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i gained weight after birth control pill stop, if i start taking birth control pills again will i lose the unwanted weight?

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I gained 5 lbs and have experience horrible pms

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yes! I gained weight over these passed few months. NOT cool!@

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I have also gained weight since stopping bcp in november. I've been having a lot of trouble taking it off.

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Thankfully I haven't. It's been since the end of January since I stopped them and the only thing that has changed is that I am getting small breakouts on my face :(

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This happened to me when I went off of it last April. I did watch my diet and exercise regular and the weight came off.