Re: birth control pills.........question!
From: Leslie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 07 Jul 2002 09:59:19 -0700
My understanding of weight gain and the pill is that most of the weight gain
is from water retention (although I could be wrong there). You might want to
increase your water intake and see if that helps before going off the pill,
as the body tends to hold onto water when it does not feel it is getting
enough.
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From: "anonymous" <anonymous@obgyn.net>
To: "Multiple recipients of list PCOS-DIET"
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Sent: Saturday, July 06, 2002 9:21 PM
Subject: birth control pills.........question!
> Hello
> I'm 16 years old and for the past 6 or so months i have been takingthe
> Diana 35 birth control pills. I decided to take these pills to help
> clear up my skin and help regulate and lighten my periods. It worked
> extremely well for these two things and my skin has never been
> clearer...i don't even wear face makeup anymore and plus i know pretty
> much exactly when i am going to have my period. The only downfall is
> that after taking them i gained around 10 pounds but mostly i just lost
> the figure i had before....mostly in my waist. I am really active so it
> is quite a disappointment to gain that weight and lose that figure just
> suddenly because of a pill. SO right now i am at the point of deciding
> whether or not i want to continure taking it or not. My one big
> question is if anyone out there knows if i stop taking the pills will i
> lose that weight and get back my figure....obviosly with a bit of
> work....or will it be just as easy to work harder and lose the weight
> while im still on it? If that was confusing here's the question pretty
> basically....will it be just as hard to lose the weight i gained with
> the birth controls when i stop takin them as when im still taking them.
> Your help and opinions are greatly appreciated!!
> Thanks so much = 0)
>
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