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Re: Birth control and weight loss
From: M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 13 Apr 2001 23:43:14 -0500 (CDT)

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At Fri, 13 Apr 2001, Kim wrote: >
>I gained about 15-20 lbs when I was on an anti-depressant for anxiety
>attacks (Imiprimine). I have since been able to get off the drug (been off
>three and a half months). I still cannot lose the weight even though I work
>out practically every day and eat fairly well. (At least I know I don’t eat
>enough to not be able to lose the weight). I asked my doctor if the birth
>control pill could have anything to do with it and she said that it was a
>possibility. She changed me to ortho-novum. I was wondering if anyone knew
>of a particular birth control pill that was helpful for losing weight.
>Please help if you can. Thank you.
>
>~Kim~

thre is no specific pill -- usually one that are the least androgenic (like ortho cyclen and tricyclen) are a bit better

-- M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG South Lake Tahoe, CA
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