Re: Weight loss and getting off of the pill
From: Alicia M. Lapidus M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 16 Aug 2002 08:24:32 -0500 (CDT)
Stpping pills will help but not that much,probably there are other
reasons.
At Thu, 15 Aug 2002, Tracy wrote:
>
>Hello,
>I am hoping that someone can offer some suggestions or advice on what
>seems to be a never ending problem for me. I am 26 years old and just
>stopped taking birth control two weeks ago. I started on Demulen 1/35
>when I was 19 and stayed on continuously (I have no children) until
>about a year ago when I started Alesse. When I began the pill, I
>weighed about 120 pounds and was in very good shape. Now at 26, I weigh
>a considerably different 168 pounds. Over the years, I have been put on
>antidepressants because of "depression" and fatigue and Prevacid for
>GERD. I have had comprehensive metabolic tests ran which are all to
>date still normal and very healthy. My TSH is 1.09, which rules out my
>thyroid. Other than the weight gain around my abdomen, I am not showing
>any other noticeable symptoms of PCOS. My only other thought about my
>weight was that it had to be my pills and not entirely "just getting
>older"! After talking to my husband, I decided to stop taking them
>completely to see if things improved. My diet has always been healthy
>so that isn't really an issue. Could I have been on the wrong pill all
>of these years? More importantly, does weight loss typically become
>easier when birth control is stopped? I have had a hard time finding any
>legitimate information on this. Thank you in advance.
>
>--
>Tracy
>
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Alicia M. Lapidus M.D.
Chief of Staff Obstetrics, Hospital Fernández
Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Barcelo University
Vicepresident of Argentine Society of Hypertension in Pregnancy
Director Latina Obgyn.net- http\latina.obgyn.net\espanol
Buenos Aires
Argentina
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