YOUNG-WOMEN Messages for August, 2002: Re: Weight loss and getting off of the pill

Re: Weight loss and getting off of the pill

From: Tracy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 21 Aug 2002 10:40:29 -0500 (CDT)

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I understand the need to be vague since you aren't my doctor, but I could have came up with that answer myself. Thanks for your time. At Fri, 16 Aug 2002, Alicia M. Lapidus M.D. wrote: >
>Stpping pills will help but not that much,probably there are other
>reasons.
>
>>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
>>>
>--
>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
>
>Note: opinions expressed here are for educational purposes
> only and, as such, do not constitute a physician-patient
> relationship. This information is not intended to supplant
> the need for you to consult with your physician prior to
> choosing therapeutic options and/or interventions.
>
> **Private emails cannot be entertained due to time
> constraints; consequently, they will receive no response.
>
> **Thank you for understanding :).**
>

--
Tracy

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