Gaining weight on birth control?!
Question: Gaining weight on birth control?
I began taking Sprintec, 28 day birth control on the 22nd of March, the first day of my time of month, which was 3 days ago. When I went to the doctor the day before I began taking the pill, I weighed in at 142lbs. I am 5'9", so that is completely normal for me. I am aware that among the many side effects of it is weight gain, but was wondering just how much and how quickly it would occur? I weighed myself yesterday at 144.3lbs, and today at 147lbs. I generally don't get that bloated on my period. Will I continue to hold this water weight with this birth control, will it go away after my period, or is this abnormal?
Answers:
Gaining weight while you start birth control is totally normal...
This pill makes your body feel like your pregnant... So you gain weight, and ur breast will grow :o
Soon everything will go back to normal :)
It is abnormal for birth control to cause that much of a weight gain so quickly.. Some do cause weightgain, especially if the dose is higher than it needs to be. I was taking a dose and i gradually started to gain weight, and after i was on a lower does i felt much better about myself and started to shed a few pounds.