Does going off birth control cause weight gain?

Question

I've been on birth control for almost 3 years. I was originally on Orthotricyclen lo, and a few months ago I started Yasmin.
I was thinking about going off of the pill to see if it would be easier to lose weight. I think it's been harder to lose weight ever since I started the pill and I think it made me gain some weight. Does anyone know if this will cause weight gain? Has anyone gained weight from going off the pill?

Answer 1

I don't know about the gaining weight from going off the pill part, but I definitely think it is more difficult to lose weight while on the pill. Since the pill basically makes your body think it is pregnant by messing with your hormones, and if your body thinks you are pregnant its natural inclination is to put on weight and store fat. I think your body would fight against any weight loss because it thinks you will need those fat stores in the future to sustain the child it thinks you are going to have. This is just my thoughts on what is happening based on my experience since starting back on the pill.

Last Aug, I started doing cardio 4 times a week for an hour and eating healthy. Not because I wanted to lose weight, but because I wanted to feel better and have more energy. The end of Sept my gyn put me on birth control (Yasmin) pills because I was having heavy periods and my iron count was really low. So low I was rejected from donating blood and I was tired all the time and had no energy to the point of not being able to get out of bed in the morning. So after starting back on the pill at the end of Sept I immediately gained 5-10 lbs and even though I have kept up the cardio and healthy eating, I have not lost any weight at all. I am doing weight watchers, I write down everything I eat religiously so I know I am not overdoing my caloric intake, but the weight will not come off. The only thing I can attribute it too is being on the pill. I am 5'4 and normally around 130-133, but I am up to 141-143 now and the scale refuses to budge. I just want to get back to my normal weight before I went on the pill. But going off the pill is not an option, I would rather carry the extra poundage than feel like I did before I went on it.

Answer 2

How Does Birth Control Cause Weight Gain

Answer 3

Any hormonal change could cause weight gain or weight loss (depending on the woman and the hormones involved), and going off of birth control or switching to a different BC could certainly trigger these changes. I know that once I switched to NuvaRing, I lost about 10 pounds.

Answer 4

I have gained weight on the pill but i don't think enough to make a big difference going off of it. Just think of all the weight you will gain if you end up pregnant!! j/k I f you do go off it just be careful.

Answer 5

It depends on the person. Some girls do and some dont. I am on the pill and I haven't gained any weight, but my boobs have gotten bigger. It solely depends on the girl. I wouldn't worry about it too much. If you do you can either talk to your doc about swithching to something else or you may have to excirsise to take off the few extra pounds that you didnt want.

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Answer 6

As far as I know, it's just going on it that causes weight gain.

Answer 7

The pill does cause you to gain weight but its suppose to be temporary till your body adjust... you may have the same adjustment problems when you go off the pill

Answer 8

I have heard that you can gain weight after getting off the pill. I didn't myself.

Answer 9

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