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Women's Club
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ortho or any bcp

Leilita808
Leilita808
Posts: 154
Joined: 2004/01/07
United States
2004/01/29, 11:15 AM
I started taking ortho and gained 20 pounds in two months, which was not so bad because I was 120 and I am 5'9". did anyone else have this problem with ortho??? I stopped taking it 3 weeks ago and I have gone down to 135 now.
CristalBelle
CristalBelle
Posts: 1,389
Joined: 2003/06/27
United States
2004/02/11, 07:51 PM
I don't know if this helps, but the average weight gain with the Depo shot is only 4 lbs a year, and thats been pretty standard with me and I have been on it for 3 years.
B23
B23
Posts: 6
Joined: 2004/02/15
United States
2004/02/18, 07:22 PM
hm...im getting worried i have a dr's app in a couple weeks to go on seasonale bcp (or something close to that)since i have really bad cramping...but like leilita, i'm 5'9 and just inder 120lbs, but do bcp's mean weight gain?
CristalBelle
CristalBelle
Posts: 1,389
Joined: 2003/06/27
United States
2004/02/18, 07:24 PM
to some extent yes bc means weight gain, but Lelita's case was an exception, not the rule, the normal weight gain with bc is 4-6 lbs a year.
Leilita808
Leilita808
Posts: 154
Joined: 2004/01/07
United States
2004/02/20, 11:16 AM
hi hi...=) my doc gave me Yasmin three days ago to try and get my cycle back to normal after the ortho. I now know my case is rare because I never had a "normal female cycle" because my body fat was always naturally low 11-14% because of sports. after my injury (no training for a little over 2 months) in conjunction with starting the bcp I gained weight and my body fat went to 15.1%.