BCP's and weight loss?

ohlawdy · 09-25-2009, 03:31 AM

Hi everyone!

I was diagnosed with PCOS back in August, my doctor put me on birth control and a low carb/low GI diet for now, and told me i should exercise and try to lose some weight.

She only gave me 3 months worth of BCP, and then we're going to go from there when i'm out of the pills...my question is, do BCP's HELP women with PCOS lose weight, or will the weight start coming off faster once i'm off them? At my last weighing (a week ago) i weighed 8 pounds less than before...which is good, i'm just hoping it wont slow/stop when i get off the meds! does anyone else know about this?

kverted · 10-11-2009, 03:08 AM

i GAINED weight when i started BCP. i take necon 1/35 and packed on about 10-/+ pounds in 7ish months.
i've never heard of them being used as an aid in weight loss.

februarystar · 10-11-2009, 05:46 AM

A BCP will have different effects on different women. However when I was last talking to my doctor she said that more recent research suggested that BCPs didn't cause weight gain, but could cause an increase in appetite, so if you weren't aware of it, you might increase your food intake.