advertisement
Reply
Thread Tools Display Modes
Mountaindewed
Legendary Wise Elder
 
Mountaindewed's Avatar
Mountaindewed NoahsArk30
 
Member Since: Jun 2016
Location: Where the sidewalk ends
Posts: 35,842 (SuperPoster!)
5 yr Member
8,655 hugs
given
PC PoohBah!
Default Oct 15, 2019 at 02:20 PM
  #1
I want to go off my birth control after being on it for 9 years. I am on it for PMDD. But a few weeks ago I got an unscheduled period and ever since I’ve had this massive appetite and I’ve put on almost 20 pounds. this started right when I got that period. I set up an appointment for next Monday with my doctor but I’m wondering if I’ll lose the weight I put on or just lose weight in general if I go off birth control? Will my breasts get smaller? They got huge when I went on the pill.

__________________
Ridin' with Biden
Mountaindewed is online now   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
 
Hugs from:
Anonymous42119, bpcyclist, bshaffer836, Buffy01, unaluna
 
Thanks for this!
Buffy01

advertisement
Anonymous42119
Guest
Anonymous42119 has no updates. Edit
 
Posts: n/a
Default Oct 16, 2019 at 11:04 PM
  #2
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mountaindewed View Post
I want to go off my birth control after being on it for 9 years. I am on it for PMDD. But a few weeks ago I got an unscheduled period and ever since I’ve had this massive appetite and I’ve put on almost 20 pounds. this started right when I got that period. I set up an appointment for next Monday with my doctor but I’m wondering if I’ll lose the weight I put on or just lose weight in general if I go off birth control? Will my breasts get smaller? They got huge when I went on the pill.
@Mountaindewed

Regarding the weight changes, you'd have to ask your doctor about that, or look up the birth control pill type online to see what would happen.

Also, 20 pounds is a lot of weight to gain in such a short period of time; it could be that there are other conditions going on. I'd ask your OB/GYN and primary care physician where the weight gain came from, and about the change of birth control..

There might be alternatives for PMDD.

I've never been diagnosed with it, but I can definitely see changes in my emotions ONLY 10 days before a few days after my period; two weeks of hell every month! It may not be as serious as PMDD, or maybe it is PMDD that I struggle with, but the shrinks sure rather blame it on individual problems or PTSD than something biological. Anyway, I'd ask what your alternatives are in terms of an alternative med for PMDD instead of birth control.

Hope these suggestions help. I don't know much about any of these things though.
  Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
 
Thanks for this!
Mountaindewed
sarahsweets
Threadtastic Postaholic
 
sarahsweets's Avatar
sarahsweets has no updates.
 
Member Since: Dec 2018
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 6,006 (SuperPoster!)
5 yr Member
192 hugs
given
PC PoohBah!
Default Oct 17, 2019 at 06:46 AM
  #3
How old are you if you dont mind me asking?

__________________
"I carried a watermelon?"

President of the no F's given society.
sarahsweets is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Mountaindewed
Legendary Wise Elder
 
Mountaindewed's Avatar
Mountaindewed NoahsArk30
 
Member Since: Jun 2016
Location: Where the sidewalk ends
Posts: 35,842 (SuperPoster!)
5 yr Member
8,655 hugs
given
PC PoohBah!
Default Oct 17, 2019 at 12:26 PM
  #4
26.......

__________________
Ridin' with Biden
Mountaindewed is online now   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
 
Hugs from:
Anonymous42119, bpcyclist
Mountaindewed
Legendary Wise Elder
 
Mountaindewed's Avatar
Mountaindewed NoahsArk30
 
Member Since: Jun 2016
Location: Where the sidewalk ends
Posts: 35,842 (SuperPoster!)
5 yr Member
8,655 hugs
given
PC PoohBah!
Default Oct 17, 2019 at 04:28 PM
  #5
I may have been stressed because of my sleep study. Once the study was over my hunger went away and I’ve already lost 5 pounds. I still want to get off the pill though.

__________________
Ridin' with Biden
Mountaindewed is online now   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
 
Hugs from:
Anonymous42119, bpcyclist
Mountaindewed
Legendary Wise Elder
 
Mountaindewed's Avatar
Mountaindewed NoahsArk30
 
Member Since: Jun 2016
Location: Where the sidewalk ends
Posts: 35,842 (SuperPoster!)
5 yr Member
8,655 hugs
given
PC PoohBah!
Default Oct 23, 2019 at 04:34 PM
  #6
I got off it a few days ago. Anxiety and mood wise things are a bit bad. I have this headache. The weight is pouring off though and I don’t have much of an appetite.

__________________
Ridin' with Biden
Mountaindewed is online now   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
 
Hugs from:
bpcyclist
Buffy01
Wise Elder
 
Buffy01's Avatar
Buffy01 has no updates.
 
Member Since: Oct 2017
Location: USA
Posts: 9,461 (SuperPoster!)
5 yr Member
9,664 hugs
given
PC PoohBah!
Default Dec 20, 2019 at 04:01 PM
  #7
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mountaindewed View Post
I want to go off my birth control after being on it for 9 years. I am on it for PMDD. But a few weeks ago I got an unscheduled period and ever since I’ve had this massive appetite and I’ve put on almost 20 pounds. this started right when I got that period. I set up an appointment for next Monday with my doctor but I’m wondering if I’ll lose the weight I put on or just lose weight in general if I go off birth control? Will my breasts get smaller? They got huge when I went on the pill.
I completely understand how you feel. I had some problem in the last year I was on birth control..
Buffy01 is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Mountaindewed
Legendary Wise Elder
 
Mountaindewed's Avatar
Mountaindewed NoahsArk30
 
Member Since: Jun 2016
Location: Where the sidewalk ends
Posts: 35,842 (SuperPoster!)
5 yr Member
8,655 hugs
given
PC PoohBah!
Default Feb 21, 2020 at 07:34 PM
  #8
I had to get off my birth control again for other reason. I went back on it because the PMS was bad. Totally different getting off it this time. The first time I was incredibly sexually excited for 2 weeks straight and I could barely eat anything. This time there’s been no change in my sex drive. I still don’t have one, and my moods are fine and appetite is the usual. I wonder if the visteral my doctor added in December is helping alleviate the symptoms so they are not as bad this time.

__________________
Ridin' with Biden
Mountaindewed is online now   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 03:08 PM.
Powered by vBulletin® — Copyright © 2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.



 

My Support Forums

My Support Forums is the online community that was originally begun as the Psych Central Forums in 2001. It now runs as an independent self-help support group community for mental health, personality, and psychological issues and is overseen by a group of dedicated, caring volunteers from around the world.

 

Helplines and Lifelines

The material on this site is for informational purposes only, and is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment provided by a qualified health care provider.

Always consult your doctor or mental health professional before trying anything you read here.