Birth Control Pills Making Me Hungry!

[Dobeigh 69]

About 2 weeks ago, I was diagnosed with PCOS. So my doctor put me on birth control pills to treat the PCOS. Well, these birth control pills are driving me nuts! I want to eat all the freaking time! Of course, I can't eat much but boy can I snack! It is driving me nuts. I was doing good too. I had surgery Feb 26, 2013 and I had lost 107 lbs. Well, in the past 2 weeks, I've gained 7 pounds! I'm so upset. I don't know what to do!

[Jenny12 361]

Get off of those pills immediately before you gain even more. From my own experience, the weight just keeps going up. Find a different birth control that won't do that to you. Perhaps one with less hormones. I am extremely sensitive to BC pills and they all made me gain, but I have been on Lo Loestrin Fe for nearly two years now and it does not have that effect on me.

[marfar7 1,528]

I never even thought about bcp's making me hungry. I've been on bcp's for almost 3 yrs now, went off for a month prior to my revision 6 mths ago. Been back on them ever since. I've noticed lately being more hungry than usual, and same with me, I can't eat much but I eat often.

Maybe I should look into this nugget of info??

[Dobeigh 69]

Get off of those pills immediately before you gain even more. From my own experience, the weight just keeps going up. Find a different birth control that won't do that to you. Perhaps one with less hormones. I am extremely sensitive to BC pills and they all made me gain, but I have been on Lo Loestrin Fe for nearly two years now and it does not have that effect on me.

Well, I'm trying to get pregnant. Because I've been diagnosed with PCOS, I'm being treated for 6 months with birth control pills. After 6 months, I will immediately switch to clomid, which is a fertility drug. PCOS makes it super hard to get pregnant. But, you're right! I will contact my OB doc and ask for something else. Maybe it won't make me as hungry.

[Dobeigh 69]

I never even thought about bcp's making me hungry. I've been on bcp's for almost 3 yrs now, went off for a month prior to my revision 6 mths ago. Been back on them ever since. I've noticed lately being more hungry than usual, and same with me, I can't eat much but I eat often.

Maybe I should look into this nugget of info??

I would definitely look into it! Are you gaining weight too?

[ashly1119 1]

I was diagnosed with PCOS today... Doctor put me on BC pills, Metformin & Phentermine. Just starting the process for the lapband surgery!

[marfar7 1,528]

I never even thought about bcp's making me hungry. I've been on bcp's for almost 3 yrs now, went off for a month prior to my revision 6 mths ago. Been back on them ever since. I've noticed lately being more hungry than usual, and same with me, I can't eat much but I eat often.

Maybe I should look into this nugget of info??

I would definitely look into it! Are you gaining weight too?

Not gaining but having a difficult time losing the last 20 lbs. I'm hungrier than usual for sure. Thought it was just me...

[Chelsi 107]

you might want to play around with what type of pill you're on. the first bcp i was on was loestrin 24 and holy crap it made me NUTS! i stayed on it for about 8 months before i couldn't take it anymore and i went back to my ob/gyn. i was then put on apri which was MUCH better. it was a different hormone. when i kept forgetting to take my pill at the same time everyday i finally opted for the nuvaring which is ten times better than the pill. three weeks in, one week out! don't have to worry about another damn pill in addition to all our Vitamins already. haha. good luck though!