Sodium & Birth Control

Re: Sodium & Birth Control

• msange727

  

  June 2010

  i did at first - i started bc last year, and it seemed like the first two months, i retained a ton of water. i was also on a high-dose pill, and gained 15lbs almost immediately. something that helped me with the water thing (i didn't really eat a lot of salt in my diet but i still retained) was drinking about 2 or 3 liters of water a day, even if i wasn't thirsty. sometimes it really sucks being a chick!

  

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• miguelhilary2010

  

  June 2010

  Yes, and I'm on Yaz too.  Ditto pp to drink LOTS of water.

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• christa62105

  

  June 2010

  I'm also on YAZ. I have actually had the most luck being on YAZ and not gaining weight / retaining water. This obviously differs from person to person. On Loestrin 24 however, I gained 12 pounds in 2 months - it was horrible so I switched back to YAZ. Now that I'm done with my little rant -- drink A LOT of water. I keep a water bottle with me and make it a point to drink enough that I have to refill it at least 2 times throughout the work day. That has helped me, I just pee a lot more throughout the day!

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• miah_23_ncb member

  

  June 2010

  I am not on yaz Im on tri-sprintec. but it has really incresed my appetitie i mean a lot. I feel liek i could always use a snack. This is so not good when i am trying to loose some lbs & tone up for the wedding.

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• lisanowacki

  

  June 2010

  Miah- Trisprintec did the same thing to me...crazy appetite. I stopped the pill all together and will be going back to see what kind of NON-HORMONAL bc they can suggest. It's ridiculous how these pills work...I'm either moody, eat like crazy or get melasma from all different pills. So frustrating.

  

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• bluebunneh member

  

  June 2010

  I've been taking Sprintec ( there is no Tri in front ) for several years now and it doesn't seem to have any bad side effects - although when I switched to Monanessa I bled for a month and 1 week >_< So I switched back to Sprintec and now I'm back to normal. I've been on BC for so long I may just be used to the side effects though - I noticed when I first started taking BC - I can't even remember the brand, I gained some weight.
  
  What is the difference between Trisprintec and just Sprintec?
  
  I also agree with Christa - drink lots of water!!
  
  Also I think I remember hearing bad things about Yaz, or was it Yazmin? One of them is being recalled I think??
  

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• lisanowacki

  

  June 2010

  bluebunneh-- not sure of the differences...I think the levels of hormones.

  

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• prezembel member

  

  June 2010

  oh for sure. have taken yaz for 3 years now... at first, was the only bc that didn't cause weight gain for me but i've noticed in the last year or so that i'm constantly bloated - despite drinking up to a gallon of water a day, which is a TON!... decided to go off bc two weeks ago before my wedding and low and behold, lost 7 lbs. without doing much else in addition to regular workouts. just a thought.
  

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• erin10885 member

  

  June 2010

  I think that's the main reason I've gained so much weight I'm getting the Mirena and hoping that it'll help with the moodiness and weigth gain!

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