I was at my heaviest when I started the pill, so I didn't notice much of a difference in my weight then. I did eventually step up my excercise and change my diet, and I lost a bunch of weight. I was on it for years and the weight crept back on, and I had the hardest time getting it off.
I stopped the pill because I couldn't get it, and immediately lost about 15-20 pounds. The withdrawals started a couple months later and I thought I was pregnant. I didn't get a period for 4 months, I felt so incredibly bloated. I climbed back up to what was my heaviest weight. No change in diet, I was still working out a lot, and even stepped it up and dieted more to try to slim down. No luck. I was irritable, emotional, depressed, my body was so swollen it hurt. I have an eating disorder from which I was mostly recovered, but it flared up again and I pretty much stopped eating. Still no weight loss (of course I am not saying that it was the right way to go about things by any means - I have now been ED free for nearly a year).
All in all, it took nearly a year for my body to return to a natural hormone balance. I now feel better than I have in years! HBC made me depressed and miserable. Only now that I am off, can I see what it did to my body, and after the withdrawals I experienced, I realize how much the pill really changes your body. I guess some people are more sensitive than others. I know many who have experiences similar to mine, and probably as many who have had no issues at all.
I am happy to talk about it, but afraid to sounds preachy. Feel free to email me with any questions.
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Date: 2007-06-06 02:02 am (UTC)I stopped the pill because I couldn't get it, and immediately lost about 15-20 pounds. The withdrawals started a couple months later and I thought I was pregnant. I didn't get a period for 4 months, I felt so incredibly bloated. I climbed back up to what was my heaviest weight. No change in diet, I was still working out a lot, and even stepped it up and dieted more to try to slim down. No luck. I was irritable, emotional, depressed, my body was so swollen it hurt. I have an eating disorder from which I was mostly recovered, but it flared up again and I pretty much stopped eating. Still no weight loss (of course I am not saying that it was the right way to go about things by any means - I have now been ED free for nearly a year).
All in all, it took nearly a year for my body to return to a natural hormone balance. I now feel better than I have in years! HBC made me depressed and miserable. Only now that I am off, can I see what it did to my body, and after the withdrawals I experienced, I realize how much the pill really changes your body. I guess some people are more sensitive than others. I know many who have experiences similar to mine, and probably as many who have had no issues at all.
I am happy to talk about it, but afraid to sounds preachy. Feel free to email me with any questions.