Weight gain after STOPPING pill

[Lorien84]

Hi, I was hoping someone can give some advice (or empathise!) I stopped the pill approx 8 months ago, but since that time I have gradually and consistently gained weight. I’m now a whole dress size bigger than I used to be. I have tracked all my food and exercise - so I know I haven’t changed these - and even when I upped my weekly running it made no difference to my weight. I’m also definitely not pregnant!
Has anyone else experienced this? I’m convinced it’s hormonal (I have very little other options!) but I am frustrated that nothing I do solves this. Would be great to here anyone else’s experiences!

Hello!

Similar situation.. I used to have the depo injection. My last one would’ve been due at the end of April.. I have decided not to have anything now, but I have definitely put on a good bit of weight too! I have also been on my period now for 31 days.. so that doesn’t help the bloat if I can still call it that😳. Never believed what they said about weight gain whilst on them but I can see it now I’m off it!

It’s mad isn’t it! The doctors don’t really want to hear it, just say I need to look at my diet (even though I can track to prove it’s no different to 8 months ago!) I can find other people having experiences of this, but nothing as to whether it will suddenly right itself

I’m with you, I’m 21 next month and have always suffered with spots too.. I don’t bother with the doctors because it’ll all be blamed on diet, anything for a quiet life🤣 but me too.. my diet is fine!

Omg me too! I stopped the pill in September 2020 after being on since probably about 2010/2011, I didn't really have side effects on the pill (ridigevon) and I have always been between 9 and 10 stone. Prefer to be closer to 9 but always do something about it when I reach closer to 10. But since stopping I have gained so much now nearly 10st 7lbs which is far too much for my frame and can't seem to stop/lose it 😩 I thought I'd lose coming off the pill not gain! I thought the pill was supposed to make you gain!!!