Couple pounds symptoms and conditions

I'm glad I found this website. I have been trying to figure out what to do. I have had my Mirena since May 2008. My 3rd child was born March 2008. Since then I lost all my baby weight stopped nursing about two months ago and WOW!! I have put on so much weight in the past two months. Clothing I bought in May of this year are to small. I have never had a problem with weight, I may gain a couple pounds then lose it right away. Now I can tell a difference every week with my weight. I've had pregnancy symptoms with negative results. I was really hoping I was that would explain the constant weight gain. I have tried watching what I eat and that does not help like it did before. I have no sex drive, very moody and just feel so bloated. I have not had a period since I got pregnant with my son June of 2007. I don't see how this is good for my body either. I go to my Gyn in September I am hoping she has some answers b/c if all of this is from the Mirena, then I need it taken out.

i started taking Yaz about 2 months ago and ever since i started i have had no energy and all i want to do is eat. I have gained a couple pounds and am constantly bloated. When i get my period i have horrible cramps and don't feel like eating which i had not experienced until starting this pill. I have also been very snappy and angry at everyone and so school is miserable. i called my doctor and they won't let me try a different kind of birth control until ive been on yaz for 3 months. i do not recommend this pill.

I had my Mirena put in at my 6 wks pp check up (June 2008) and life was great until about 6 months later (now) I started having these weird joint pains. My knees were KILLING me and then my hip started bothering me. I was also exercising like a crazy feen and wasn't losing a pound, I WAS GAINING. I then started to notice I was getting crazy headaches, which was a new one for me also. I first thought my joint pain was due to exercise but then my wonderful husband (who is deployed to Afghanistan) pointed out that he thought all my issues were due to my IUD. So after doing some research I made the decision to have my removed. My doctor took it out and hip and knee pain went away fast and I have lost a couple pounds already. Mirena wasn't for me but that doesn't mean this happens to everyone. I didn't do a whole lot of research about it, it just sounded like a good, easy idea and made since. I have had friends to also have to have their's removed and all of our problems seem to happen 6 months or later. Hope this helps someone...Back on the good ol pill for me!
Good Bless

Hey, I totally know what you all mean about the personality changes. I was on NuvaRing for about 6 months. For the first few months the ring was great. I gained a tiny bit of weight (maybe a couple pounds) but nothing crazy. I am slim with a tall frame, so while I was a bit bummed, it wasn't the end of the world. And my boobs got bigger which was cool, lol. I didn't have any physical side effects with the ring. No cramps, my periods stayed pretty much the same, no spotting, no weird infections or irritation. Just normal. but the mental side effects have been so out of control lately that they have been interfering with my relationship. I used to be totally go with the flow, chill, happy go lucky, outgoing, and very confident. In the last few months my self confidence has dropped to zero even though I am doing well at work and life, etc. it's like I think everyone is out to get me, and it has gotten progressively worse. I cry at everything, have mood swings, depression and the paranoia about the boyfriend (even if he is going to study with a male friend I get jealous! Lame!) I was starting to wonder if I had suddenly become bi-polar until I figured out it was the ring! I still had a sex drive, but it was harder to get fully aroused. It's like I wanted to have sex, but it wasn't as good. So I took my ring out today and my boyfriend and I are going to research our options. The Pill does the same things with me. condoms make me a little nervous as to their effectiveness, though we will be using them for now until we find something else. I'm thinking of going with the copper IUD, as there are no hormones in that one but it is still very effective. My main concern with the copper IUD is the physical side effects (irregular bleeding, super heavy periods, etc.) but as I have not experienced any physical side effects with other forms of birth control, i'm hoping it won't be too bad. Ah, the struggles of womanhood!

I'm 28 and I've been on Loestrin for 5 months now. No real big issues with it. I may have gained a couple pounds but when I was on Ortho Novum 7/7/7 I gained a couple pounds on that too and I had no issues with those pills either. I changed to Loestrin cuz I just wanted my periods to be shorter and lighter. I was on Ortho Novum from 16-25 years old. So if anyone wants to switch to that I had no issues with that one. I think all pills depend on your body type and how your body reacts to the pill. That's why they have so many of them out there. So you can find the right one that fits you. The only issue I have with Loestrin is the fact that I thought I wasn't supposed to cramp anymore while on my period. I also get slight cramps in my back a couple days before my period comes on. But other than that. No issues.

Before taking Yaz I was strong, confident and happy. I felt life was right on track. I am getting married to a great guy this fall, my job was good and life was happy. All of the sudden I started feeling very insecure, unhappy and mad. The mood swings have gotten progressively worse since I started YAZ. I have been terribly angry, sad, disinterested. I have started disliking everyone. I even felt suicidal a couple times which has NEVER EVER remotely crossed my mind previously. My interest in everything has diminished. My fiancé and I have argued more in the past 3 months than in the past 2 years. It’s like my normal personality was lost and then replaced with this emotional person who is full of rage and hate. Especially top those I really love. I wish I would have taken a moment to look at reviews before I switched from ortho-tricyclene low to this crazy person pill. I would have never switched had I read this forum first. It was a terrible mistake to start taking YAZ. I don’t even know why it’s on the market. I am switching back to ortho low! Granted I lost a couple pounds on YAZ (about 5) but I would much rather have slightly tighter jeans than feel like I am going out of my mind!!! Do not take this pill...I agree with the ladies below-- its poison!! I am stopping today. I just hope the side effects do not last and that I can repair the damage that I have caused to what used to be a close to perfect relationship !!!!!!

I've just finished my second week on Loestrin 24 fe and everything's been wonderfull so far. I've had almost no side effects. My appetite hasn't increased at all, in fact, I might have lost a couple pounds in the passed two weeks. The only thing I'm sort of worried about is how emotional I've been lately! I get overwhelmed so easily. It's not so bad that I can't control it and snap out of it when I notice... but it's there. Just thought I'd add that to the list.

Hi Ladies.. I am so happy to see so many postings on this pill. I have been on this pill over 2 1/2 years and didn't think anything was wrong with it until 6 months ago. I stopped getting my periods and at first I thought it was because I was working out 6 days a week but when the next month came around and I didn't get it again I thought it was strange. Now 6 months later I have only had my period once. I talked to my midwife about it and she said it was perfectly normal. I have been on the pill for about 12 years and I always got my period. I also have noticed that after 6 months of working out and eating right I am not losing any weight. The only time I lose a couple pounds is when I am suppose to be having my period and I am taking the sugar pill. I also have been experiencing headaches but chalked it up to my life of working, with two kids and maintaining family, house etc. Recently blood clots have come up with a few of my friends and it just makes me think that this pill has something to do with it. I am not ready to have another child, so I would really like to find another pill to try out. Any suggestions??