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Pill and weight
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Since i've been on the pill i've put on a stone in weight. I'm really unhappy and i'm hungry all the time. Even though i eat a filling breakfast and don't skip anything. Its starting to creep on even more now. I'm going to the gym once a week (all i have time for atm until my exams are over) and i go dancing every week. I do alot of walking too but it doesn't seem to make a difference. Would it be a good idea to go back to the doctors? Are there other contraceptive/period pain controlling methods that are less likely to make you eat like a horse/put on weight?
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does it vary with the mini pills? I could manage 12 hours because if i forget in the morning i'll take it when i get home. I thought the minis were 4 hours?
that's the badger!
Cerazette is indeed a mini pill with the same time window as combined pills, in lots of people it stops periods altogether, although in some if makes them very irregular or leads to lots of spotting so with that one it's a case of are you willing to suck it and see. Worked a treat for me and had far less effect on my weight but I didn't like not having periods.
I agree. I'm on Cerazette now, and my periods are way irregular. I'll go ages without having one, then have one that lasts almost 3 weeks, something like that.