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Originally Posted by Trixie14
I have to go see my doctor in 2 months to renew my birth control, and Im going to ask for a lower estrogen pill, since going off it completly is not an option and Ive always wondered if it has contributed to my weight a little bit.
I want to echo Jill's comment on this as well. Birth control pills can cause an initial weight gain-but they do not cause you to continue to gain weight while you are on them. Basically-if you start BC pills when you have not been on them before, then it is average for someone to gain 2-5 pounds or so...but that is all. You don't continue to gain weight the entire time you are on them (at least not from the pills) and BC pills do not cause you to gain a large amount-such as 20, 40, or 60 pounds. I actually lost the weight from my first child and maintained that loss until ebcoming pregnant with my second child-and the BC pills did not prevent me from losing weight, either.
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Originally Posted by Trixie14
for the next 2 months, I'm going to commit myself whole heartedly to sticking to a certain calorie intake, and exercise program, no giving up after a week this time, and I'm going to track my results....I'm thinking if after two months I see very little or no progress of asking my doctor for some sort of medication to take to help me boost my weight loss and get me started...not to take forever, maybe just 3-6 months to get me started...I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions of what to ask for? I live in Canada by the way so only stuff available here would be great! lol
I think what is important to remember here, is that you HAVE to stay committed to diet and exercise. You are young-your profile says you are still a teenager-and if you are staying committed to diet and exercise in a healthy way-you WILL see some results in that time. The key is to stay committed. I know you have been around the forum for a while...and have had a hard time sticking to a plan for one reason or another. Weight loss prescriptions are not the answer to this problem. They really aren't. Prescription diet pills will not do anything on their own-you have to stay committed to a proper diet and regular exercise.
Honestly, I don't think you should get a prescription medication...especially at your age. Prescription medications have a lot of side effects-and over the counter diet aids have even more. The key is to start making lifestyle changes, and to stop "going on diets". You have to start small, making changes that you can stick with for the rest of your life.
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Originally Posted by Trixie4
My mom has suggested anti-depressents or a counsellor to help with my stress, depression and low self-esteem, she has wanted me on them for a couple years now... but I've heard they make you sleepy and make you gain weight, plus I'm not sure I want to be dependent on an anti-depressent, that is why I want a weight loss medication that isn't something I have to take forever, just something to help get me started, if my doctor thinks that would help. I'm also not one for a counsellor..I don't want to talk to a stranger about my problems...but my mom thinks it will be impossible for me to lose weight with my stress level and having such low self-esteem (which is usually why I give up so easily...I think 'it won't work why bother, im destined to be fat forever' - which i know is not true, it just gets frustrating) what she doesn't realize is how she adds to the stress and low self-esteem but thats a whole other topic...
This is another reason that I don't recommend that you go on any prescription diet medications right now...or an antidepressant for that matter. Your mother isn't a counselor, or someone who is the proper judge for whether or not you should be taking an antidepressant. Also, a good physician should not prescribe them to you "just because your mom says you are depressed".
Taking prescription diet aids, or antidepressants right now, I believe, is a wrong move. You are trying to treat the symptoms of your problem (being heavy) right now, instead of trying to treat the problem itself. Antidepressants are not something to be taken lightly at all-they affect the chemical balances in your BRAIN. They should only be used if absolutely necessary...and I think it takes proper counseling with a professional to decide if they are-not just a general doctor's visit with a doctor who has talked to you for 15 minutes. I suffer from issues such as anxiety attacks and OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) and I still do not take antidepressants-because I use other methods for coping that are side-effect free. It is just my opinion that these drugs are overused...as are a lot of them.
I personally think the best thing that you can do right now IS to talk to someone-really. I am not only suggesting a counselor only...but maybe a support group for those with weight problems? Is there another girl or woman in your life with weight issues that maybe you could talk to? It can be someone who is heavy now...or even better, someone who has lost some weight successfully and maintained it?
I also suggest going over to the Maintainers forum and reading the stories there...even if you don't post anything. These ladies are in it "for life" and there is a lot to learn from them.
I am not criticizing you at all for asking about medications...but I don't think that your mother is really "helping" the situation, know what I mean? (From this and some of your other posts..)
I don't really think it is so much a matter of medications, or what plan you do, or anything other than you have to start making lifestyle changes-and realizing that this is a fight for life, and that it is going to take time. We are simply "different" than those who don't have weight problems-and this stays true even after losing the weight. We are always different "inside" as well, even if at that point-we don't look like it. We will never have the luxury of eating whatever we want and not exercising like some of our friends who don't gain weight easily. We just don't-and it makes it a heck of a lot easier once we just "accept" that fact...
I have an addiction to food that I am going to have to fight for the rest of my life. I have to exercise the rest of my life. That is just the way it is...the way it is for all of us with weight problems who overcome them, and no medication is going to change that.
If you need anything at all-please let me help you. I would like to help you out, and devise something with you to get you a taste of results over the next two months. I have been your age, and in your shoes. Just let me know.
Aphil