Thu, Mar-14-02, 12:25
|
|
Senior Member
Posts: 614
|
|
Plan: Atkins
Stats: 197/195/140
BF:
Progress: 4%
Location: new brunswick, canada
|
|
Hi.
I know what you mean about the pill. If you are having side effects, you can definitely ask your doctor about different brands/strengths. Different levels of hormones can do some funky things to your body, not to mention your body shape. Growing up I needed the pill to help with my TOM. My mother was a pharmacist and she would tell me about all the different brands out there, and believe me they all have their side effects. Some are just worse than others. I wouldn't recommend the injection because I had really bad results with that.
Some made me retain water on my chest, others made me retain water on my stomach. Some gave me vicious mood swings, and even reduced my sex drive to zilch. Some made me nauseous, others gave me acne quite bad, and in new and wonderful places that I had never had it before...yikes! I was never a fan of drinking much water, so the effects hit me quite hard. If you hit the water bottle hard, you may not feel the effects quite as badly.
If you find that the pill you are on gives you bad side effects after you've tried it for a few months, just know that there are options. Your best bet is to ask your doctor about the strengths/levels of the hormones in the pills and see if you can't find one that would reduce possible water retention. Drinking lots of water should help to reduce the weight gain due to water weight.
The Atkins book has some good information on the effects of certain medications. It might be worth taking a look.
Good luck!!
KC
|