Does hormone replacement therapy cause weight gain in women.?
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Unfortunately, yes.  Ask your doctor for something with not quite so many negative side effects.
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As you age, the metabolism slows and the female hormone levels change.  The hormone level change is really dramatic after a hysterectomy.  These changes make it harder and harder for women to lose weight. It is another of the unfortunate body circumstances that afflicts women but not men. Their weight is never influenced by their hormones. Somehow, we women always get the short end of the stick. :) \n\nIf you contact me with your email address, I will gladly give you a diet based on Jenny Craig and Nutrisystem (unfortunately, yahoo answer's email system doesn't have enough  "characters" to allow me to send the diet through them).  You can do it yourself at home. You won't need to measure anything or count calories. It is all already proportioned. It involves all food groups and is based on 1250 calories. Very healthy.  I have shared it with many askers on yahoo answers.
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It really depends on the women. I actually loss a pound or two when i have my period, because it makes me hyperactive and not want to eat. Most women gain one or two pounds because of water weight and cravings.
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Yes, i also gained weight with this type of birth control..I also think that my boobs got bigger LOL I ended up getting tubal ligation after my daughter was born
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Hormones change in our bodies all the time.  You should consult with your doctor.
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That's probably true, estrogen is the hormone from the ovaries that triggers all the cahnges in your body. Like your period and other such changes. So ,yeah, you've probably got that right.
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yes. They can loose weight too.  If you are gaining weight look at what you are eating...Maybe you're having sugar cravings caused by the medication, talk with your doctor, maybe he/she can prescribe another medication that won't cause you to gain weight.   Try to exercise everyday.  It will improve your mood....
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You might not necessarily gain weight, but your body certainly becomes more "womanly" and "curvy" - you lose the little girl look.  I'm not sure why this happens.
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yes! its so horrible being a woman sometimes. You can gain up to ten pounds during this time. The best thing to do is drink herbal teas. green tea or calmomile tea is good. It will flush the toxins out of your body and help reduce retention. Unfortunatley even though you dont feel like eating fruit and vegetables, it is the only thing that will keep the retention to a minimum.\nDont get too obsessed with the weight thing. Just cut out junk,drink loads of water and exercise. Good luck anyway :D
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It depends on whether it was a total hysterectomy.  Was the uterus removed only or were the ovaries taken out as well?  If everything was taken out, then there will be some hormonal changes.  However, you would take hormone replacement therapy, so ask your doctor.
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While hormone therapy will help, if you want to go totally natural, get yourself checked out for hyperinsulinemia.  Estrogen helps keep a high insulin condition under control - somehow.  Now that your estrogen producers are gone, insulin can go wild.  Are you gaining weight too?  That may be a symptom.  \n\ncheck out www.hufa.org regarding hyperinsulinemia and some of its other effects.
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I'm not 100% sure one way or the other. Most birth control pills make you reatain water, thats why you are likely to gain weight, but like I said I'm not sure. I kinda doubt it, or all kinds of flat chested women would be on the pill just to get some breasts! It would be much cheaper than implants! lol
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I've gained weight on every BCP I took except Yasmin.  I lost about 5-6 lbs and kept it off.  As soon as I got off of it I gained it all back plus a couple for good measure.
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It really depends on your body, and what type of pill you take. I know some women who have gained weight, had headaches, or other weird side effects, and some (like me), don't notice anything. You should talk to your doctor about getting a low-hormone pill that has the least side effects. If you notice after a few months that your body doesn't really like that pill, you should try another one until you find one that works for you.
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It can, however cymbalta is one of the few depression medications which has a low occurance of weight gain. It does not cause diabetes either. \n\nIf you were put on cymbalta to treat depression or bipolar disorder, you might be gaining weight because of changes in eating and exercise habits due to feeling better and less depressed. A small number of people are caused to gain weight because of the meds alone (unlike other drugs). Check out all the information on your perscription pamphlet, or on the website.
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Depends on the thyroid medication:\n(1) If it slows down your overactive thyroid, then your weight should remain about the same. If the medication doesnt work as effectively, then yes, you may lose weight.\n(2) If it quickens your underactive thyroid, then your weight should remain about the same. If it medication doesnt work as effectively, then your weight will increase.
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Talk to your doctor about the pill. They'll tell you everything you need to know, and they'll have advice you can trust (don't trust everything you read on the internet).\n\nThe pill can cause some weight gain, but that's mostly water retention.