Can a lower estrogen pill cause weight gain?
In the 80’s my doctor changed my pills from 1/50’s to 1/35’s, I gained over 25 pounds. A few years later a doctor told me it was a thyroid reaction to the pill and my body eventually (1 year) evened out and got back to normal. Now I’m having night sweats and irritability, so my doctor changed me from Orthocept to Estrostep. In three months I have gained 5 pounds and feel sluggish. She is now going to change me to Ortho Novum 1/35’s. Is it possible that some women feel better and keep weight gain down with a higher estrogen pill? She told me most women lost weight when they went from 1/50’s to 1/35’s. Could I possibly have some estrogen deficiency? I’m only 31. I’ve had my thyroid checked and it is normal.
