cerelle contraceptive pill and endometriosis

[mamajojo]

is anyone taking cerelle mini pill? I started it just after having my LG (approx 21 months ago) and didn't seem to have any problems initially altho I have never had a bleed/period in all this time (is this normal?? Dr's say it's fine but I'm not convinced?!)

since stopping breastfeeding at 16mo (5 months ago) I have slowly been putting on weight, feel constantly hungry, bloated, fatigue and like all my endo symptoms are returning it's really getting me down that I feel so heavy and bloated and I'm really trying to lose weight....healthy eating, exercise, etc plus a lively 21 month old keeping me active haha! but the weight is creeping on not off!!! I'm wondering if it's caused by the pill or if it's just endo returning or whether cerelle is the best pill suited for endometriosis or to stop the pill altogether? thanks in advance x

[ladydady]

I felt like that after stopping breast feeding and also put weight on. I was on the depo injection rather than the mini pill at the time. I think feeding kept the symptoms at bay though, not the injection. Feeding uses so many calories that it's easy to keep the weight off at the time. Not so easy when you stop.... I've been on Cerelle for the last 6 months and actually stopped taking it yesterday because it's not helping. I'm getting some awful side effects so I'm back to the drawing board now! 😦