Errin and Weight Gain: What Users Say (Page 2)

• Sky...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• March 1, 2022

For Birth Control "I’ve been using this pill for a while now (a year+) and my period has never ever been so irregular. I went 9 months without a period. No, I wasn’t pregnant, it just happened to be that amount of time. Then I went 6 months without one, again, I wasn’t pregnant. I got my period in December then January, around the same time. I haven’t gotten it again since February, and I know it isn’t pregnancy because I have zero symptoms and my boyfriend and I are long distance. I’m just tired of the inconsistency. I have the worst cramps I’ve ever experienced. I’ve gained 30 lbs and can’t lose the weight. I switched to Errin from my original because it was giving me migraines and putting me at a higher risk of a stroke at my age (16/17 at the time, I am now 19). I think now that I just have chronic migraines, but this birth control is not one I would recommend."

• Rep...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 20, 2016

For Birth Control "So... I had my 2nd baby and followed my same routine as before... had my 6-week checkup, got on the mini pill b/c I am breastfeeding... then started having sex and going to the gym again... YAY!!! I gained 16 pounds in 3 weeks taking Errin. I finished my 1st pack and never picked up my next prescription. I have an appointment to meet with my doctor to discuss taking other pills or the Depo shot. I have since lost all the rapid weight I gained."

• Cor...
• June 29, 2017

For Birth Control "I'm 20, 5'5", and 155 pounds. While taking Errin, I finally stopped getting my period and got my appetite back. I was on the combination pill, which made me nauseous, tired, and in the end, I constantly kept spotting and getting my period along with worsened cramps. HOWEVER, while taking Errin, I have gained two or three pounds so far, and my skin is breaking out. I'd like to say on the bright side I don't get a period, but let's be honest, I'd rather be off birth control. I've been on Errin for 1 month and 1 week. Good luck, ladies."

• Wei...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• January 10, 2025

For Birth Control "I've been on this birth control for about a year and a half, and overall it is a 7/10. I did experience weight gain, and I thought it was because I had two kids, but it was definitely the pill. I gained 30 pounds, and my periods are actually a lot heavier than they were before I started taking this pill. Also, sometimes my period does not come on, or I'll spot before it comes on, so that's a con, but overall I didn't get pregnant on it, so that's why it's a 7. Now the doctor is switching me to the Milli pill, so I hope that one is OK when it comes to weight. I don't need any more of that."

• Kri...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• November 1, 2019

For Birth Control "I’ve been on Errin for 5 years. Got off it to have my son, got back on it and have no issues. I skip my periods a lot, no hair loss, no weight gain. Nada."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 21, 2017

For Endometriosis "Side effects, side effects, side effects! Rapid weight gain, headaches, fainting, cholesterol raised to high levels, severe abdominal cramping."

• Nya...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• February 24, 2019

For Birth Control "I took Errin for a year and gained weight, never again."

• Eri...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• February 22, 2021

For Birth Control "Constant acne, weight gain, and worsening depression. I'll never be trying a 'minipill' again."