Changes After Quitting the Pill

[EJ]

Has anyone gained weight after quitting the birth control pill? It's not listed as a "symptom" on any article I've read...but I've definitely gained some weight

Also, anyone who's been there-how long did it take to get your cycle back to normal?

And what other symptoms/issues came up after quitting hormones? It's helpful to know what to watch out for!

[laurenrdn]

I did over the past year. My cycle has been normal for the past 3 months, so it took a good 8 months for it to come back/normalize. For a while, I was having 40-60+ day cycles (I track on the Kindara app). As my hormones were normalizing, I did notice more sugar cravings and emotional/mood swings (not usual for me at least) for the week or so before my period.