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[–] clearheelscloudyeyes 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Agreed. At my worst I was BMI 27.5 (yay fucking Prednisone), and I felt so fucking awful. I had no idea how people could possibly be bigger than that and be fine with it. And for those who want to REEE about medication making them gain weight, guess what? Once I figured out what was going on, I made enough changes to my diet to stop gaining. And once I came off the medication, I dropped back to a BMI of about 23 in about 2 months time.

Thankfully enough, that was several years ago, and I've since sworn to never get that high again (and I haven't!).

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[–] W1CKED001 ago 

Yeah man, I hear you. I had a little bloat off psych meds years ago it was super annoying. What gets me are 5'4" 250 lb women (oddly specific? Maybe so) blaming birth control for extra weight. Bitch gtfo.

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[–] clearheelscloudyeyes ago 

I mean, hell, the height is average for an American woman... Apparently the average BMI for a woman is 29.2 but let's be real, I'm pretty sure that's when we factor in shitladies and anorexics. Positive af it's WAY higher.

Also... that last bit. Yes, some birth control forms may cause some weight gain in some women. That being said, that was generally with the older pills, newer pills generally have MUCH milder side effects. Even then, the 'weight gain' is generally <15lbs, and often goes away within the first month or three. If 15 lbs is enough to put you over a BMI 25 and you're NOT pathetically short, you were already on your way to being a fucking porker anyway. Birth control doesn't fucking cause you to gain in the triple digits.