The pill
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I just finished reading Atkin’s book and he says that women should not be on the pill if they want to succeed at the diet…but one of the main reasons I’ve decided to start low-carbing is due to pcos(polycystic ovarian syndrome)for which I have to be on the pill…I’m sure I’m not the only woman on the pill who doing Atkins…so my question is does it really matter?? Thanks Monica
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I just finished reading Atkin’s book and he says that women should not be on the pill if they want to succeed at the diet…but one of the main reasons I’ve decided to start low-carbing is due to pcos(polycystic ovarian syndrome)for which I have to be on the pill…I’m sure I’m not the only woman on the pill who doing Atkins…so my question is does it really matter??
I was on the pill and did Atkins and my weight loss was very slow. Now that I have just gone off the pill I am eager to find out if my weightloss speeds up any. Time will tell as I just began my TOM this morning. I expect a whoosh this week. :-) Miss Jaime (Hamilton, Ontario, CANADA) http://community.webshots.com/user/miss_jaime (374/320/???) Cavemen,and that includes you,are well adapted to a diet of meat, fish, fowl, nuts, seeds, vegetables and fruits.
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| I just finished reading Atkin’s book and he says that women should not | be on the pill if they want to succeed at the diet…but one of the | main reasons I’ve decided to start low-carbing is due to | pcos(polycystic ovarian syndrome)for which I have to be on the | pill…I’m sure I’m not the only woman on the pill who doing | Atkins…so my question is does it really matter?? | hi, i am on the low oestrogen kind, and i wouldn’t say it’s slowed me down (over 50# in five+ months and not going up…). i don’t know if different levels of hormones have different effects on weight loss (you’d think they might). but everyone’s unique… why not try it and see what you think? 
charl
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I just finished reading Atkin’s book and he says that women should not be on the pill if they want to succeed at the diet…but one of the main reasons I’ve decided to start low-carbing is due to pcos(polycystic ovarian syndrome)for which I have to be on the pill…I’m sure I’m not the only woman on the pill who doing Atkins…so my question is does it really matter??
I am not on the pill, but there are several different pills available and they tend to have different side effects, I would go ahead and stay on the one you’re on and see how things go for a month or so then , if you then think the pill is slowing your loss, ask your doctor about switching to a different one. Tricia** 22.5 lbs lost since Dec. 2, 20002 1/2 lb to go for the Feb 5 lb challenge!
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I just finished reading Atkin’s book and he says that women should not be on the pill if they want to succeed at the diet…but one of the main reasons I’ve decided to start low-carbing is due to pcos(polycystic ovarian syndrome)for which I have to be on the pill…I’m sure I’m not the only woman on the pill who doing Atkins…so my question is does it really matter??
I havent had any major problems with Atkins and hormones. I am on Implanon, not the pill, but the hormones are the same. My only problem is that I "bleed" for 3 weeks out of 4, so I am constantly dealing with the hormonal "gain" of weight that accompanies it, so only have about a week window to get accurate measurements every month …heh. Seriously though – it *might* cause gain, but IMO you could get a lot bigger if you dont have them! lol!
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I’m on atkins and I dont want to have a baby so if I’m losing slower because of it I dont care because 9 months is a long time to not have any weight loss at all and maybe even a gain 
) oh oh and I dont lose when its that time of the month and with out the pill I would have it 2 to 3 weeks out of a month. I have to say chances are I would lose slower that way. Angie
: I just finished reading Atkin’s book and he says that women should not : be on the pill if they want to succeed at the diet…but one of the : main reasons I’ve decided to start low-carbing is due to : pcos(polycystic ovarian syndrome)for which I have to be on the : pill…I’m sure I’m not the only woman on the pill who doing : Atkins…so my question is does it really matter?? : : Thanks : : Monica : :
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Thanks for all the input! Going off the pillis out of the question for me right now. I’m glad to hear it’s not impossible to loose while still on it…and I AM loosing(yippie!) Thanks again! Monica
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I just finished reading Atkin’s book and he says that women should not be on the pill if they want to succeed at the diet…but one of the main reasons I’ve decided to start low-carbing is due to pcos(polycystic ovarian syndrome)for which I have to be on the pill…I’m sure I’m not the only woman on the pill who doing Atkins…so my question is does it really matter?? I am not on the pill, but there are several different pills available and they tend to have different side effects, I would go ahead and stay on the one you’re on and see how things go for a month or so then , if you then think the pill is slowing your loss, ask your doctor about switching to a different one.
Unfortunately I think there’s only one type of pill (diane-35) that is helpful for women with PCOS. The comment on the pill must be in a later edition of the book we’ve got at home, I don’t remember reading it – but I’m in the same boat, not about to stop taking the pill because of pcos, so have to take my chances with it affecting weight loss. cheers Rachel (New Zealand)
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Unfortunately I think there’s only one type of pill (diane-35) that is helpful for women with PCOS.
Not that I’m aware of. There are lots of effective bc pills for dealing with PCOS, not just diane-35. I take Demulen and it seems to do the job. 
Erika RollerGirl
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