@heatherhirschmd: I hear this all the time: “I don’t want to take estrogen because I’m afraid it will make me gain weight.” But in more than 12 years of caring for thousands of women, that has not been what I typically see. For many women, adding estrogen during perimenopause or menopause actually seems to help stabilize their weight, and some even find it easier to lose weight once their symptoms and hormone changes are better managed. Menopause weight changes are complex, but estrogen itself is not the automatic weight-gain culprit it’s often made out to be. Did fear of weight gain ever make you hesitant to try hormone therapy?
I gained weight with HRT, but I lost after I came off it. I took it for 7 months, now, after 5 months I am back to my old weight without any diet
2026-09-16 20:00:53
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Stacey Ruiz :
I have gained 20 pounds on my first year on HRT 😔
2026-08-29 13:45:07
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Nicole Cote2 :
It may not cause weight gain for everyone, but I gained 25 pounds.
2026-08-29 12:57:35
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ellus78 :
It causes bloating that’s for sure
2026-09-02 03:07:03
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sonyamareck :
Gained more weight on HRT
2026-09-07 09:56:15
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Manda❌ :
Yeah, and that’s a lie because lipedema is estrogen, driven fat disease.. also estrogen and inflammatory I gain to 30 pounds in nine weeks. I don’t even fucking eat that much food… it also caused vascular information on my legs and my eye, and set office a systemic auto immune catastrophe
2026-08-30 03:13:30
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DanaMichelle :
I lost 25lbs once I started estrogen. The 2 years before my periods stopped is when the rapid weight gain started. My weight is less now than when I was cycling and I’m on a higher patch
2026-08-29 21:39:58
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Allison Austin :
Perimenopause with HRT caused my weight gain. Been on HRT for 17 months(post menopause) and I cannot lose a pound of that weight. I eat under 2000 calories a day, high fiber, walk over 10,000 steps a day and play Pickleball 5-6 times a week for 2 hours each session.
2026-08-29 20:56:49
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indiecrystal :
I didn’t gain any weight. Have been on HRT for 11 months. But I take care of myself differently in perimenopause. No alcohol, strength training instead of just cardio, doing everything I can to get to get good sleep when it used to come easily to me.
2026-08-29 13:59:03
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andreadunn685 :
My weight definitely stabilized after starting a year ago. Lost a little weight too.
2026-08-29 14:09:43
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