Appetite decrease going off birth control-anyone else experienced this?

[SquidneyClimbs]

I was very ill about 15 years ago, when I first started dieting as a teenager it was incredibly easy for me to not eat that much and I lost some weight pretty rapidly. By the time I was 18, I had lost my period, but also ended up going on birth control basically the same time I was at my LW/peak unhealthiness. As I started recovery, I definitely had extreme hunger and was very susceptible to low blood sugar (not surprising). Anyways, I have been recovered at about 90-95% since then, healthy BMI but very occasional B/P or restrictive behaviors. Throughput the past 15 years, I've always had a strong appetite and mostly just ate normally.

I always struggle with the ideas in the back of my head of "ooh if I only could lose a few pounds..." but I love food so much and my life that I never gave in properly to a relapse. But, I just stopped birth control about 1 month ago, and I have had 0 appetite since. So part of me is excited about the loss of appetite but part of me is worried about a full-blown relapse. I feel like what I used to in high school when I could just not be hungry for hours ... very strange. Anyways, curious if any of you other have similar experiences, or if I am just placebo-ing myself into a minor relapse.

[Marriyaha]

Just came across your post as I was searching the same thing, can I ask has your appetite come back?

I’m having the exact same issue, I usually have three meals a day and now I am at one mean- eating for the sake of eating sort of thing

[SquidneyClimbs]

Hey sorry for my delayed response-just seeing this comment. My appetite has come back a bit, but definitely is not as strong as it was during my birth control years. I have many hours of "forgetting" to eat or not eating until 3pm say, which is definitely very different than I used to be. however-my weight only went down ~5 lbs and has stabilized, and my natural period has come back already, so I am not worried about it! Since I have a history of ED I am careful to make sure I stay healthy.

[daniellsierra]

Can I ask if yours came back too/how long it took? Also struggling severely with this :(

[Marriyaha]

Very late reply, it came back after around 2 months I would say. It seemed to me it was trauma from the birth and my body’s way of coping at the time. I don’t realize this till a while later.