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My birth control, altavera, says it may cause changes in appetite. what exactly does that mean? does it potentially cause you to eat more or less?
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Both: Both increase or decrease in appetite can occur. But either occurrence isn't very common. Package inserts include any complaint when someone was taking the medication without regard to actual cause. Don't worry.
Answered 11/9/2012
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