Did birth control meds with you?

Hi gals. I’ve been on birth control for about 5-6 years now. Now, I got on bc due to my period being wonky, I’d go a month skip so many & then go so many and skip a month (so on) but my doctor (without me asking any questions) told me a list of things people will say bc does to your body but doesn’t. He said “People say it’ll make you gain weight, that’s not true.” But I have gained a lot of weight since being on bc, I was a steady weight shedding and gaining a few pounds here and there but now I’m WAAAY over my normal weight. :/ did bc mess with your body? What did you do? Any tips/recommendations or stories would be lovely. 🤍