<s>[INST] I am taking elleste duet 1mg for the first time I felt really great on the white tabs but not a good now on the green tabs. however I feel much better then I did before taking them. I just want to know can you have weight gain while taking the green tabs as when I first started on the white ones I felt I had lost some weight. Im hoping the slight weight gain is temp and will even out once taking them for a while. Regards XXXX [/INST] Hello,Like other drugs elleste duet, which is a combination hormone drug, has some side effects and one of the most common side effect is weight gain. The weight gain is primarily due to fluid retention. Let me also assure that the weight gain is not permanent and will be there only till you take the tablet.Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.Regards,Dr. Prabhash Verma, General & Family Physician </s>