Re: Do PCOS drugs help with Hirsutism?
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 11 Apr 2000 07:51:10 -0500 (CDT)
THANK YOU!! I feel better that at least the meds help to "control" the
hair. I know what you mean about the tweezers. I too have many and as
far as I am concerned they are the most invaluable cosmetic tool I have!
I am going to see a RE next week. I am looking forward to starting
treatment.
Thanks for the support!
At Mon, 10 Apr 2000, Belle wrote:
>
>I can tell you that I am one of those people who had tweezers in both
>mine and my husband's car, in my purse, in the hall table next to the
>front door, in my craft bag, etc. I can tell you where the tweezers are
>in my mother-in-law's house and my grandmother's house. I can even tell
>you the difference between the different tweezers. This was just for
>touch-ups. For the morning ritual, I could not just tweeze.
>
>After being on a low-carb diet and metformin for about 2 - 3 months, I
>started noticing that the hairs were thinner and were growing in slower.
>I started having to deal with this problem every other day. Now I
>notice that the hair is very thin (I cannot feel any stubble at all!)
>and I just went for 5 days without having to do anything about my chin.
>I have no acne at all any more. This cleared up very quickly, probably
>in the first couple of weeks.
>
>I think there is help, I am seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. I
>am also taking an anti-androgen but it was started after the diet and
>metformin. I am not sure how much it is helping but the initial results
>were in before I started taking this. I had tried Aldactone a few years
>ago by itself and did not see a lot of difference. This time, with the
>diet and met, I have seen the first improvements ever. I am so glad
>that I found my endo and she was willing to help. I would advise
>everyone to take control of their health. Even if you are thin, PCOS
>can still bring the problems of cancer, heart disease and diabetes. My
>super thin daughter is insulin resistant.
>
>At Mon, 10 Apr 2000, anonymous wrote:
>>
>>Is anyone having luck reducing their excessive hair through PCOS
>>treatment?
>>I am trying to get up the guts to go to a RE and for the first time in
>>my life actually speak of my hirsutism.
>>
>>I am interested to hear other people's experiences and ways of coping
>>with the hair/acne.
>>
>>Peace
>
>--
>Hope this helps,
>
>Belle
>
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