PCOS-MEDICATION Messages for March, 2000: Re: now what?

Re: now what?

From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Mon, 27 Mar 2000 05:24:08 -0600 (CST)

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At Sun, 26 Mar 2000, cathy wrote: >
>Well, I started this whole process of trying to find out what was wrong
>w/me 10 years ago. During that time, I have seen 3 general
>practitioners, a dermatologist, an endocrinologist and 2 gynecologists.
>I've had countless tests done: blood tests, thyroid, kidney and adrenal
>function. All the doctors I saw were either disinterested or just
>shrugged when my tests came back normal. Last year, I finally
>discovered that I'm not just a freak but that this is a condition w/a
>name: PCOS.
>I have all the symptoms of PCOS except for infertility, probably. In
>the past I have gone through one entire year w/only 3 periods but now my
>periods are back to being regular. I have very thin hair, excessive
>facial/body hair, body acne, I'm overweight (distributed in the middle
>mostly, like a man), depressed, my cholesterol is over 200, my
>triglycerides are WAY off the chart and I am now an insulin-resistant
>diabetic.
>I have taken birth control pills on and off, Spironolactone and
>Aldactone (w/no results; in fact, I got worse) for 2 years and now take
>Amaryl for the diabetes. My family doctor thinks alot of these symptoms
>are unrelated and tries to treat them separately rather than attack the
>cause which I believe is more logical.
>I don't know what else to do. I'll be 39 next month. I'd like to have
>a life. I don't date, I can't leave the house w/o wearing a hat and
>can't really wear shorts or a t-shirt and definitely not a bathing suit!
>What's more is that I feel I'm growing worse -- by the time, I go
>through menopause in another 10 years, any protection my heart has from
>the estrogen I have will be lost and I'll die at an early age just like
>my father. So now what? Is there really any treatment that will reverse
>this or am I just waiting to die?
>
>--
>Catherine
>

Hi Catherine,

Your story sounds so familar to mine. I have the man body, acne on my face, butt, back of arms and back. I probably had this since I was eight years old. Now at 36 I have had the symptoms for the past 9 years very badly. I gone from doctor to doctor, been patted on the back and told "are'nt you lucky to be young and not have to deal with periods." " do you want tranquilizers" "Just lose some weight" "your fine and healthy" I have always felt that my weight, lack of periods, and the rotten way I felt was connected but never was able to get a doctor to agree. I had never even heard of pcos until a new doctor last year asked me if anyone had ever diagnosed me with that. She said I probably had it but then just walked out the door . NO help, no suggestions. Now after pursueing a gyn endocrinologist I am on Metformin, my weight has stopped climbing but I have a long way to go before I will be better. Good luck.

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