Re: AMY: Re: Sounds like I'm backwards compared to everyone else
From: Avalos (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 10 Apr 2000 15:31:12 -0500
Amy:
I am thinking that I am going to sound like a broken record in this
discussion group but.... Don't change your medication dosage, change your
doctor.
I have days (lots and lots of them) when I feel just like you do... and it
eats at me, at my self esteem, at my confidence... it makes me insecure and
shy and it often makes me stay shut in the house when I could be out doing
things with my husband and friends... I get incredibly depressed, I cry, I
get headaches, I get mad, I want to be alone in a dark room by myself...
happens too much for my own liking.
Having tried the prescription Phentermine & Zoloft & Paxil, I've learned
that all are only temporary fixes, and not one of them helped with the real
problem: PCOS and my ability to stay focused on a goal, no matter how
unreachable. (Note that as I write this I weigh 205 lbs.)
My husband knows that I am ashamed to go out to walk or go to a gym because
I am such a blob (or I feel like I am one); his solution? a treadmill and a
new TV/Stereo in our extra room at home. Sometimes I go up there alone,
sometimes he comes with me & just keeps me company. Just started with that
a couple of weeks ago... It is painfully hard, as I am so out of shape and
tired all the time, but I'll have to admit, I like it better than the other
options of going out in public or just sitting on my butt in the family room
or in my office....
Low carbing is probably the hardest thing for me, since I cook meals from
scratch each night & on weekends.
I haven't picked which diet (Zone or Atkins or Sugar-Busters) to follow, but
I've started collecting recipes, and I am going to learn to make this type
of eating/cooking a routine in our household... It's going to be a tough
sell since my husband is a HUGE carb fanatic... but it's not a matter of
choice anymore for either of us... Me for my health, and him because he has
to live with me!
Here's another anecdote: We both took Prozac for a while early in our
marriage (for different reasons). Neither of us experienced any weight loss
while taking it. Why on earth would your doctor suggest that Prozac will
induce weight loss in you? Your doctor sounds.. less than up to date on
PCOS and the related issues/problems & the most current treatments....
Anyway, sorry to ramble on... I really hope you can start to feel better
about yourself... I read your posts, and lots of them really hit home for
me... Sometimes you write what I am thinking.... It's scary how similar to
"me" you sound, physically & otherwise... Wish I could say something to help
you feel better....
Clara
-----Original Message-----
From: Amy Crowe [mailto:anonymous@obgyn.net
Sent: Monday, April 10, 2000 3:10 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list PCOS-MEDICATION
Subject: Re: AMY: Re: Sounds like I'm backwards compared to everyone
else
It is absolutely horrible - brings tears to my eyes thinking about it..I am
one big 200 lb
5'2" walking emotional disaster and I begged him for a weight loss aid...He
said "Up your
prozak to 20 mg a day"....
Monique Mason wrote:
> Prozak...the amazing cure-all drug. Maybe I should have told my
> specialist to go on Prozak...it may have helped his anxiety over my
> (quote:"simple weight problem").
>
> At Mon, 10 Apr 2000, Amy wrote:
> >
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> >That is horrible...My Doctor just wants me to be on prozak for
everthing...
> >
> >Monique Mason wrote:
> >
> >> Well, I had a hard time conceiving and at first my GP thought it was
> >> simply a case of excessive testosterone. Once my cycle became
> >> irregular, he sent me to an infertility clinic where they did the whole
> >> work-up and diagnosed me then. Now back then, I guess they didn't know
> >> as much as they do now and figured, once they got me pregnant, there
> >> would be no further problem: to quote the specialist: "If you want your
> >> symptoms to dissappear, you will have to lose weight or you can count
on
> >> dying of a heart attack by the time your 40". No other explanations.
> >> Nice huh?
> >>
> >> At Fri, 07 Apr 2000, Amy wrote:
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> >> >I am sorry - I should have clarified...what I ment was when and if I
allow them to
> >> >put me on the Met and/ or Spiro...I will gain instead of loose, have
more hair on
> >> >body, less on head...
> >> >
> >> >what made them diagnose you...under what symptoms?
> >> >
> >> >Monique Mason wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> AMY: I'm new to this forum so I don't know your history. Are you
taking
> >> >> Met as well? How about spironolactone? My doctor put me on Met at my
> >> >> request, although he was informed and agreed it was a good idea but
now
> >> >> that it seems to be doing the opposite for me, I'm unsure if I
should
> >> >> give it more time, or ask him to take me off. Another question for
> >> >> you...what PCOS symptoms do you experience? Everyone here seems to
have
> >> >> very few periods, acne, body hair, eating binges, etc. I have no
acne,
> >> >> no hair loss, no eating binges and these very very long, heavy and
> >> >> frequent periods. Sometimes I think I was mis-diagnosed.
> >> >>
> >> >> At Thu, 06 Apr 2000, Amy wrote:
> >> >> >
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> >> >> >MONIQUE - THAT WILL PROBABLY BE MY LUCK!
> >> >> >
> >> >> >"Mason, Monique" wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> I'm confused. I was diagnosed with pcos about 7 years ago, given
clomid
> >> >> >> twice (have two wonderful boys), then not treated with any
medication
> >> >> >> until two years ago when my doctor put me on cozaar for high
blood
> >> >> >> pressure and spironolactone for all other symptoms. He recently
started
> >> >> >> me on Met and I have now graduated from 500 to 1500 a day. My
symptoms
> >> >> >> (both before and after taking Met) seem to be backwards compared
to all
> >> >> >> of you. Although I am and have always been very overweight,
excess
> >> >> >> hair, etc., my menstrual cycle was as regular as clockwork until
I began
> >> >> >> (very briefly) the BCP. I never craved sugar (just the opposite)
and
> >> >> >> had a very small appetite. After my pregnancies, my cycle became
> >> >> >> irregular and the spiro. put me back on schedule. Now that I am
taking
> >> >> >> Met., my appetite has increased, my cycle has become irregular
and I am
> >> >> >> craving more sweets. I have had no other side effects from the
Met
> >> >> >> other than some bloating/gas. Any explanations for me out there?
> >> >> >> Perhaps two months on Met is not long enough to judge? Help.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> --
> >> >> >> Monique
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> >> >> Monique
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> >> Monique
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> --
> Monique
>
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