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Re: DECIDING TO CHANGE MEDICATION????
From: Tania (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 23 Jun 2001 05:04:55 -0000
Wow! Have you thought that maybe you are over medicating yourself? There
are other ways to treat our symptoms unless there are other problems besides
the regular pco stuff. Have you tried metformin? it really does help , at
least it did help me. the weight problems, emotional and acne problems,
hursitism etc. good luck in your search for better treatment, but try to
remember that all medications have some sort of future side effects....
tania
>From: anonymous@obgyn.net (anonymous)
>Reply-To: anonymous@obgyn.net
>To: Multiple recipients of list PCOS-MEDICATION
><pcos-medication@mail.medispecialty.com>
>Subject: Re: DECIDING TO CHANGE MEDICATION????
>Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 17:25:11 -0500
>
>At Wed, 20 Jun 2001, BRENDA wrote:
> >
> >I have just spent hours reading this site. WOW.. Now here are my
> >questions.I have been diagnosed with PCOS, years ago. I am being
> >treated with spiro-aldactone(200mg daily), and I am on
> >ortho-tricycline...basically to help with acne & my cycle. The BPC has
> >pretty much regulated my cycle. I am also on Paxil for anxiety. OK..as
> >with many of the other users I have found weight just keeps finding
> >me...I killed myself with dieting and exercise for weeks, and ended up
> >gaining weight...needless to say my will power did not last long after
> >that. I am looking closely at AVANDIA as well as changing my
> >anti-depressant to PROZAC or PROZAC-WEEKLY (the research that I have
> >read suggests PROZAC is the only anti-depressant in which does not aid
> >in weight gain)...any thoughts or advice that you can give will be read
> >carefully...I have to keep a anti-depressant...and I do see an
> >endocronologist...not sure if he is a reproductive endo or not.
>
>Hi Brenda - I also was diagnosed with PCOS years ago, and I also take
>anti-depressants for ADD. So your message struck a chord with me. Two
>years ago I was prescribed Wellbutrin (for ADD). I joined Weight
>Watchers at the same time. Although an anti-depressant, the Wellbutrin
>helped me to lose 65 pounds. I stopped taking the Wellbutrin a year
>ago, while we were trying to conceive. Needless to say, without the
>Wellbutrin I put the weight back on. After a recent miscarriage, we
>decided to take a break from trying to conceive and I went back on the
>Wellbutrin. I joined Weight Watchers again, and I have lost 10 pounds
>in 4 weeks. So, if you are thinking about switching meds, consider
>Wellbutrin. However, I know that Paxil addresses anxiety and the
>Wellbutrin may not. Hope this is of some help.
>
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