PCOS-MEDICATION Messages for June, 2001: Re: Prescription advice

Re: Prescription advice

From: Jennifer (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 24 Jun 2001 21:39:46 -0500 (CDT)

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I know that I am a few months late on this discussion, but I read this message while going through the archives. I am curious to know, which RE gave you this bad advice? The reason I ask is because I am also from the St. Louis area and saw an RE here who is supposed to be "one of the best", but she gave me horrible advice. She told me the only way to deal with PCOS is to "just lose weight". She told me that PCOS is an effect of being overweight and that it was basically my own fault. She told me all I could do was diet and exercise, and gave me absolutely no guidance on the diet. I went home and started a **high** carb diet, thinking I was doing a great thing. I'm interested in knowing if this is the same Dr.

At Tue, 3 Apr 2001, Ang wrote: >
>Here's my frustration; I know that I am PCOS/insulin resistent. I have
>every symptom in the book, and have been seeing a RE for about a year.
>However, she basically told me I need to go on a low carb diet and
>everything would be fine (and said that the roughly 20lbs overwieght is
>the cause of fatigue, hair growth, acne, insomnia, ammenoreah, etc.).
>Diet did help, but not nearly enough-so I hate what I eat, work out 5
>times a week, and am still in roughly the same boat.
>
>When I asked about drug therapy (other than BCPs), she basically trashed
>the idea. Told me I would gain weight, be sick all of the time, and not
>be covered my insurance.
>
>She is supposed to one of the best in the St. Louis area. Do I switch
>just to find someone who will try alternative answers? Do I wait until
>the generic metformin comes out this fall? I'm not trying to
>self-diagnos, but keep hearing about others who are sucessful, and about
>new studies......
>
>--
>Lina
>

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