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Re: My daughterFrom: Molly (anonymous@obgyn.net)Fri, 22 Feb 2002 13:15:55 -0800
Hi Betsy, my heart is with you both. My daughter Rachel, now 18, had some rough years with PCOS, getting a diagnosis and getting healthy. She is now a senior in high school and is thriving. I also was hesitant about glucophage (or "met" as we call it.) She started on it two and a half years ago. It really regulated her body. She also take aldactone and Diane 35 birth control pills. I have nothing but positive things to say about met. I realize it does not work for everyone but adolescents seem to tolerate it well. Please feel free to email me privately with any questions! Good luck! Molly -----Original Message----- From: anonymous@obgyn.net [mailto:anonymous@obgyn.net Behalf Of Betsy Sent: Friday, February 22, 2002 12:56 PM To: Multiple recipients of list PCOS-MEDICATION Subject: My daughter My daughter Samantha is 16 and after 3 years of different doctors she has finally got a diagnosis of PCOS. They tried to use Aldactone and Orthotrycline - but neither worked. She is seeing a great Nutritionist - who has finally got her on a low carb diet and she has lost 20 pounds in about a month and a half - but she still has the most unbelievably unregulated periods. She is a varsity athlete throwing both shot put, disc, and weight and still bleeds about 3-4 weeks a month. She has terrible mood swings and she is getting pretty depressed about the entire situation. I have been doing a lot of reading about Glucophage - but from what I am reading it is not recommended for pediatric patients. Are most of you followed by an Endocrinologist or by a GYN and what birth control pills have you tried that you have found to be successful - or what other medications have worked for you. I can not tell you how thrilled I am to find that there are places like this to ask these types of questions. When I get home tonight I will have Sammy log onto her computer and check out this page. I would like to thank anybody who takes the time to answer this and I truly appreciate all of your assistance. Betsy
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