Re: BCP and severe PCOS symptoms
From: Suzanne (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 22 May 2002 16:27:59 -0700
the spiro will do what the yasmin would do with out weight gain...
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From: "Rebecca" <anonymous@obgyn.net>
To: "Multiple recipients of list PCOS-MEDICATION"
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Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 9:09 AM
Subject: BCP and severe PCOS symptoms
> I was recently (about a week ago) diagnosed with PCOS (at 25) after
> having been told for years by my doctor that my symptoms were "normal" I
> read an article and took it in to ask and he said that was probably what
> I had. My GYN put me on 1500mg of Glucophage and 200mg of
> Spironolactone with Orthocyclene for my BCP. I have lost all the hair I
> want and gaining it all the places I don't want. I am also severly
> overweight. Despite excercising about an hour a day for 5-6 days a week
> and low-carb dieting, which I have been doing for a solid year. My
> question is, for the hirsitism I am reading that I should be on Yasmine
> BCP, but the side effect is pretty severe weight gain. For weight gain
> I am not sure, but I am at a kind of critical level now and can't afford
> to gain anymore
> I am pretty severly nauseous all day with the medication (never been on
> any type of long term medication before), but I am willing to put up
> with it if I'm taking the right things and if this is going to work.
> What does the BCP do, other than force periods and clear up acne? Is it
> going to have long term good or bad side effects for this condition? Can
> anyone help or at least wade through a little of the information? Will I
> be on all of this medication for the rest of my life???? My doctor also
> listed a hysterectomy as an alternative. Can this be right????
>
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