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Re: PCOS and Eating DisordersFrom: anonymous@obgyn.net ("anonymous@obgyn.net")Fri, 28 Jun 2002 10:38:32 -0400
>From reading many of the posts, it seems that a lot of us deal with the mood disorders...mostly depression. It would make some sense that this occurs because PCOS throws your system "out-of-whack" so that it doesn't function correctly. It's easy to get depressed when everyone else seems to go thru life so much more easily and we're having to struggle to have cycles, struggle to get pregnant, fear miscarriage because of messed up hormones, deal with weight gains and retention that "normal" women can easily shed thru simple diet and excersize (I'm not counting the ladies who are biologically destined to be thin, or those who punish themselves by extreme diets in order to achieve society's "PERFECTION"). When you're constantly made aware that you're not society's ideal, it's pretty depressing. Add to the fact that the majority of physicians and medical professionals are still treating PCOS as being "all in your mind". Advice such as "lose weight" does nothing to improve a woman's self esteem nor does it address the true problem of the messed up hormonal system. When treatments are given to address certain symptoms created by the hormone imbalance, the woman's system is once again give a surge of "something new and foreign" (as far as HER body is concerned) and this difference will affect the delicate balance of hormones that affect a woman's mental health. The link between hormones and moods is only being realized and acknowledged recently. (Even though WOMEN have known this as a fact for CENTURIES!!!) Not many have mentioned eating disorders, but I could see how this could happen too. It's well known that a lot of people deal with depression and mood swings by eating comfort foods. And, since most PCOSers fall into the category of those of us dealing with overweight issues, those less understanding of the true medical problem are only too ready to condemn us as having eating disorders, being overeaters, having no willpower, etc. I guess what I'm saying is this....If you're questioning these things because you suffer from them, YOU ARE NOT ALONE!!! Hang in there. NOw that PCOS is being acknowledged in the field of medicine, now that it's being talked about in the media with great frequency (and thus, more women are DEMANDING to get answers), we are finally getting research done to help us find answers to the problems of PCOS. Although the day to day struggle of living with this burden can seem overwhelming, we truly live in a wonderful age where discoveries are constantly being made and new treatments are acknowledged. We as women with PCOS, and those who love us, need to continue to band together and make our collective voice heard so that the medical field realizes we will NOT accept the old fashioned treatment of our ancestors...the "pat on the head" and the "sweetheart, all you need to do is lose weight". Good questions though! I'm interested in knowing what others have to say about these too! Hugs, Shelley I am interested in finding out how many women with PCOS have also suffered from eating Disorders and/or mood disorders, particularly if you have Insulin Resistence or Impaired glucose Tolerance as well. I was wonering if any medical research studies have been conducted to establish whether or not there is a correlation. -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at -------------------------------------------------------------------- http://mail2web.com/ . -- --------------------------------------------------------------------
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