PCOS-MEDICATION Messages for January, 2003: Re: Help! PCOS is confusing and frustrating!!!!!!!!!

Re: Help! PCOS is confusing and frustrating!!!!!!!!!

From: Anon. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 3 Jan 2003 09:14:56 -0600 (CST)

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Hi Lisa:

I know where you're coming from! I started Metformin in August of 2000, and it's been a good experience for me. That said, it's been a year and a half since my diagnosis, and I'm still coming to terms with PCOS! I'm losing my hair, but since starting the Glucophage (Metformin), I seem to no longer be growing excess hair. I did lose half of the 100 pounds I'd gained (in 18 months!), but I have 50 to go. You know how it goes :-) I also have endometriosis, which is acting up again :-( I keep reminding myself what my doctor said -- it's actually a _good_ thing, 'cause it means that my hormone levels are getting back to normal!

My doctor said that physicians weren't even prescribing a really low-carb diet for diabetics anymore and hesitated to put me on one. HOWEVER, I have "experimented" over the past year and am learning which foods in particular affect me badly (ice cream [wah!], sugary drinks, etc.) and which seem to help, rather than hurt (potatoes, bread, etc.) -- it doesn't seem to run along a strictly carb-based line, but the more sugary items really affect me in a negative way (I get shaky, my moods go CRAZY, and I wake up depressed the next morning).

Hope this helps -- you're not alone! :-)

At Mon, 30 Dec 2002, Lisa wrote: >
>Well, last year the doctor told me that I had PCOS. What a long year!
>Of course I know that I had it way before that, along with the
>hypothyroidism and too much testosterone in my body. Am I a mess, or
>what!?! Everyday I wonder which person I am in the circus.....the "it
>ain't over til the fat lady sings" or the ever popular side show
>attraction "the bearded lady"....lol. I need help! I was wondering
>about this new med that I keep seeing on here metaph...for got the
>spelling. Does it work? And then about the low carb diet, how much
>carbs can you have, any? Thanks so much for your help!!!!

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