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Re: Not sure what course of action to take for PCOS (long posting)From: Jan (anonymous@obgyn.net)Thu, 30 Mar 2000 21:33:31 -0600 (CST)
I'm newly diagnosed, but I'll take a stab at answering. The others can help fill in any gaps. Most women here would consider you lucky to have found a dr. to give you met. It has not been approved by the FDA to treat PCOS, many studies have shown it to be successful in controling the root of the problem, insulin. Met does have a few risks, they are rare, and seem small compared to the risks of heart disease & diabetes from uncontrolled PCOS. Research it before you make a decision. Met does help control weight, hair and acne in many women, but it takes more than 2 months. Some women take additinal meds. to control these symptoms. My diet history sounds similar to your, Jenny Craig, Weight Watchers, Physicians Weight Loss Center, hot dog diet... Met. is not a diet drug, but it may improve your success on a low carb diet. If you're having trouble on low carb, join one of the low carb news groups. The "carb police" will even look at your daily menues to see if there are problems there. If I were you, I'd go back to the endo. who prescribed the met. Let him/her decide if new tests need to be run. But go! Your health depends on it. This is more than a cosmetic issue. Good luck!
-- Jan > >I was diagnosed with PCOS about 5 years ago when I complained to my >gynecologist about rapid weight gain (25 lbs in a year), excessive >facial hair, adult acne which was getting worse, and the fact that my >period didn't return 3 months after I stopped taking BCP (I wanted to >give my body a "break" from hormones). After running tests on me, she >told me my FSH and LH levels were reversed and I had PCOS. She then put >me on Desogen to treat the irregular periods and facial hair. > >A few years later, my facial hair and acne increased, even though I was >still taking the BCP. I then went to two endocrinologists. The first >doctor didn't request to see my previous test results, but put me on >met(about 2 years ago). Since I didn't have much information on PCOS >and treatments, I was concerned about taking medication for a disease I >didn't have--I also didn't notice any decrease in facial hair while I >was on the met. After about 2 months I stopped the met and went to >another doctor (who also didn't request to see my test results) and who >then told me that treating PCOS with met is an experimental treatment >that hasn't been approved by the FDA and there were some serious risks >associated with taking the drug. So he put me on spironolactone and put >me on the Mediterranean diet. The spironolactone helped with the hair a >bit, but the diet didn't do anything--in fact, I gained more weight. > >I have been to Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig, I tried the Atkins diet >(which made me feel very sick and I gained weight) and Protein Power and >I still can't lose weight. I know I should go back to an >endocrinologist, but I'm not even sure if I should be tested for this >again, or if my results from 5 years ago still stand today. I'd greatly >appreciate any feedback or advice. Thanks.
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