PCOS Messages for April, 2000: Re: feeling ugly

Re: feeling ugly

From: Christine Gray De Zarn (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 29 Apr 2000 09:46:18 -0500

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Hi Wendy,

Yes, I know what you mean. PCOS attacks everything that defines "feminine". Weight. Hairy arms, legs, face. Acne. Watching the hair collect in the shower drain trap.

The metformin helps some of this, but not all. The good news is I stopped losing hair on my head when I started taking metformin. I wasn't able to lose weight until I combined the Zone diet and metformin together, but that has worked well too. Unfortunately, The metformin has not been able to reduce hair on my face of the rest of my body, but I haven't noticed new hair growth either. I've been on this about 2 years. It definitely helps, though it's not a cure for everything.

I don't have narcolepsy, but before I took metformin I had blood sugar fluctuations that made me feel very sleepy in the afternoon if I are a "normal" lunch. It was almost that sleepy, drugged feeling like you get after eating turkey on Thanksgiving day, when you just want to crash in front of the TV after that big meal. The metformin helped with that too.

Wendy, I wish I could say something that would **really** help. I know all to well what you mean about feeling ugly. Just know that you are not alone! I have been through much depression over this myself. And this is definitely the right place to share your feelings! Don't even think that you are being "whiney". It's honest!

Christine

-----Original Message----- From: anonymous@obgyn.net [mailto:anonymous@obgyn.net Behalf Of wendy Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 10:58 PM To: Multiple recipients of list PCOS Subject: feeling ugly

Hi. I feel strange writing, I've never actually spoken to anyone who might be able to empathise with me. I hope some of you will be able to. The health aspects of PCOS are horrible-- but for me the worst thing is feeling ugly. I am 24 and have been dealing with the symptoms of pcos since high school. I have always been overweight and have been struggling with excessive hair growth for years now-- but the last card dealt to me has been the thinning of my once beautiful wavy red hair. My family and friends think I am obsessing and being vain-- but they have absolutely no idea what it feels like to not even be able to look yourself in the mirror. I feel disgusting on a daily basis and sometimes wonder how I manage to get out of bed at all. All of this probably makes me sound like a basketcase, but I am hoping that one of you will tell me that you understand and that the metformin can help these things that are making me feel so atrocious. Tell me that everything is going to be ok. Tell me anything. Do yall ever feel like "Why me?" I do. I know that there are people with worse problems than me, but I can't help feeling this way. One more question and I will end this whiny letter--Do any of you have Narcolepsy? I do, and I have just been curious if anyone else might have this strange combination of afflictions.

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Wendy

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