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Re: Heart Palpitations, PCOS, getting off the pill, panic attacks
From: gina (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 30 Sep 2000 09:03:12 -0500 (CDT)
I believe I've read that bc pills only mask the symptoms, don't really
help. For me, my PCOS got much worse. Before taking bcps, I would get
a period every 6-8 weeks. After, only 3 times a year. It was very
frustrating.
I've also had heart palpitations. Since I've found out the insulin
connection, I've noticed that they happen when I eat bad. I used to
never be able to sleep on my left side because I could feel my heart
beating so hard, it drove me crazy. Now it only happens if I've had a
junk food day! I've also lost that light-headed feeling I used to get.
At Mon, 18 Sep 2000, anonymous wrote:
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>Any thoughts on these symptoms:
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>I have classic symptoms of PCOS for 20 years (now 35). Since I got
>pregnant without incident, my doctors seem uninterested in PCOS. I have
>been on Loestrin b.c. pill for 8 years--worked ok except for monthly
>migraines and diminished sex drive. Went off the pill 5 months ago and
>have had three periods (I was previously extremely irregular and usually
>required provera to induce period)
>
>About one month ago, I started experiencing heart palpitations which
>three doctors (two were urgent care visits) have said are benign (more
>cardiac testing on the way). Episodes now may be accompanied by
>near-fainting. Last urgent care visit said my blood pressure was on the
>lower side (100/80) and that with the palps, I could feel faint. But
>basically, the Dr. believes I am having panic attacks and stress.
>
>My fasting blood sugar is normal. None of the Dr's seem interested in
>the blood sugar/insulin/palpitations connection--I mostly get the nurses
>on the phone and they are pretty sure that there are no known causes of
>benign palpitations.
>
>Your comments are welcome and also a major question--If I have mild
>PCOS, why not control it with the birth control pill? If PCOS is
>present, does the bc pill control it (especially the insulin sensitivity
>portion of it) or only mask the symptoms?
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