Re: give up and just go on the pill?
From: A (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 18 Oct 2000 21:40:57 -0400
Lisa..
Just had to comment on this one. I'm in the same boat. I've seen 6
RE's and NOT ONE of them will prescribe ANYTHING unless I am ttc. Why
is this?? So, after being off bcp for the past 7 months (without a
period and now 30lbs lighter due to exercise & low-carbing) i am going
back to bcp to regulate myself. Guess I just can't win! I think the
only thing I was actually hoping for was to eliminate some of my
symptoms by using something. But, no go, I'm not "a good candidate"
unless I "want to become pg."
Oh well....
Good luck to you!
Alexis
Lisa23 wrote:
> HI ladies.. Well I spent the past three days on the phone with every
> doctor within 200 miles that treats PCOS.. I called the referals I got
> from some of you, the family physicians, found we have no endos in the
> area, and in as a last attempt called a well known doctor that happens
> to live here that specializes in endomitriois.. I got the same reply
> "birth control pills, no met or similiar type drugs unless I'm TTC."
> What's the deal here? Everything I'm reading is saying that the bcp
> is gong to make me worse. This is SOOOO confusing!! I would keep
> looking, but I have no insurance and it's getting spendy now, I can't
> afford to go in to another doc for awhile. I'm on week three of my
> period, and from my last period (stopped with pregesterone), I know
> this one isn't going to stop without the aid of some kind of hormone.
> I have 2 months of triphasal that I've been hesitant to start then,
> but I'm now getting really dizzy again from this period. Does anyone
> know of a good site online that I can documentation that the pill does
> more harm than good with PCOS'ers? I was thinking of just going to
> one of these of docs that say "no", but I need some sort of
> documentation to back me up when they start writing out prescriptions
> for the bcp. Right now, from the posts on this board, I'm under the
> impression that if I go on the bcp, when I go off of it the change n
> hormones could make me worse, and that the bcp does not treat the IR,
> but only suppresses the symptoms of it. Is that correct, or have I
> misunderstood? From all of the different opinions I'm getting, I'm
> thnking I have to have misunderstoond someone, somewhere! any good
> sites on treatment would be wonderful.. especially those discussing
> the long term effects of the bcp. Thanks ladies!Lisa
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