PCOS Messages for May, 2001: Re: period lasting forever!!!!

Re: period lasting forever!!!!

From: bluebonnet (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 6 May 2001 22:57:35 -0500 (CDT)

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sweetie you NEED to see a doctor. a different doctor, a different endo. maybe you can look on the pcosa website to see if there is any information on doctors? look on here, find specific q's and information to take your doc. you do not need to "just lose weight". you need to be on meds to help you control your pcos symptoms and THAT will assist you in losing the weight and controling your periods. even if eventually you find another way to go about it, you need that kickstart...your bod's obviously going through a lot, and therefore your emotions are, but anyway,you need to do something now, take control!

two meds to look at: glucophage (generic=metformin) and actos are for insulin resistance, which plays a big part in a lot of pcos cases, and Aldactone (helps with bloating and excess hair). they may still suggest bcp's, even if you find a good doc, but i got mine to wait and see how i did with the first two mentioned meds, and i am pretty evened out for a while (i was on bcps for 3 mo's and then went off and i'm fine) she's been so good to me. i hope this helps even a little!

At Sun, 6 May 2001, Trista wrote: >
>I was diagnosed with pcos about 5 yrs. ago. I have went from 130 to
>260 pounds over the last 8 yrs. with hardly any change in my eating
>habits. I have almost all the symptoms of pcos (except hair loss) &
>seem to have them in extreme form. I am not on any meds as both doctors
>that I have seen (one a gyno. & one an endo.) both told me to just lose
>weight (I won't even begin with how IMPOSSIBLE that is).
>My problem right now is that i have been losing menstrual blood since
>October 2000. Somedays it is light, most of the time it is medium & a
>few days of the month it is EXTREMELY heavy (like I need to change my
>pad every 30-60 minutes and sometimes have blood running down my legs).
>I am afraid to go to the doctor, cause I know that she will just put me
>on the pill. I am afraid to do this because of my obesity & other
>health problems.
>
>Has anyone else ever had their period for this long, and is there any
>other solution besides birth control pills?
>
>Thanks for sharing!! :)
>
>--
>Trista
>

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