PCOS Messages for September, 2001: Re: pcos at work- nightmare

Re: pcos at work- nightmare

From: blabs (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 27 Sep 2001 01:29:57 -0500 (CDT)

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hello there! Yep, it does sound like you have pcos symptoms. there are other things, i believe, that can cause some of the things you mentioned (fatigue, etc) but along with the period problems you'd mentioned, i'd say pcos is something for you to investigate further. hair loss and acne (if that's what you meant by spots) can be caused by the imbalance of hormones-unopposed estrogen (too little progesterone) and excess androgen production-again, i am just trying to give you something to look into. welcome, by the way :) just a thought, but for some of us, what may have been latent in us (pcos symptoms) seems to be brought out more intensely by stress--and from what i've seen here, the early to mid twenties is when the symptoms become worse for those of us who didn't have many in our teens. i have no idea of what kind of help you can get in japan, but are there 'natural' alternatives that may be more readily available over there? u might try more than one practitioner. i think most of us have had to do that! i know there is an alternative med pcos forum somewhere, i can't remember the name. but that may be something to look for=---since you said that you don't do well with synth meds. i do hope it works out well for you at work, and do not give up, there is help to be had--even tho we have to really look for it! good luck :) probably someone else on this board will hve more detailed info on what sources to look for... >Hello
>this is the first time I have written, butI have
>been looking at this site recently and reading
>everyone`s messages and it`s really helping- thankyou!
>I was diagnosed with pcos last year just
>after I graduated from University (I am now 23)
>and although I thought it was not that bad
>(I don`t have excessive hair growth and am not
>too over weight- although I could definitley be thinner!)
>in the last 2 months things have got really bad.
>Straight after graduation I left the UK to come
>and work in Japan as I studied Japanese at Uni.
>Things were going well (although I got
>extremely tired I thought that was just down to
>working in a foreign- and quite tough- country)
>However recently my periods have become
>crazy- often every 2 weeks and extremely
>painful- so much so that I cannot move.
>I have had to take time off work and yet find
>it hard to explain the problem in my second language.
>(It`s not really known out here)
>I was advised by my doctor at home (who is not so helpful incidentally)
> to go on the pill (one I recieved in th UK called "Microgynon"
>but it made me gain 5kg in one month, depressed and
>absolutely exhausted. I went to a gyne here and he
>said I should lose some weight and take some kind
>of herbal medicine (Japanese brand) to clean out the ovaries and
>gave me some painkillers for period pains. I have been taking that
>for a week and feel marginally better.
>The pain I have had recently does not feel like usual period pains,
>I am getting progressively more exhausted and my skin has also
>started to break out in reoccuring annoying spots ( I never had this
>before). Also my hair is thinning out and I am getting
>quite depressed. I thought maybe it could also
>be work stress induced but am not so sure anymore- am kind of reluctant
>to admit a medical problem I guess.
>I am not keen on taking the pill or any string medicine as I tend
>to be allergic to many. I am finding it so hard to go to work everyday
>especially as my job involves facing the public and being a representative
>of my country everyday- I have considered leaving many times as I do
>not feel I have the necessary energy.
>I just wanted to ask if some of what I have described these are typical
>symptoms of pcos?
>If anyone has any advice feel free as I cannot find anyone
>here who knows anything about PCOS- all the women are too bloody healthy!
>Sorry this mail was sooo long!
>Inga

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blabs

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