PCOS Messages for October, 2001: Re: **Is it just me??**

Re: Is it just me??

From: Celeste (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 16 Oct 2001 16:54:37 -0500 (CDT)

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At Tue, 16 Oct 2001, alvaro's wrote: >

I would say to be on the lookout for an endocrinologist who will likely be more help than a gyno. Just my two cents.

In the meantime I think you might be somebody who could really benefit from a lowcarb diet. Yeast feeds on sugar in our systems, too much sugar can cause intestinal bloating and diarrhea, and it can also really mess with moods. You can lowcarb and be on meds, and in fact lowcarbing actually helps insulin sensitizers work better. Self care is at least as important as medication in PCOS. I lost 50 lbs in a year on lowcarb, and I have 90 to lose, so this was super helpful to me.

I had high testosterone which I got down to 87 after a year of lowcarbing (http://www.atkinsfriends.com or http://www.holdthetoast.com or http://www.eatprotein.com are awesome resources). However the only drug that will truly lower testosterone down to the levels below 30 that women should have, is Avandia. I took Avandia (2 mg) plus Glucophage Extended Release (1000 mg) for two months this summer and got pregnant, which is a fantastic indicator that my testosterone was lowered.

Finally, I am not familiar with the birth control you are taking. I think you need to make absolutely sure that it is a monophasic (same dose every day in the 21 active pills) rather than a triphasic (the dose changes every 5-7 days). Triphasics are too weak for PCOSers to completely suppress ovulation, and they cause us to form extra cysts which then dump their testosterone into our bloodstream and cause facial hair and balding. You might consider adding Aldactone/Spironolactone (an anti androgen) to help slow the hair loss and facial hair growth; however you cannot ttc on this so you would need birth control of some kind. It is also a mild diuretic and that agreed with me!!!

Hope this all helps you and that you get some relief soon!!!!

>I have PCOS and am insulin resistant...Am I the only one out here who
>experiences crazy symptoms?? I have bouts of diahheria, recurrent yeast
>infections, and anxiety attacks...along with the other pleasures of
>having PCOS...facial/chest/body hair...baldy pattern(I have thick hair
>but my hairline is decreasing terribly..)stomach weight...I am 4'11 and
>165 LBs......My insulin level(which was not frozen nor did I load up on
>carbs a couple days before...)was 14..glucose was normal..Gyn said my
>testosterone levels were triple his....staring to get worried maybe it
>is something else that is affecting my health...I also have night
>sweats....not drenching but I wake up damp....Can anyone please offer
>some words of advice to me...I feel like I am going nutts..
>
>**I also went through puberty very young..around 5 or 6 yrs old...I had
>underarm and pubic hair and all sorts of things...
>
>Also I cannot find a Dr to prescribe any Metformin..my Gyn said my level
>would ahve to be over 50 before I could go on Metformin...All that I
>have read states anything over 10 is considered high...I am on 10 mg of
>Paxil and Lo/Ovral28 Bcp...Please help!! thanks

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Celeste

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