PCOS Messages for December, 2001: Re: New PCOS Patient

Re: New PCOS Patient

From: Sonnet (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 28 Dec 2001 23:10:21 -0600 (CST)

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Hey Michaelanne, I'm glad to hear that you're getting your PCOS treated at last! What an experience to go through, with that much bleeding and no help! Ugh. Are you seeing an endo now? If not, you might want to consider it just as a way of keeping your health as good as it can be. PCOS is an endocrine disorder and endos are generally the most up to date on how to treat them!

As far as the Met (Glucophage) goes, give your body time to adjust to it. This can take even several months. The GI effects can be awful, but they usually DO go away if you can stick it out. Pay attention to what you're eating and see if there is anything specific that throws you off. Try taking pills on a full stomach, before and after eating, with milk, with some carbs, without any carbs - just play around with it a bit until you find what works best!

15 pounds in a month is a great acheivement! You should be very proud!! The meds and diet should help you continue to lose weight. It's not a definite thing, but it should help. Be careful on the Atkins diet - many women find super low carb like that to not be as healthy for them as a moderate low carb diet (like CAD, Schwarzbein, SugarBusters etc.) can be. It all depends on what works best for YOUR body and what makes you feel the healthiest!

Best of luck!

At Fri, 28 Dec 2001, Michaelanne wrote: >
>Hi. I am 21 years old and I was diagnosed a year ago with PCOS. My
>doctor didn't seem to think too much of the condition or the fact that I
>was bleeding faster than I could change the pads for 26 days at a time.
>I finally went to the doctor when I couldn't do much of anything I had
>lost so much blood. I was on BCP's for 6 months and then went off them.
>
>I started having more problems and I switched doctors. I found a doctor
>who really cares and took the time to explain the treatment options that
>he was comfortable with. I am currently on Glucophage 500mg twice a
>day, and the BCP's. I am planning on starting the Adkin's diet this
>coming week, but with the holidays, I knew it would be pointless to try
>now.
>
>What can I expect with the meds and the diet? I currently have a three
>day period that is extremely light and just wonderful. I am not having
>any cramps at all now. I have a lot of GI symptoms as side effects of
>the Glucophage. I throw up a lot. It doesn't usually bother me too
>much though.
>
>Are there any tips that I need to know that will help me to lose weight
>and get my body back in a healthy state? I am miserable right now with
>the weight and all that. I have lost 15 lbs. in one month on the
>Glucophage and I have to get my pills refilled tomorrow. That will be
>my second month of all the new meds.
>
>--
>Michaelanne
>

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Sonnet Fitzgerald, PCOS Association, Online Community Liaison. Email: sonnet@pcosupport.org

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