PCOS Messages for January, 2002: Re: Nervous---help!?

Re: Nervous---help!?

From: Kimberly (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 31 Jan 2002 16:25:25 -0600 (CST)

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It has been found that even women who do not appear to be insulin resistant (as there is a debate over what constitutes proper diagnosis of IR) have benefited greatly from Glucophage or other insulin sensitizing drugs. You might want to do some further research on that topic and take it to your dr. if you're intrested.

Also, I don't take Yasmin, but do take Diane-35 which I order from the internet (it's similiar to Yasmin)and I have been really really happy with it. My skin is as clear as it's ever been since I was about 10 and my periods are regular and painless. (no cramps, breast tenderness, breakouts, etc.) I tried ortho-tri-cyclin before the Diane (before Yasmine was available) and wow was I ever depressed. I have never felt so terrible in all my life. So, there surely can be a huge diffence in how one reacts to different pills. My sex drive sucks with our without any meds so I can't say if you'll have trouble there. The good news is, often the side effects of the pill go away after 2or 3 months - and also you can get back to normal quickly if you can't handle them. So I'd say it's worth a try, as you'll never know until you do.

Anyway, good luck and it's great that you feel comfortable enough with your dr. to feel you can come up with a plan of your own. Take advantage of that! Keep researching and you will undoubtedly find what works for you.

At Thu, 31 Jan 2002, Melanie wrote: >
>I don't really know what to do-- my next endo appt is on Monday and I'm
>getting really nervous because I don't know what I want to do with my
>meds. It seems to be better to go in w/ a clear pic of what you want to
>try. Last time the doc told me to try spiro and provera, but the spiro
>gave me awful migranes, caused my blood pressure to drop from 110/? to
>70/50, and ended my sex drive. Now my hair is really really falling out
>and making me extremely upset. Aaahhhh.
>
>Sooo... I'm trying to figure out what my options are. I'm thinking
>about giving Yasmin a shot since my partner and I are not ttc and I
>heard it helps with hair loss. I've asked about this on the forum
>recently and have been happy that a coupke of people have replied, but
>I'm really wondering how most people feel on Yasmin. My two concerns
>are depression and no sex drive. With most BCPs I cry and cry and cry
>and then I don't want to have sex so my boor partner (who is so
>understanding) has a real mess on his hands. I'm just so scared to put
>my body through that again.
>
>Anyone have ideas for me?
>
>PS Background on me: I'm not IR, my periods naturally come every 8-9
>weeks, my hair is really falling out, I'm not overweight (I eat pretty
>well and exercise a lot), PMS like crazy, and the hirsutism seems to be
>more or less the same (yucky, but not awful), but it's hard to tell
>because I go for electrolysis...
>
>--
>Melanie
>

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