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Re: Very depressed, Please help...need advice.
From: tera (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 18 Feb 2002 14:19:06 -0600 (CST)
Hi!
I just try to remove the hair the best I can! The last response said
what I want to say -- we all feel sad about it too! I'm married and my
huband has no idea how much hair I really have (I've told him but he
doesn't believe it) because I remove it so well and I have to constantly
remove hair! I feel your frustration! There are no easy answers for you!
Are you doing something for the source of your PCOS -- insulin -- such
as low carbing or Glucophage or Meformin? This will help your PCOS at
the source. I agree with the previous gal - you might want to ask your
doctor about anti androgen meds (you must use birth control). They may
not take away all of the hair that you have but they could help you from
getting more hair! Some ladies are also trying the new Rx cream Vaniqua.
Hang in there! You want someone who loves you for YOU, right? Not for
how much hair you have or don't have. You beau may be BALD someday!
Would you stop caring about him if he was? I know this is different
because you're a girl and hair difficulites are not as socially
acceptable for women as they are for men - but take heart! You may have
PCOS but you *ARE* beautiful and SPECIAL!! I'll pray for you! I'm with
you heart to heart, friend! God bless! Tera
At Mon, 18 Feb 2002, anonymous wrote:
>
>I am 26 and I know the sad feeling too. I'm so sorry that it's really
>affecting u right now- goes in waves for me. Whenever I feel really
>really depressed I do 2 things: (1) I make an appt. w/ my doctor and
>see if anything has changed and (2) I exercise. Both pick up my spirits
>a little. My endo suggested flutamide for the androgen production last
>time I was there- maybe talk to your doc about these types of
>treatments??
>
>Hope this helps!
>HAve a sunnier day!
>
>At Mon, 18 Feb 2002, anonymous wrote:
>>
>>Hi everybody,
>>
>>I am 25 years old and have had PCOS since I was 15 and have a lot of
>>trouble with the hair growth. I have hair everywhere and it is really
>>depressing. I cry a lot and get very upset most of the time. I was put
>>on GlucophageXR 500mg, I don't see any difference yet and also have been
>>using Vaniqua for a little over 2 months. I am in a relationship and
>>have been for about almost 3 years and the hair growth realy bothers me.
>>I have told my boyfriend about it but not entirely. I have told him
>>that I have hair but he doesn't know how I have to deal with it and how
>>much it affects me. He says that he loves me and doesn't care about
>>that. I have to shave every time we see each other and I have to
>>basically shave my whole body (chest,breasts,tummy, legs) and it is
>>really embarrasing. The hair is so dark and thick. I have to do a
>>really god job or you feel the stuble. This includes my face, I have to
>>shave my face every day including at night if I am going out somewhere.
>>This really lowers my self-esteem. There are days I feel very beautiful
>>and then there are days where I feel really bad. My bad days are make
>>me feel much worse than my good days actually make me feel better.
>>Sometimes when it gets cold, I get goosebumps and feel the hair coming
>>out of my sin and it hurts sometimes. It is really beginning to bother
>>me and I get very moody and get in to a lot of arguments with my
>>boyfriend. I snap sometimes and get very upset and very emotional. I
>>don't know if this is PCOS related or just maybe I have problems...I
>>don't know what to do. I feel very insecure all the time and I know
>>that he doesn't really understand what is going on with me. This is
>>causing alot of problems with my relationship and I do not know what to
>>do. I just feel that I am not a happy person and feel miserable and I
>>also feel that I am making him miserable in the process. I know that
>>you can't make anyone else happy until you are happy with yourself and I
>>am not and do not know how to do that.
>>
>>Please help(sorry so long) any advise would help.
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Tera
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