Re: Visited with my endocrinologist
From: Beth (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 18 Feb 2002 15:56:49 -0600 (CST)
Hi Jessica,
Was 25mg 2x a day prescribed to see how you tolerate the Spiro? Is your
Dr. planning on gradually / eventually upping your dose?
If you don't start to see results of some sort (acne etc) over a month
or two, if you are tolerating it ok you might readdress this with your
Dr. Many don't see results on a low dosage like that, but everyone is
different. (and not everyone handles a higher dose well...)
Is minocycline an antibiotic? Was it prescribed for something else, or
for a PCOS related symptom?
--
Beth
At Mon, 18 Feb 2002, Jessica wrote:
>
>Hi all,
>
>It's me again. Just wanted to say that I am back from my endo's
>appointment and she prescribed 25mg spiro 2x a day and some minocycline
>for me. I am to take this and see her in 2 months.
>
>She also told me something that surprised me. I told her that my gyn
>gave me ortho tri cycline for pcos and she told me that she has a lot of
>pcos patients and that bcp's are definitely not the way to go for me b/c
>my estrogen levels are normal, only my testosterone levels are
>elevated...and that too much estrogen in the body would be converted
>into testosterone as well! She also measured my blood pressure and it
>was high due to the ortho. she said that my cholesteral probably went
>up too and that i should stop taking bcp's immediately. Does anyone
>know about this?
>
>--
>Jessica
>
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