Re: PCOS sufferers in their 20s?
From: gnat (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 27 Feb 2002 17:53:16 -0600 (CST)
Well, Thanks be to God he gave me the glucophage. I`m supposed to do
500 mg for 30 days then increase by 500 mg at 30 and 60 days. I might
not need that much. Thank God he listened to me. I`m feeling quite
desperate.
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Gnat
At Wed, 27 Feb 2002, tera wrote:
>
>Hi!
>
>Some women with PCOS in order to lose weight need to low carb and some
>of them need to LOW CARB. I was just reading in the Atkins New Diet
>Revolution last night that even he acknowledges the fact that there are
>people out there that are extremely metabolically resistant because of
>insulin resistance. He has a special chapter for them in his book. If
>memory serves me right he describes these people as people who can go on
>a 1000 calorie per day traditional diet and still not lose weight!
>
>Some women with PCOS can get away with eating many more carbs than
>others to lose weight and some, described by Atkins, have to stay around
>20 carbs per day (induction) to be able to continue to lose and as soon
>as they start adding a few carbs here and there they stop losing and
>even start slowly to gain. I start to lose weight on induction and then
>I plateau and even begin to gain as soon as I hop off induction.
>
>You said that you eat better than 99% of the people you know. I did too
>but I wasn't low carbing. Because of our PCOS many of us will gain
>weight on traditional low fat and low calorie lifestyles because they
>are usually high in carbohydrates. This was my problem. You are
>exercising a lot which is great and it will help you TONS. I feel that
>exercise is key for us so good job! I also have a sneaking suspicion
>that the Glucophage will help you get over the hump that you need to.
>You're on the right path!! I hope it all goes well. We're all going
>through the same stuff!! God bless! Tera
>
>At Wed, 27 Feb 2002, gnat wrote:
>>
>>I`m 28. I`m pretty sure I have PCOS. It is so frustrating. I eat a
>>better diet than 99% of the people I know, I exercise 45 minutes per
>>day, plus light weight training and cannot lose any weight. I am going
>>to my OB today to ask to be put on Glucophage to see if it can help me.
>>I don`t want to be fat for the rest of my life. I do not seem to have
>>any of the fertility problems associated with PCOS- but I think that is
>>because I started young. I was married at 21 and had my first at 22. My
>>fourth at 27. I am still breastfeeding, but don`t think that it should
>>matter with the glucophage.
>>
>>Frustrated in MO.
>>
>>--
>>Gnat
>>
>>At Mon, 25 Feb 2002, Ami wrote:
>>>
>>>At Sat, 23 Feb 2002, monika wrote:
>>>>
>>>>At Wed, 20 Feb 2002, JC wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>Wow! It seems like there are definately quite a few of us in our 20s who
>>>>>suffer from this. It's good to know there are a network of women in our
>>>>>age
>>>>>group who understand what it's like to be in your 20s and have to deal
>>>>>with all the heartache and the frustration. I don't know about the rest
>>>>>of
>>>>>you, but pcos has affected my self-esteem and my entire life. I think if
>>>>>I didn't have it, I would be a totally different person. Not saying that
>>>>>I'm not outgoing or personable, but I decline a lot of invitations, and
>>>>>I step away from being the center of attention a lot - weight and hair
>>>>>issues.
>>>>>At any rate, feel free to drop me a line anytime any of you want to
>>>>>chat,
>>>>>joke, or complain. :)
>>>>>
>>>>>PS - Still looking for girls in the NY area who'd like to create a
>>>>>"network" of
>>>>>friends who have PCOS. :)
>>>>>
>>>>>--
>>>>>JC
>>>>>megami76@aol.com
>>>>
>>>>HI,
>>>>I JUST FOUND OUT I HAVE PCOS,IM ALSO IN MY EARLY 20,S.I UNDERSTAND ABOUT
>>>>NOT WANTING TO GO OUT BECAUSE OF THE WEIGHT THING AND THE HAIR.IT HURTS
>>>>REALLY BAD.IT SEEMS EVERYONE AROUND ME IS HAVING A BABY.WELL I JUST
>>>>WANTED TO SAY HI.MONIKA
>>>>
>>>>>Hi,
>>>>I havn't been to the endo. yet to see if I have PCOS but all signs say I do. I am really scared and also in my 20's. My husband and I want to have a baby soon, but I hate for anyone to see me like I am now. It's hard for me because I have always been outgoing and busy, now I want to hide from the world. My family says they miss the old me. I wish I could be her again.
>>>Bye,
>>>Ami
>>
>--
>Tera
>
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