Re: Is this from the PCOS??
From: Sally (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 22 Apr 2002 06:36:34 -0500 (CDT)
Hi,
Feeling cold all the time, fatigue and lack of energy, very light
periods, impossible to lose weight even when eating very little are all
symptoms of hypothyroid. Hypothyroid is quite common amongst women with
PCOS. There are plenty of internet sites that describe hypothryoid
symptoms. Treatment is easy and usually very effective. Do some
research on hypothyroid and then ask your doctor to screen you for this
(present him/her with all your symptoms). Please feel free to ask me
any more questions.
Regards
--
Sally
At Sat, 20 Apr 2002, eli wrote:
>
>You may want to try the new thing and research for PCOS is Glcophage. My
>wife is 34 and now seems to think there is hope for us getting pregnate.
>A low sugar and carbohydrate diet is working for us.
>
>At Mon, 17 Apr 2000, LoriP wrote:
>>
>>I would suggest that you see a doc outside of the student health center.
>>The "other Lori's" suggestion that you see an endocrinologist is a good
>>one. But, you need a GTT with Insulin levels done, not just a fasting
>>insulin. Your fasting insulin may test normal even though you are
>>insulin resistant. The doc needs to compare how much insulin it takes
>>to bring your glucose down. So insulin blood work must be done
>>simultaneously with a glucose tolerance test.
>>
>>Lori
>>
>>At Mon, 17 Apr 2000, Pam wrote:
>>>
>>>Here's my problem. I was diagnosed with PCO a year ago at the age of 19
>>>by the ob-gyn at my college student health. The doctor did a bunch of
>>>blood tests on me and started me on birth control and spironolactone.
>>>The only other thing he told me was that I needed to lose weight. He
>>>referred me to the college's dietican who basically handed me a copy of
>>>the food pyramid and said follow this.
>>>
>>>Well, now it's a year later and I'm heavier than I was. But I hardly
>>>eat. I am constantly busy either with school or work. And I when I'm
>>>not busy with them I have no energy at all to even try to exercise. I
>>>also have gone from having periods that were 5 days long on the pill to
>>>periods that just look like one day of light spotting. I also am cold
>>>all the time. I sleep in sweats year round and currently have 5
>>>blankets on my bed. Occasionally I will feel hot but only on my face
>>>and even then those moments are few and far between.
>>>
>>>I guess what I'm afraid of is that my body is breaking down or my PCOS
>>>is getting worse (if that's even possible). I really want to get
>>>married and have kids someday. Does anyone have any advice?? Is this
>>>normal with PCOS? What can I do? My mother and her side of the family
>>>have high rates of Diabetes and I know that effects weight loss. I'm
>>>also afraid to go back to the same doctor and get racked over the coals
>>>about my weight in two months when my birth control prescription runs
>>>out.
>>>
>>>--
>>>Pam (age 20)
>>>
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