PCOS Messages for June, 2002: Re: Has anyone here been able to get off meds altogether?

Re: Has anyone here been able to get off meds altogether?

From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 24 Jun 2002 15:55:05 -0500 (CDT)

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No my conditions did not go away suddenly on there own!! Metformin only gave me bad diarrhea no matter how low the dose went. I did not lose any weight on the Metformin or the aldactone or the thyroid med. I went off the Metformin and the aldactone. Then I switched to a diet with no processed foods (from low-carb which I was on for one year and while I did not gain weight I did not lose either). I lost the weight on the diet. Within the first month I lost 10 pounds and I ovulated for the first time in my life and had a period without taking anything. I stayed on my thyroid med and was able to reduce the dose from 180 mg to 15 mg over one year and now I am off of it altogether and no longer have hypothyroidism. Also, my Ob/GYN did an ultrasound of my ovaries at 4 months into the new diet and my cysts were gone! I do yoga stretches for 20 minutes or so per day too.

At Fri, 21 Jun 2002, Sonnet wrote: >
>If I can jump in and ask, what are you doing that controls these
>conditions; or, did they just go away suddenly on their own?
>
>That would be *so* great. But, I excercise quite a lot and haven't seen
>such an improvement :(
>
>At Fri, 21 Jun 2002, anonymous wrote:
>>
>>I am off all meds. I exercise about 20 minutes per day and follow a
>>high carb diet. I have lost 120 pounds and no longer have insulin
>>resistance or hypoglycemia or hypothyroidism. I ovulate regularly and
>>have regular periods (every 28 days like clockwork). My acne is
>>completely gone. I take no drugs any more; I am off of Metformin,
>>Glyset, Synthroid, aldactone, birth control pills. I take no
>>supplements either.
>>
>--
>email always welcome: sonnet_fitz@hotmail.com
>

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