PCOS Messages for October, 2002: Re: ady To Cry

Re: ady To Cry

From: Kimberly (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 2 Oct 2002 00:52:04 -0500 (CDT)

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Just want to add that not only can new BCP's cause spotting etc. It is often very normal to be mildly depressed the first one or two months as your body adjusts. I'm a freak if I change pills - so give yourself some time to even out. Even if it looks like everything is hopeless and frustrating, it might just be made worse by the new horomones in your system. the provera may have caused some depression as well.

Sorry, but your dr. sounds like a well-meaning idiot. You should be getting more aggressive help or testing for such a severe situation. There is a really good chance that the Yasmin will help you - at LEAST he's giving you a BCP that is geared towards PCOS. If it doesn't help you, you need to get REALLY serious about what is going on. YOu simply can't and shouldn't have to live this way in the year 2002. If they can preform heart transplants, there ought to be a way to lessen the load your 'periods' are causing you. It just sounds as if you have a really conservative dr. - so give him a try, but if it doesn't work, do all you can to get more aggressive treatment. Also, there should be no reason you should have to feel bad for crying in the dr.s office. Sure, some dr.'s can't handle it, but it's a part of their jobs - so you shouldn't feel bad because your dr. is insecure! I've cried tons of tears at my dr.s. It's almost a nervous reaction when I feel frustrated or angry. Anyway, it should have been a sign to your dr. just how much you are suffering rather than a sign of emotional weekness or some crazy 'woman' depression. Men. ;( Also, I don't have a lick of body/facial hair anywhere (well, hardly a lick!) and I present PCOS symptoms classically in all other ways...so please listen to yourself and the info you read and don't put your entire health into the hands of a man who obviously isn't totally fit to take on PCOS.

Are you sure you had all the proper tests preformed to diagnose PCOS - and any other conditions that may be causeing your symptoms? Do some research and double check your tests. There is a lot of controversy over which tests need to be performed and how they should be interpreted. But actually there is a proper way, most dr.s just aren't aware. Many dr.s tell you your blood tests are fine, but they have not actually even preformed the 3 hour glucose tolerance test or checked insulin levels during the test!

Well, hope the Yasmin works for you soon. If it doesn't, there is probably something else going on besides PCOS. And that will be important to find out - so don't give up (no matter how depressed you get, or bad you feel)as the side effects will diminish after 2 - 3 months...then at least you will have a better idea of where you need to go from here. If the Yasmin works, thank God - if it doesn't, try to get a new dr., or better educate the one you have if that's your only option.

Oh, also wanted to mention that it will be normal to have fluctuating weight on a low carb diet - as any increase in carbs will cause an initial gain of 2 - 5 lbs. Carbs need water to be processed, and so your body will retain it if necessary. Also, going on the pill and having so many horomone issues will also undoubtedly cause water retention/water loss just as it's normal to swell the week before or during a normal cycle. So...don't fret just yet. Your body needs to adjust to all this stuff - and all low-carbers need to know that the first several pounds they lose are just water, and can be regained just as quickly as they were lost. (as there is actually no physical way your body could gain 2 lbs of fat in two or three days unless you were eating an absolutely astronomical amount of food).

Good luck. Kimberly

At Tue, 1 Oct 2002, Amelie wrote: >
>Well, I did cry today. In my new doctor's office. I think it pretty
>much unnerved him. I had to reassure him I was fine, that I don't
>always do this, and that I am stressed out and frustrated and no, I do
>NOT want paxil just yet, thanks. Anyway, I showed him my knee that
>hurts all the time, and my bruises, and had him take a look at the labs
>and my cholesterol levels.
>I told him I was diagnosed with PCOS because of my bleeding problems. He
>knew what it was, and was surprised I'd been diagnosed. I am not IR. I
>have no suspicious bloodwork.
>I told him I have been bleeding heavily since August 2, and before that
>had intermittent spotting and insanely heavy periods all year.
>
>I started a regimen of Provera 2 fridays ago to make the bleeding "stop"
>and to have a period after 10 days of Provera pills (I lasted 4 days
>before it started a full fledged period with wracking cramps, but I was
>glad because that was the day I was told I could start on yasmin, the
>key to my 'regulation')
>
>yes, yasmin. They said I would "spot" off and on for 3 months, but to
>stick with it. I've taken it religiously for 7 days. My bleeding sort
>of petered out on Saturday, I had some spotting on Sunday (it was heavy)
>and then yesterday, I started another period. Another one.
>
>Today I have gone through half a box of maximum absorbency tampax.
>
>I am cramping so painfully, I am missing my friend play saxophone at a
>local club.
>
>My doctor today recommended tylenol, as apparently they all think motrin
>makes me bruise.
>
>I took 2. I think I need 20.
>
>I hate this.
>
>Oh and he looked at my face and said "You don't have facial hair" to a
>blond woman who plucks her chin and lip area religiously every day.
>Sometimes I shave it to be quicker, but I know that causes chaffing. I
>don't have A LOT, thankfully, and I am sorry for people who do have a
>lot. But I am tired already of this diagnosis if I have to fight to
>keep it; it's the only thing that made sense to me.
>
>And every single blood test came out normal. So now, nothing makes
>sense.
>
>And I am still bleeding. I cannot seem to describe to people how
>hellish it is.
>
>Once I read a story about a woman who sat in a tub all day and filled up
>a 16 oz spaghetti sauce jar, took it in to her doctor and plopped it on
>the receptionist's desk pleading for help. I don't think I could manage
>that kind of drama, but it's so frustrating to be told to go on BC and
>it will fix "everything". I have gained back 2 of my initial 7 lbs
>weight loss from low carbs, and have only been on bc for 7 days. My
>biggest problem is that not a lot of women on this board have this
>problem, or they have it because of other medication. I have it all the
>time. All the time, and it's been freaking me out for over 2 years now.
>I can't find a site where people have DUB who are like me: not young and
>not going through menopause. Everything I type in takes me directly
>here, thankfully.
>
>I am still going to cry.
>
>~amelie
>
>3 weeks into my diagnosis, and I am not so happy.

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