Re: I feel I am just losing it...
From: Barb (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 21 Oct 2002 20:45:55 -0500 (CDT)
Nikki,
Thanks for responding.
I cannot take ssri's as they have effects on my heart.Wish I could.
I have severe anxiety related to my heart palpitations...you'd think
that the anxiety was the cause of the heart palps but it is not.I have a
sinus tachcardia and the last thing they would do is put me on an
anti-depressant..they recently opted for a beta blocker that I knew
would make me feel more tired and more depressed ,so I decided against
it.
I do feel that Ir is responsible for many of my complaints and I know it
took a long time to get this disease diagnosed and it is going to take
much time to get it under control.The problem is that I am losing
patience and wish for wellness to happen overnight.
Fortunately for me too...I don't have obesity,hairloss or
hairgrowth....none of the classic pcos symptoms but many of the IR
symptoms.
In the mean time is sure is hard to keep spirit up when many meds are
out of the question for me and my other health issues are very
depressing just knowing that I can change from one day to the next with
physical problems which then lead me to becoming very depressed and
anxious about my conditions.
I am a long story!
A puzzle they call me here.
Thanks for responding and I do hope that one day I can wake up and
finally enjoy a peaceful day!
>
>Hi, I am a long time reader, first time replier. I too have been
>recently diagnosed with PCOS. Fortunately, severe weight gain has not
>been a problem. However, when I do gain weight I look like a pear and I
>have more body hair than my husband. I too also stuggled with severe
>PMS, anxiety, and depression. It took me 10 years to find a doctor that
>believed I had a real medical problem, not just whiney female syndrome.
>
>By the time we got everything figured out my mental state was beginning
>to affect everything in my life. To help me over the hump my doctor put
>me on Prozac. I also found a good therapist (that only took me one
>year). While taking a lot of medication makes me uncomfortable (I am
>also on Met), Prozac made all the difference and really helped in
>regaining my energy. There was a noticable difference in my attitude
>and coping abilities. I have energy, I am interested in my job and life
>again, and I much more pleasant to my ever-patient and supportive
>husband.
>
>I am now slowly moving off of the Prozac. I know now that I am NOT
>psycho, just hormonally challenged. Knowing that it isn't in my head
>makes a world of difference.
>
>Hang-in Barb. You have been put through the emotional and physical
>ringer. I know exactly how you feel and you will feel better.
>
>At Mon, 21 Oct 2002, Barb wrote:
>>
>>I'm on another roller coaster ride and can't deal with it anymore.
>>
>>My periods were always quite regular...well probably too soon a
>>cycle...23 days or less sometimes.I always felt a sigh of relief the day
>>my period came..like a weight lifted off me and my moods got much
>>better.
>>
>>I started glucophage a few months back and have found they are getting
>>further and further apart.
>>Last month they were thirty one days and now I am on my thirty third day
>>and still nothing accept terrible pms that is making me so depressed
>>that I don't know what to do.I feel as if I am about to get a
>>period....didn't ovulate the last two cycles and wondered if you don't
>>ovulate,can you still get a period?
>>I think so,but am beginning to doubt myself.
>>
>>I am forcing myself to get up...I cannot sleep although I am taking
>>clonazepam for my terrible anxiety issues.I am nauseated all the time
>>without an appetite and have no energy at all.
>>
>>I am talking to my therapist about these issues and he doesn't know what
>>is going on.
>>
>>It has no bearing on my other domestic issues at all.I thought things
>>would actually get better.
>>
>>I am so worried about everything,..the loss of energy...the severe
>>depression....the pms...the nausea and the fact that nothing is
>>interesting me anymore.
>>
>>Are my hormones really whacked out or what.I have never experienced this
>>type of depression in my life.I know that I am depressed because I am So
>>damned fricken tired and lack the energy to do normal things.I am
>>depressed because I feel like I have had the flu forever now.I don't
>>attribute my depression to anything other than the fact that I am just
>>not feeling well.As a matter of a fact....I am feeling sicker than ever.
>>
>>Any advice as to what the heck is going on with me.
>>Any words of encouragement is appreciated.
>>This is a bad time for me.I just don't understand what the heck is going
>>on with my body.
>>
>>Barb
>>
>>--
>>Sincerely,
>>Barb C.
>>
--
Sincerely,
Barb C.
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