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Depression & PCOS/Insulin ResistanceFrom: Carrie (anonymous@obgyn.net)Fri, 31 Jan 2003 16:24:11 -0600 (CST)
Background: I'm almost 25 (NOT trying to conceive yet). I was one of the first girls to "fill out," and one of the last to get my period. Of course, how could I tell, I only got it every 6-9 months or so? My carb consumption and weight began to spiral out of control. A female PCP diagnosed me with PCOS at 18, put me on the pill, and told me to go to the library if I wanted to know more. I bled for over a month and didn't tell anyone until my follow-up. The doc switched my pills. When my mother discoved she was near-death from hypothyroid, despite her complaints to the same PCP, we found an awesome Endo. I'm not sure when my troubles with depression began exactly, but I finally sought treatment while in college. My endo put me on Prozac. It worked great for a month, and after the flu knocked me on my butt for over a week, I just never bounced back. So I switched to Zoloft. My dosage has climbed over the years to 150mg, and I also require 45mg of Remeron. I've noticed some positive results with vitamins, Trader Joe's Women's Multi (high in B vitamins and D), exercise (walking OUTSIDE) and a dawn simulator (light therapy). BTW, I live in Seattle. We have short, grey days from Oct. through Mar. The bcp and zoloft kill my sex drive. I still have sex with my bf, but it takes a lot of time and effort for me to climax. And I'm never spontaneously horny anymore. Now I have to decide I'm going to be horny and concentrate hard to make myself feel anything at all. Even thought I'm young, I have struggled in Weight Watchers. I like the support and the POINTS system, but with the Remeron munchies and the carb attacks, I'm finding it hard to stick to. It doesn't help that my bf, whom I live with has terrible eating habits as well. Fortunately, he's joined WW with me. I'm hoping that will make things easier for me. Anyhow, with my recent stress over applying to grad school and the holidays, my carbing got WAY out of control. What I want to know is, do carbs make any of you feel depressed, or crazy, or sick (dizzy, cold/sweats, fatigued)? Beleive it or not, I was actually worried I might be pregnant (I know for sure now I'm not, whew). I've cut out sugar, and doing better, but I think I may need to cut back on carbs even more. I'm trying to stick to wholegrain and avoid potatoes shortgrain, white rice, etc. I have been eating a lot of No Sugar Added products tho. Could those cause problems? Please don't recommend Metformin. It gave me horrible diarrhea, I didn't lose a pound, my periods did not resume, my hair growth (for which I'd had electrolosis $!) came back, and my Endo freaked when he found out I was taking it (I got it from another doc).
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