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Re: Just diagnosed PCOS (sorry for length)
From: Lisa (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 25 Feb 2003 19:56:16 -0600 (CST)
You have just begun the battle of PCOS. All I can say is educate
yourself about PCOS as much as you can. I have severe pelvic pain also,
more like weight sitting in my uterus and chronic cramping before my
periods and sometimes after. I gained more than 60 pounds over a ten
year span, I do have facial hair on my neck (electrolysis)helps alot. My
doctor introduced to me in April of 02 Glucophage 500 mg. three times a
day. The medicine is so strong that I took it for only two months and
just quit. Without anything January 02 I found out I was pregnant and
noone could have been more shocked then me. I had a rough pregnancy
because I had panic attacks and insomnia starting at my third month and
May of 02, I went into pre-term labor and lost my daughter. I don't
know if my panic attacks had anything to do with my hormones but my
opinion I think it did. I don't have them anymore but I'm scard because
I don't want to have them if I ever get pregnant again. I wish you alot
of luck not only with pregnancy but with your health.
At Sun, 23 Feb 2003, Amy wrote:
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>At Wed, 12 Feb 2003, anonymous wrote:
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>>Hello everyone,
>>
>>I am Jen, I'm 25, and just found out last week that I have PCOS (right
>>ovary, "borderline" left ovary). Found out through Reproductive
>>specialist, trying to get pregnant. They have not said that this would
>>cause a major problem in my getting pregnant. Anyway, they are starting
>>me on Glucophage tomorrow. My blood tests show that I have low insulin
>>and high testosterone - but I never noticed symptoms. But now that I
>>know what some of the symptoms are, maybe that is why I have acne and
>>excessive hair growth in nether regions, weight gain (about 20 lbs over
>>last 2 years). I was pregnant in 2001, but had a miscarriage and
>>haven't been able to conceive since, that's why I went to the Repro
>>specialist.
>>
>>I also have Panic disorder (severe at times). I've been on 2 different
>>SSRI's (anti-depressants) and 1 BDZ (Ativan) to control them. But they
>>don't work. So the questions I have are: does anyone else have Panic
>>disorder and PCOS? Does anyone know if there is any connection between
>>panic and the hormone imbalance? If anyone has PD and PCOS, have they
>>been treated for the PCOS and the PD lessened or gone away? As far as I
>>know I have had PCOS for at least 4 years (guessing from symptoms), and
>>PD for about the same amount of time. I have always suspected hormones
>>as a cause for the panic (correlation between panic attacks and time of
>>menses), but the docs blew me off when I asked them to check the
>>hormones. I would really appreciate any responses or ideas.
>>
>>Thank you so much,
>>
>>Jen
>
>hi Jen,
>
>My PCOS and panic symptoms started at the EXACT SAME TIME. Up until
>recently, I just never put the two together. It is so nice to "meet"
>other people with similar life experiences after feeling like the "odd
>woman out" for so many years!!
>
>--
>Amy
>
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Lisa
Texas
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