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Re: Hello everybody...
From: ann (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 25 Jul 2003 04:09:25 -0500 (CDT)
I"m also wondering about the frequent urination problem- I'm a twenty
two year old female who was just today diagnosed with PCOD, today. My
doctor told me I had it and sent me on my way with just a sheet of paper
with an overview of the disease. He told me my lack of appetite and
over all feelings of tiredness had nothing to do with the problem- but I
am seeing that other people on this webpage have had similar problems. I
don't have my period- or rarely, I guess I am losing a little bit of
hair (but not alot), and I go to the bathroom ten times a day like you.
Does anybody have any advice on what I should do?
At Sat, 21 Sep 2002, Kimberly wrote:
>
>You've given me far too much to respond to at this time in the morning -
>but I did really want to get in that through hours and hours of
>Triglyceride research I found one (1!) woman who stated that the ONLY
>two reasons for high triglycerides in a person of 'normal' health is 1)
>alcohol consumption and 2) Sugar, sugar sugar! I had researched and
>researched and researched but had never heard it said so distinctly and
>directly. Anyway - looking back at my history I have never (in the past
>4 years) been tested when my triglycerides (tg's for shortness sake)
>were under 500 except after three months on a very VERY restrictive
>low-carb diet (in which case they were a beautiful 99) This dr. went on
>to say that if you can get them down by eliminating sugar/starch etc.
>completely for a couple months, after that you can SLOWLY re-introduce a
>small amount of sugars etc. Sadly, even on 2000mg Glucophage, my tg's
>are still abnormal (even though everything else has normalized) This
>week I decided to go low-carb and try and get it under control. Hope it
>works...
>
>Second, I don't think you have to worry about uterine cancer (unless it
>runs deeply in your family) - Uterine cancer from PCOS is usually caused
>because women have NO periods and therefore are not shedding the lining,
>which can therefore cause unusual cells to proliferate...or something
>like that - but that REALLY doesn't sound like a problem for you!!!!:)
>You probably have NO chance of getting cancer EVER! tee hee.
>
>Keep researching yourself - you will find hope! This is such a treatable
>condition if you follow every treatment path possible.
>
>With appropriate diet and Glucophage (PUSH FOR THE GLUCOPHAGE!!!) you
>really should be able to get your body weight under control.
>
>Also, there is no reason you NEED to be on birth-control - unless diet
>and insulin sensitizing meds just cannot get your periods under control.
>It is best not to be on birth-control with PCOS actually. But, it all
>comes down to what you want on an individual basis. Yasmin is a good
>choice if you do want to be on it. I am on Diane-35 (which I get off
>the internet, as it's not available in the US) because of my complexion
>- and it's worth it to me. Also I don't want to have another child so
>there is no issue there.
>
>About the depression, I went on Wellbutrin for smoking reasons (as it
>helps, and also happens to be an anti-depressant) and although I wasn't
>depressed so don't know how good it works there - I did find it helps me
>lose MUCH more weight than I can without it. How do I know this? I
>finished my prescription and went off it, only to gain 15 lbs is 6 weeks
>(was eating terribly at the time though, so I think the gain was due to
>my diet actually) Anyway, didn't realize it was the Wellbutrin, so I
>went on a diet similiar to what I had already lost 50lbs. on and what
>do you know! No weight loss. Got myself back on it and easily lose 1-2
>lbs a week on only a moderately restrictive low-calorie diet. Also want
>to mention that I took a 'break' after losing 50 lbs (while I was still
>on the Wellbutrin) and could eat anything and everything I wanted
>without gaining a single pound -(which is also why my diet was so awful
>when I went off of the Wellbutrin, I thought I was
>weight-gain-resistant! not.)
>So...if you want to seek help for depression, ask for Wellbutrin, as it
>might help with loss too - also does not cause the sexual side-effects
>most anti-depressants cause.
>
>Well, best of luck to you and hope you find at least some of the answers
>you are seeking on this board.
>
>--
>Kimberly
>
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