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Re: period lasting forever!!!!
From: laura (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 15 Sep 2003 08:55:31 -0500 (CDT)
And now I have discovered there are alot more of you with the same
situation! I am so glad to have found this web site, I was going mad and
no-one seemed to understand. Anyway, story is pcos since 14 (now 32)
problem periods for years, told in 1994 that it was early menopause and
wouldn't be able to have kids so no point in using contraceptive, fell
pregnant immediately. periods seemed normal after birth of daughter
until 2000, then started bleeding constantly, coil fitted 2001, lost 3
stone but still a constant period, tried the pill (micronor) still
constant, upped dose to 2, still constant, tried another pill (neogest)
still constant but heavier so back to micronor. Thyroid then became
low, began to put weight back on and now on thyroxine. Have seen endo
who has just given me 25 mg aldactone for mass of facial and body hair.
But what about
weight and constant periods. And I am frightened about side affects of
aldactone. Is there an end to it all?
At Mon, 15 Sep 2003, laura wrote:
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>So relieved to find someone is going through what I am, then discovered
>the message is a couple of years old. I have all the same and have been
>bleeding constantly for over 2 years, I take 75mg thyroxine and two
>contraceptive pills (Micronor, which lightened the flow but not by much)
>daily and have just started 25mg aldactone. Just wanted to know if you
>got sorted out and how?
>
>At Sun, 6 May 2001, bluebonnet wrote:
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>>sweetie you NEED to see a doctor. a different doctor, a different endo.
>>maybe you can look on the pcosa website to see if there is any
>>information on doctors? look on here, find specific q's and information
>>to take your doc. you do not need to "just lose weight". you need to
>>be on meds to help you control your pcos symptoms and THAT will assist
>>you in losing the weight and controling your periods. even if
>>eventually you find another way to go about it, you need that
>>kickstart...your bod's obviously going through a lot, and therefore your
>>emotions are, but anyway,you need to do something now, take control!
>>
>>two meds to look at: glucophage (generic=metformin) and actos are for
>>insulin resistance, which plays a big part in a lot of pcos cases, and
>>Aldactone (helps with bloating and excess hair). they may still suggest
>>bcp's, even if you find a good doc, but i got mine to wait and see how i
>>did with the first two mentioned meds, and i am pretty evened out for a
>>while (i was on bcps for 3 mo's and then went off and i'm fine) she's
>>been so good to me. i hope this helps even a little!
>>
>>At Sun, 6 May 2001, Trista wrote:
>>>
>>>I was diagnosed with pcos about 5 yrs. ago. I have went from 130 to
>>>260 pounds over the last 8 yrs. with hardly any change in my eating
>>>habits. I have almost all the symptoms of pcos (except hair loss) &
>>>seem to have them in extreme form. I am not on any meds as both doctors
>>>that I have seen (one a gyno. & one an endo.) both told me to just lose
>>>weight (I won't even begin with how IMPOSSIBLE that is).
>>>My problem right now is that i have been losing menstrual blood since
>>>October 2000. Somedays it is light, most of the time it is medium & a
>>>few days of the month it is EXTREMELY heavy (like I need to change my
>>>pad every 30-60 minutes and sometimes have blood running down my legs).
>>>I am afraid to go to the doctor, cause I know that she will just put me
>>>on the pill. I am afraid to do this because of my obesity & other
>>>health problems.
>>>
>>>Has anyone else ever had their period for this long, and is there any
>>>other solution besides birth control pills?
>>>
>>>Thanks for sharing!! :)
>>>
>>>--
>>>Trista
>>>
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