ANYONE WITH PCOS?

I have PCOS....diagnosed 6 years ago...and started at the end of the summer to try and get everything back on track. I've lost 21 pounds so far, and have a ways to go. I definitely could use the support of others experiencing what I am. I know its been discouraging as I've put on the pounds over the past few years....and as all those around me (including those who swore they never would or didnt want to) are having kids...and I can't

But thats all going to change! The ball is in my court, and I am determined!!!

I have PCOS and I'd say ^this (search for groups, there are several)

I have PCOS but Im in Canada.

Its a long hard journey - but the results have been worth it for me thus far ( and hopefully will continue to be)

I have it too....newly diagnosed!

yes I have it been on mfp since sep 15 ,2012 love this site! pcos affected me to get pregnant I was not ovulating but after medication to make my body ovulate I was able to have my daughter she is almost 2 now. Its time to get my body to a healthy weight the dr told me weight loss would possibly help pcos go away I really hope it goes away after my weight loss.

Being interested in neutraceuticals, I did see an article a few weeks back about a new natural PCOS treatment...apparently a drink which is called Glucorein. You can see it here: www.nvnutritionals.com/pcos Good luck. I know a number of female friends that have been challenged by this.

Yep, along with hypo-thyroid, adrenal fatigue and sleep apnea. It certainly adds to the challenge but does not prevent progress! Good luck!

I have it too!! I've lost 23lbs so far, it only took like forever still a long ways to go though... feel free to add me!

I was recently diagnosed with PCOS, I was put on Metformin and Birthcontrol. Since I started the Metformin I have noticed a change when it comes to food. I don't find myself eating at night any more. I just started this medication last Thursday, next week my dose will increase.

As for other symptoms of PCOS I can't really tell you how the medication is working yet since I have only been on it since Thursday. Please add me.

PS I have also lost 5lbs since Thursday

I was diagnosed a few years ago after self-diagnosing in high school. I was put on birth control to help regulate, but that was the extent of it. I went back a few months ago to see my gyno to ask about metformin, but before I had the chance to ask (when he asked if there was anything big happening in my life and I told him I was trying to lose weight), he went off on a terrible rant about how hard it would be for me to do so and that it would only be easy if I suffered from some traumatic stress, was left on a deserted island, or was stuck in a concentration camp. Uhhhh... what?

So right now, I'm kind of going at this without that kind of help. I'm working my butt off at the gym (when I have a normal schedule), trying to eat right (and not always succeeding), and watching a slow and not always steady weight loss.

I HAD PCOS!!! Emphasis on HAD! ...The feeling of HAD is because of not really noticing the effects anymore. My Doc said I didn't need the medication anymore.... Back in high school I was super overweight.. I had been all my life. Then one magical day I thought I was sick and went to a walk-in clinic and POOF this doctor told me that I had it! Now... at the time getting told "you will have a real challenge getting pregnant" and all this other stuff as a result of having it wasn't so huge. I mean.. I did have this for a long time and never noticed what it felt like not to have it.

(edit: I don't actually know if you can "lose" the PCOS... I just know that you can live without the effects.)

SO

I was prescribed a pill called Metformin, a generic pill that was used to treat PCOS at the time, and went on with my life. Now, the pill when you first got on it made you a little queasy so my appetite cut out a bit. I was nearly 300 lbs at the time and I might have dropped like 10 lbs as a result.

At the same time I had made friends with some super active people so I was walking every day for miles (maybe like 2-3 a day?) and working at McD's and not paying near as much attention to food as I used to. Without knowing it I was "dieting"! Or unknowingly I just started behaving a little healthier.. whichever way you prefer to look at it.

Anyway so over the course of like a year I dropped 80 lbs and was feeling like a queen.. broke a few hearts and managed to get mine broken once... but I met my fabulous husband and had a "whoopsie" and 9 months later I had my first son!! I had told him it would be next to impossible to get pregnant.. that's what the doctor told me all that time ago (about 3 years) and I guess losing weight caused the effects to be reversed and my body to start healing itself!

I even looked this up to verify that these results are typical if someone with PCOS loses enough weight to get close to a healthy BMI (I was in the slightly heavy range for my height) that they can experience a normal hormone cycle/insulin levels/moods/facial hair/ovulation cycles. Yay!

article of proof (if you can believe the internet lol)

http://www.soulcysters.net/showthread.php/4436-Obese-women-with-ovarian-disease-can-become-pregnant-if-they-lose-weight

Moral of the story is that PCOS can seriously suck and be difficult but I promise if you work hard your body will pay you back. I like sharing my fairy tale... it gets me all excited about life.

I do have it and am in the USA. While on MFP I've lost 12 pounds. But I've lost 52 so far total. I did not have the struggles with pregnancy that some of you have. But I have some of the other "unlady like" qualities like facial hair and the weight issues. So, it's been hard but the main thing that has helped me is exercise. I really don't want to be on a pill for the rest of my life (metformin also). So hopefully when I'm at my weight goal, those issues will go away.