Women Question-- Hormone Imbalance and Weight or PCOS

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  • kazzsjourney
    kazzsjourney Posts: 674 Member
    I was diagnosed when i started to hemorage over night....i asked to be referred to a gyne and from there she did blood tests, a ultra sound and then a hysteroscopy to diagnose me.
  • sun33082
    sun33082 Posts: 416 Member
    how are all of you being diagnosed! My doctors never believe me! My mother had PCOS and died from a heart attack at 37 because of it. I have every symptom she had, weight gain, facial hair, chest hair, elevated testosterone no periods or insanley heavy periods so bad I have to change tampons every hour and yet somehow everytime I bring it up to my doctors they refuse to treat me and say that I don't have it becuase I ahv eno cysts!

    Get a new doctor that understand it's not just about the cysts.
  • foss44
    foss44 Posts: 119 Member
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  • DominiqueSmall
    DominiqueSmall Posts: 495 Member
    I have PCOS and mine is a really bad case. I tried metformin 500 and 1000mg and it didn't help at all. I also had tried 8 different types of BC and none of that worked either they told me it probably wouldn't help and to not use either. I recently had a stillborn and all the complications with that caused from my PCOS. Just a fair warning to anyone planning on getting pregnant make sure to find a high risk obgyn I was told it is almost a definite you will have pre-eclampsia with PCOS especially if it is your first child. But because I had it so bad I didn't find out I was pregnant until I was 20-21 weeks and I lost him at 28 weeks. I am still having a lot of trouble been exercising a lot more and trying to eat right... working my way out of sweets and things is hard again. But I have lost inches which is still good. I have tried a low carb diet and that didn't even work.... plus it was hard for me to stick to... I do however eat a higher veggie and protein and less carbs which maybe how I lost the inches. I was only doing cardio so I am going to add in strength training and I may try to do the cinnamon regiment that others mentioned.

    I'm sooooo sorry for you loss.
  • BrittanieGo
    BrittanieGo Posts: 60 Member
    I had PCOS also. Low Carb was the only version on restriction with exercise that made a difference. Good luck!
  • calliope_music
    calliope_music Posts: 1,242 Member
    sounds like me! i have PCOS and insulin resistance, and am on Metformin and BC. feel free to add me :)
  • sprauer96
    sprauer96 Posts: 1
    Hi, My name is Mackenzie. I'm 17 years old and was diagnosed with PCOS when I was about 15. Ever since I was born I've been overweight and its been emotionally and physically hard to deal with all this weight! I was given Metphormin, but havent been taking it cause it gives me terrible diarrhea (which i'd be missing school over). Does metphormin make THAT MUCH of a difference?
    Even though i'm only 17 and way to young to have children, i've always been worried about not being able to conceive. I have regular periods and just joined the gym planet fitness, but is there anything else I can do to prevent this from getting worse?
    I do not only have PCOS, but acanthosis nigracans. My mother also had ovarian cancer which puts me at risk.
    All these diseases make me more prone diabetes. I NEED HELP!
  • kazzsjourney
    kazzsjourney Posts: 674 Member
    I have PCOS and have lost 180+ pounds....the key for me was having only moderate carbs (no more then 158 grams a day but on average its between about 95 grams and 130 grams), be active (soon as I am not active my weight loss slows down a LOT) and also ensure you are getting enough sleep. :)
  • Jetta1492
    Jetta1492 Posts: 47 Member
    I have PCOS and mine is a really bad case. I tried metformin 500 and 1000mg and it didn't help at all. I also had tried 8 different types of BC and none of that worked either they told me it probably wouldn't help and to not use either. I recently had a stillborn and all the complications with that caused from my PCOS. Just a fair warning to anyone planning on getting pregnant make sure to find a high risk obgyn I was told it is almost a definite you will have pre-eclampsia with PCOS especially if it is your first child. But because I had it so bad I didn't find out I was pregnant until I was 20-21 weeks and I lost him at 28 weeks. I am still having a lot of trouble been exercising a lot more and trying to eat right... working my way out of sweets and things is hard again. But I have lost inches which is still good. I have tried a low carb diet and that didn't even work.... plus it was hard for me to stick to... I do however eat a higher veggie and protein and less carbs which maybe how I lost the inches. I was only doing cardio so I am going to add in strength training and I may try to do the cinnamon regiment that others mentioned.

    I'm very sorry about your loss. I too had pre-eclampsia when I was pregnant with my daughter. I would agree with finding a high risk OB/Gyn for anyone who has PCOS & gets pregnant, because of this risk...
  • hkb85
    hkb85 Posts: 37
    Hi, My name is Mackenzie. I'm 17 years old and was diagnosed with PCOS when I was about 15. Ever since I was born I've been overweight and its been emotionally and physically hard to deal with all this weight! I was given Metphormin, but havent been taking it cause it gives me terrible diarrhea (which i'd be missing school over). Does metphormin make THAT MUCH of a difference?
    Even though i'm only 17 and way to young to have children, i've always been worried about not being able to conceive. I have regular periods and just joined the gym planet fitness, but is there anything else I can do to prevent this from getting worse?
    I do not only have PCOS, but acanthosis nigracans. My mother also had ovarian cancer which puts me at risk.
    All these diseases make me more prone diabetes. I NEED HELP!

    Metformin is a pre-diabetes drug
    Most people are put on it if they are at risk of diabetes (usually determined by a blood test)
  • Jetta1492
    Jetta1492 Posts: 47 Member
    I was diagnosed with PCOS several years ago. It is harder to lose the weight, it takes more time, but it is doable. I have lost 39 lbs in about 8 months by exercising (1 hour of group fitness classes 6 days a week) and also by consistently logging my food intake. I follow a 1300 cal/day diet. I have found that eating small frequent meals helps with the IR, as well as staying away from high carb, overly processed foods. Feel free to add me:)
  • fitjerseygirl
    fitjerseygirl Posts: 76 Member
    I was just diagnosed with PCOS after being tested for it three times since I was 12. I'm 35 now - took them alng time to finally figure it out! It's so great seeing this post. I have lost over 60 lbs since january 2012 (I have been overweight since childhood) but i am inspired by the low carb diet. The only problem for me is that I have a huge sweet tooth! Even when I log 1200 calls per day I'm usually over on sugar even if I'm under on carbs. Anyway, I thinking will have to cut bak on processed food and sugar a lot.

    Thanks to everyone for all the info here.

    Btw, cam you drink on low carb diet?

    Please add me if you like.

    Thanks!
  • bcanela
    bcanela Posts: 2
    I've been struggling with severe weight problems since I hit puberty. Metformin made me dizzy and faint due to lowering my blood sugar too much indicating that I am not insulin resistant. I was on the lowest dose possible. I'm active and eat 800-1200 calories a day but have tried vegan, GF, low carb and starvation diets with absolutely no success. On top of this I have IBS and a heart arrhythmia making eating and exercising painful. My metabolic panels come back normal along with all regular tests a dr would run on someone with weight problems. The only thing that has ever worked is being on phentermine for over 6 years taking one pill every three days. I do not overeat not do I eat bad foods. My doctors last recommendation was to remove my ovaries with a full hysterectomy at 30 yrs old. No one believes me when I say I've tried everything but getting under 165lbs is impossible for me. Anyone else had a similar situation, if so what did you do to get out of the rut??
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