Pcos

I don't know enough about PCOS but I have read that low carb diets *can* help. IIRC, there is a PCOS group though I'm not sure how active it is. Sorry for your diagnosis but best wishes on your journey going forward. I know quite a few people who have one or even two kidlets and have PCOS.

rachealhendershot94 wrote: »

Hi, I'm new. I have been recently diagnosed with pcos- polycystic ovarian syndrome. Long story short, it makes it so you easily gain weight and have trouble conceiving.. I'm looking to lose at least 80lbs to start off with. Hopefully someone has some insight or can relate with me.

has your doctor prescribed you any type of medication (i.e. Metformin)?

did he/she diagnose you as IR (insulin resistant)? if so, the suggestion of a low carb diet could be applicable to you.

i also have PCOS (but not insulin resistance) and started Metformin a few weeks ago.

A whole foods based vegan diet helped me tremendously. I lost weight, my menstrual cycle became regular (for the first time in my life), my skin cleared, along with the lessening of many other symptoms. I agree with the suggestions above to try diet before drugs, just because of the potential risks. Good luck finding what works best for you!

rachealhendershot94 wrote: »

bellaa_x0 wrote: »

rachealhendershot94 wrote: »

Hi, I'm new. I have been recently diagnosed with pcos- polycystic ovarian syndrome. Long story short, it makes it so you easily gain weight and have trouble conceiving.. I'm looking to lose at least 80lbs to start off with. Hopefully someone has some insight or can relate with me.

has your doctor prescribed you any type of medication (i.e. Metformin)?

did he/she diagnose you as IR (insulin resistant)? if so, the suggestion of a low carb diet could be applicable to you.

i also have PCOS (but not insulin resistance) and started Metformin a few weeks ago.

He prescribed me to take birth control and to take some weight off. He told me taking birth control would help regulate my cycles in a few months and that that should help.. I heard metformin is what a lot of people get prescribed.. I just haven't gone back to the doctors and stopped the birth control after a month..

If you have not already done so, talk to a reproductive endocrinologist to see if and what medication might be needed.
Lose weight and exercise. You will lose weight by cutting down calories, and it will help with your symptoms. Same with exercise, being physically active helps, regardless of weight loss.
While being overweight does not cause PCOS, it makes it much worse and same goes for being sedentary.

I'm on Metformin for the glucose issues, which progressed badly, and it also helps balance the hormones that are off in PCOS. Then I'm on Prometrium (bio-identical Rx progesterone) to help counterbalance the high estrogen even more.

I was on a drug to help with the facial hair and excess androgens more directly, but it affects how potassium is regulated in the body and I didn't feel comfortable with that with all the other meds I take. It didn't make it go totally away anyway. I still had to remove it myself.

For trying to conceive, these unbalanced hormones have to be worked out. Some doctors don't try to work them out much before then (the pill isn't a great solution at all) and I disagree with ignoring the underlying imbalances, personally.