PCOS. I need help!

Try cutting back on carbs. I have PCOS as well and hit a plateau at 29lbs lost. Cutting back on carbs was the only way out of it for me! I've lost another 7lbs since then and feel GREAT! Losing weight with PCOS is possible and the more you lose, the better you will feel!

Hi,

I have heard that evening primrose oil supplements and 4000 mg of fish oil per day can help. I don't know the dosage on the primrose oil. Good luck.

I can tell you what my doctor told me about my PCOS. There is no cure except menopause, the only treatment before that glorious day is to be on BC pills (which obviously won't help you get pregnant), and that the best way to get pregnant with PCOS is the very month you go off your BC pills "make like bunnies" (politest way I could think to say that). The rule for waiting a month or two after stopping your pill doesn't apply to PCOS patients. We're the opposite. Our best chance is inside that first month. It worked for me, so I'm a believer. With my daughter I had to go on Clomid, because we didn't know I had it & I was having a heck of a time conceiving. With my son I'd been diagnosed and tried in the first month and we got pregnant right away. Hope this helps!

I have PCOS and was on Met 2000 mg XR. When I had enough of being sick on the meds, I stopped taking it, Started exercising doing strength training and cardio, and cutting out rerfined sugar, I take omega3 (fish oil and a multi vit and vitB. I feel great!

I can tell you what my doctor told me about my PCOS. There is no cure except menopause, the only treatment before that glorious day is to be on BC pills (which obviously won't help you get pregnant), and that the best way to get pregnant with PCOS is the very month you go off your BC pills "make like bunnies" (politest way I could think to say that). The rule for waiting a month or two after stopping your pill doesn't apply to PCOS patients. We're the opposite. Our best chance is inside that first month. It worked for me, so I'm a believer. With my daughter I had to go on Clomid, because we didn't know I had it & I was having a heck of a time conceiving. With my son I'd been diagnosed and tried in the first month and we got pregnant right away. Hope this helps!

OMG I thought I was the only one that did that! I got preggo 3 times the month after I came off BC pills. I only carried 1 to term but hey it worked for me and not meds!

I'm PCOSer, too! You should DEFINITELY be taking all of your Metformin. It will work WONDERS for your weight loss. I've been reading so many books on PCOS, and they all say the same. Watch your sugar and carbohydrates. I limit myself to 100/110 carbs everyday. I eat as clean and organic as possible, and I ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS eat protein before I have any sort of sugar or carb. If I'm eating fruit, I eat a handful of nuts first. If I have a sweet potato, I eat my chicken breast first. Protein takes so much longer for our body to break down, so it will help to regulate the blood sugar spike and over production of insulin we usually get from eating carbs and sugars. I've been doing it for a month now, and it's worked wonders. I've also learned what types of sugar my body can and cannot handle. (No more orange juice for me.) I have switched to all whole grains, whole wheat, or flourless everything. I now eat Ezekiel bread religiously. (I recommend their cinnamon raisin bread. SO good with turkey and cheese!) I've also switched to Stevia in the Raw as a sugar substitute because it's all natural and even Splenda can increase the carb and sugar cravings in women with PCOS. A lot of people on here will argue that it's not the amount of carbs but the type of carbs, but that's sometimes not true in women with PCOS. Our bodies need to be retrained on how to process carbohydrates. I've limited myself to specific fruits and whole grains. Please feel free to check out my diary! As far as supplements, I too am TTC, so I've been taking a prenatal (you should be taking a prenatal for at least 6 months to a year before conception to build up extra vitamins), Vitex/Chasteberry, and Saw Palmetto. I hope this helps and good luck to you on your journey! It's a tough one, but it's so worth it!

I have PCOS and was on Met 2000 mg XR. When I had enough of being sick on the meds, I stopped taking it, Started exercising doing strength training and cardio, and cutting out rerfined sugar, I take omega3 (fish oil and a multi vit and vitB. I feel great!

Agreed! I hated the metformin. Decided to take my life into my own hands. Work out regularly, cut out processed sugars/carbs, and lost 41 lbs total so far. Most of my symptoms are gone, or are very diminished, and I am regular again. Hard changes, but way easier to take than feeling sick all the time on the meds!

I take metformin 500mg a day.

It has been hard losing weight with PCOS. I notice I lose more and faster if I limit my carbohydrates.

I was never on metaformin, I did take Provea 2 times to start my cycle, but when ttc we went off of everything ( we were broke!), I changed my lifestyle, and was taking Centrim Silver...I know silver but I read somewhere about the vitamins that helps a woman in meopause are also good for those who are trying to regulate their hormones, we conceived 2 times..the 2nd time we didn't have any problems cause after having my son I added physical activity and my cycle became somewhat regular I was ovulating once every 34-36 days..good luck.