Ladies with PCOS

Kassielin13
Kassielin13 Posts: 263
edited September 29 in Motivation and Support
Hi Ladies! Just curious if there are many on here that battle PCOS with me? You are more than welcome to add me as a friend!
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  • aliciadjackson
    aliciadjackson Posts: 480 Member
    I'm a PCOS lady.... unfortunately!
  • Kassielin13
    Kassielin13 Posts: 263
    Are you currently on any meds for it? I am on 1000 mg Metformin and BC. Just recently found out that I also have anemia from the PCOS.
  • aliciadjackson
    aliciadjackson Posts: 480 Member
    I'm on BC.. I tried metformin a few years ago and it made me so sick I had to stop.....
  • Kassielin13
    Kassielin13 Posts: 263
    My first month on it was awful, but my body seems to be adjusting.
  • yeabby
    yeabby Posts: 643 Member
    I was diagnosed at 12 and on bc since then. Now at 34 I've been perimenapausal for 5-6 years. The joys of being female.
  • Kassielin13
    Kassielin13 Posts: 263
    Nice to meet both of you! For a while I felt like no one knew what I was going through but now I am aware of the many women and girls that battle this with me.
  • kjjm08
    kjjm08 Posts: 217 Member
    I am. I'm currently not on any meds though. The one time I was on Met was HORRIBLE, so I am just staying med free for a bit.
  • sheisbrown
    sheisbrown Posts: 171 Member
    PCOS here too. There are a lot of us on here. I never realized how common it is until I joined MFP. Feel free to add me as a friend as it is always nice to have folks that understand this struggle.
  • mgmlap
    mgmlap Posts: 1,377 Member
    I also have PCOS. I am currently on 1000 mg of Metformin..which really agrees with me. I also have hypothyroid..(from which I have heard goes hand in hand with PCOS) and am taking Armour thyroid

    Before I took all this losing weight seriously...I lost 13 pounds cause the meds were finally working..but since have lost about 7 more...
  • aliciadjackson
    aliciadjackson Posts: 480 Member
    It's been a while since we've checked my levels and such... actually a couple years (since my divorce) ... I've just went the route of BC and dealing with it... but maybe it's time to go back and be re-evaluated.
  • Choirgirl37
    Choirgirl37 Posts: 255
    I have PCOS and I'm suppose to take Metformin but I don't. I take chromium polynicotinate instead (not suggesting to anyone that they stop there meds!).
  • msmgis
    msmgis Posts: 15
    I have PCOS too. I'll send you a friend request.
  • Caperfae
    Caperfae Posts: 433
    PCOS here too.
    Not on any meds. Used to take Metformin but it didn't help me and I used to take BCP but I hated the possible side effects so I stopped those as well.
    I lost weight last year, it regulated my cycles and made me fertile .. LOL
  • trishtrish84
    trishtrish84 Posts: 237 Member
    I have PCOS :(
    I take Metformin and Spironolactone... Im not exactly sure what this is but I think its for diabetes or something...
    Gyno says that one of the side effects of it is hormones.... Which is what I need. Apparently my FSH and LH???? Are jacked up... I am not sure if that is right but you guys know what I mean.

    Add me if you would like. Always good to have a friend.
  • Kassielin13
    Kassielin13 Posts: 263
    Thanks everyone for the comments and the adds! I am praying that with the weight loss I can come off of all the meds and become regulated and fertile!
  • gingerOHsnap
    gingerOHsnap Posts: 49
    Yep. I have PCOS and take metformin.
  • Trishkit
    Trishkit Posts: 290 Member
    I have PCOS -- was diagnosed at 17 when I finally brought up the fact that I never had periods and was starting to get nervous about it (after the awesomeness wore off). My doc has me on BC (Yaz) and I've been on various forms of BC since I was 17 (7 years). I'm hoping that losing weight will help out with things. My doctor says that when we decide to have kids, to just stop taking the BC and try for a few months, and if nothing happens to go see her and she'll give me a pill that's supposed to let one egg down (10% risk of multiples) and that we should be good. I'm not as confident as she is, but we'll see.
  • Jeanine_Colavecchi
    Jeanine_Colavecchi Posts: 185 Member
    I was told I had PCOS the other day. Got some blood work back and my glucose was pre-diabetic...and i have inflammation level at 10...which im thinking can happen with being over weight and PCOS? Also my vitamin D was very low. So I just got tested for my isulin levels...which im expecting to be high. So since then i have been only eating chicken, fish, and veggies...and fruit. Just trying to find a diet...may meet with a nutrionist to get some advice.
  • red_hatorade
    red_hatorade Posts: 166
    I have PCOS :(
    I take Metformin and Spironolactone... Im not exactly sure what this is but I think its for diabetes or something...
    Gyno says that one of the side effects of it is hormones.... Which is what I need. Apparently my FSH and LH???? Are jacked up... I am not sure if that is right but you guys know what I mean.

    Add me if you would like. Always good to have a friend.

    Usually the Metformin is diagnosed to control insulin resistance in women with PCOS. i was not insulin resistant, but tried Metformin to try and help me become pregnant. I guess some women have success getting pregnant with the help of Metformin for reasons I am unsure of. It made me sick, so I stopped taking it. The Spiro is usually to aid with hair loss, I believe.
  • red_hatorade
    red_hatorade Posts: 166
    I was told I had PCOS the other day. Got some blood work back and my glucose was pre-diabetic...and i have inflammation level at 10...which im thinking can happen with being over weight and PCOS? Also my vitamin D was very low. So I just got tested for my isulin levels...which im expecting to be high. So since then i have been only eating chicken, fish, and veggies...and fruit. Just trying to find a diet...may meet with a nutrionist to get some advice.

    Believe it or not, many women swear by using Cinnamon to help control their sugar levels. You should look up soulcysters.net. It is a PCOS forum/message board community. It is so helpful. If you want to add me on there, my screen name is x_siobhan_x.
  • grlnxtdr99
    grlnxtdr99 Posts: 13
    PCOS here too. I am med free. I took metformin to help regulate my cycles to get pregnant with my daughter. It worked at about 2000 mg a day. I didn't feel very good on it and actually gained weight. I don't have insulin resistance though, it just helped with the hormones. My doctor said they dont' really get why it works, they just know that it does.

    I was actually having an irregular cycle on the pill so I stopped it a few months ago. My skin got better and I have had a somewhat regular cycle and I don't feel like I have pms everyday.
  • bookyeti
    bookyeti Posts: 544 Member
    Another PCOS'er here.

    Add me to the list of loathers of this disease!

    I've always been a healthy active person with no weight issues. I had never even been to a doctor until I hit the age of 25 when my health started to decline for unknown reasons. I started gaining weight in my mid-section and was always extremely tired. My hair started to fall out, and I got horrid cystic acne along my jawline and back. After many tests and specialists they diagnosed me with PCOS, insulin resistance and a sluggish thyroid (hypothyroidism and PCOS often go hand in hand). They basically just said: "Go home and lose weight." Really helpful, right? Regardless of eating a healthy diet and regular exercise, i just could NOT lose weight.

    Fortunately, I have a great family doctor, who put me on 2000mg/day Metformin back in Feb. 2010. This changed everything for me. Coupled with daily exercise and a healthy eating plan (Canada's food guide), over the next year I was able to lose 35 lbs.

    While Metformin isn't a weight loss medication, it certainly allows someone with PCOS-related insulin resistance to lose weight like a 'normal' person - in other words, it can make all your hard work "count" for something in the weight-loss department! I still have another 30lbs. or so to go to reach my goal (hubby and I are not TTC by the way - I had a hysterectomy earlier in the year for other reasons) .....but I'm in this to kick PCOS's butt! :-)
  • lu12568
    lu12568 Posts: 2
    Hi guys

    So, I am 42 and have had PCOS since I was at least 16. Just about 5 years ago was when docs actually decided it might be a "real" issue! I had the small areas of facial hair, lots of dark hair on my arms, whacked out periods and really insulin resistant. My cholesterol was always pretty good on a total basis but the good could be better and the bad should be lower. Lastly, no matter what I did I couldn't lose any weight. People see you overweight and automatically think you eat like a pig and don't work out. Untrue here. I work out respectively and eat pretty well. I could do better but it seems to be the portions not really the "greasy" bad foods I have issues on. I am all Italian and I am told PCOS is more prevalent in folks with "Mediterranean descent" ie, GREEK, Italian, etc..

    3-4 years ago I did weight watchers online and was able to lose 70lbs. I have gained back about 10 and am now really wanting to lose 50 but can't seem to get the groove down. Doc has me on Spiro, MET XR & Prometrium ( to regulate periods ). I used to get SO sick on the reg MET but I guess now, the MET XR is WAY better than a few years ago. I have ZERO side effects. Doc said the Extended Release is a God send.

    I'm looking to chat and bounce ideas off other PCOSers so please ask me anything and if I can help I will! I LOVE MPF which I am starting to use regularly now so this is actually a bonus!!
  • thelawsonfour
    thelawsonfour Posts: 2
    I was diagnosed last year after fighting 3 years with weight gain, and abnormal periods, and unable to get pregnant (we were trying for our third). Metformin made me sick. I was now just diagnosed with severe anemia as well as problems with organs not doing thier job, so ill be getting tested on that in the next week or 2 :(
  • bassejm0
    bassejm0 Posts: 25 Member
    I have PCOS. I'm on metformin, bc, and spironolactone now, and the meds have worked wonders. Still have acne issues though. Anyone feel free to add me! I'm in desperate need of support/encouragement/advice/friendship :)
  • BabyGrl726
    BabyGrl726 Posts: 102 Member
    Im with you on the PCOS. I refuse to do any meds. I was at about 220 back in 2002-2008, droppd and got down to 170. I became pregnant and after pregnancy got down to 160. My daugther is three now. I had some stressful events happen in my life and gained my weight back. The acne is horrible. My face is all scarred with pock marks. But for me, the diet and excercise has pretty much kept PCOS under control. Looking to lose again and definitely looking for "support/encouragement/advice/friendship."

    ~RJ
  • comogirl
    comogirl Posts: 154 Member
    Another PCOSer here. Nice to meet you all!
  • BabyGrl726
    BabyGrl726 Posts: 102 Member
    Nice to meet you too comogirl! :)
  • purplegoboom
    purplegoboom Posts: 400 Member
    I was diagnosed about two years ago when I started gaining weight for seemingly no reason. Birth Control leveled it out for awhile, but after some time it just stopped working and I started gaining again, although at a slower pace.

    So, I stopped taking it a few months back, not on any meds but taking what seems to me like a crapload of vitamins and supplements. So far it seems to be working.

    Feel free to add me.
  • katiebp25
    katiebp25 Posts: 3 Member
    I was recently diagnosed as well. I am reluctant to pursue any medication, so I am trying to control things with diet and exercise. It's nice to see that there are others out there that are struggling with this but are experiencing success!
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