Who else here has PCOS?

i was diagnosed several years ago while suffering from infertility. i used metformin for a while but now i am not on any meds. i have managed through diet and exercise to lose weight and also get my blood sugar (and cholesterol) down. i regulated my periods with natural remedies such as soy isoflavones and red clover leaf extract. my Ob has a great PCOS support group, and you can also find some online. good luck with your journey - it impacted my life drastically at first b/c i had terrible cysts, pain, and infertility but working with my dr i have found great answers and things that worked for me.

I have been told I have PCOS and I am also pre-diabetic. I really want a baby so I am super focused on losing a dramatic amount of weight. When I was young I would menstrate on my own no problem but as I got older and put on quite a bit of weight I no longer get a cycle regularly. Good luck to you hun. Lets keep in touch so we can help each other out on this life changing journey.

Hey girl,
I don't have that condition, I just wanted to mention that I've heard that Shakeology helped a lot of patients of PCOS and diabetes
You can search more about it if interested.
Keep it up!

This is bull****.

I have PCOS. losing weight is really hard, I lost 15 pounds in a year. Keep at it

Do you girls get really bad cravings? is it the pcos causing this?

I was guess I was just diagnosed today. I'm a bit upset that my weight loss may be stinted by this condition.

Any tips or any meds out there that help w/ the pcos and weight loss?

Feel free to add me!

I have PCOS, I was diagnosed in 2007. I got pregnant in 2006 and had an ectopic pregnancy. We started trying to conceive again, and after a year of no luck, I was tested and diagnosed. I have been yoyoing with my weight ever since then. I did low carb for about 5 months a few years ago and lost 45lbs. But as soon as I stopped I gained all of the weight back. Now, Im trying to lose the weight with no fad diets. I have been prescribed Actos, Metformin, and Spironolactone for the past year. I have been taking the medication off and on, but not consistently. I still have not had any luck with conceiving. Although PCOS can lead to diabetes, heart disease etc,. my main goal of surpressing the symptoms is because I want a baby. As long as I exercise at least 5 days per week for at least 30 minutes, my cycles are regular. I don't know if I really ovulate during those cycles or if my eggs are immature. I crave sweets and carbs constantly when im not taking the metformin. Metformin helps me with the cravings and makes me feel as if I don't want to eat much.

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I possibly have PCOS, havent' been diagnosed by a doc just a doc telling me it was possible.

I too have PCOS. I was diagnosed when I went to college (though I had missed my period for months at a time during high school). I was heavy all throughout college (only prescribed birth control to regulate my PCOS) and finally was able to get my weight down/BMI down to a high, but "normal" range and I stayed there (which was very hard) for almost 10 years. Then, I decided I wanted to have a baby and went off birth control, and my weight ballooned up. Thankfully I was able to get pregnant with the help of Clomid and am now struggling to lose the baby weight (plus what I packed on after going off the pill). Its even more difficult because I'm breastfeeding and that limits my contraceptive options.

I read that almost 10% of women have PCOS, you'd think they'd be trying to figure out how to find better solutions to our health problem when that many of us suffer!

i went and sore a dietitian on tuesday for PCOS and she told me to follow a low carb/low glycemic diet and high protine :flowerforyou: x

Hi hi! I was diagnosed 16 years ago, but with weight loss I am almost symptom free. It most definitely is a lifestyle change, with diet and exercise being the best (and safest) treatment, for me at least. Feel free to add or send a message and we can support each other and share suggestions

I have PCOS. There is a support group on MFP and I've found it useful to read the blogs and to ask questions. PCOS Cysters Losing Together is the name of the group. You can also friend me

I was diagnosed in 2009 and put on Metformin and BC. My insulin resistance levels were 3times normal at the time.

Cycles have been like clockwork since and I don't do anything special to boost my weightloss.
I eat more than I did, because I have a slow metabolism and I eat plenty fruit and vegetables. Also get up and move my ample behind as much as my health will allow.

I want to be retested in a few months so I can eliminate the Metformin from my daily pill regimen.

All the best.

I was diagnosed with PCOS about 6 years ago. Never had a regular period....would have 2 in a month, and then not have one for 6 months. Tried to conceive for 2 years, 6 months of that with the help of Clomid. Had no luck...I never even got a positive ovulation test. Last fall, I decided to try to lose weight. Busted my butt for six months...it's hard, and I know that no one thing works for everyone. What worked for me was taking up running and netting between 1200 and 1500 calories a day. I ate lots of vegetable soup with beans, salad, vegetarian options, lean meat a couple of times a week, switched to black coffee and gave up desserts and beer except for the occasional weekend treat. Over the course of the six months, I went from about 170 down to 135. For the first time in my life, my periods became regular.

Much to my surprise, within a couple of months of my periods becoming regular...I became pregnant. I am now 15 weeks along and doing great. I'm able to eat a few more carbs and some of the other things I was limiting, and have had no ill effects. Have gained 5 pounds since becoming pregnant and am able to stay moderately active. So....it IS do-able. It's hard, but I recommend experimenting and figuring out what works for you. There is no magic PCOS fix, unfortunately...but, for me, it was like my body suddenly gave in to what I was trying to do. For the first month or so of running, eating healthy, etc., nothing happened and it was extremely frustrating. Then, it started coming off. I recommend working closely with your doctor through all of this and definitely staying away from fad diets and/or eating plans you won't be able to stick with long term. Good luck!

I'm so glad I found this thread! My husband and I have had no luck ttc, and finally the dr said I have pcos. I really had never heard of it, though after researching it, I realized I had always had several of the symptoms since I was a teenager. I had periods, but they were every two weeks and the bleeding lasted from 10-12 days. She diagnosed me with hypothyroid, and so the Synthroid helped reglulate my periods. But....still no ovulation. So she put me on clomid, then I stopped having periods naturally. So she put me on Provera. Since then, My periods have been pretty normal, but still no ovulation. I decided to get serious about the weight loss, and wait for a while before trying the Clomid again. I've been on metformin for about 3 weeks now, and have lost 6.2 lbs. yay me! But I have a looong way to go. Hopefully the weight loss will be the key to get me ovulating again, so we can finally have a baby!