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New to the group
New to the group, I have PCOS and my husband and I are TTC. I would like to add some friends.
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Spiro & Marveleon 28
Hi everyone! I have been taking Spironolactone and Marvelon 28 for a while now but I am concerned regarding interactions - does anyone know if soy, green tea extract and fish oil are ok? I know licorce and grapefruit are out. I've tried looking online and in my leaflet but can't find any specifics. Any help would be…
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Spironolactone, Metformin, BeYaz, help?
Greetings my fellow Cysters, my doctor recently upped my dose of Metforming to 1500 a day, she has me on BeYaz, and now has put me on Spironolactone 50mg twice a day. I was wondering if any of you ladies out there are on the same combination, and if there is anything I should be worried about. I have been on the Metformin,…
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Metformin Dosage
Hello Ladies! I am currently on 1000mg daily of Metformin XR...I have "heard" that taking 1500mg will help more with weight loss? My current endocrinologist is at a loss for medications or ideas to help me lose weight, so I was hoping someone on here had a success story to share!! I have already taken Vicotza shot with NO…
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hardness afterlosing some weight..
I have only about 65 more to go and my tummy area is hard, with a bump an inch over my belly button area..anyone else have an issuse like that..I am excited and yet scared of my goal because I dread 'needing' to have any more ultrasound. Had one many years ago, I just hope once I drop this weight my pcos will be deleted.…
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Friends and Inspiration WANTED
I was diagnosed with PCOS when I was 13. I recently achieved victory as a PCOSer TTC. I am 24-1/2 weeks pregnant with my first, 34 years old, and quite obese. I fell off the diet wagon before I got pregnant, but in the beginning of my pregnancy I lost weight pretty steadily. I gave up my diet soft drinks and started…
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Anybody like this?
It seems the more weight I loose the more my TOM's come more naturally once a month, now granted they ain't there yet but much much better! Instead of twice a year now they are once every 2-3 months. Have you noticed it or is it just me lol
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New to the group
Hi Ladies, Im not new to PCOS but new to MFP.. I was not officially Dx'd with PCOS until 2007 but have had it since I had my 1st child in 2002. (I think thats just when it flared up) anyway.. glad to be around some ladies who are working at the same goal. I do have a question.. Im on Met 500mg x2 daily only b/c I am…
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PCOS Nutrition
Just wanted to share a site with my fellow pcos-ers that I find helpful. They have a newsletter that you can sign up for too - some helpful alternative tips and tricks to life with PCOS. http://www.pcosnutrition.com/ They sent this out today: "Are Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Eating Disorders Related?" Thought it was…
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New to the group
Hi, my name is April. I was recently officially diagnosed with PCOS and insulin resistance in November 2012. I have had symptoms for the last 10 years. I was put on Metformin, spironolactone, and reclipsen. I was told I should be able to loose weight now so here I am. :) I was exercising last month but one thing led to…
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New to the group, no luck with metformin or losing weight!
Hello All, So I am new to the group, have used MFP in the past, and just recently diagnosed officially with PCOS. I have been on BC for about a decade and finally was recently diagnosed by a new doctor who seems to actually care! I have always had a ton of trouble losing weight, awful hormonal acne, I never get my period…
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New to MFP, not new to PCOS
Hi everyone, I was diagnosed with PCOS when I was in high school, and my weight has been steadily increasing since then. I was 125 when first diagnosed, I am currently 170, and I would like to get down to 135. I am trying to eat clean as much as possible, but I have determined that I don't do well when I have to completely…
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New to the group.. but not MFP or PCOS
Hello all- Well let me just say that when I was diagnosed, it was a very hard run... Most my life I have had a hard time losing weight. The best time was after my twin boys were born. I was on Yaz and doing Alli diet and pills. Here comes 2008 and my 30th birthday and all hell breaks loose! I became massively depressed (I…
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New to PCOS but not MFP
So I got diagnosed with PCOS about two months ago and I have been trying to make a lifestyle change but I am finding it very difficult. I can't seem to drop anymore weight and I still have a ways to go! Any advice on what to do would really help.
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New to the group and newly diagnosed
I am so happy to have found this group. I was just diagnosed with PCOS last month. My husband and I had been trying for 9 months to get pregnant and I had changed insurance thinking for sure in 2013 we would have a baby and my husband has more expensive but better coverage than I do along with a free clinic that the School…
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This is going to be tmi and sound dumb....
Okay so I got off my birth control in july. Hubby and I just wanted to see what would happen. My periods have been just slightly irregular being around every 60 days or so. One time it will be past that another it will be before. I use MyDaysX to keep track. Now I'm due in a week, but last week I was horribly nauseous for…
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Basic Clean Eating
Hello everyone. I'm new here and have some questions! About 12 years ago a lost a lot of weight low carbing but quit because of the expense and the fact I couldn't eat another egg! Still not crazy about eggs! Well now, 3 kids later, I tried to go back to the same diet (protein power) and gained 4 lbs the first week!…
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Let's try this again
Today I went for my annual gyn visit and I've decided to try to cooperate this time. First, in my defense let me say not having medical insurance is a b****. After my annual last year, I wasn't able to get any help with sorting out my PCOS issues. For those who don't know, I constantly bleed. I have 2 or 3 days max without…
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low estradiol?
Hey! Has anybody here low estradiol level with pcos? I am fighting with infertility since 2010 and my results looks very intresting.... and more and more intresting . I have PCOS but my hormonal levels are low, like estradiol and LH (lutein hormon). I tried to looking for this on the internet but almost i find nothing...
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Weight loss = no period
Everytime I start losing weight my period disappears, and I have no idea why?? It's like when i'm eating whatever I want my period comes *even though it's really bad, and messy* but then I start eating right and losing weight my period goes away.. Is this normal?? Is it a sign of Pcos?? I"m so lost :(
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What are crucial PCOS bloodwork tests? "TSH" "WTF" :)
Currently, I have no health insurance. I was diagnosed with PCOS about a year ago by a good OBGYN, and a good Endocrin Doc who confirmed. Only found out b/c I went off birth control which i had been on from ages 14-27, and found that without BC had irregular menses, acne, slight increase in hair growth. Until I can get…
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Can Someone Please Help?
Hello lady's. I'm 20 years old and was diagnosed with PCOS when I was 15 and wasn't really often any help I was told that it is cysts on my ovaries and that it was nothing to worry about. For the last few years I have been and seen my doctor and she has said that it is not problem and not coursing my problems. My problems…
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Does Weight Loss with PCOS = Low Carb?
I have been reading a lot about PCOS, and it seems like most of the women that have had success with weight loss have all gone low carb. Is this my only option? And how low carb is it necessary to go? Is it possible to lose without eliminating carbs?
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PCOS TV?
Is anyone familiar with this show? http://www.pcos.tv/
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my hair itches!
Hi all of you lovely ladies!!! I am hoping and praying that one of you will have a great answer for me because I absolutley hate my hair, and that makes me sad :( In high school I had such beautiful hair, but now I look in the mirror every morning and can see the top of my scalp in the front of my head, right by my bangs.…
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Frustrated - how do you cope?
I've been fighting with my PCOS for a very long time now and have been steadily gaining weight for over 10 years. I'm so frustrated because I have been doing "everything right" according to doctors and nutritionists and personal trainers. I have spent thousands of dollars on getting fit and healthy etc and continue to gain…
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new to group: busy lady w/ pcos...
Hello everyone, My name is Liz, I am 27 year who both works and goes to school full time. I was diagnosed with PCOS back in 2006 and being insulin resistant in 2011; and have ALWAYS struggled to loose weight. I am at 280 now (and have stayed here for a while), and would ideally like to loose 100 pounds. I can only get a…
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PCOS and Green Tea
So... here's a contradition. I am insulin resistant and subclinically have PCOS. My doctor told me to drink green tea. Every article I've ever read has talked about reducing caffine consumption and then in the next breath mentioned drinking green tea. It is my understanding that green tea increases insulin sensitivity and…
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PCOS is sending me up the wall!!
I think I need to vent my frustrations with PCOS.... I was diagnosed with PCOS and insulin resistant when I was 16 (I'm now 25). I had all the classic symptoms, heavy and irregular periods, excess hair growth and the dark skin patches. As I was studying in my last 2 years of high school I really wasn't doing much to help…
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Paleo Physicians Network
I'm not on the Paleo diet, and I can't judge the value of that diet or this website, but I know that some women with PCOS say that going Paleo really helped them. Anyway, there is a website that lists a bunch of doctors who apparently use these nutritional beliefs to treat illness. Many of us have a hard time finding…
