PCOS..it's tough!

[new_faith324]

well, just wanted to start a new thread...

I was recently diagnosed with PCOS and it hasn't been easy.

The period that hides and seek, but when it arrives won't leave for weeks...
the creeping weight gain, the embarrassing chin hair..it has not been an easy road, especially at 22 and looking forward to start a new family [as most may know, conceiving a child is very difficult with PCOS].

This diagnosis has severely depressed me to the point that a simple thing as going out became an arduous task. I'm hoping that with with this new lifestyle change [combining Atkins with physical activities] I can get a chance at normalcy...

Any other ladies right now dealing with PCOS?

Blessings to all

[OzLover]

I don't have PCOS but know many who do. You are doing the right thing going to a low carb way of eating. Take care of yourself by getting healthy & find yourself a great OB/GYN!

Good luck on your journey!

[Valina]

hi! i was diagnosed with PCOS since i was 17 and the only way i felt better was when i was prescribed the pill (diane mite 35..at least is called like that in europe). it really helped with everything: i stopped gaining weight, i stopped growing hair-they actually got less, specially on arms and body-, my mood was more or less stabile...
Now is the third year i am taking it and i feel stupid not to have taking it before!!
If diet helps im not so sure, otherwise i think all the doctors i've been (at least 6 different ones) would have told me.
how is it going now?

[Georgiana]

Here are some links:
Low Carb & PCOS FAQ
PCOS Treatment - University of Chicago Medical Center (under Weight Loss)

[afflictedmuse]

I know *exactly* how you feel. I went through my teens and early 20s convinced I had "bad" genetics. Hairy everything, no reliable period (it would come when it felt like coming) moody and fat despite my best efforts.

I managed to lose some weight with exercise and dieting (by dieting, I mean not eating at all) and I found out I was pregnant. I was shocked, but very happy.

After having my daughter, I felt pretty normal. Then the symptoms came back. Facial hair, weight gain, irregular bleeding...I finally cried to my nurse practitioner who told me after a sonogram that I had PCOS and had probably suffered with it my entire life (!!!)

So I know how it feels to deal with it. It got in the way with wanting a second child, and right now I am just focusing on getting regulated and losing weight.

I don't even know where I was going with that, but I thought I would share.