Name: Anne
Age: 48
Family: Divorced, 2 sons, 1 gorgeous grandson.
PCOS Symptoms: Where do I start? Painful, heavy, but very irregular periods, central obesity, skin tags, unwanted hair, brown skin patches, insulin resistance, depression, etc. etc. All this complicated by being peri-menopausal and recently diagnosed with fibromyalgia.
Medication: Irbesartan (for hypertension,) Betoptic drops (for glaucoma), self medicating with Chromium polynicotinate, cinnamon, Vitamin B complex and 5-HTP.
NHS or private: Both, my G.P.is a waste of space (in process of changing), the gynae she referred me to even more so. Quotes--"Lose weight and give it a few years until you've finished the menopause and you'll be fine. Take these anti-depressants and come back in 6 months!" Scraped the money together to see an endo privately--he was great. Trying the natural way for 3 months, with IR Diet and natural meds. Then back for a Met prescription if things don't work out. He even said we could consider surgery if things got too bad.
Worst thing about PCOS: the attitude of health care professionals and others who think you're fat, lazy AND stupid! Having been diagnosed at 23 and told it was nothing serious, just meant that I'd have awkward periods!
Best thing about PCOS: Finding this site! |