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Originally Posted by KatCarney  Hum Reprod. 2006 Feb 3
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CONCLUSIONS: Psychiatric illness may go undetected in a proportion of PCOS patients. Although the majority of patients exhibit subclinical levels of psychological disturbances, emotional distress together with obesity lead to large decrements in quality of life in PCOS.
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I have had treatment for depression on and off for 15 years. I no longer take any anti-depressants as I believe my depression is rational not irrational. No one would be gloriously happy in the body I have
I think it is very important for us to look at why we feel depressed and consider that possibly we have a right to feel this way. Taking tablets and waiting for some huge change in how we feel might not be the best way. I tell myself I am fully intitled to be miserable and unable to leave the house considering clothes don't fit me properly, I have a beard, I am balding and I can gain huge amounts of weight over night. But it is also up to me how much of a life I want to live.
Now I no longer think of myself as depressed I do a lot more. Somehow not accepting the depressed label has given me back most of self respect. I know that once I manage to balls it out and just go out there, there is nothing else wrong with me that can stop me interacting with the world.
I feel very angry that women are told they are overreacting to "cosmetic" issues. It is very hard to live in a body that doesn't always respond. And I am glad that the medical community is looking into the deeper effects of PCOS but I worry that women may give themselves another label that makes it even harder for them to live the life they deserve.
I appreciate that feeling terrible about your self over a long period of time can trigger actual depression though, and I am not advising everyone flush their medication!
Its just I wasn't depressed I was just fed up with my body.