am i alone?

vicki1969 · 05-05-2005, 11:35 PM

I feel alone. After i was diagnosed in March, I guess i thought everything would get better. This metaformin basically knocking the wind out of me. I am on the patch (birth control) and i dont know if its a mixture of hormones or what.....im frustrated. I go to curves and i gained 2 pounds in the first month on met. im only up to 1500 mg and they want me to go up to 2000. i dont know if i can handle it. my dr says it takes time but im not patient. My husband doesnt seem to understand. i have 2 very good friends that try, but they have had children...so its hard. My mom is a registered nurse and she is helpful but i know i frustrate her also. i guess im not sure what i want to say or if this is the right place to post this..but am i alone?

thanks for listening

Arleigh · 05-06-2005, 01:19 AM

No, you're not alone - I know it's a tough med to take, and I'm having trouble too - sometimes you just need to talk about it. Everyone says it gets better, sowe'll all hang in there together. Hugs!

MiWolverineMommie · 05-08-2005, 12:20 AM

You are not alone. I have struggled with PCOS for years and only just having found this site I feel no longer alone. It is so hard with different meds and everyone responds to meds differently. Most doctors are not intune with what PCOS patients go through. After years I found a great doctor, got on the right meds and was able to have my daughter... then we moved... so my hunt for the right doctor begins again. It is a forever fight to just feel "normal" Hang in there! It is all worth it! Promise

Rebecca's Mom · 05-09-2005, 01:49 AM

You are not alone we are here to help each other i am 33 and just found out god is good all the time, all the time god is good you are never alone with jesus on your side keep praying keep your chin up because he loves you.....

winnie0366 · 05-12-2005, 01:56 AM

Vicki-
I can appreciate your frustration -about friends and family not understanding. What we have (PCOS) is scary at times. What helped me a great deal is research, research, research.

And humor, humor, humor. My best friend and I are constantly diagnosing everything as having PCOS! For example, one of her cats had lost a patch of hair so we said, "Oh, she must have PCOS!"

When I was first diagnosed with PCOS, I felt some relief that what I was suffering from finally had a name. However, when the GYN dismissed me I cried and cried and cried. Then I became angry. How dare someone be so casual about a disease?! So, off to the PC I went. It's been three years since I was diagnosed and I still haven't stopped researching. Not because nothing is working, but because I feel empowered knowing all I can about PCOS.

I would look into coming off the birth control pills. Those things can make a "healthy" person all loopy on a good day. A lot of doctors put women on BCP because they don't know what else to do. I think Metformin can be quite positive (I take it), but I'm also doing as much natural alternatives as possible.

Snoop around the message boards and you will "meet" some of the most gracious, inspiring, friendly women you will ever know. You are not alone. There is hope!