LaDolceDita

Hi girls,
My doctor says my androgens are very normal and she's upset at me for being so dramatic. Since I was diagnosed I have spent days on the internet researching and imagining myself to have symptoms I never had before until I KNEW about them, and PCOS. I am so stressed out, my body is going through hell. My mom has a bald patch that grows hair when she's ok, and falls out again when she's stressed so I'm probably prone to this. I see 5 hairs in the hairbrush and I break down over it. I have the hair on my stomach and finer dark hair on my upper lip - if my androgens are normal where is it coming from!??? I am on no medications and feel like everyone with PCOS is on something so I get more depressed thinking I'm not dealing with it. My period is due to come soon and I know that if I am this stressed, I'll upset the cycle and if it doesn't come, I'm going to feel worse. I exercise and eat good and this is not helping me feel much better. I cant take my mind off anything; its been this way for a month; since I was diagnosed. I don't know what to do, I need to reduce stress before I go insane. The only relief I have comes from going to sleep; thankfully I dont have to think about anything then, but when I wake up, it all starts again. I've also read that stress can CAUSE hirsutism, and other scary problems. How do I deal with this, I am so unsure about everything.

Jashobeam

Discuss anxiety meds with your doctor. Stress can cause PCOS symptoms to be worse and even for healthy people it can destroy the body slowly.

Not all cysters are on meds. If you don't need them, there is no reason to be on them. Many find OTC meds and suppliments to be very helpful.

It's normal for the tests to come out "normal" but a cyster show signs of elevated testosterone. In fact some of us are more sensitive to testosterone, so just a level that would fall in the "normal" range gives us major signs of elevated testosterone. Some say the model levels are not correct and should be revised.

When you say you are eating right, make sure you understand that many cysters need to be on a low processed carb diet with lots of fresh veggies and fruits each day, and little if any processed carbs. Even the whole grains which are lower GI can give some of us a terrible time in making symptoms worse.

Links: http://www.inciid.org/faq.php?cat=co...arymed&id=2#81

http://www.soulcysters.net/signs-pco...ight=diagnosis

http://www.soulcysters.net/pcos-mark...ight=diagnosis

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