I think it has a huge impact on my life. It affects every aspect of my life not only my health but how I feel about myself and how in interact with people. It makes me feel like less of a woman for not having periods and having facial hair that I have to shave. The weight is problem is probably my biggest issue. It is so hard being fat and knowing that it’s not your fault. I have tried to loose the weight for 10 years and nothing has worked. I have been to so many doctors and have taken so many different medicines and nothing has really helped me. I used to take metformin but it made me so sick I couldn’t keep any food down so I had to stop taking that. Then a couple times a year a doctor will decide to put me on provera and I’ll usually end up in the hospital because I lose too much blood. It’s so frustrating and my friends and family don’t understand. I can’t stand not feeling normal. whatever just something we have to deal with right
for me it depends,
i hate the fact that i am to ashamed to buy clothes infront of my friends, because of my size.
and yes although i am not exactly skinny, i weigh alot but because i am tall it is not that noticeable.
i have days where i hate that i have PCOS, because i am super sporty but the weight just doesn't shift. but other days i feel confident and happy about how i look.
i have the excess hair, which can get annoying. but i just keep on top of it, making sure it is all gone before i leave the house in the morning.
i dont have acne, which i was very suprised about.
the pain can become so unbearable, i stupidly shout ' remove my ovaries'.
My weight is the biggest thing about PCOS that effects me.
I also get depressed easily, the hair issue is there too.
I get frusturated a lot because I only have one friend that has it too, and I never get to talk to her, so i generaly feel alone in it, and that people have no idea how it feels.
pcos really gets to me. i hate the hair issue soooo much. i have to shave my stomach every day and my face is hairy and im always so self concious. and theres always that one person that has to point it out and its like really?? yes i know its there, thanks for embarrassing me more. i even have hairy thighs and have to shave them and i get razor burn and it never stays smooth and ughhh. its also realy hard being on a diet. i dont really have the weight problem now, but i dont want to get diabetes or heart conditions in the future. im just ranting, i can deal with it but it really does get to me
it's hard for to keep top of my excess hair as well. it basically grows back the next day =[ .. it's really hard cause i don't know anyone else who has this and there's no one to talk to this about really.
I think weight and dealing with facial hair is how it affects me everyday. I would do anything to get rid of facial hair. I've tried lasering and it didn't work well and now the cream hair removers and bleachers don't work well and hardly last till the end of the day. It is a constant struggle.
My hormones are absolutely insane because of my PCOS
Im getting rid of the facial hair with laser treatments
but I feel like I have hair EVERYWHERE!
I get depressed easily because of the PCOS on top of being bi polar
so friends and my boyfriend go through a lot with me.
the biggest thing i feel is just about my menstruation cycle which is very weird.
none of my friend have this.
i want a regular, nice, every month cycle like they have..
T_T
The facial hair is the worst for me. It makes me extremely self conscious and unless I spent more time than I would like on removing it before I go it, I can't enjoy myself because I feel like everyone notices.
to LMS3386,
have you heard about tea+mint leaves can reduce your facial hair?
many pcos friends here successfully removed their facial hair by drinking tea+mint leaves everyday..
i just bought the tea today, i hope it can help..
they have it here in my country, maybe you can find it at supermarket..
Trouble with boys...I haven't accepted my appearance and it makes it hard for me to let guys accept it...I mean, I think I have a pretty face and a nice body but then I look up close and I have acne, facial hair, my legs are never smooth, my breakouts are absolutely disgusting...of course, my friends are all seemingly flawless in their looks. I have to admit, it's made my self esteem go down a bit.
__________________ 17 yrs old; high school junior; varsity year round track and field
5'4 110 pounds
spiro since 12-25-08
"Here's to the nights that turned into mornings and the friends that turned into family..."
Well...i usually have a period every 4 months or so, but I never know, so I have to bring tampons with me everywhere and be prepared.
The weight problem hasn't been a huge problem. But It might end up being one.
I have some excess hair...that's the absolute worst part about it. I have a happy trail and bikini hair really bad and I have to tweeze the happy trail almost every day. Summer is torture because I either have to deal with waxing and the grow out time for the bikini hair....or wear shorts over my bikini bottoms cause shaving makes it all red and irritated.
UGHHHH anyone want to lend me money for laser hair removal. I wonder if that even works....
for me the hardest thing for a while was the weight. still is amajor problem but my biggest problem is that im sick. all the time. like nauseous, tired sick. i have a cyst that the doctors tell me needs to be operated on but they refuse to operate on it. ive had it for 4 months now and it hurts. alot! i feel like PCOS is controlling my life. i can't do the thing i could do just in october. i was diagnosed three years ago but it's gotten worse lately. the cyst makes me utuerus hurt, hurting my ovaries which sends shooting, burning pains into my back and legs.
i had to quit MUN (schoolc lub i really loved) i barely hangout with my friends, i miss alot of school, im always tired and always in pain.
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My biggest concern is excessive hairloss, bad skin and excess weight. I've been fat all my life!
Anyone here on Metfomin? I'm going on a 6D vacation and am thinking of suspending the med during this time cos I don want to be looking for a toilet every now and then .. Is it advisable to do so? Will it affect the treatment??
A LOT! I constantly feel self conscious about the way I look, due to the acne (which I've had for nearly 10 years) and facial hair. Although the hair is only light I feel self conscious about speaking to people in the day light outside in case they notice it so I basically avoid leaving the house during the day. I blush over literally everything and go a horrifying shade of red which everyone notices. I get hot flushes and sweat really easily.I am a bit overweight but this bothers me a lot less than my skin problems. I have prolonged periods, one which lasted for nearly a month! I tend to get way too drunk to gain self confidence but this, although temporarily fun, results in great embarrassment. I'd love to know what life would be like without it and what I'd look like.
whatever just something we have to deal with right
to LMS3386 
