I have had period problems and almost all the other symptoms my whole life, and in College I got so fearful / depressed, I couldn't leave my apartment. They tossed me on Effexor XR, in one month I gained 25 pounds, it solved my problems for a while but then they came worse and she doubled my dosage, gained another 15 pounds. I was switched to Lexapro (gained 5 pounds in one week) and my diet / exercise had not changed at all. I'm 22 and finally got one of my doctors to listen to me. I just got diagnosed with PCOS and I can honestly say that going on anti-anxiety / depression makes it worse.
I have had period problems and almost all the other symptoms my whole life, and in College I got so fearful / depressed, I couldn't leave my apartment. They tossed me on Effexor XR, in one month I gained 25 pounds, it solved my problems for a while but then they came worse and she doubled my dosage, gained another 15 pounds. I was switched to Lexapro (gained 5 pounds in one week) and my diet / exercise had not changed at all. I'm 22 and finally got one of my doctors to listen to me. I just got diagnosed with PCOS and I can honestly say that going on anti-anxiety / depression makes it worse.
I take Effexor XR and I think about killing myself frequently. I doubt I would, but my depression is so bad that I go into comas when I go into sleep. I can't wake myself up. I can't take birth control because of my anxiety and depression, it makes me psychotic.
I take Effexor XR and I think about killing myself frequently. I doubt I would, but my depression is so bad that I go into comas when I go into sleep. I can't wake myself up. I can't take birth control because of my anxiety and depression, it makes me psychotic.
I have the opposite problem, I can't get out of bed but I can't sleep either. I also consistently think about killing myself and as stupid as it sounds it helps knowing you have similar troubles.
Everyday that you are able to get out of bed I congratulate you as I understand how incredibly difficult it is. (that is phrased really awkwardly, but I hope you understand what i mean)
I have the opposite problem, I can't get out of bed but I can't sleep either. I also consistently think about killing myself and as stupid as it sounds it helps knowing you have similar troubles.
Everyday that you are able to get out of bed I congratulate you as I understand how incredibly difficult it is. (that is phrased really awkwardly, but I hope you understand what i mean)
I understand... getting out of bed sometimes can be the hardest part of the day. It's like gravity sucks you downward. Suicidal thoughts aren't fun are they?It's odd how I don't really want to die- and yet I think about making it happen.
I was on prozac- it made the suicide stuff worse. Now I am on Citalopram- we shall see how it works I started it last week.
The article is very interesting. I got off my metformin thinking that the PCOS wasn't effecting me that much, and that I would only take it when I got irregular- but boy was I wrong.
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dx PCOS May 2006. Tried BC a year later. Made me crazy. Then tried Metformin 500 8/08. On and off it. Dose increased 3/09 is supposed to be 850 2x but I don't take it like I should.
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I can lay in bed all day with maybe two to three hours of sleep. Sometimes during the weekend I don't even get out of bed. I've had crazy thoughts about killing myself and they were starting to get out of control so my doctor prescribed Wellbutrin and I started to see a psychologist once a week. Talking to the psychologist is helping at least I can cry in her office without anyone judging me (I think). The Wellbutrin still hasn't kicked in. It's a never ending battle and I'm emotionally drained. It also doesn't help that last year I gained about 40 pounds and I feel like a total heifer. That added to the feelings of worthlessness and ugliness, however sometimes I can't stop eating. I wonder how much of it is PCOS i.e. hormones and how much of it is me actually being crazy. It's hard to tell where one ends and the other begins.
I can't get out of bed but I can't sleep either 
