Hi everyone! I am new to this site. I have been diagnosed with PCOS for about 7 years now. At first I had a doc that wouldn't do anything for me but either put me on clomid or give me the pill. He didn't even monitor me on the clomid and my new doctor told me I could not take it anymore because I took it for to long. I am 34 and have 2 children. I would like another baby but know I am blessed to have the two so if I did not have anymore I feel I am ok with that after 7 years of trying. I do not want to take the pill though because I just don't like how they make me feel and also my Mom was just diagnosed with Breast Cancer. I went to a new doc who is wonderful and he has me on Metformin and Aldactone. Right before he put me on it he ran a PCOS panel and told me I was boarderline and that was a good thing. He also noticed my liver enzymes were elevated and he sent me to a Gastro doc and he did a biopsy and found I had fatty liver. He told me to go on a low fat diet and excersize and I HAD to lose weight....... SO all of you know thats no so easy with PCOS but last summer I lost 20 pounds and my GYN ran another liver panel and everything came back normal. After the weight loss I had regular periods for once in my life and I felt great. I would start skipping periods about every 6 months and then the doc would call me in provera and that would kick it back into a normal time again. Well, I skipped a period in March so by the end of April I took the provera, had a period about a week later then ANOTHER one two weeks later and I was so sick with it. Well the next month before I started I had a terrible pain in my back and side and was told it was a Kidney Stone. So I figured well maybe that was the problem and then the next month and every month after until now I have two periods a month. I started getting some bad pains again about mid cycle this time and called my doc, I went in and he told me I was very constipated-- which is usually not a problem for me. He put me on Provera for 10 days so I could stop bleeding and he can do an ultrasound. He also did bunches of bloodwork, I am supposed to go in tomorrow for that ultrasound and hopefully he can tell me whats going on. So here I sit wondering what in the world is going on here and hoping maybe someone out there has been through this. I am pretty scared. I asked if it could be the metformin or the aldactone and he said he won't be sure until the tests come back. I am really not wanting to go tomorrow knowing that it may be bad news. So if any of you have any input on what this could be, or if it has happened to you. I would love to hear from you. Thanks
Well, I guess I really don't have any answers for you as I haven't had a similar situation. Hopefully your doc will be able to figure things out... sounds like he has your best interest in mind at least. Just want to wish you good luck with everything & welcome you to the board. There are so many helpful women on here & I'm sure you'll find lots of support!
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One side effect of spironolactone (Aldactone) is "menstrual cycle irregularities including increased frequency of menstruation, bleeding in the middle of the month or stopping periods altogether." So, that could certainly be causing the menstrual problems.
Both spironolactone and metformin can cause various GI problems as well. I don't know whether your pain is caused by something like that.
I hope the doctor has some answers for you, and I hope you feel better soon!
i had a friend who was getting periods every two weeks and the doctor realised she had very thin blood, so i guess it was lasting longer to get the same amount of blood out? but you should probably get that checked out.
It's probably the Aldactone. Without bcp it makes most cysters AF totally wild. I understand not wanting to do the bcp though--I hate them too. When I was on spiro/Aladactone I had an IUD and just preferred to bleed rather than crazy hormones.
I was on moderate doses of Prometrium after the bleeding and it didn't stop it...although it does protect your uterus.
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Hi everyone, Just got back from the doc. He said all the bloodwork looked great and when he did the ultrasound it looked pretty good I just had the large ovaries and it looked like they were " thickening" and he said thats where the pain came from. He also thinks I may have IBS and put me on med for that. He wants me to keep a "menstrual calendar" for 4 months and then come back in Dec. and we can talk about whats going on and my symptoms. He feels the bleeding is because I am not ovulating and thats how my body is handling it. Sorry about my spelling, I drive and hour and 15 min. to go to him. I am sleepy. In a nutshell it is just part of PCOS and we can do certain things to deal with it. If it is the Aldac. I am not overly thrilled about it in the first place. I may speak with him about that. All I really can see it did was I have dark hair and a bunch--not a ton--- on my arms and now it looks as if I don't have any at all. But other places not so much luck, just my arms. My friends were amazed though.LOL. It is not worth two periods a month! Anyway, what a blessing you all are to discuss these issues with. Most people don't know how this feels and to have someone to share with means the world!
I went from nt having periods to having to many! 
I was very constipated-- which is usually not a problem for me. He put me on Provera for 10 days so I could stop bleeding and he can do an ultrasound. He also did bunches of bloodwork, I am supposed to go in tomorrow for that ultrasound and hopefully he can tell me whats going on. So here I sit wondering what in the world is going on here and hoping maybe someone out there has been through this. I am pretty scared. I asked if it could be the metformin or the aldactone and he said he won't be sure until the tests come back. I am really not wanting to go tomorrow knowing that it may be bad news. So if any of you have any input on what this could be, or if it has happened to you. I would love to hear from you.
