amberooni

Hi everyone. I wanted to make a first post before I started responding to threads and stuff.

My name is Amber and I was diagnosed with pcos 2 years ago. I'm 28 and for the last 5 years I've pretty much given up on myself. I have most of the physical side effects of psoc and that's been horrible on my self esteem. I keep gaining weight and it seems like the only way I can lose weight is by maintaining an 800 calorie a day diet which really sucks. 1200 calories a day maintains my weight. So I stay the same weight when I try to diet and slowly creep up when I eat like a normal person. Then I have bouts of emotional eating and my weight goes crazy and jumps all over the place. I've dealt with severe depression since I was a teenager. I have no energy and can't even find the energy to do basic exercising. I sleep a lot and am always tired which is a seperate issue that my doctors are trying to figure out. I have a sleep study scheduled for 2 months from now which I am excited about. Most of the time I am a zombie. This just makes the weight loss worse since my calorie intake needs to be less to compensate for my lack of doing anything. I really don't know what to do.

I'm on celexa, prolactin, and birth control. When I was first diagnosed I wasn't heavy enough to go on metformin. I am now but I haven't decided if I should go on it until I am able to have the energy needed to exercise and eat 100% healthy. I recently got a new doctor which is taking the pcos seriously. The last one's solution was the pill and "I wasn't obese so don't worry about it." Well, I am now!

This condition is controlling my life and I feel defeated. I found this board tonight and I'm hoping that maybe, just maybe, finding a community will help me get through this. I've given up. Most days I don't even see the point in caring about or for myself. My low self esteem has manifested in every way. I no longer wear nice clothes, pay any more than $12 for a haircut or bother with make up.

It's like I'll put so much work and effort into eating healthy and losing weight because I know it will help me but I lose 5 pounds (when my husband loses 30) only to have it come back within the weekend I don't have time to go grocery shopping and make a poor meal decision. Does it ever get better? I don't know where to start to get things on track.

I'm sorry for such a downer of a first post. Thanks for reading.

Eva37

welcome to sc glad you found us. there is a link to the newbie roadmap in my siggie for you
eva

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PCOS, LOCAH, Endo, Lichen Planus, IBS, HS,alopecia - raised bp/ cholesteral. Wheat and dairy intollerance Meds: Spiro, Bendrofluazide, Amlodopine, Simvastatin, Met, Prednisolone, Colefac, multi vits,

Me - 42, hubby 37 son 12. Married 15 years

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