Hi all,
First off, i'm so glad I found this site!
I'm 22, and was diagnosed with PCOS about 5 years ago. I went through a very long non-compliant/denial stage through college. Now my symptoms are really really bad. I have excessive facial hair growth (shave every day extending to my neck, and if not, have a REAL beard the next morning). I have hair on my body too...chest, abdomen, thighs, i'm a gorilla! I've lost 45-50% of my head hair, if not more, and see male balding patterns. I am overweight and can't seem to lose weight, insulin resistant, and have the actual ovarian cysts. Most worrisome, is that I'm constantly in a depressed mood, low self-esteem, and uncomfortable in social settings, and have seen my personality make a complete switch from being very social and outgoing, to an anti-social fruitcake .
I recently saw a doctor, and am now on 200mg Spiro, 500mg/day right now on Met, but will gradually increase to 2000mg/day by the end of the month, and I just switched from Ortho Tricyclen bcp to Yasmin. I know it's going to take time, but I hope these symptoms will fade. I'm watching my diet and go to the gym 5 days/week. I am extremely motivated now, and I hope things will get better for me. This is all starting right now, and I want to get on a good schedule and routine for my meds, and I was wondering if I should start on any vitamins. I currently take none. I asked my doctor, and all he mentioned was iron, but from reading posts, I've read that Evening primrose, folic acid, saw palmetto, and a nail, hair vitamin are recommended. Are these safe to take with my meds right now? Am I overdoing it with the meds? Also, i need to take something for the hair loss...has anyone tried the Nioxin diet supplement vitamins? Any other advice?
Thanks very much!
Sorry bout the long post
New Cyster :)...but need some advice 
