Newbie who can't stop crying!

sadt0mat0 · 01-09-2009, 04:25 PM

Hello All!

I'm brand new to the board but have had PCOS for 12+ years. Currently I am on Yasmin and Spironolactone and both work pretty well. The Spironolactone has been a little miracle for the oddball hairs. I also have Hashimoto's disease and am being treated with Levothroxin. Levels need to be tested every 3- 6 months as my thryoid is still "actively dying" as I like to call it. On top of that I have to take 1000 mcg of B12 daily as my levels were beyond low. I you haven't been checked for this I HIGHLY recommend it. It did wonders for me. $20 at Costco and you are set for a year.

I used to be on prozac to help the weeks when I wasn't on the Yasmin however a while ago my doc asked me if I could go off of it. I finally did and I felt really good for a while. It was nice to have emotions again. It's hard when friends are getting married and all I can muster is a flat "that's great". However, in the last couple of months I have become like super crazy the last week of my Yasmin. Its like PMS on steroids. I cry about EVERYTHING. My boyfriend wants to go watch the football game with his buddy, which I don't like to do and am normally glad to he has someone to go with and I feel like it is the end of the world. I am insecure, irrational and can cry at the mention of pretty much anything. It is getting ridiculous. I don't want to go back on Prozac but I probably shouldn't be popping the generic xanax like candy either.

I am going back to my doc on the 23rd and plan to ask her about getting tested and/or treated for insulin resistance as I have read it can be a major factor in mood swings. I am VERY good at keeping my daily science project in check aka taking the proper pills in the combination at the right time. So I know this isn't the problem. I feel like the chemistry project works great for years and them someone throws in some sodium and the whole thing blows! Does anyone have any suggestions or idea of things to talk to my doc about. I see my family doctor who is quite versed in PCOS nightmare.

On a good note I had to have my gall bladder taken out a couple months back due to excessive stones and have lost 12 lbs. and they keep coming off slowly. Oddly though I feel like it is making my moods worse which could also be in my hormone crazed brain.

Any suggestions would be great. If you also feel like a homicidal maniac who could cry someone to death please share your story because it is always nice to know you aren't alone.

td051395 · 01-12-2009, 10:42 PM

I think you need to discuss the options of an anti-depressant. Obviously you are miserable without it and I am sure that your doctor would not want that. I hope that you find some balance in your world and get the help you need. God Bless.

Brookeyjo · 01-13-2009, 01:38 AM

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