When my doctor saw my lab results he said i have enough testosterone to give a man an erection. Guess how this made me feel?
I am so sorry I an only imagine how that made you feel. My doctor told me that I was to fat to get pregnant and that was prob the worst feeling I had ever had.
I noticed when I went off the ortho evra patch in 2005 I began dealing with severe depression where I was constanly crying and feeling just overall down. I believe this is the point where my pcos first reared its ugly head. The weight gain the hair and the crazy afs all contributed to the depression greatly I believe. This is great info!! thank you...
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I am new to this site so Please bear with me.
I have had lots of pcos symptoms for as long as I can remember, I was having pain for a year before my periods had even started. When they did start I was passing out and throwing up. My family was scared of my outbursts of, what can only be described as rage. I am now 28 and have had two children which I am grateful for. I was told the period pain would desist once I had children, My youngest is 2 and I am not allowed back on dianette and have had the worst 6 weeks for a while. My Temper Tantrums are horrendously scarry, and I really dont want to follow in my mothers footsteps of scarring my children. My mother is Bipolar and makes attempts on her life regularly, I did not realise pcos and bipolar was linked. I think she may have undiagnosed pcos also, I am awaiting an ultrasound myself. But these symptoms make so much sense to me especially the fatigue. Thanks for making me feel like I am not on my own. S81
I am new to this site so Please bear with me.
I have had lots of pcos symptoms for as long as I can remember, I was having pain for a year before my periods had even started. When they did start I was passing out and throwing up. My family was scared of my outbursts of, what can only be described as rage. I am now 28 and have had two children which I am grateful for. I was told the period pain would desist once I had children, My youngest is 2 and I am not allowed back on dianette and have had the worst 6 weeks for a while. My Temper Tantrums are horrendously scarry, and I really dont want to follow in my mothers footsteps of scarring my children. My mother is Bipolar and makes attempts on her life regularly, I did not realise pcos and bipolar was linked. I think she may have undiagnosed pcos also, I am awaiting an ultrasound myself. But these symptoms make so much sense to me especially the fatigue. Thanks for making me feel like I am not on my own. S81
Dear Sparkle,
Unfortunatley, your mother may not be bipolar and may be experiencing PCOS or hormonal imbalances that are causing her problems. For 8 years I was diagnosed bipolar, not until I finally found someone to test my hormones after 4 years of trying to get tested did I find out that yes my hormones were all over the place...hair loss, fibroids, weight gain, hair on face, testosterone too high (causes rage, anger, facial hair, hair loss, etc), progesterone too high (caused psychosis)..
Finally got a compounding pharmacist to look at my labs and give me a prescription which I had to get a doctor to sign off on...of course too 5 doctors before they would sign!!! I can tell you that for the first time in 8 years I can go in my back yard without fear, I am not a raging maniac, I am not psychotic for the 10-14 days of my period, I am not bedridden during that time either, as a matter of fact my moods are much more stable!!!
I also use flax seed...buy them whole and crush myself because they are fresher and healthier! I use them twice a day! They will help eliminate bad levels of estrogen, balance other hormones, good omega 3's, and good fiber to help with insulin resistance!
I wish you the best...sometimes we have to be our own advocates and not BELIEVE EVERYTHING THEY TELL US!
TJ
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I can remember when i was about 14 and i went to the doctor he told me my testosterone level was through the roof and by the time i reached 18 i would have a beard, he also mentioned i would never find a man because no man wants a women with a beard..whatever happend to doctors being understanding? i seem to always be depressed even when i am doing things that should be fun, i honestly thought it was just me with this problem...unfortunate that we all have to go through these thinsg but i am happy to know that i am not crazy afterall
I can remember when i was about 14 and i went to the doctor he told me my testosterone level was through the roof and by the time i reached 18 i would have a beard, he also mentioned i would never find a man because no man wants a women with a beard..whatever happend to doctors being understanding? i seem to always be depressed even when i am doing things that should be fun, i honestly thought it was just me with this problem...unfortunate that we all have to go through these thinsg but i am happy to know that i am not crazy afterall
Well Mamadee,
We're all in the same boat and happy to know we're NOT CRAZY EITHER! Yes we can be DEBBIE DOWNERS sometimes, but then there are other times when we can move beyond that...thank goodness for those times!
Peace and Blessings!
TJ
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What an interesting read. I always told my doctor that when he upped my Met that I became more and more depressed. Now at 2000mg a day each month it's like I become someone else - the anxiety is off the scale and I'm scared to go out, stay in, wake up, go to sleep. 15 days or so later, I'm back to being me again. Hmmmm, makes me more determined to lose weight and get the blood sugar down to a more reasonable level when I can get off the ruddy Met!
Depressing & interesting at the same time.
As really there is no clear solution.
To start with i do not want a solution to my PCOS to get pregnant, as i am 21 and too young, but my moods/anxiety/depression is what i cant stand, and i will want to have children one day.
How it was/is for me
Never regular periods (unless on contraceptive pill. Recently stopped taking as feeling like that too was messing with my hormones
Anxiety & Panic Attacks since 16, was on Lexapro (antidepressant) for the last year, but snapped and stopped as not wanting to be drugged up, just want to be me.
I guess i have the opposite problem as alot of the ladies here that want to get pregnant.
I dont want to take hormonal contraception (messes me up)
I dont want to be pregnant
I dont want to feel anxious
But if i go on metformin, would prob increase my chance of getting pregnant.
My weight i am most of the time ok with, i am more scared of the chance of getting Diabeties as my mother was just diagnosed.
In a way we are lucky to be able to put our feelings and symptons to a name, many women before us wouldnt have been able to.
As for solutions to PCOS, when i was first diagnose, i was so scared, and went on a no carb diet for 3 months in which i lost 15-20Kg, but lets face it thats not very realisitc.
I am now also a vegetarian and if i tried to do that now, i would be eating what....salad all day.
It is an upward struggle, because as i was told by a doctor if anyone else was eating what i ate they would be loosing weight, not gaining it. And thats it, healthy eating to other people doesnt apply to people with PCOS, so people look at you like ohh she must eat junk food at the time, well its just not true.
Doctors no nothing, and that is really sad, considering how many people this seems to be affecting.
We need to evoke change in the medical community.
Alot of doctors dont take it seriously because they get alot of people come in that think they have PCOS, but actually dont.
I dont know what to do anymore.
My hormones are horrible, and i hate it, but i hate putting my boyfriend through my horrible moods more.
Depressing & interesting at the same time.
As really there is no clear solution.
To start with i do not want a solution to my PCOS to get pregnant, as i am 21 and too young, but my moods/anxiety/depression is what i cant stand, and i will want to have children one day.
How it was/is for me
Never regular periods (unless on contraceptive pill. Recently stopped taking as feeling like that too was messing with my hormones
Anxiety & Panic Attacks since 16, was on Lexapro (antidepressant) for the last year, but snapped and stopped as not wanting to be drugged up, just want to be me.
I guess i have the opposite problem as alot of the ladies here that want to get pregnant.
I dont want to take hormonal contraception (messes me up)
I dont want to be pregnant
I dont want to feel anxious
But if i go on metformin, would prob increase my chance of getting pregnant.
My weight i am most of the time ok with, i am more scared of the chance of getting Diabeties as my mother was just diagnosed.
In a way we are lucky to be able to put our feelings and symptons to a name, many women before us wouldnt have been able to.
As for solutions to PCOS, when i was first diagnose, i was so scared, and went on a no carb diet for 3 months in which i lost 15-20Kg, but lets face it thats not very realisitc.
I am now also a vegetarian and if i tried to do that now, i would be eating what....salad all day.
It is an upward struggle, because as i was told by a doctor if anyone else was eating what i ate they would be loosing weight, not gaining it. And thats it, healthy eating to other people doesnt apply to people with PCOS, so people look at you like ohh she must eat junk food at the time, well its just not true.
Doctors no nothing, and that is really sad, considering how many people this seems to be affecting.
We need to evoke change in the medical community.
Alot of doctors dont take it seriously because they get alot of people come in that think they have PCOS, but actually dont.
I dont know what to do anymore.
My hormones are horrible, and i hate it, but i hate putting my boyfriend through my horrible moods more.
To voice what i think we are all thinking
ITS NOT FAIR!!!!
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Seeing your post, I dont think you have just PCOS. I would see a therapist. Just my honest opinion, dont mean to upset you;
Good info!! 
