~LilyBelle~

The February 2004 issue of Readers Digest has a list of the 10 diseases doctors miss most and PCOS was one of them. I don't think it does that great of a job describing it, but it does list insulin resistance as one of the symptoms. It is pretty interesting, even though it is only about half a page long. Maybe it can help more women get diagnosed with it.

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2/2001-Severe IR, Impaired Glucose Tolerance, PCOS
4/2004-Severe Depression and Anxiety
1/2007-Pulmonary Embolism caused by BCP
3/2007-Hypertension caused by Pulmonary Embolism
12/2007-Bipolar II disorder
9/2008-IBS
2/2009-High triglycerides
4/2009-DVT(Left frontal femoral vein)

-Current Meds-
Aspirin 81mg, Coumadin 3mg, Maxzide 75/50mg, Seroquel 100mg,
Trazodone 50mg, Verapamil SR 180mg, and Zoloft 200mg
&
the Mirena IUD and I love it!!!

AmStillMe

Thanks for letting us know about this article, Jenny. I'll have to ask my Mom for her February 2004 issue of Reader's Digest when she's finished with it.

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Diagnosed: June 2, 2003
Metformin 2000 mg, Byetta 5mcgX2

pfunk

The interesting part is that it is usually only allopathic/conventional medical doctors that miss the diagnosis, while naturopathic/holistic doctors diagnose it and resolve it more easily.