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[Armystolehim04]

Hi Lindy,Pete0531 & Lisa!

I've taken a biotin for a little bit and i find it helped my nails within a week i hate taking pills but my best friend (poor thing has PCOS too) uses it daily and she loves it.Her hair started falling out when she first started taking metformin and the biotin has really helped it grow back.My hair is thinning on the sides so i've got to start it again for good,but for me it makes me sleepy so just advice take it before bed!

pete0531,
I feel so much better eating organic food,i did it a few years ago but fell out.I hate that i feel great and when i mess up eat something not organic that is wheat or dairy and i feel yucky.Today i ate some organic pizza and thought the crust was flax seed but it was wheat,i had to take a painkiller and be a zombie all day!I need to find some more places that sell organic food,i live near a Kroger and they sell some but i just want a full store of it! I've been on Citalopram before,i liked it really helped even out my moods.I may go back on it because my anxiety is getting really bad lately.I go into denial and say i don't need medication for depression/anxiety and stop taking it.

I hope all you gals have a nice day!

[LindyLouWho]

Hi everyone!!

Glory, how many mgs of biotin do you take? I am taking 1000mg a day, but I noticed that some vitamin bottles have 5000mg of it per day, so I wondered what worked the best.

Lisa, glad to hear the Met and Spiro is working! I would take Spiro too, but you're not supposed to take it it when you're TTC. Maybe I'll take it when I'm not TTC! The excess hair can be really annoying at times, like when I pluck a chin hair and there's another one in the same place two days later!

Pete0531, I haven't taken Citalopram, but let us know how it works for you! I'm glad you had a good day, I hope you have many more good days.

As far as my day, it didn't start off to well(thanks to Met side effects) I had diarrhea this morning, then I took Imodium and felt better in the afternoon. It's kind of annoying that no matter what I eat, I still have random nausea and diarrhea!

Other than that, everythings been good. AF will be here soon!

[LisaPA]

How was everyone's day? I hope great! Last night and today haven't been so good for me mentally or physically. I've been anxious all day (no particular reason at all) and I have been in the bathroom A LOT with the Met side effects. I can't believe after only 2 days it's starting already but I am not truly complaining because I know it is going to be well worth it in the end. For now I just have to run out and by some Immodium like Lindy, lol. We will get through these side effects!

Glory: I would also like to know how many mgs of biotin you are taking. I would really love to use something that will help with my hair loss. I know the Spiro helps with the hair growth but I'm not sure about the loss. I'll have to look into that.

You should definitely take the medication if it helps to relieve your anxiety. Right now I can't imagine stopping the meds because they really help a lot with my anxiety. I used to be anxious constantly but finally it's only once in a while which I can deal with.

Lindy: As I said above we will definitely get through these side effects, with some Immodium and prayers, lol. I am glad you got to feeling better this afternoon. I wonder if this diarreha (sp?) issue will subside after a while, I truly hope so.

Pete0531: How was your day today? Hope it was a good day for you

Well I am running out to CVS to pick up some Immodium so maybe I can get some sleep tonight. "Talk" to you ladies later.

[Armystolehim04]

Hi ladies,

I take one capsule of 5mgs biotin from www.swansonvitamins.com
they have a lot of different vitamins about half the cost!When i bought my biotin they had a buy one get one sale.My friend also takes the same as me,i actually sent it to her but she takes it religiously.

My anxiety has been through the roof,and i usually get it while driving which isn't safe!I will definately be making an appointment with my GP to get back on Citalopram,i don't want to but i know i need it.Today has been a sad day,i went to the eye doc and my glaucoma isn't slowing down.They put me on some other eye drops but at my other appointment they were fine but stress also causes eye pressure to go up so i don't know what to think.I'm just sick of relying on medicines.I've gotten to the point where i am crying at little things and its so ridiculous that then i laugh at my own self crying! I cried because the dog peed on the floor yesterday then i kept crying at work when i thought about it!!

Ugh boo to metformin side effects.Pepto was my best friend during those days.I heard of people taking it with yogurt.I found that if i finished my dinner and then took it after my dinner it helped a lot.The Metformin part of this site has a sticky of how to deal with side effects!

I hope you ladies are doing okay and have a good day!

[LindyLouWho]

Hi everyone! I hope your day went better than mine!

Today sucked. I somehow ended up dealing with all the stupid customers at work, and DH and I got in a mini-fight over something stupid. I was also very depressed about my fertility issues. I'm trying to figure out why I am so depressed about it...it feels like there's a hole in my heart. I guess I was tired with battling with PCOS...one of those days. I wish I was normal and I could pop out a kid like it was nothing.

Lisa, how's the Met treating you? I only had the stomach rumbles today, no diarrhea or nausea!

Glory, thanks!(I'm actually taking 1mg, not 1000mg, I read the bottle wrong) I know how you feel about being sick of relying on medicines. I hate it when I cry over silly things too! At one point, I cried whenever I watched the show Scrubs...and it's a comedy!

Pete0351, how are you doing?

[pete0531]

Lindy:I am actually doing pretty good today. How was your day?And I know what you mean about people popping out kids like its nothing. That happens all too often! Though I am not ttc right now, I worry that I will have problems (im sure I will) when we do decide to start actively trying.

Glory: Sorry you are having anxiety issues. I used to be bad while driving too. Now I am ok, but I can't ride in the car with anyone besides my husband and mom because I get so anxious.

Lisa: How are you today? I'm sorry you have been having anxiety. And I'm also sorry about the met side effcts!! No fun! I will probably be put on met when I go to the gyno in a few weeks so I am sure I will be experiencing your pain soon!

[LisaPA]

pete0531:Happy to hear you had a good day. Those are always welcome, right? All I can say about the Met is when you do start taking it try to eat right. Don't know what your diet is like but mine is horrible and Met does not like greasy fried foods. I learned that the hard way, lol. Even though I did read the thread on here about what to eat to avoid the side effects I had to learn for myself. But as long as you do that you'll be fine.

Glory: So sorry to hear about your Glaucoma not slowing down. If stress can cause the eye problems for you, you definitely need to be on some meds quickly! I know what you mean about relying on medicines, it can get pretty depressing with all the stuff we have to take but you have to always tell yourself that they are helping. That's what I try to do anyway it gets hard to keep a smile and believe me I know about the crying fits about little things. I cried uncontrollably the other day because my boyfriend told me he loved me. I was feeling so bad about myself and thinking how could anybody love the mess that is me. I hope it gets better for you sweetie {{{hugs}}}.

Lindy: The Met is actually treating me ok right now. Last night and this afternoon I just had some rumbling in the tummy but that's it! I was going to go a week before upping my dose to 1000mg but I'm going to do that tomorrow and see how it goes. Wish me luck

I'm sorry you had a bad day today. I am where you are, I had a bad day as well. I was feeling down about the PCOS and asking "why me" for the millionth time. Me and my boyfriend also got into a mini- fight and it was over the silliest thing, which didn't make me feel any better about myself. I think I am going to join a gym soon because my best friend keeps telling me how much better she feels mentally after she goes to the gym. I need to lose a lot of weight and I could also use the mental aspect of it.

What do you girls do to make yourself feel better?

Let's all have a great day tomorrow (well today, it's 12:22 am and I am still up!).

[Armystolehim04]

UGH!

Wrote a really long post and my internet disconnected me so it got erased!

Lindy:Althought im not TTC,i know how you feel.I see children and babies at the store and i smile,then i frown at the thought of me *maybe* not being able to have some.It really hurts at the thought of not being able to have your god given ability to have a child! I think we all wanna be called mommy at some point! i know all of our times will come though we just gotta stay positive! Hey,atleast by the time we have a baby they will be named and have their future all planned out haha!

Pete0531,

I get anxiety randomly while driving.Absolutely nothing makes it happen,no trigger no nothing.I'm just driving down the street a street i know at that and i get a tight feeling in my chest and i get EXTREMELY nervous and start sweating.I'm also having problems with enclosed spaces and paranoia.i think everyones talking and looking at me i know they aren't but i can't shake the feeling!I hate it .

Lisa,

I hear ya about the exercise.Its just so hard to get up and do it!I know that if i exercise i will lose wait,its the willpower that i need!


Btw,I wanted to let you girls i put my AIM & Yahoo up here so if you ever need or feel like you want to talk feel free to message me!

Take care!

[pete0531]

I'm sorry you had a bad day today. I am where you are, I had a bad day as well. I was feeling down about the PCOS and asking "why me" for the millionth time. Me and my boyfriend also got into a mini- fight and it was over the silliest thing, which didn't make me feel any better about myself. I think I am going to join a gym soon because my best friend keeps telling me how much better she feels mentally after she goes to the gym. I need to lose a lot of weight and I could also use the mental aspect of it.

What do you girls do to make yourself feel better?

Let's all have a great day tomorrow (well today, it's 12:22 am and I am still up!).

I think it's a great idea to join a gym. Your friend is right, it does make you feel better about yourself. I go the gym every night during the week and I absolutely LOVE it. It relieves my anxiety (for a little while at least) and always lifts my mood. At first it was tough to get motivated, but now I really love to go. My doctor actually told me the other day that exercise is a natural anxiety reliever.

In addition to the gym, lately I have been trying to adopt the 'take things one day at a time' motto. I get so depressed and anxious thinking about my future. So, I have just been trying to tell myself to get through the day and not think or worry about the future. It helps a little bit.


I hope you girls have a WONDERFUL anxiety/depression free weekend!!! *hugs*

[pete0531]

My AIM is rheaebh
and
My yahoo is rheaebh

feel free to IM me anytime!!!

[LindyLouWho]

I had a long post but it got deleted as well..... Basically today was alright except our lights in our house keep burning out...I'm typing in the dark!

Lisa, I think the gym is a great idea! Exercise is great for PCOS. Good luck with upping your Met dose, make sure to take Imodium and Tums with you!

Glory, thanks for the encouragement! Its nice to know that I'm not the only one that feels that way.


Pete0531, I think the "take things one day at a time" sounds like a great motto! I think I'll try it out.

My AIM sn is gurlbttrfly9.

As far as things that bring up my mood, I enjoy getting my hair done, shopping, and petting and walking my dogs.

[LisaPA]

Hello everyone.

Lindy: I hope your lights have stopped going crazy and you are now back in the light. Glad to hear everything else was going well. You cracked me up with this smiley under the chair, lol.

Glory: Exercise has never been my friend, lol. I start exercising and then stop. A few weeks ago I decided that I would start walking every night for at least a half hour. I went the one night and walked for about 15 minutes or so and my leg started hurting (due to lack of exercise) and I have not been on another walk since,lol. I really need to get it together!

I really hope that you can get your anxiety under control soon because driving while having panic attacks is SOOOO dangerous. Be safe

Pete0531: As you said it can be tough to get motivated to start exercising and that is my problem getting motivated to stick with it. I think if I pay for a gym membership that will be my motivation because I will not waste my money and not go (well at least I hope I wouldn't). I am going to get motivated and this will be me soon.

Your "take one day at a time" motto is definitely something I am going to work on trying. I am consumed by anxious thoughts about my future and what it holds and of course all my thoughts are negative. So it can be pretty depressing most of the time. I will from now on try to just think about today and how I can make it the best day possible. Thanks for bringing that up!

P.S. I upped my dose of Met to 1000mg and I had some rumbling in my tummy but haven't been in the bathroom any more than usual, which is great! I am hoping and praying it brings on AF. If it does it would be a big stress reliever. I get so depressed about not having a regular AF. Off to bed now.
Everybody have a great Sunday!
P.P.S (lol) I am going to add my AIM and Yahoo IM's on here as soon as I figure out how.

[Armystolehim04]

LisaPA:

Met worked great for my periods i had it the first month and second month i was on it!I had some spotting throughout those months but i have(most likely) endo and it became a bloody mess (ew tmi i know)at the third month it wouldn't stop.I really need to get to the doctors for my anxiety,i just hate that i need medicine in the first place.I'm in denial i guess.

Lindy,
Haha i love shopping while im stressed.I used to eat now i just shop all the time but it still kills my wallet .

Pete0531,

I used to workout a lot but stopped once i started getting severe ab/back pains.I know that i need to i guess im just scared to.I know that i need the push to do it too.I know i need to be careful and not "break" anything in my abdomen i don't know how likely that is to rupture a cyst by too much movement but i don't want to find out.I just feel so sick lately,that i want to lay down.Partly because i'm depressed,i woke up at 5am this morning and thought i felt my boyfriend moving in bed with me.But he's still in Iraq .I miss him like crazy!

I will say that i lost .5 pounds which isn't a lot but its a big deal for me because i haven't lost weight in 3 months! So apparently this organic eating is helping me out!

I hope you ladies have a great day and keep your heads up!

btw where are you gals from I'm from Clayton County!

[LindyLouWho]

Hi everyone! Hope you're having a great weekend!

Lisa, I'm glad you were able to up your Met successfully! Met hasn't been too kind to me this weekend, I'm afraid. DH made me an omelette for breakfast and I sat on the toilet for quite a bit afterward... I got frustrated with my diet and rebelled with chocolate chip cookies at a friend's house last night. Strangely that didn't give me any problems...weird! I know how hard it is to get motivated to exercise, if my dogs didn't get too hyper when I don't walk them, I would get very little exercise.

Glory, congrats with the weight loss! Any weight loss is good! I'm from Bulloch County, near Savannah...so I'm pretty far away from Clayton Co.

Pete0531, I tried taking one day at a time, and it's worked so far! How are you doing?

I'm doing good today. I think I'm starting to get over my jealousy of pregnant women...my friend told me how when her water broke, it was DISGUSTING...like it dripped on her DH's shoe! So needless to say, I think I'm okay with waiting a bit for a baby. At least that's what I'm telling myself so hopefully I'll believe it.

[LisaPA]

Lindy: Sorry that the awful met didn't agree with your DH's omelette, I will keep in mind that eggs + Met = lol. It is weird that eating the cookies didn't give you any problems because I thought anything with too much sugar would be bad. I have found now that I can pretty much eat anything I want and not be bothered at all, which is strange but I guess there really is no ryhme or reason with the Met.

Glad you are getting over your jealously of pregnant women because I know all to well how much that can eat at you. The whole water breaking and leaking on someones shoe can really make you think twice about the whole thing, lol. I was watching the show A baby story on TLC today with my BF and after seeing how much pain this woman was in and how long she was in labor I said to him, never mind (but of course it would all be worth it ).

Glory: So sorry that you are missing your boyfriend, he'll be home soon sweetie. Just keep thinking about your reunion and how happy you two are going to be.

I understand about being in denial over your anxiety, I was there too. You know you need help but you just keep telling yourself you can handle it and don't need to go. But sometimes we can't do it by ourselves and there is nothing wrong with that.

It's good to hear that you got your AF the first month you started Met, that gives me some hope. I am just so tired of my body not working right and I want my period DAMN it! lol.

Oh and CONGRATS on the 5 pound weight loss and it is a big deal. Any amount counts, I lost a half a pound in the past few days and was excited. We have to celebrate any positive thing in our lives!

Well ladies, I am not feeling too good right now because it's been two days since I stopped taking Efexxor and the withdrawal symptoms have me feeling like crap. I decided that it is not doing as much as I would like and want to try something else, I am thinking Celexa. Calling my doctor tomorrow to see if he'll put me on that. Does anybody know how long you have to wait after stopping one antidepressant to start taking another?

Everybody have a great Wednesday!