Reply With QuoteI've been there. Well actually I'm still there. The pep talk I've had to give myself is take it one meal at a time. But I completely understand your frustration. Sorry I don't have any words of wisdom, but I wish you the best.
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I was just diagnosed with PCOS last week and I have having issues coping. Some days I'm ok, others I'm just ready to scream and rip everyone's heads off. It's like I have to change everything in my life all at once, how I eat, medications, etc... I can't think of anything I want to eat because there are so many things I cannot have. No pasta, no bread, no nothing! My husband has been great in supporting me and is working to cook dinner around my needs, but I just get so aggrivated that I lose my appetite. I went to the grocery store to get dinner tonight and just wanted to cry because nothing I can eat looked good. I'm so sorry to gripe so much ladies, I just don't know what else to do
I've been there. Well actually I'm still there. The pep talk I've had to give myself is take it one meal at a time. But I completely understand your frustration. Sorry I don't have any words of wisdom, but I wish you the best.
Hang in there! It is really hard adjusting to the news at first. I felt the same way that you're feeling. What medicine did your doctor put you on? I was prescribed Metformin and also was really concerned about adjusting my diet after my doc appt. I'm a little more careful about carbs now and I definitely don't drink alcohol as often, but overall I eat mainly the same as I did before. A little ice cream after dinner, a slice of bread with a meal, etc. The great thing I noticed was that (after adjusting to the side effects) the metformin seemed to give me a ton of extra energy and I feel much better now overall! Sounds like you have a nice guy to take care of you-so things can only get better from here.
Me (Ashley) 28 DH (Mike) 34
Dx w/bloodwork and u/s in 8/09
BFP on 12/31/09!!
1500 mg Metformin
First cycle with 120mg Soy Isoflavones days 3-7
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The doctor put me on Metformin 500mg twice a day. My body is still trying to get used to it, so some days I feel good, and on others I feel blah. Thanks so much for the encouraging words
oh my gosh! I had to make sure I was not the original poster because you took the words right out of my mouth! I swear I have said the same thing. I am newly diagnosed too. I was also diagnosed with Insulin Resistance. I am frustrated, confused and angry. I feel like I am starving because nothing I eat is making me feel better. I crave things I have never craved- I guess because I am not suppose to eat it. I feel overwhelmed because I feel like no one understands what I feel like I am going through. I feel like I am on an emotional roller coaster. I was originally put on Metformin 500 mg 2x a day for IR. Then my stool was very pale- dr. told me to go off of it immediately due to concern about liver. Went back to have more tests run, called ot get results- nurse practitioner said everything came back ok. Just diet and exercise to keep IR and PCOS under control. I said "I do not have PCOS", she said yes you do.....I was like "REALLY??! How long have you known that- this is all news ot me". That is it. I have read about it, and trying to grasp it all. My family does not understand my frustration. I have heavy, but regular periods- very heavy. I can not take birth control pills due to a rare disease I had during pregnancy (yeah, lucky me with the health issues) called Cholestasis of Pregnancy, and the Metformin causing pale stools was concerning due to cholestasis of pregnancy. So, I feel I am unable to take anything to help regulate my IR and PCOS. I need help, I have been really down. Thank you for listening- sorry to hijack thread with my banter!
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