WORSE THING - the weight and the acne, it really gets me down
MEDICATION - nothing...I haven't been to a GP about it for over a year...really need to get a diagnosis but there's not much I can do whilst at uni, I don't want to keep switching doctors
ACTION TAKEN - eating healthily, trying to get as much exercise as poss, strict skincare regime
PM/EMAIL - either
Nice to meet everybody xxx
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Dx: Still working on being diagnosed. First discovered PCOS 2 years ago aged 20.
Sx: Irregular periods, persistant acne, weight gain (not excessive), hirsutism. As a result, very low self esteem, but working on fixing this! My cousin has also recently been diagnosed.
Action: Taking BCP Dianette for my skin. Taking up running and eating a healthy diet to ease symptoms. Trying to stay positive!
PCOS symptoms: Erm no periods in 1991, overweight, acne and greasy lank hair. Doctor, it is your lifestyle, I pressed for tests in 1991 (Oct) and was told I had PCOS, what. The Gyny did not know much about it, oh you are infertile, you will never have children, you have cysts on the ovaries, full of water, go and try and lose weight. Gained more weight, had very bad hirsuitsm, had low self esteem and thought i was a freak. A friend had plucked up the courage to take me to her beauticians so started waxing the hairy places, in 1992, and still do to this day (worse on side of face,chin end, and stomach and under chin!). this lady gave me my confidence back. Gained weight, lost it, absent menses.
Symptoms, you name it I have it, Absent meneses (or ovulate twice every couple of years and have the worst period going), suffer mood swings, alopecia, acne, greasy lank hair (wash it twice daily!), Skin tags, Hirsuitism, depression, dunno, might be.
Worst thing about PCOS: GREASY LANK HAIR, and GREASY SKIN LEADING TO ACNE. When I see my mates with lovely glossy long hair, wash it twice a week, makes me sick!!!! I go to work with freshly washed hair, by dinner time, you think I had not washed it for a week!
Medication: Tried Dianatte, Mini-Pill, Metformin, on nothing now, nothing works, just cope with it. Spirolactone as well, did not get rid of the hair, made it worse!
NHS or Private: NHS
Action taken against PCOS: Resigned off my Endo, Gyny, and am awaiting a "D & C" to rid the uterus wall.
PM or Email? Either, I'm not fussed
Any other information: Black mood swings, fatigue, tiredness, want to be alone.
Family situation Living with my very lovely boyfriend
PCOS symptoms , irregular and painful periods, excess hair (face, chest, stomach, arms), greasy hair, mood swings and obesity
Worst thing about PCOS - constant battle to lose weight and worrying about infertility
Medication Nothing at the moment
NHS or Private NHS whilst awaiting a lottery win.
Action taken against PCOS Healthy diet, gym and walking 3 miles a day
PM or Email? PM
Any other information: I've just pulled my head from the sand and bought bathroom scales. I'm now the heaviest I've ever been at 15 1/2 stone and it seems to be the motivation i need to take PCOS a bit more seriously.
I'm just about to turn 34 and I live in Ireland with my lovely man.
Diagnosed in 1991. Was on BCP for 15 years but came off them last year to TTC. Biological clock is starting to tick very loudly! Wish me luck... No periods since September. Waiting for appointment with gynae. The Irish health system is so inadequate.
PCOS symptoms Long cycles, morbidly obese, thinning hair, acne, cysts all over the place, dermatitis on scalp and now when things couldn't get any worse my eyelids have went all sore and dry.
Worst thing about PCOS Not sure, I'm going to guess it'll be the weight. Haven't had time to get used to the idea yet as I still haven't been officially diagnosed.
Medication Nothing at the moment
NHS or Private NHS
Action taken against PCOS Am at weight watchers, have so far lost 1/2 a lb in 5 weeks despite being very very good.
FAMILY SITUATION:- LIVE WITH MY BOYFRIEND OF 3 YEARS AND OUR
17 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER
PCOS SYMPTOMS:- A REDICULOUS AMOUNT OF HAIR EVERYWHERE,EXCESS
WEIGHT,ESP ROUND TUMMY AREA.HAIR IS THINNING,
CANNOT CONCEIVE BABY NUMBER 2!,NO PERIODS.
WORST THING ABOUT
HAVING PCOS :- IM FINDING HAVING REALY BAD HAIR ON THE FACE
REALLY DIFFICULT TO LIVE WITH.MAY SOUND SILLY
BUT ITS LIKE ITS CONTROLLING MY LIFE!ALSO THE
EXCESS WEIGHT GETS ME DOWN TOO;(
MEDICATION:- I AM CURRENTLY TAKING 1000mg OF GLUCOPHAGE(SLOW
RELEASE METFORMIN)
NHS OR PRIVATE:- IM WITH THE NHS,BEEN TO SEE ABOUT 15 DIFFRENT DOCS
BUT HOPEFULLY NOW IVE FOUND 1 WHO ACTUALY WANTS
TO HELP!!
ACTION TAKEN AGAINST PCOS:- TAKING METFORMIN,CYCLING 3 TIME S A WEEK
TRYING TO WATCH WHAT I EAT,AND
CONSTANTLY SHAVING,PLUCKING AND
REMOVING HAIR!!!
PM OR EMAIL:- I REALLY DO NOT MIND....HAPPY TO BE CONTACTED EITHER
WAY!
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No More NHS Treatment 2nd of Jan 2009.
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You know i havent popped by in so long im not sure if iv done this yet so: (huge apologies if you reading me again lol x)
Name: Dani
Age 27
Family situation : Engaged to Paul (29) for 3 years nearly, have a daughter Amy who is 11 and my little angel x we have a dog and a cat and have just moved home!
PCOS symptoms : No periods for months/years at a time, horrific pain in the abdomen and lower back, when i did AF then it was/is awful can bleed for up to 42 days with no let off. Hairy chin, loss of head hair, weight gain, always so tired! Had scan and op on ovaries and pictures came back showing lots of cysts!!
Worst thing about PCOS: For me theres a few things, not being able to have a baby so far, the pain when i do get AF, the hairy chin i have to wax, the way i start bleeding at a minutes notice and i could be anywhere and its not a little bleed!!
Medication : metformin 1500mg a day, Clomid 100mg on days 3-7,
NHS or Private NHS. .
Action taken against PCOS Tried Keeping weight down, not as easy as id like, have had Ovarian Drilling back in October, nothing great yet! Been on so many clomid cycles iv lost count, on them again!! Take metformin every day and try eating healthily.....thats about it x
PM or Email? Either, don't mind
Any other information
I was 16 when i had my daughter, which surprisingly was the first time i dtd!! So obviously no problems then, since then my periods were erratic or none existent, then my ex and i started trying and nothing happened, the doctor said it was pretty obvious i had pcos, had scans, internal and external and wee the rest they say is history, for the past 9 years i have been battling pcos. Metformin seems to do nothing except keep the weight at bay for a wee while, Clomid has done NOTHING i have tried both 50mg and 100mg. BUT they have said since the ovarian drilling the tablets have a better chance of working so im trying again. SOme days feel like giving up but im still plodding along. Anyone want to ask anything feel free xxxx
Hello ladies, how are you all doin?? gonna go read through the thread and catch up, wish me luck lol xxx
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