I was told I had PCOS when I was 20....am 34 now.....and that I didn't have to worry about it, and he put me on the pill so that I would have periods. He also said I should lose weight, and though I have been on innumerable diets since then, I have steadily gained weight. So now I am starting to do LC.

Has anybody elso been able to lose wight on the pill? Everything I read says that it will slow or stop weight loss. So, I am already a little afraid of failure, once again. W/o the pill, no periods. I haven't been able to find anyone else with this situation, and my gyn says that unless I am wanting to get pregnant, there isn't any reason to put me on any of the other meds like Glucophage (?). And no, as a single woman, I am not looking to get pregnant, so I feel a little lost and alone.....anybody with ideas or experience to help?

Hello...

The one thing that I would recommend to you is talking to your dr about trying a different pill. There are all different kinds of birth control pills and they effect us all differently. I have known girls who have been on 3-4 different types before they found the one that works best for them. I would definitely suggest you talk to your dr about that.

I have confidence that the LC diet will help you as well. I have PCOS as well as Hypothyroidism and it has seemed impossible to lose weight... but I lost 12 pounds in the first week with the low carb diet.

Good Luck!

I am on Yasmin, and I have lost 12.5 pounds in 5 weeks. I seem to lose slower than others on this way of life, but I attribute it more to my high insulin resistance more than the pills. I think if you find the right pill, you will lose the weight.

Good luck

Hello. I have been on Metformin for about five months now and I am not trying to get pregnant. My periods happened about once a year. My doctor wouldn't put me on a birth control pill because he was afraid it would make me gain weight, so instead he put me on Metformin. I now have had my periods four times out of the five months and I have lost 18 pounds. I don't know if any of this will help but it has been helpful for me to be on it.

Thanks so much.....I am going to call my doctor and ask about that....ANYTHING to make it easier.....

Does the Metformin have any weird side effects?

At first my stomach growled even if i wasn't hungry. The doctor told me it would do that for about four days and it did. After those four days my body got use to it. Also the first week I did have diahrrea about an hour after I ate. But that disappeared after a week. I think it was worth it. I finally feel normal now. Especially having my periods and shedding some pounds.
Oh yeah...I only had diahrrea after the afternoon meals. In the evening I never did. But like I said it will go away after your body adjusts. I am glad I've been on it.

Cool...sounds doable, and nothing I cna't deal with.....what would hurt to try?
-Sojo

Well, I have had period problems since I was 9...now 30 I am totally sick of being jerked around. I have been on and off different types of pills. My body would be ok for the first 8-10 months on a pill then I would start having break through bleeding or no period at all. We were losing our insurance so I wanted a birth control that would be long term so the dr suggested an IUD. Worst thing I ever did!!! I quit having normal periods and started having a daily discharge of a dark brown color. I ended up having a DNC, but I still am having abnormal bleeding. So, the gyn has put me on 2 pills a day. I saw my primary, and all he wanted to do was harp on my weight. He says that is my whole problem. I am on blood pressure meds. He won't do a gluclose tolerance test, but did a fasting blood sugar test and cholesterol test. I was told that all the numbers were normal-blood sugar was 87. But I thought that wasn't an accurate way to diagnosis insulin resistancy. He refuses to discuss Metiforim or any other med since the fasting sugar level was "normal" He says I just eat too much carbs (I'm carb loading! he says) But, nobody can explain skin tags, darken skin, facial hair, lossing hair, abnormal periods....I had a cyst large enough that the gyn was taking surgery...but now it is gone?!? I am totally frustrated
...now all I want is to do my Atkins diet (lost 60 the first time I did it 6 yrs ago) and get some insulin meds! I see a endocrinologist on the 30th, who sounds like she is familiar with the tretment of PCOS...Wish me Luck!!