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Original Post by jcloke:

Instead of pumping possibly harmful drugs into your system, you can try a natural version to help you out.

I would recomend 2 things:
Garcinia :  This is a flower extract, you take 4 a day before meals and it helps supress your appetite, but not in a harmful way

Ephedra: Natural extract which helps speed up your metabilism. Works even better with caffeine (so coffee or guryana)

Do all you can to avoid pharmaceutical chemicals, plus, these are cheaper.

At the moment, I am taking Garcinia and it does help.

 

 

If your talking bout Guarana then no i wouldnt recommend that at all, i would better off stick to the phentermine. there is lack of studies in it and it has massive amount of caffenine in it so recommending it with coffee isnt the smartest thing to do. Maybe your body can tolerate it bout not everyones.

 

 

Does Guarana Cause Side Effects? Guarana contains a large amount of caffeine (which is actually the active ingredient in guarana). Therefore, guarana can cause any of the side effects that are usually associated with caffeine consumption.   Common Guarana Side Effects Since guarana has not been adequately studied in clinical trials, all information on side effects comes from what is known about caffeine. Based on this information, common guarana side effects may include:  

• Insomnia
• Nervousness
• Restlessness
• Indigestion or heartburn
• Nausea and vomiting
• Shakiness (tremor) or jitteriness
• Increased urination
• Headaches
• Ringing in the ears (tinnitus).  

Guarana Side Effects to Report Some side effects with guarana, while occurring infrequently, are potentially serious and should be reported to your healthcare provider right away. These include but are not limited to:  

• High blood pressure (hypertension)
• A rapid heart rate (tachycardia)
• Rapid breathing or difficulty breathing
• Seizures
• Anxiety or agitation
• An irregular heart rhythm (arrhythmia)
• Feelings of a rapidly or forcefully beating heart (known as heart palpitations)
• Signs of an allergic reaction, such as unexplained rash, hives, itching, unexplained swelling, wheezing, or difficulty breathing or swallowing.
  

Original Post by mishid07:

Hey all I was diagnosed with PCOS when i was 18 but did not see an  until i was 22.  I am on birth control and a  MIRACLE drug called spironolactone.  I used to shave twice a day and had pubic hair almost to my knees!  I now shave maybe once a week and my skin is gorgeous.  I do have trouble losing weight still, but it's important to stay on a low glycemic index diet.  PCOS causes insulin resistance, which can lead to diabetes, but it also makes our bodies inefficient at digesting carbohydrates (the ones in bread, not the ones in fruits and veggies).  I've read that diets like the Zone diet are best for us PCOSers.  I have never been on metformin, but it sounds terrible!  If you are not seeing an endocrinologist, you MUST.  OB/Gyns and general practitioners for the most part are NOT up on the research in PCOS.  If you live near Chicago, I can recommend my doc.  There is also a PCOS study at Northwestern University that I think will put you on a PCOS-geared diet with a nutritionist.  I can give you more info, and I don't think you need to live near Chicago for it. 

Anyway, I have just started eating FAR less bready carbs and replacing with fruits and veggies and gluten free breads and pastas (like sprouted wheated breads and pastas).  I lost 1 lb in the last two days.  I'll be happy to keep you updated if it's working, but I have a tendency to 'cave'.  Anyway, I'd love to keep chatting, it's always good to have friends with PCOS!

Michelle

P.S. - I have been trying to apply for individual health insurance and was denied TWICE because of PCOS!

 

 

 

 

 

as for the endocrinologist vs ob/gyn i say  it all depends bc yes ive been to 2 ob gyns(the 1st one was just horrible) but my newone is amazing!! he actually specializes in these types of disorders of the female reproductive system,and ive just cmoe to find out that one of my h.s friends  also had pcos,had the same doctor as me and had the surgery to remove the cyst and correct her ovulation and what not and it worked,shes been regular for over  a year. Yes surgery should be the last result and trust me ive tried every damn medication,diet so im going for surgery this month and hopefully all goes well. itll be wedge resection/drilling of cysts,all done laprascopic,with harmonic scalpel. ill keep everyone updated,as for metformin,i have not gotten sick on it,maybe bcmy doc started me on a VERY low dose then worked it up. Pple got to really look around for an amazing gyn or endocrinologist 

weight gain,hair loss on the scalp,weight loss too difficult...too too difficult,body hair, irregular period,like i get no period. there is something that mimics pcos but im not sure what its called. ur next checkup ask the doc to check ur hormones,and let him know whats goingon,or you can do it sooner. im having surgery soon to fix it hopefully :(

oh wow thanx. ill def be trying those snack bars,lol

anyone/anything else?

to get my period my doctor had put me on a diabetic medication called Metformin, thats used with pcos, poly cystic ovarian syndrome, i dont get my periods, and my testoterone levels are high,ive only been on it for about a weeek and he has me on half a pill a day for a week and then on building up to 3 full pills a day. But metformin is known to work with pcos and help me with the weight gain. ive never heard of actos, but wanted to let you know that diabetic medication can be used to help period and pcoc.

did your doctor do blood work on you? check your hormones? LAst time my doc checked to see if i had an adrenal problem he said there was something that mimics pcos. Come to find out I have pcos,like i dont get my period @ all if im not on anything.

Darn that stinks.  I just really want to loose the fat in my stomache. You would think there is a way.  Makes no sense. :(     I look like an upside down triangle,lol.

Original Post by linz78:

Several years ago I made the mistake of going on Depo Provera (injection). I didn't even want to go on it but I was with a controlling bf at the time who refused to use protection and I didn't trust myself to remember to take an oral pill. At the time I was a size 8 (UK) and 32B bra size. Without any changes to my diet (I hardly ate much to be honest) and bearing in mind i had a very physical job working with horses I shot up to about a size 14 and 34DD in  a very short space of time, which looks horrendous on my 5ft1 small framed body. My periods also stopped completely and even though I didn't have a repeat injection (the injections last for 3 months) it was over a year before my periods returned. I know several people who have been on the injection and all but one had the same thing happen to them. Not only the weight gain but depression, paranoia, agrophobia etc. One person even attacked her bf with a knife in a fit of extreme anger and paranoia which is something she had never done before! I suffer with depression as it is but at the time I was self harming and incredibly depressed, but that may have been due to the situation I was in with my relationship at the time. One thing I do know is I'll never touch Depo Provera again in my life.

i  been  walking and i have lost weight but i havent been doing the walking front of a tv thing to wierd for me, i  go outside and i do  about 2 or 3 hours a day, i  have a pedometer so  a day i  do  anywhere from 4miles to like bout  15 miles was the most ive done but not on just working out  im talking bout my throughout the day walking as well and so far ive lost bout 7lbs on  that. Keep up with it.

I just bought it online and i  honestly cant wait till i get it in the mail  , you guys r making me all excited, lol!

Original Post by feanor:

Uhm, no. This sounds like a branch of the "Ice Water Myth", which says ice water has negative calories because of the calories your body spends heating it up. Studies were done and there was some truth found in it.. if you drink something like 8 glasses of ice water per day, you can burn an extra 70 calories.

The practical use of this information isn't much. Most people do not even drink 8 glasses of liquid per day, because most of the water we get is from food. Second, chugging ice cold water is very uncomfortable. So keeping up the habit for any length of time would be... eh. Not very comfortable either.