My pcos

I havent had a period in months. Im on metformin and yasmin and nothing is working. I just want to feel normal and not bloated all the time. (I just feel miserable.) I have been reading some of you'll post and they have been a great help on what surgery i really want. I could decide on whether to go a little bit safe with the band  or ds. Im going to have another talk with my doctor about the DS. 

Ask if you can have a 10 days treatment of three progesterone a day. You will have a period a few days after you finish the treatment. Might be heavy if you haven't had one in months but it always worked for me.

Edited to mention:  This about the DS i highly recommend it. I have started regular periods since i had it less then 4 months ago and have lost almost 100 pounds. It has a better cure rate for diabetes and therefore with insulin resistance and offers you the best chance of kicking PCOS in the butt

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I thought Yaz only made you get a period twice a yr?

My gyn and pcp agree upon yasmin dont know why ? I have tried serve and the same out come my body get use to the medicine and nothing.

OMG I know, I'm right there with you girl!!!! As of October 15th it will be an entire year since my last period. I'm on metformin, but I got to admit I forget to take it alot. I better get on the ball. I am miserable!!!!!! Plus I'm a wreck cuz I'm waiting to see if insurance approves me for surgery or not....UGGGHHHH

I was in your shoes before my RNY.  I was on 2000mg of metformin for 5 years and never once did it help me have a period.  My longest time was 3 years with no period.  I had to take provera for 10 days just to spot for a few hours.  Since my RNY my cycles are normal, in fact I've been able to concieve twice the 1st month trying since surgery and I'm no longer on Metformin for my IR or diabetes.  Last time I had my fasting glucose & insulin checked they were both completely normal.  I lost a total of 114lb with the RNY going from 254 to 140 in a year...100lb was in the 1st 6 months.  I'm very happy with my RNY decision and if you'd like to know more about that one I'd be happy to answer any questions you have.  Good luck!

Hi! I am a newbie here and saw your response. I am now on 2250mg of Metformin and I have only lost two lbs since Oct 08. Were you approved right away because you have PCOS or did you have to be on a supervised diet for 6 months?

My insurance did not require 6 months of a supervised diet at the time...then again this was 4.5 years ago.  PCOS was also not considered a co-morbid condition, however, the co-morbid conditions that did get me approved were my sleep apnea, diabetes, hypertension, hypertriglyceridemia & acid reflux.  Metformin didn't help me to loose any weight either when I was on it...and I was on it for about 5 years before stopping it the day before I had surgery.  Good luck!

My personal opinion here -- with PCOS I think a procedure that changes your physiology is better than a band. If you consider the band, I would seriously look at the  VSG as an alternative. Especially if you have food cravings since the ghrelin will decrease with VSG. I hear bands don't affect your hunger level that much and that you can still be hungry hungry hungry. But I'm sure this is a very individual thing.

RNY could also be a good choice for PCOS since you might dump on sugar (I don't, but I still don't like to eat a lot of it). Since my RNY, simple carbs like breads and pastas are not as appealing as they used to be.

I don't know enough about DS to comment on it with re:PCOS.

VSG to me seems like a really nice compromise between band and DS, at least in my mind. (Others will feel differently, I imagine.)

FWIW, I got RNY, but VSG was a close second.

The metformin didnt work for me and made me VERY sick. I did not menstruate and I didnt have any weight loss of slowing down of facial hair... but recently i discovered something new!! I have had PCOS since I was a teenager. I menstruated for the first time in over a year in a half this week. I 100% completely attribute it to the fact that I started drinking spearmint tea. I did some reading that the tea lowers testoserone levels and should help with slowing down the hair growth. Within 5 days of drinking 2 cups a day, I started to get cramps. 8 days after drinkning the tea, I menstruated. I recommend trying this out. I got it at a holistic/herbal store. It was 4.50 for 30 bags of tea. Try it out!! Cant hurt, right? I got used to the taste. I add some lemon to it. Good luck!!

I am having the band in 3 weeks and Im hoping that will help my symptoms as well. But the tea was a great discovery!!