Posted by Maisey on February 8, 2012, at 21:26:38
In reply to Re: Thyroid levels and Serotonin » Maisey, posted by Phillipa on February 8, 2012, at 20:55:44
Phillipa, thanks - I've never heard of Luvox.
I'm a "thin PCOSer" which is like a whole other sub-catagory of PCOS. Many people actually call it ballerina syndrome now because the reasons for getting to irregular cylces/cysts are usually different than the average PCOSer. Though, some thin women do have insulin resistance. It is harder in thin women to sort out the root cause esp because it can be that the estrogen/testosterone balance is fine today, but could've been off at some point in her life - thus starting a pattern of irregularity. I got too underweight when I was 18. I was working and going to school, and just didn't eat enough. That's the time my cycles went awry. I doubt I have a sizable testosterone/estrogen imbalance since the symptoms are not there.
Like I said earlier, I don't have the money for specialists. It's not an option for me. I have done poorly on combination pills. I'm 30, so I'm a little old for the pill or estrogen/progesterone supplementation. That stuff gets risky as one ages (well you prolly already know that!).
I'm pretty convinced that I've found a good remedy for my PCOS - and as long as I have a period at least every 2 months, I don't really need anything. (I've never skipped more than 2 mons at a time.) I tend to better w/nothing on that - I've tried metformin, bc pills, maca root. All made me feel worse.
Thanks for your input. :) Your combination of meds is interesting, though not sure what benzos are!
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