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PCOS help. Mental Health / fatigue

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ColdFeetWarmHeart · 08/03/2020 14:58

Hi ladies, I'm after a bit of advice from those with PCOS.

I seem to be having a 'flare up' at the moment. I can feel my hormones arent right. I have had sore breasts (still producing milk. Lucky to fall pregnant twice after several years of trying. Stopped breastfeeding 18 months ago), currently have low stomach pain, like mild period pains. But I've been back on the pill for nearly 2yrs. I'm on mini pill, and dont have periods on them at all

My main issues at the moment are mild depression and anxiety. I've been having heart palpitations etc. Very down. Listless. Not interested in much. Cant focus. Brain foggy.
My moods are definitely affected by my hormones. They are horrendous when I'm not on pill. Within a week of going back on it last time, I felt like 'me'.

But I'm not sure how to get back to feeling like me at the moment. I'm already taking the pill. I dont want to try for another baby, so not sure what a GP would suggest.

Are there any supplements that any of you take that help? A certain type of diet?

Sorry if all the above seems jumbled or makes no sense. I'm so shattered too, and struggling to think really.
Thanks

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EasyPeasyLemonSqueasy · 09/03/2020 06:23

Low carb, ideallly keto so under 20g of net carbs, high fat diet.

EasyPeasyLemonSqueasy · 09/03/2020 06:24

Get off the pill and use condoms or coil?

ColdFeetWarmHeart · 09/03/2020 06:54

No way I can get off the pill! My moods and anxiety are really bad then! When I came off pill to try for first baby after 1 month of being off I was curled up in my boyfriend's arms (now hubby) begging him to never leave me and sobbing my eyes out. Hes never done or said anything that would suggest hes going to leave me. All in my head.

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AttilaTheMeerkat · 09/03/2020 07:36

PCOS is not the root cause here of your current set of problems.

If you are leaking milk then you need to see a GP; its quite a common problem and tablets can be prescribed here to stop this. Its caused by an excess of prolactin hormone.

I would also have a blood test done to see if your thyroid gland is working properly too because some of the other symptoms you describe could be related to this being a problem (heart palpitations, a depressed state, brain fog in particular).

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