Anyone who knows me knows that I cry pretty easily under the right conditions. The conditions that cause me to cry are hunger, heat, exhaustion, and frustration. Today I cried from a combination of two: frustration and fatigue. I have been trying to deal with my PCOS without Metformin for about 2 months now. My last cycle came on time, but the current one is a few days late. Looking back, I know there were a few things I did during that cycle that I didn't do this cycle. Today, I went to a class taught by Dr. Dan Purser on hormone health. It was very informative and I gained some great insights that I will be putting into place in the next few weeks, but that's not what I am talking about today. After sitting all day in a classroom, I was a little bit tired which puts me in the right condition to start to cry, but what really made me cry was having the opportunity to have my question about PCOS answered and the answer Dr. Purser gave.
I worked up the courage to ask Dr. Purser whether I really needed to be on Metformin for PCOS or if I could avoid it. He went above and beyond in answering my question. He informed me that I did not need to be on Metformin, but if I decided to go back to it CoQ10 would eliminate most of the side effects I was experiencing. He understood that I wanted a more natural option that would support my system while I still felt good. He recommended Thyromin for thyroid support along with OmegaGize which contains DHA, D3, and CoQ10. Finally he recommended to continue use of the bioidentical progesterones I have been using. (Progessence Plus topically and Prometrium vaginally) But then he went on to explain more about my disease.
Dr. Purser explained that oftentimes a diagnosis of PCOS is not correct, but simply what women with hormone imbalances are diagnosed with. 1 in 11 women are actually struggling with polycystic ovarian syndrome. Women with PCOS are often hypothyroid with cold hands and feet and chronic fatigue. They also have high testosterone and low progesterone. (In my case almost non-existent.) When these women get the right dose of progesterone and support their thyroids, their testosterone often drops to a healthy level. He continued on to express the strengths of these women.
Women with PCOS were built genetically for an agrarian culture. They are strong and strong willed. They are able to help cultivate the land and raise the children. They are food storers (explains the weight around our middles) and store lots of energy. This also means that we often intimidate men. We are likely a super race and have a super human power that has not yet been identified. (Maybe our ability to deal with grief from infertility and loss.) This answer was much more than what I was looking for. Now not only do I know which supplements will help me, but I confirmed that I am superwoman!
Love and Blessings to all the other superwomen out there!
