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My 26 year old daughter has PCOS. she was finally diagnosed last year but the condition has been building up for a while. She has the weight gain and excess hair symptoms. Her GP has been very good, he put her on Metformin which she took for several months but the side effects were such that she had to discontinue it. I try so hard to keep her confidence up, like most young women she likes to look good and I know the facial hair and weight gain are difficult for her. The facial hair is fair so laser treatment is not suitable so she gets threading done. I was just hoping to get some advice from another Mum on how to help my daughter.

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I am Kafferlilly's daughter, and mum showed me your post and I felt I just had to reply personally.
My experiences of PCOS has been very up and down. More down than up really! I'm 36 years of age, and most my life has been dominated by weight and food. It feels like a very very heavy weight around my neck (sorry the pun!).

I lost about two stones a good few years ago, whilst living in Wales. I joined Weight Watchers at the time, and with a combination of exercise, and cutting out all saturated fat, and walking up all those Welsh hills, lost two pounds in weight!
It was only when I moved back home and to another lifestyle, that the weight crept back on and has stayed on since.

I've tried all sorts of things. Metformin, was the most useless thing I've ever tried. It had no effect on my weight control and I gave it up last year. The thing is, I know what is right to eat and what is not. Exercise, I think, has to be the most important consideration in losing weight if you have PCOS.

I bought a treadmill and now try to run 10 mins every day. It does seem to help, and I do loose a few pounds, although, if I stop running or doing any exercise for two days or more, it piles all back on!!!!

I have recently been to my doctors and she has prescribed XENICAL, which is the sister tablet of Alli, (but a little stronger). These tablets are supposed to help with weight loss by stopping any fat absorbing into your body. I haven't started it yet, as I do want to keep exercising first, and when I get to a weight plateau, I'll begin to take the Xenical.

Anyway, I just wanted to tell you my experiences with PCOS. I do really really believe that you need to FEEL good about yourself, what ever your weight. I'm not slim, but curvy with huge breast (no complaints from the guys!) though, I am quite small in height. You have to keep positive and happy within yourself, and not pay too much attention to stupid paint sprayed, unhealthy and unrealistic models in the media.
Feel sexy about yourself, because you are beautiful and special.


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Kaff..x

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