[OnesOnTheWay]

Okay so I went off my BC in December in hopes to start TTC... Never ovulated.. A week or two being off of it I noticed my moods going off the charts again. Mood swings, depression, racing thoughts, etc. (This is what happened over the summer when I went off BC).. then my hair started falling out in clumps and the body acne came back. All the hair I'd gained back on my receding hairline fell out again.

WHAT THE HECK? Testosterone imbalance?? So, I've been back on BC for 2 weeks and I am feeling so much better. Hair stopped falling out, acne has cleared up and I feel normal again.

How am I ever going to TTC??? I am guessing my weight just isn't good enough yet. I am praying that another 10-20lbs will do the trick.

Also, I am on day 3 of taking metformin again. I am going to try to lose about 15lbs and then go off the birth control and stay on the metformin.

Why do I feel SO much better on BC?? It's not fair! After 50 days of being off of it I can't even describe how bad it got. I was crying ALL the time.. negative, starting fights for no reason, etc

Hoping this will all get resolved in 2012.................... Good luck everyone.

[aubers68]

I'm so sorry you had a hard time being of BC. I don't really have much input as I never had those issues. I really hope you get the answers you need by losing weight and that you get a BFP soon!

[~* Natasha *~]

Gosh hun, I'm so sorry all that trouble came back!

Have you talked to your Dr about other possibilities or avenues? There has to be a way that you can live a half-way normal and productive life without having to constantly be on the bcp??

I know you are way young for it, but maybe some type of HRT (hormone replacement therapy)?

I'm so sorry hun, but I hope we get to see more of you around here while you are getting things figured out.

[MamaAnna]

What blood work have they done? There are other potential problems that can cause all of the unfortunate things you're dealing with that would be corrected by stable hormones. If you haven't already had a full blood panel done while NOT on BCP you definitely should.

[melissamarie247]

I really feel your pain.. sounds exactly like my situation. In the last year I have almost just gave in and gone back on BCPs again but I just can't do it since we have been TTC for over a year now and I don't want to do it. I was on Yaz for about 4-5 years. Yaz is an anti-androgen form of birth control, so it lowers testosterone and makes PCOS symptoms go away. I ended up switching to Ortho-Tricycline after all those lawsuit commercials and found out the hard way that Ortho was not going to work. I started getting acne again and gaining weight and all the pre pill symptoms I had. DH just said, why don't you just get off the pill. We wanted kids but this was right after we got married so it was really soon. We decided to just go for it. As time went on, the weight kept coming, acne, mood swings, etc.. I was so depressed I remembered having a meltdown on my husband that none of my clothes fit and I was crying that I was so fat and he said, it's ok.. its just my body, he understands, things will be ok, and he wants me to go buy more clothes.. but I didn't want to buy anything to accomodate the newly found 40lbs.

I don't have it figured out myself yet, but what I can say is that you aren't alone. I was on Metformin 500mg/2x/day.. and it made me feel so much better but the doctor was monitoring my testosterone levels and they didn't go down much at all! I just (on Friday) did the Ovarian Drilling surgery.. I know it is usually a last resort kind of thing but I feel so desperate to have my body back in check and feel normal.. and to conceive. It was a tough two days this weekend but I am feeling so much better this Monday. I am up making food and around the house. I am hoping this works for me. The surgery is supposed to kind of reset/kickstart the hormones back to normal for anywhere from 18months-2 years.. but also other drugs are usually more receptive after.. so, I am hoping the metformin will keep me in check while I am trying to have children and I guess after I'm done I might just go back to the Pill forever or stay on metformin and use some other form of contracepives..

I know I wrote you a book, but I thought I'd give you my story since your story and feelings sound so familiar to me. Good Luck with everything!! This forum is really great for a family of fellow PCOSers.. I hope you stick around!

[-Brandy-]

I am so sorry to hear you are going through this! I agree with the other girls I definitely think you need to get with your doctor, if you haven't already, and have them do a full work up ---there are so many things that could be causing these symptoms in addition to PCOS. For example a thyroid issue would cause a lot of that stuff as well and can be medicated. Please keep us posted on you and let us know if you talk to your dr!