southwestgirl
Full Member
My main problem with PCOS is that I am really struggling to lose weight, it just sticks like glue. I know that because of insulin resistance, low carb is the way forward, nothing else is going to help longterm, and I'm fine with that. Got past the difficult first bit, and now it is just a case of needing to stick with it.
However I have been wondering if any of you take supplements to help with this nasty condition? I am post-menopause but still get some hot flushes - I have been using natural progesterone cream to help with that, and it does seem to reduce them. I have had DVT twice and a PE as well so cannot take HRT or anything oestrogen related, but the progesterone of course is not a problem. I'm also on meds for high bp which appeared mysteriously out of nowhere when I was in my 30's - obvious now that both the high bp and blood clot problems were due to PCOS. Hindsight, eh...
Other than that I take a multivitamin & mineral tablet (one for 50+) also omega 3, lutein (because my mum is now blind with AMD and I certainly don't want that), a vitamin d capsule, that lot are all ongoing. I am also at the moment taking coenzyme q10 to help with high bp - I am hoping to be able to stop my bp meds (with GP's approval of course). Oh, and magnesium, and chromium picolinate to help with the insulin resistance.
Any thoughts? I'd be interested to hear what you are all doing, and what you've found helpful?
However I have been wondering if any of you take supplements to help with this nasty condition? I am post-menopause but still get some hot flushes - I have been using natural progesterone cream to help with that, and it does seem to reduce them. I have had DVT twice and a PE as well so cannot take HRT or anything oestrogen related, but the progesterone of course is not a problem. I'm also on meds for high bp which appeared mysteriously out of nowhere when I was in my 30's - obvious now that both the high bp and blood clot problems were due to PCOS. Hindsight, eh...
Other than that I take a multivitamin & mineral tablet (one for 50+) also omega 3, lutein (because my mum is now blind with AMD and I certainly don't want that), a vitamin d capsule, that lot are all ongoing. I am also at the moment taking coenzyme q10 to help with high bp - I am hoping to be able to stop my bp meds (with GP's approval of course). Oh, and magnesium, and chromium picolinate to help with the insulin resistance.
Any thoughts? I'd be interested to hear what you are all doing, and what you've found helpful?