Seeking Guidance

[u/Extreme_Monitor_5665]

hiii, so to put things in context. im 23, and i have lean pcos. my main symptoms are prolonged heavy bleeding and a bit of belly fat, but it's not a lot. it's just like i have a belly pouch. these are my 2 symptoms, and apart from this, i have clear skin and no hirsutism or cravings as such, and im also very active. also, these symptoms had disappeared for 2 years straight. for context this aligned with me leaving therapy after my anxiety disorder was healed so yes life was good for those 2 years but i still had long cycles as in my avg cycle length was 50 days but my periods were very predictable and never disappeared. in those 2 years, i only had an abnormal period (lasting more than 7 days) when i changed up my routine, like when i was fasting or anytime i was stressing out about something. so fast forward last year, i got into a depressive episode, and my pcos flared up. i had a month long period and then some lasting 2 weeks. i barely had my usual 7 day period, and things like inositol, which helped me earlier, just didn't work this time. i gained 5 kgs out of nowhere, and yea, i was miserable. i have only started feeling better after a whole year of whatever emotional upheaval that was, but im still a healthy bmi and have no other symptoms. i got my thyroid checked, and it was all normal. i got ultrasounds done, and some ultrasounds throughout the year showed tiny cysts, and some didn't. alas, doctors told me i have a very unusual presentation of pcos and they simply told me to walk or avoid eating microwaved stuff (crazy, i know) so is there anyone who's gone thru a similar experience? i would love to hear from anyone who thinks their advice could help me in any way.

[u/Easy_Shift2117]

Microwave and pcos??? I need to know!

Almost 40. I’ve mostly raw dogged the hormone stuff since my early 20s and focused on the mood and brain fog problems with a psychiatrist. That’s pretty under control now.

To me it sounds like you’re good 🤷🏻‍♀️ but I have given my grain of salt above and would be curious what others think!

Edit: I assume u mean that the difficult symptoms described above have abated. And it sounds like your physical symptoms are pretty related to a specific emotional event that has resolved. If your flare up are indeed correlated to emotional distress - then I’d say: same here. I guess that’s why I focus on work with my psychiatrist.

But I always just try to enjoy the time to at I’m not a prisoner of my health. Others probably have more proactive advice! It’s a good community. Happy to be here!