Hi ladies, I have PCOS as well. And although I wasn't formerly diagnosed with the disorder I knew I had it for years through my research. Most doctors wouldn't test me for it because of my small frame. They seem to think women with PCOS have weight troubles but that is not always true.
I am here to tell you RIGHT NOW that doctors do not know much about this disorder. They are quick to put you on birth control, metformin, or Clomid. PCOS can be under control naturally and easily. I have never been on metformin, and I still have the clomid sitting here that I was prescribed. I just prefer to put as many natural things possible into my body.
I had 2 chemical pregnancies. One was last month, but hey...I GOT PREGNANT!! I am getting closer to my goal. And like the poster, I would have a "period" that lasted for 2 months, just to let you know, that is not your period. It is a hormonal disruption.
Also, to the poster, your crippling pain is not something normally associated with PCOS. I would talk to your doctor about getting tested for endometriosis, that disorder has crippling pain as a symptom. The only way to know if you have that is through a surgical procedure.
I have "been there and done that," in terms of trial and error while correcting my PCOS. I believe I am at the tail end of fixing myself naturally, all I need to do now is monitor my progesterone which I will ask the Dr. for a prescription if my levels are low. That is all I involve them in when working on my PCOS.
Anyway, here is what I do that works like nothing else! I will not get detailed here because it is a lot of info but feel free to private message me and we can go into further detail.
1. I see an acupuncturist and get electroacupuncture which is excellent for PCOS. It stopped my bleeding when nothing else did. And it also helped bring back my period that when missing when I stopped my herbs.
2. I take Vitex (solaray brand) it is an herb that balances female hormones.
3. I take Maca (Magic Maca Tincture) it is kind of like a potato and it also balances the hormones while giving the body loads of nutrients. It also gives me a strong ovulation to the point where I literally feel myself ovulate.
4. I take cod liver oil capsules (fermented)
5. I take D3 and B6. Increases progesterone and something else lol can't remember
6. I take cinnamon bark after meals twice a day
***the cinnamon bark controls blood sugar just as well as metformin without the side effects. Insulin resistance is a huge part of PCOS and attributes heavily to infertility
7. I take the herb dong quai and that nourishes the blood and brings on a missing period which may really help the woman that responded on here saying she doesn't get her period often.
8. I take folic acid and a natural multi vitamin
9. I just started taking Vitamin C today because that also increases progesterone.
10. I just began charting this month to check my progesterone.
BTW...very important if you didn't already know...OPK'S do NOT work on women with PCOS because our LH is normally alway high..don't even waste your money. Even with everything I have done, my OPK's are almost always blazing positive. But, it doesn't interfere with me ovulating or conceiving.
It seems like a whole lot of pills and tinctures lol but it is absolutely worth it! Plus I take most of the pills once a day at the same time when I wake up. My period is now 28 days like clockwork with O happening on the 14th day. My last issue is simply raising my progesterone so I can carry my next pregnancy to term. And to be honest, it took only one month of this. And I first began only with dong quai and Vitex and I got my period within 6 days of starting.
