PCOS
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome it affects every one in ten women. It occurs with a hormone level imbalance and it causes cysts in the ovaries. There is no cure for PCOS. From the outside you would never know if a woman had PCOS, if you didn't know the visible symptoms. In this blog today I'm going to go into some of the general symptoms with PCOS. I know the toll it can take on a person because I'm living with it now. If not managed it can be a million times worse. Even when managed it isn't easy.
I want to talk about the general symptoms and the steps you can take to try and help with them. The opinions I have on this is just from my own experience and the stories I've heard from other women. First of the symptoms I want to talk about are the general ones. Fatigue, Rage, Mood Swings, Insomnia, Anxiety, Depression, Craving Sugar, Low Sex Drive. These are just some of the symptoms. Now from my personal experience, I can say that I have had the anxiety and depression symptoms. I continue to struggle with my anxiety. I have gotten my depression under control for a few years now. I don't think any of these you could choose that are worse than the other because in reality they are all terrible in their own way.
The fatigue is was gets me most the time as well as my anxiety. Being tired all the time no matter how much or how little sleep you get is well.. exhausting. You try and get enough sleep and I add a little bit of coffee in the morning to the few hours of sleep I get, just to keep myself moving. A few things you can do in the morning to try and get your fatigue is a little workout, it gives you energy. Whether it be yoga for a half hour or a short run/walk. Just something to get your blood flowing. Keep yourself hydrated with water most the day. I drink coffee in the morning, then water the rest of the day. Something to get your anxiety and depression under control I have found is relaxation. Sounds easy enough right? WRONG.
Trying to really relax when you have anxiety and depression is difficult. Your mind never shuts off. My solution to this even if it's for ten or fifteen minutes is take a nice hot bath and put some of your favorite music on and just soak. If that's no your cup of tea, try reading or writing, going for a walk. Treat yourself to some activity big or small you'd enjoy and your mind can relax for a short time. It does help, give you like a restart button almost. If that makes any sense. These solutions also can go for mood swings, and rage just get yourself to relax somehow and bring yourself back to a calm state. The craving sugar symptom I haven't really dealt with too often. When I have dealt with it my one solution is drink water, or eat fruit. You can indulge in sugar every now again just not too much. Eating well is a big part of PCOS and getting it under control. Low Sex Drive, that's a tough one to solve. All I'm going to say on this one is I hope you have a very understanding partner as I do with all the symptoms including this one. I can't give to much advice on this one other than talk to your partner about it, in depth if need be. Tell them what you want or need. Just give direction to them. If that doesn't work. Do some research on it, online or talk to your doctor.
These general symptoms take a huge toll on the body internally. Just try and relax, talk to someone, your doctor or partner or anyone you are close too. It does help to talk. Even when it feels like you aren't making much sense. If there are women reading this and are going through the same thing, I hope it helped knowing someone else is going through it too. If you are a woman reading this and had no idea about PCOS or what it was, I hoped this helped you understand a little bit about it. If you are a man and are reading this then I hope this helps you understand what some of us women have to go through. Be patient and understanding with us, PCOS or not. I sure hope this helped somebody.
Thank you for reading this blog, more to come on PCOS. Any questions on comments just leave them below and I'll do my best to answer. Have a great day!
Danielle
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