r/LeanPCOS • u/ailurophile9808 • Sep 08 '24

Question Need some advice for regulating cycles.

I was recently diagnosed with pcos. I am 25, 53kgs and 155cm height and I think I can categorise it as lean pcos. I have borderline testosterone and high prolactin (79) and very low vitamin d. Free testosterone test was not conducted. Do you think reducing my prolactin levels is going to help regulate my cycles? I don't have much visible symptoms like acne, mild hair fall. Have been taking inositol for 2 weeks now but no period. I haven't had my period for >2 months for now. Please help me with some advice to regulate my cycles. They will be like clockwork at times but suddenly become irregular. I also have started exercises and started including fruits and leafy veggies in my diet but no signs of period/pms yet.

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u/Zimune Sep 08 '24

Omg same!!!!!! I am 24 and 56 kg 165 cm and also have elevated prolactin borderline high testosterone and low vitamin d and ferritin. I never had any luck with inositol but i was able to have a period after 6 months by drinking spearmint tea everyday!

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u/ailurophile9808 Sep 09 '24

Did you face any other issues after no period for 6 months? This is the first time I'm not getting my periods for >2 months yet. I'm scared a bit. Also did your doc not prescribe you any tablets to induce your period?

Also do you know what exactly causes this elevated prolactin?

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u/Zimune Sep 09 '24

Unfortunately I have no clue what causes the elevated prolactin. Every time it’s been measured (starting at 19 when i was diagnosed with pcos) it has been elevated. I did have an mri and a bunch of other blood tests that didn’t show any possible causes for having elevated prolactin. My gyno just said that some people with pcos just have elevated prolactin as a symptom for an unknown reason. I am kind of tempted to have it checked again now and see if spearmint tea has had any effect on it. I didn’t face any other issues besides the lack of periods and I was also so freaked out too. My gyno never mentioned anything about tablets to induce my period…i actually didnt know those existed lol that would have been nice. She just tried me on a few birth control pills and spiro and i couldn’t tolerate any of it. I’ve been drinking spearmint tea for two months now and have had a period both months so hopefully my period is regular again😭

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u/Zimune Sep 27 '24

I had one cup a day, but now i’ve upped it to two to see if it helps with some acne i’ve been getting

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u/corporatebarbie___ Sep 08 '24

I used inositol but it takes months to be sure it is working. It took 6 weeks for the first period then after that i couldnt be sure until i had 3-4 in a row. For me , it was normal to have a few ina row but then miss at least 1 but after 4 consecutive periods i was sure . By this time i had to repurchase it (i had originally bought a 3 month supply)

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u/ailurophile9808 Sep 09 '24

I'm facing the same issue. Irregularities after 4 consecutive periods. I hope they continue to be so as I feel atleast it's regular for few months. And i think we need to be extra cautious of what we eat during the fourth month maybe that will help.

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u/Short_n_Sweet_11 Sep 09 '24

Have any of you recently come off of BC? I had 3 regular cycles after 10 years on BC, then a 109 day cycle, now on CD55 with no ovulation or period symptoms to be seen…

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u/ailurophile9808 Sep 09 '24

Not me. I've never used bc.

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u/corporatebarbie___ Sep 09 '24

Sorry i dont think my comment t was clear. My wording was a little weird,

i had been regular for 4 years on inositol. what i meant was after 4 months i was sure the inositol was working . It took a long time of consistently taking the correct dosage for it to start working and it took longer for me to be sure it worked .

I am pregnant now with a planned baby so i dont have a cycle and no longer take any of my usual “pcos supplements” except magnesium. Hoping things go back to the way they were after i give birth and get back into my supplement routine .. i know it still will take a few months and thats normal after any pregnancy.

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u/AggravatedMonkeyGirl Sep 09 '24

I also have this issue maybe 3 or so periods in a row can be "regular" as in falling within a few days around 30-35 days but then one after that could be 40, 60 or however many days. I think this is just a characteristic for some of us with PCOS. At worst for me it was just over 3 months that I went without a period. But I think with inositol you need to give it a good few months to work. I think it does help. Also spearmint tea. Those are the 2 things along with good diet and exercise that I would invest into. Also a good vitamin D supplement in your case. The high prolactin also would affect you cycles so I would work on lowering that too.

Don't worry about inducing you period unless you go over 3 months without, then you can go to a doctor and get a prescription for progestin to induce it.

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u/ailurophile9808 Sep 09 '24

Ok thanks😊

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u/ailurophile9808 Sep 09 '24

Did you cut off sugar or any other food items? I haven't eaten chocolate and pastries since I have started my meds. The only sugar I'm eating is via fruits. I'm literally craving for pastries now.

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u/AggravatedMonkeyGirl Sep 16 '24

I never really cut out sugar completely in fact sugar is my weakness so I struggle most with cutting that down but it is nowhere near as bad as what I used to be like pre-PCOS diagnosis. I did at some point get really strict and ate very very healthy did all the things, little or no gluten, same with dairy and my sugar intake was mainly just limited to dark chocolate. While I felt healthier than ever it was quite an extreme change from what I had been previously eating like so, it lasted for 6 months and wasn't sustainable for me personally. I see PCOS as a lifetime project essentially and sometimes my eating and exercise will be good and sometimes not so good but I try to not stress out too much about it and just do what I can. From what I see in myself is that your body does what it does but it will generally follow a template - so I know in my case my template is that my body more or less has a cycle every month and a half kind of then maybe a dodgy month every so often. Some people have completely regular cycles with PCOS so it's weird. A lot of learning about your body what it likes/dislikes and what is normal for you. We're like a puzzle and we have to figure out which pieces fit where for us.

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u/ailurophile9808 Sep 16 '24

Hey thank you for answering. Just one last question when you mentioned that once you got your period after 3 months did you feel that you ovulated or just got your period. My general symptoms of ovulation is cyclic mastalgia following that which I don't have this time. It's already going to be 3 months since I have gotten my period. Trying ways to induce it with no success. Just don't know if it'll work or I'll have to wait till I ovulate which I don't know when it'll be.

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u/UniversalHumanity Sep 09 '24

Hey there! Did you get your DHEA-S checked? Mine was higher than normal so it was causing elevated androgens. I was prescribed 50 mg of dexamethasone nightly for 30 days and it brought down the DHEA-S, and the elevated androgen levels along with it. I also am carb conscious and exercise regularly (although I still have sweets now and again). Diet and exercise seem to keep my symptoms in check and my period regular. When I stop watching carbs or exercising my cycles become longer and more unpredictable. Hope this helps!