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Hey! Omg, I definitely don't think it's new. My mum is about to turn 50 and she has undiagnosed PCOS. She also had the same problems as me and struggled to get pregnant, after telling her about my diagnosis, she also realised that thats what she had and it went undiagnosed as doctors never told her what it was and prescribed her birth controls. I think this is what has been happening for many years! But I'm so glad that we live in a generation where we can be educated and challenge doctors to helping us out more! <3

Heya! I'm actually looking to do an update video on my Metformin journey soon. So i've been putting wait on after being on it for 2-3 years and being consistent with it. Seems like if you don't manage stress and also other lifestyle factors, you may end up putting weight on! Hope this helps! <3

@@InnerChai so helpful, yes! My doctor recommended metformin & hearing real women’s experiences is so important before I make a decision. Would love an update video ♥️

Yes! There is just so much to learn with PCOS and sometimes you are either winning the fight or losing it! We've all got this and there are many many many of us <3

So true I thought my Metformin was working since I finally had periods for four months but now they've stopped again despite me exercising and eating extremely healthy everyday, it's just not fair other people eat chocolate and crisps and never have to worry about their weight or periods. 😢​@@InnerChai

Hey, i would say to get blood works done first and check what is the required dosage for females for each vitamin. In regards to metformin, my doctors put me on 1,500mg

I'm so sorry you feel this way, I know for myself, even i feel this way. Even when i have lost weight. I think PCOS also affects your mental stability and knowing how hard it is to lose weight when you have PCOS while you watch everyone around you losing weight by maybe just cutting out little food and working out, can make you feel terrible. Especially as sometimes it feels we may be putting in 10 x hard work. All i want to say is keep working on yourself and don't compare anyones journey to yourself. If you workout, eat good food then that's the best thing for you and your body and you don't have to feel alone. Put pressure on your doctor to get things checked up with your PCOS when you don't see improvements too.

Oh i'm so sorry you've had to go through all of this! I'm not a doctor or a professional but i was also told to go on the pill but it didn't really help with my PCOS and i had alot of side effect. With PCOS, it's important to get loads of blood works done and listening to your body. I know inositol is really beneficial and so is Berberine but it's always great to consult your doctor before you try anything new. One thing i've had to learn is instead of asking my doctor what it is, is talking to your doctor and telling them what you think you might have and researching about it. Sometimes they will only give you right guidance if you know about your own body and some symptoms or names of what you might have and throwing it at them and see if they can get you tested

Free Testosterone is what causes the hair growth. So metformin can help in reducing the androgens once insulin resistance subsides but it doesn’t always work for everyone. Spearmint tea (not other mints) and spearmint oil help to reduce testosterone a lot and helps with the hair.

Hi! I’m so sorry that you’ve been feeling this way, especially alone, I definitely don’t want you to feel this way at all! If you need to send me a message on Instagram please do, it’s @inner.chai and I’m pretty quick on replying! ❤️ In regards to talking to your doctor, I 100% recommend it. Even if the results come back that you don’t have PCOS, atleast you tried to figure out your health and have been trying to discover what this is. Be very specific with them, tell them your symptoms and mention that these relate to PCOS symptoms. If you can get hormone blood checks done and also scans to see if you have cysts in your ovaries or any other abnormalities. There will be times that doctors might not listen to you, tell you to take the birth control (please do not do this, this does not heal PCOS, it just masks it) , or to come back when you want to get pregnant. But it’s important to emphasis with them that this affects your mental health a lot and they have every obligation to run tests to find out the root cause. In regards to your mum completely ignoring your feelings, especially your health, I’m so sorry about this! Only people going through health issues realise what it really means when they’re facing the symptoms which is why your mum doesn’t understand. I think you can come up to her with facts but if she doesn’t understand, then she doesn’t. However, this doesn’t mean that you don’t have any health complications. So please don’t ignore it. PCOS is not a case of being unhygienic but can be caused by hormonal imbalance and also genetics. This is something you can’t control without finding out the imbalance. Again, as mentioned before, if you need to reach out and ask any questions, get in touch with me on Instagram and I’d be happy to hear you out! xx ❤️

@@InnerChai You are so amazing, thank you so much for taking the time to write this out. I will absolutely make sure that I talk to the doctors about my queries and I think I'll talk to my mum about it. Thank you for giving me the courage <3 You are helping so many young girls including me by sharing you journey and advice. Thank you sm, have a great day :)

@@beepboopbeep111 aww! This means so much to me! I hope everything goes well and keep me updated ! ❤️

@@InnerChai I told my mum and her reaction was so much better than expected!! Turns out that she was also diagnosed with PCOS a while back and she said that she’ll book an appointment for me to get it checked out. It genuinely feels like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders . Thank you for giving me the courage to do this ❤️

@@InnerChai MY RESULTS CAME BACK AND I HAVE PCOS!!! Ik that this is a really weird thing to be happy over but so many health issues now have an answer. Thank you so much for helping me talk to my mum in the first place, I appreciate you to an extent that you don’t understand. I am genuinely so happy and I can really properly begin my health journey with all my questions answered. Thank you thank you thank you for everything, sending love ❤️

You’re welcome!! ❤

Hi sona! Thank you for your comment! I started off with one tablet which is 500mg of metformin. Hope that helps! ❤️

@@InnerChaiare you still on it?

Glad it was helpful! ✨✨

Heya! I’m not too sure but I would suggest to do some research on the University’s that you’re going and check their curriculum so you know you can enjoy the course without feeling like you’re wasting a masters xx ✨

Please help me sis I have thyroid and pcos with normal testosterone levels and gained weight recently of 8 kgs if I was underweight and now I have normal BMI. And I facing unwanted hair issue so help me to cure or get rid of unwanted hair

@@rayudutharunteja8068 try spearmint tea.

Please help me

i really dont mean to be rude and i am so happy that intermittent fasting works for u! but keep in mind that she may have really been starving herself. pcos has a 4x more rate of having eating disorders than a person without pcos. this may not have been her case but for me, i went days without eating because i was so ashamed of my body and it was the only thing that helped me lose weight (ofc i gained it all back, it is not at all sustainable). i am only saying something because assuming that she was fasting vs starving (two VERY different terms) and then saying that it is a good idea to "starve" may not be the best way to get your point across and can be a little hurtful. again, i try to spread awareness about the ed and pcos situation and just wanted to lyk about another perspective :)

coffee on empty stomach might harm the stomach. It's acidic Just saying.

Hey Billie! I didn’t have spotting, I’m not too sure if you haven’t had your period in a while and that’s why it’s happening? I didn’t get my period for 3 years and only got my period 5-6 month of taking metformin. Going vegan while taking metformin helped me get my period back. However, I mostly eat vegan and eat vegeterian food on the weekends and my periods have been doing fine. First week being on the metformin wasn’t too great, loose stool, headaches, fatigue and nauseous. I actually tried to take it easy. I didn’t work out my first 2 weeks but did try to eat healthier. I have actually opted to eat gluten free last year for a month, but I was quite lethargic, being vegan meant there was hardly anything for me to eat. Something that I like focusing on is looking at what our ancestors ate. I don’t mean cavemen but mostly what our grandparents ate who were always healthy and follow that thumb rule. But going dairy free definitely help. I would also say, as it’s just the beginning metformin will give you a lot of side effects, I got useto it in a couple of weeks though. Some people also opt for inositol instead, apparently it is as affective and metformin

Heyyyaaa! I’m glad that inositol has helped with your period regulation! ❤️ So when I started taking metformin 1x a day, I didn’t have that much side effects but I did get nauseous and loose stools. Here and there, I’ll get loose stools due to not eating adequately when taking metformin. However, it does subside after a week or two. I’d suggest start eating clean and working out as soon as you take metformin to start seeing results. However, don’t just eat salad, eat nutrient dense foods or low GI foods. Also very beneficial to take b12 vitamins alongside metformin as metformin is know to lower your b12 ❤️ will be coming out with a supplement to take with PCOS video soon! ✨

It’s every month, it can be a week late but it’ll come every month. However, if I’ve had a stressful month , my period can be 6/7 weeks late but will still come. However, working out and eating right really helps with getting my period back and taking metformin for insulin resistance

Heyy! Now I’m Indian xx ❤️❤️

I’ve been stuck around 73-75kg too! It’s hard figuring out what exactly works for your body but it’s best not to be too hard on yourself! I’m so glad you got to see results aswell!! You got this 🎉

@@InnerChai I have to get screening due to maybe get it

@@emilyjames3110 I wish you the best of luck! It’s a difficult journey but we have eachother!

Hey! So I’ve actually been taking metformin for 2-3 years now! It’s been a while but I’m on 1500mg. I’m hoping I can transition out if it but it’s definitely my safety net for me as I have insulin resistance. I would say go for it! But it you feel that it’s got too many side effects, you can also try inositol and take 1,500mg of that too. People also say turmeric works wonders! I would definitely recommend checking out @pcos.weightloss on Instagram and on here. They have great tips and advice and an alternative for metformin.

Hi Triana, it was 500mg in the beginning and now I take 1,500. You can go up to 2,000mg if it’s not that affective with the guidance of your doctors

@@InnerChai hi, hope you don’t mind me asking were you on the regular Metformin or the extended release? x

@@Danielarowsa it was the regular metformin, I would have wanted the extended release one as I had a lot of stomach issues in the beginning but then it got better.

Hey Michelle! Thank you so much for this lovely comment! So many people go about their lives without being diagnosed with PCOS because they don’t know what it is. But go through health issues and doctors tell you to lose weight or go on birth control. So I’m glad this is helping people out! 😊❤️

Hey Aditya! I would 100% firstly check with your doctor or a PCOS specialist first. Once you have been diagnosed, you can then do blood tests etc. Sorry, I’m not a professional but just giving you some help and what I did right in the beginning.

@@InnerChai Thanks dear🤗

She'll need to do hormones check up and/or ultrasonic examination of ovaries. I have a regular and stable cycle, but have a ton of other negative effects, like acne, bloating or really painful cycle.

@@annakirei6004 thank you for this Anna, ❤️ I myself got my hormones checked and they said it was fine, but I still have PCOS. They did ultrasound of my ovaries etc

You are so welcome! ✨

Hi Sarah! Thank you for the question! So unfortunately, my gp/doctor isn’t much helpful with the whole PCOS situation. Either it is to do blood tests or getting an ultrasound on my ovaries. But i do want to ask you want the relation would be to get your pituitary gland checked so I can hopefully ask my gp or a professional in relation to this x In regards to the workouts. When I went vegan and lost 10kg, my workout consisted of: - Blogilates extreme abs workout 25 minutes at home workout -blogilates leg slimming cardio Pilates workout. Pilates has helped me out alot in this area and blogilates mainly focuses on that aswell. I do also further suggest these workout -30 minutes head to toe tone with weights The thing about PCOS is sometimes those rough fat burning cardio workouts end up doing us the worst. We put on weight because our stress hormones get elevated, and you know for people with PCOS that can be bad. So I would suggest to go for slow workouts or even slow weighted workouts to tone your body. Pilates is a great way to help lose weight and overall just be stronger. If you go through blogilates RUclips or website, she has some great workouts and whatever you feel suitable with doing, go for that! One thing I also learned is that we don’t have to completely cut of cardio. Apparently 30 minutes max should be fine but anything more than that can do some damage. So you can go on a long walk, add some weights and just feel stronger. Ps. I’m not where I want to be 😂 but so far I’m able to maintain when I never was able to do that. I can go without exercise for a week and still feel good. I have my period every month aswell! I hope this helps!

@@InnerChai awww thank you !! I’m 37 now and I’ve been battling pcos since 16 and it’s always been a uphill battle . The more research I’ve recently found is that there is a strong connection with the pituitary and pcos because the pituitary is responsible for the hormone production and can cause pcos . They would check your prolactin level and cortisol levels . It’s seems like you got your period really early just like me and struggled with hair on body issues right from the start . Cushings disease can cause pcos , depression, anxiety , a back neck hump , textured skin , excessive body hair , infertility, and inability to lose weight . Cushings is greatly under-diagnosed and often missed with patients with pcos . You have to really push to get tested , I’m right there too to get the labs done ❤️ positive vibes ❤️❤️❤️❤️

@@sarahwilliams4183 thank you so much for the information! It’s crazy but when I was overweight and my symptoms were out of control, I had all the symptoms you described with the Cushing disease. I will definitely ask my GP and see if they can help me out! If you need any more information, please don’t hesitate to comment or ask away! Honestly, with PCOS no matter if we lose weight or start to get our symptoms in control, it will always be a battle because something new comes up or our cravings take over and the constant mental health issues we have to face. I wish you nothing but happiness and health on this very long journey! ❤️ It crazy to think that there is so much to learn about PCOS still 🥲

Congratulations! I’m so happy for you! One concern for me was that I wouldn’t be able to conceive in the future and you lose all hope because that’s something that you have to put on the table. I hope you a happy and healthy pregnancy and birth ! ❤

Congratulations! Praying for a healthy 10/10 baby 🥰 Do you mind sharing the natural supplements you use/took?

@@InnerChaiI have got chin cream hormone one And got symptoms of it as I was struggling and been struggling with anxiety about it especially mentally 😢 And now I have to get on the control to help me as I try exercises and anything else you recommend? I’m eating good and especial diet to go on ❤

Oooh what kind of supplements did you take?

Hey! I’m so sorry you’re going through some difficulties. I would say to go with something that you feel like you are passionate about and that you’d find easy to learn. Being able to already have somewhat of an experience in the degree you are applying for, will also help

I’m so glad it was helpful! Good luck! Let me know if you need anymore help ❤️

@@InnerChai thank you so much! that would be awesome, i actually might just need to hit you up sometime :) do you have an instagram?

@@tatumtatum yep! It’s inner.chai on Instagram!

Yep! Media studies would also be an excellent example to put in your portfolio! Especially because fashion journalism/journalism in general resides in the media category. You’ll be learning about all different types of media during your fashion journalism course and how to write for specific media; e.g. social media, print media, broadcast media. I hope you found that helpful! Good luck ❤️

@@InnerChai Thankyou so much

Hiba Khan hey! I’m not sure about fashion communication but fashion journalism doesn’t have maths, especially in UAL/LCF

Fashion communication has a huge leap towards photography so there may be a tiny bit of maths but nothing major lol, you will always need a pass n maths for uni anyway so you should be good😊