Any PCOS Kleek or GPs around?

PCOS here, but never had any bad emotional side effects from it. Did the GP tell you why she wouldn't prescribe any more dianette? What did she offer instead?

Http://www.verity-pcos.org.uk/ Have you tried this site? I have found it very helpful in the past.

As for Dianette, I can't give you anything positive I am afraid. My doctor told me a couple of years ago that it was no longer licensed (replaced by another brand I think?)

I still take it, so it is most definitely still licensed.

I have recently moved house, back to the place where I used to live with my parents, and at that time the local GP decided I had been on it long enough and took me off it. Some of them just don't like it for whatever reason, cost perhaps? I moved out of the family home and got a GP who prescribed it to me again, and now that am back, I am staying with my old surgery as I know this local guy (he is still there) will stop it.

I was off it for 2 years while trying for and having my boy, it wasn't that bad really, although it was harder work to keep me blemish free. I had more of a problem with my back and chest!

Can the doctors at the FPC provide it perhapps?

It is no longer licensed for contraceptive use, I was taken off it. My anxiety and panic attacks stopped almost immediately after I stopped taking dianette, not helpful to you I know but thought that I would share my experience of it. xx

An interesting article about in from 2006 http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2006/may/08/health.medicineandhealth

Are you registered with a specialist at the hospital? My specialist told me to go back to her immediately if I had any difficulties with getting another prescription of Dianette. So far I've had no problems, but I've got to go in 2 weeks, so fingers crossed.

I've been on it, on and off, for 18 years or so. TBH when I've been off it the side effects of the PCOS far outweigh the possible downside of the Dianette. So far all my health checks have been normal (touch wood).

I've been discharged too, but still told to go back if this occurred.

Are there any other GPs at your surgery you can see? Otherwise ask for a referral back to your specialist. You absolutely mustn't be taken off this medication if it is working for you, unless there is a sound medical reason for it. If there is then they need to give you something to replace it (Metformin?) and contraceptive support.

I don't take it but thats really pants and sounds like the GP isnt really listening to you. PCOS isnt something a lot of GP's know a lot about (well thats what I have found). I would ask to see someone else or to be refered to someone. I actually havent ever seen anyone other than a GP but it sounds like it would be helpful in this situation.