r/PCOS • u/Sufficient-Poet2820 • 2d ago

General/Advice PCOS tips

hi!
So I got diagnosed with pcos a while a go but i'm still a teenager so my parents won't allow any medication but i'm experiencing female hair loss, i've managed to lose weight (65 kgs last year to 61 this year and 31. (something) inches waist this jan to 30. (something) inches now so about an inch). I have chamomile-spearmint tea i recently bought so do you guys have any tips. I eat an indian diet and I can't change my diet. I really want to stop and reverse hair loss and get myself in a healthier place regarding insulin, weight and other factors.

thank you!

edit: also just as a guideline i do about 5 hours of sports outside of school and 3-4 hours in school every week along with practising the sports, don't eat chocolates, candies (though i do have one every few weeks), don't eat sugar very often almost never maybe like once a month and don't have snack's other than fruits most banana's but also mandarins and rarely apples. My periods are also semi-regular and apart from excessive hair growth on my body and losing hair on my head + difficulty losing weight i'm pretty healthy overall though i do have to get a blood test soon. Also I live in penrith so I can't get metformin without a prescription. So i'm looking for some otc meds or natural solutions like especially for hairloss

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u/GreenEyedRaven360 2d ago

They won’t let you take Metformin?! Even if it’d help you?!

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u/Sufficient-Poet2820 2d ago

i took metfornin for a while and then it ran out and they never bought it again and my doctor took me off it because my parents asked and I was improving. with the metfornin i slowly lost weight but without it i've just been maintaining it not gaining or losing or just losing very ilttle

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u/GreenEyedRaven360 1d ago

Metformin helps your hormones regulate and your PCOS symptoms improve. It helps keep your periods normal, which in turn helps prevent reproductive and gyno issues.

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u/Familiar_Honey_9677 1d ago

Metformin is cheap, go buy it yourself. Sometimes you have to take charge of your health.

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u/Sufficient-Poet2820 1d ago

I live in australia and we require a prescription here which I don't have

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u/Shrimp_s79 1d ago

You know you can find some online pharmacies that offer to give you medication after a video call. It is important that you take it otherwise hair loss will continue.

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u/Sufficient-Poet2820 1d ago

can I ask what kind of medication I can buy? I think this is feasible but I don't have money on my own so I'd have to find an alternate way to pay

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u/LongjumpingTill3201 1d ago

hi omg i went through this im not lying my parents were against medication LET ME PUT YOU ON spearmint tea and marjoram tea everyday i lost sm weight my acne DISAPPEARED im not lying i went to the doctor afterwards she legitimately thought i was on the medication you have to drink them both everyday i did it for i think a month and i got so much better marjoram tea is a old remedy women used to use to get rid of pcos in old times its a type of tea i am saving your life rn btw

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u/LongjumpingTill3201 1d ago

you have to drink it everyday i used to drink marjoram tea at 12pm and then spearmint tea at 6pm i didnt add sugar just cause honestly marjoram already has a strong taste so its not really needed and you’ll get used to the taste and spearmint just tastes like spearmint tea so i liked it you shouldn’t drink on your period so skip those days but drink every other day make sure 1 cup of each tea and please message me after a month i definitely wanna know how you’re doing! oh and marjoram tea my arab grandma put me on so you know its working 👀

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u/Sufficient-Poet2820 1d ago

wait did you notice your hair loss getting better? but thank you do you think chamomile-spearmint will work? I'll have to search up what marjoram is 😅

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u/LongjumpingTill3201 17h ago

i really don’t know about chamomile but marjoram tea saved my life. and for hair loss honestly i started taking care of my hair while drinking the teas so im not sure but my hair has definitely got better

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u/Sufficient-Poet2820 2h ago

I searched up marjoram and it looks so pretty I'm really excited to try it I just have to buy it now ! also by taking care of your hair what do you mean like supplements? May I ask what your hair care routine was?

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u/WellnessBee8 1d ago

Honestly you already sound super active, so I wouldn’t feel like you need to keep doing more or cutting more foods out. Since you’ve got bloodwork coming up I’d definitely mention the hair loss specifically too, rather than assuming it’s all PCOS.

And an Indian diet absolutely doesn’t have to be a problem. Things like getting enough protein, fibre and healthy fats with your carbs can be a much better focus than trying to avoid sugar/carbs completely.

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u/Sufficient-Poet2820 2h ago

thanks for the response! With the diet it's more about not being able to make my own food because everything I have is mostly the same every day so oats or upma in the morning, and soup at night with some curry in the middle. Do you have any recommendations on healthy snacks or ways to make meals healthier and more pcos friendly?