Pill Box

[enduringplum]

Since I began my herbal regimen for my PCOS, I have generally felt better, although I have not begun ovulating or menstruating normally. I wasn't expecting any earth-shattering changes in my body, but since I began experiencing these PMS-like/pregnancy-like symtoms I've decided to reintroduce the metformin. Aside from fertility drugs or birth control pills, metformin is the only means Western medicine has to help my ovulation and manage my insulin resistance; over the last year, my blood sugar has been under control, so I don't really need the metformin for that, but I've put on a lot of weight (it's mainly Katrina weight that came from too much take-out and other bad eating habits) and that may indicate that I still have a problem with insulin resistance, which is one of the underlying causes of PCOS. The metformin will help my insulin resistance as well as allow my eggs to release more easily from my ovaries, rather than sticking to the surface to become painful cysts that will release too many hormones, leading to weird symptoms like the ones I've been experiencing for the last week. I don't think the strange, PMS-like symptoms resulted from the herbs I've been taking, but if they persist after I've been taking the metformin for a while, then I'll have to consider cutting some of them out; I just don't think that taking vitex and evening primrose oil could prompt such an extreme reaction from my body. If I have to take one out, it will probably be the black cohosh, because of the vile taste and because I know the herb has a reputation of being a little intense.

I've always had a problem with "med compliance," as some of my doctors call it. I don't enjoy taking medications, although I mind it less now that I'm taking so few (compared to the amount I've had to take in the past). I can't stand my gigantic, ugly pill box either! It makes me feel old and decrepit, and that's not an acceptable part of my self image. There needs to be a shop somewhere that I can buy glammed-up, cute pill boxes rather than the sterile, cold-looking ones they sell at my pharmacy. Maybe there is an online shop somewhere out there like that, because plenty of young people deal with disabilities and chronic illnesses, just like me; I feel an online search coming on...

Edit: I found a website for nifty-swifty pill box cases!