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I was diagnosed at the start of last year and since then it’s like I keep hitting a wall even though I just broke through the first one (getting the diagnosis) and every-time I feel like I’ve gotten somewhere with my moods or routine I’m hit with another wall. I also have ADHD making it even harder to get into a routine. Something will work one week and not the next. It’s just exhausting trying to figure it out. On top of that I feel like I have to explain myself over and over when I’m “in a… read more
I try to remind myself that I know I'm not crazy in what I am feeling from my body. It is a reflection on their lack of empathy to dismiss any sort of feeling towards something they cannot experience. This is a hard, and very individualistic, disorder and that can make it hard to relate to even other people with the diagnosis. The best advice I can give is to trust your gut and what your body is communicating to you. If this is about a provider definitely search for a new one if you are able.
First of all — that exhaustion is real, and it makes complete sense. Being newly diagnosed and trying to figure out a moving target like PCOS is genuinely hard work. The hormonal shifts that come with PCOS can directly affect mood, so those "walls" aren't just in your head — they're physiological.
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