burning toes n fingers n migraine in pcod

[nidhichhatwal]

hi!
i am a 25 yrs female and i was diagnosed with PCOD (polycystic ovarian disease) about ten months back.. my doctor prescribed me cyproterone acetate and ethiylestradiol for the same.. my menses became regular but i developed migraine due to the drug. the migraine attacks subsequently subsided after 2 cycles and i continued the drug for 6 months. i have stopped the drug for the last 4 months and my cycles have become irregular again. i had just two menstrual cycles during last four months and am still waiting for the third. unfortunately the migraine attacks have recurred from the past 5 days, and i have developed tingling, burning and swelling in my toes and fingers. what could be the reason, can anyone help me out?

[nidhichhatwal]

thanks a lot for the reply, got the fasting blood glucose level done, its within normal range only. and i live in india, lyme's disease is not very common out here. any idea if it could be due to nerve entrapment because of the swelling of my fingers n toes. ya i also forgot to mention i had swelling in my right knee for four days too.

[Carol in PA]

The sensation you feel in your hands and feet may be neuropathy.
I googled for PCOD and neuropathy, and found this essay, which has good information about the relationship of these two conditions with insulin resistance.
http://www.tripletsmomsandmore.org/newsletter/ARTICLE_2006_06_diabetes.txt

When you are looking for information, you should know that PCOD is more commonly known as PCOS, or Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome.
A syndrome is a collection of symptoms, and is not really a disease in itself.

In my experiences with reading about tick borne infection, I have found that PCOS, neuropathy, migraines, and insulin resistance are symptoms experienced by some people with Lyme Disease.
I'm not saying that you have Lyme, but Lyme is known to trigger these problems.

In your case, you should probably be checked for insulin resistance.
Some things that may help with neuropathy are B complex vitamins, Methylcobalamine  (called Methyl B12), magnesium, alpha-lipoic acid and gamma linolenic acid (GLA).
Methylcobalamine can be purchased in a sublingual tablet, that you place under your tongue to absorb.  Vitamin B12 injections can also be given.
You can do an internet search for more information about how these nutrients affect neuropathy.

Wishing you the best,
Carol