To Flagyl or not to Flagyl?

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Hey everyone!

Phew! Things are finally coming to a close. I think this is my "final boss battle", if you will.
Yesterday, I finally got to see my gyn who told me that everything on my cultures came up negative (no STIs, no yeast, no nothing!), except for my bacterial culture which came up "indeterminate". Apparently that means that more likely than naught I had/have BV, which is what he diagnosed me with. He asked me how the amoxicillin went (didn't help), and went on to prescribe me flagyl. I explained that I've been doing so much better after switching detergents (a few of my mom's friends divulged that using this detergent resulted in them having BV), using tea tree oil and taking boric acid. He didn't seem convinced, but still was happy that I'm doing better. But... he still prescribed me flagyl (in his words "just in case").

Now... Should I take it or not? Boric acid has made me feel good enough that I've been able to spend quality time with my boyfriend (ahem). Sometimes I still get a little itchy, but I think it may be mostly because once I get a little "excited"  I get very wet very fast (and I couldn't when I had raging BV because it would hurt too much). Also, I'm super sensitive (like, if you grab me I will turn pink and get a rash) and not removing my hair has caused me to be super scratchy.

I'm just absolutely terrified it will come back. I think I've had it for a very long time (memories of being 13 and crying in the bathroom at school because walking was just too painful), and I kind of want to be able to deal with it. This will be my 8th or 9th night of taking boric acid too.

PCOS, IIH and Hashimotos???

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Okay, I am going to make this quick because I am headed to bed, but I am nearly 8 months post partum and I have IIH (treated with 50 g Topamax 2 x a day and Diamox 250 2 x a day) PCOS (treated with Metformin 500 HCL 1 x a day) and am about to get the Mirena installed, but in the mean time I've been having a combination of Hypo and HYPER thyroid symtoms. I'm asking my GP to run my thyroid levels next week

I wrote this not too long ago:

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have to do things in KGS ( I live in the Netherlands and dont quite remember how to translate over to LBS) but my story goes a bit like this: I weighed 89 kgs prior to getting pregnant and post pregnancy I was back down to 92 kgs (almost back to my pre-pregnancy weight!) but then it started increasing.. I went back to visit my parents and came back at 99 in the beginning of December and was then 106 in the first of January. As far as to weight gain I eat 1800 calories a day, eat healthy and regularly, and excersize 30 minutes 5- 6 times a week.. Including being on Topamax and breastfeeding full time...I should NOT be gaining!! At least I could hold steady;....



Other symptoms include: dry skin, major hairloss, boils in vaginal region and in my legs, what feels like arthritis in my hands, battling PPD (maybe I am? I'm not sure?) no libido whatsoever. Other things of note I can be out in below freezing temps with only a sweatshirt and NEVER feel the cold, and then once I get inside have my hands tingling and hurting like they should have been freezing but never feeling it.. And sometimes having to have my heat up to nearly 80 just to stay warm! and tons of sweatshirts.. Nothing computes to me...

My Endo calls me today and gives me the results that glucose, testosterone, etc all "normal"but that my thyroid was a bit high... But he can't help me...


I was seriously hoping he was going to call and say you are Hypo - here are some meds so at least I've tried something... Doctors here make me feel like I'm going mental and they do not want to help...

Thyroid levels last were: Free T4 was 13.9 Ranges are 10.0 and 24.0 pmol/l and for the TSH was 0.162 and the ranges are 0.400 to 4.00 mu/l

Someone has suggested to me to have the antibodies run because it sounds to them like Hashimotos...

My question is: Does anyone else have IIH, PCOS and Hashis?? Or does someone with better google fu than I know links where there medical cases I can link it to? My neuro thinks my Hypthalamus might be damaged, but I'm now thinking differently....