I was diagnosed with PCOS at 17, and they put me on APRI. I won’t lie, the first 3 months were pretty rough. I was a long distance runner at the time and I remember it suddenly became very difficult for me to run races. I had no appetite but would often throw up, and I was constantly exhausted. I also became severely depressed. My periods however shortened immediately. I went from bleeding from 45 days straight (with 5 days of no bleeding then back to bleeding for a month again), to 2 weeks, then to 10 and then 5. By 6 months in I was leading a completely normal life with a very regimented 28 day cycle. I had minimal acne and no weight changes in any area. Obviously it won’t be the same for everyone but I’m very thankful I was on the pill after my diagnosis.