CLOMID first timer....

[cheekycurls]

I can't seem to find any clomid threads that are active, so thought I would start this one.

Currently just finished taking my last tablet (50mg) on my first month of clomid, I'm very excited & nervous at the same time.

So many things going on in my head, no one to really talk to, symptoms are a bitch (but must mean something is working if I have symptoms yeah?!)

has anyone taken clomid without being monitored? My consultant isn't going to scan me to check on follicles, I just have to go back to see her in 3 weeks (not sure what for?)

Really hoping this works!

But if anyone wants to join me on a clomid ride, share info or success stories, feel free to......

Hi Aworrying,

Thanks so much for your message as I am finding it very difficult now and suffering from a little depression every now and again : -(

So you've only been prescribed for 6 months? And I've heard that some women are allowed up to 12months? If they suggest IVF then that will be too costly for us as we'd only be able to do this privately. I've also heard that some women ended up buying some of the tablets privately, just to get around the situation, and got pregnant in the end. I might have to consider this.

Since messaging on here I've bought myself a clear blue ovulating kit, just to check that I'm ovulating on the days I think I should be, just in case.

Thanks again,
Take care.

Sorry, my message was directly to Solars!! lol

hi SRM01 sorry to hear you are felling down , its so hard somtimes isnt it. i have also been told by my consultant that i will ony begiven 6 mounths of clomid , as more can have revers effect and make it harder to get pregnant , ( exesive use thins the lining ofthe whom i think ) look into the effects of eccesive use . hopefully thoug you wont get that far and 6 munths you have been prerscribed will do the trick!

solars i also hope the sie effects on 100mg arnt too bad too !!! thinking of you in tht agonizing 2ww , fingers crossed for you x

hi ladies....
new to all this ..so might take a wee while to get all the lingo right!! :) feeling a bit disheartened today....had my first cycle of clomid this month, following a course of provera(as my af can be anything up to 18months apart!!) ....all went well (except a lot of crying...lol...glad i dont get a lot of pmt!!)...
went for my d21 bloods and found out today that my progesterone level was 2..... and they are looking for 30! feels like a big waste of time, got to go back this monday for another round of bloods.... anyone else had similar experiences...any advice or tips on what to expect next would be appreciated... feeling a little bit lost :(

thanks

Hi all and welcome new ladies. Hope you are all doing ok.

solars anything unusual to report yet? I'm really rooting for you, hope it's your month lovely.

My repeat progesterone showed it had gone up from 3 to 9. Still way too low, can't have ov'd...am confused why it trebled though...I had loads of ewcm so I was sure I'd just ov'd later than expected. I pushed to have a third test after another few days, since it appeared to be rising, but the clinic said they'd talk to consultant and get back to me...which of course they didn't. At least I'm seeing the consultant next week...I am so confused, I produce these lovely follicles but they just won't pop, even with a trigger shot to force them. The nurse started talking about injectables, I think because I was already producing too many eggs on my current Clomid dose so upping it will just mean even more which, of they can find a way to force them to actually ovulate, risks making me octomum. Im a bit daunted by it all, not worried about injections but it really feels like stepping up a notch and that I really do have a problem...I rationalised the Clomid as just a few little pills, didn't mean there was anything wrong with me, if you see what I mean..

Sorry it's a rant, I'm really fed up. Gutted to face another Christmas with no sign of our family starting anytime soon.

Xx

Highlove I'm so sorry- how unbelievably frustrating if you are showing all the signs of ovulation. As you say its odd it had risen at all though- why would it do that if you hadn't OVed? I think you are right to push for a repeat test. Are you still on 50mg or 100mg now?

I know what you mean about the Christmas thing. I keep thinking how this time last year, we were so sure we would either have a baby or be pregnant now, and we are no further forward at all. hey ho.

Skyper I am in the same boat as you- I was utterly devastated this month after I got my Day21 blood tests back and my progesterone was 2.1. All we can do is hope the Clomid takes a while to work I guess. Have you spoken to your consultant? Do you know if theyare planning to put you up to 100mg?

I'm on CD5 now and 50mg of Clomid. No side effects other than a slight queasiness. I am taking them in the morning this cycle instead of night-time, just to see if I did get any side effects. Not having any is making me wonder if it hasn't worked again.

I spoke to the fertility nurse again yesterday and she advised havign the blood test on CD 28. which seemed a bit late to me, but as it happens we are away then anyway so I'm going to have it on CD25 then re-test on CD 30 if no sign of AF.

hi girls.... quick question, this is all very confusing and im beginning to think i must be daft, so im sorry if this seems a stupid question.... but if my progesterone is low ie 2..that means ive not ovulated...but could i still have eggs??? and if so should i be getting scanned to see if i have eggs that have not ovulated ......omg.... i must sound so daft but its all so bloody contradictory..... :( .....men have it easy...none of this cycle rubbish!! lol

Hi ladies, thanks for your welcomes and good luck wishes.

Sorry to hear about your progesterone results Highlove. I understand what you mean about injections seeming like a bigger deal than tablets. I hope something manages to pop your eggs out soon.

It's my fourth day of taking clomid (50mg) today, and so far I've felt pretty much ok. I was woken last night with my first hot flush, but otherwise I've not had any side effects - phew.

I really hope that this works (for me & everyone else). It gets so hard when you've been trying for a while. I too remember last year (in my early ttc days) thinking that I'd probably have a least a bump by this Christmas. Still, maybe next year.

hi ladies, just checking in to see how everyone is doing?

I'm very down at the moment (won't go into details, don't wanna bring the whole thread down)

highlove sorry about ur results, very odd they went up tho?!

skyper I'm not sure, hopefully the other ladies will know

Pixiepops glad ur evil symptom free

hopes for Christmas BFP's all round

cheekycurls - sorry your down, dont worry about bringing us down..thats what we are all here for...sometimes you just need to get it off your chest...sometimes you need answers ...sometimes youve got good news...sometimes bad....we are all going through it...so if you need a rant feel free....xxxx :)

Hi ladies

A lot to catch up on...

SRM01 I hope you are feeling a little better now. Did you say you are taking a break this month? It will probably do you the world of good and you'll perhaps be more refreshed to start on the next clomid cycle. I have everything crossed for you x

Thanks Lucy is everything still ok on the 100mgs?

On no Highlove what is going on, how frustrating. Really hope your consultant has some answers and solutions for you lovely x

Hello and welcome Skyper I think you can have eggs and not ovulate, may be worth having a chat with your nurse or dr about. Good luck with your bloods on Monday x

Aworrying really hope you have better results this month and you're right in saying that CD28 is a bit late for your tests and you're better off going earlier x

Pixie I strangely have been getting hot flashes in the last few days of my cycle glad to hear those are your only symptoms x

Cheeky as Skyper says you rant as much as you want, we're all hear to listen. Hope you start to feel positive soon. Did you say you are still on the clomid for a little while longer? x

hi ladies. welcome new ladies.

skyper my story is pretty similar to yours , i have pcos and my piriods were 12-18 mounth apart , i also took prova to induce a piriod so i could start clomid , which i did, 50mg , on my day 21 bloods my result was 2.6 which showed that i hadnt responded to 50 mg, i was totally devestated an convinced clomid wasnt for me , so the next munth ( which was last mounth) my consultant told me to take 100mg , i was a bit nervous about side effects but i was fine on them , and on my day 21 bloods my levels were 91.6! which is pretty high, so dont be dishartend by not respnding on the first munth of 50mg some of us ladies just need a little bit extra ! what has your doc advised u to do , up your dose ? ortry a second moun th of 50mg?

solars im currently on cd 5 , and just swallowed my 4th 1oomgs! im feeling , dare i say it , fine ! well aprart from getting really hot at night and struggleing to actually fall asleep i lay awake till about 2 am. during the day though im fine ( up to now! )

cheeky so sorry to hear you are feeling so low , vent on hear as much as you like tha tis what we are hear for after all! you wont bring the thread down we aer here to help each other. really hope you are felling better soon [{hugs}]

Highlove , tht sounds really confusing , your scan showed three big folicals and you had the shot ! i hope you get to the bottom of things with your consultant next week , ttc is confusing enough!

solars I have another 3 months of 50mg clomid but I'm having a break from it so I don't feel like crap over Christmas, I'll start taking it again after Christmas/ new years

Hello ladies, sorry to hear that some of you are feeling down, that is exactly how I felt but there is hope. It has taken me over 3 years, 2 miscarriages and in total 8 months of clomid but here I am now 9 weeks pregnant. Had another scan a couple of days ago which showed a healthy pregnancy looking more like a baby with a strong heartbeat. TTC is tough really tough I cannot tell you how many tears I have cried or moments when I just wanted to give up. But I am finally starting to think that this is going to work.

confused thts brill :) chuffed for you. its so reasuring to here. x

i havent had a good day today ive had a lot of visual disturbences early tthis morninng and during the night , mind due i did have my 12week old niece overnight so i was up when im usually asleep maybey if i didnt have her i wouldnt of noticed them? to be honest tho it scared me a bit , i might take a mounth off clomid next munth, give myself a break. du u ladies think i should report them to my gp or just hold on to see if i get any more? x

Hi all,

Lucy I definitely think you should report the visual disturbances. Hope they've stopped now though.

Thanks worrying I'm on 50mgs. Happy to go up to 100 but not sure what the consultant will say. I think you're plan with blood tests sounds like a good one.

cheeky sorry you're not doing so good, as others have said, you shouldn't worry about letting off steam here. We all understand the ups and downs of TTC.

solars how things? Day 30 for you today I think...I'm really, really hoping this might be your month. How are you feeling? When is AF due?

Well I have started to spot which I always do pre-AF. Part of the reason I'm on Clomid. I only had 2 days of it last month which is a massive improvement. So don't know when AF will actually get here but funny that it will be spot on 2 weeks after when we thought I'd ov'd. Can you Ov and still have ridiculously low progesterone? Oh well, one more thing to obsessively check on google!

Hope everyone is ok x

Hello everyone! I hope you are all well. I find out the results of my 21 day test tomorrow.. cross your fingers for me.. i have been crampy for a couple of days and today my breasts have started to become sore. I am not due for AF for 6 more days and tonight TMI i had some pink spotting when i wiped. i hate that the symptoms are all the same for AF as pregnancy because id be at perfect time for implantation but feel like im just getting AF early, which almost never happens. ugh! thanks for listening

Highlove unfortunately af turned up on Saturday.

Also I'm not going to be around much on these boards anymore, so just want to wish you all lots of luck and thanks for all your support xx

best of luck to you highlove, and take care!

I got my results back just now from my blood test and it was 34 :) thats two months in a row that i have ovulated! Thank you metformin and clomid! I am still having low down cramps and spotting. I am so afraid itll turn into full blown AF. AF is due on friday. I hope this is implantation bleeding ! how are you all doing?

never mind... AF just showed her ugly face :(

Hello! Was hoping you lovely ladies might be able to help me?

I am on my first month of clomid for PCOS. Been on metformin for 6 months and was oving, but my cycles were getting longer and last month I didn't ov at all.

I've been using a fertility monitor and OPKs and they don't agree. According to FM I had peak yesterday and today, but OPKs were negative in the afternoon. I am on CD 10, do you think this is too soon for ov?? I will keep testing with OPKs, but the monitor will stop asking me to test soon.

Hi all,

Conf3ed that is WONDERFUL news, congratulations! Thank you for giving us all hope.

Jayebird that is good that you ovulated but I'm sorry AF showed up . Do you take the Metformin and the Clomid at the same time? How does it work?

Solars I'm sorry. Hope you are doing ok.

Hetty Hi and welcome, don't think CD10 is necessarily too soon for ovulation as I have read of women who have Oved and conceived on CD8. That said though I know Clomid can mess with OPKs, I would presume it might also give a false reading on a FM if they are both detecting LH. We were told by our consultant to have sex every other day from CD10 to CD24 (originally it was til CD18 but I have a 33day cycle on average).

That's interesting about the OPKs, Worrying. I've not used them for a few months as bloods and OPKs had been indicating that I was ovulating regularly, and so prior to this month I'd decided I may as well just SWI every other day instead and forget about poas. With starting clomid this month though, I have been using them, mainly to see if the drugs brought ovulation forward/delayed it.

I've just consulted Dr Google & someone suggested that they can be inaccurate if used too soon after taking the tablets. I guess that might make sense. I think I'll keep trying with them for this month (partly as I bought another bumper pack of cheap ones from Amazon & have a lot to get through!), but swi anyway & keep my fingers crossed

Nearly forgot to say, congratulations confu3ed, that's just the sort of positive ttc news I need to hear!

Thanks worrying and pixiepops. I wonder how soon is too soon, I started testing 3 days after taking my last tablet.

Confusion continued when I got a + OPK yesterday. Got a low on the monitor this morning and a very - OPK this afternoon, so I'm now thinking that I did ov, at some point in the last 2 days. Will continue with OPKs just in case and continue with EOD plan.