ANYONE WAITING TO START CLOMID?

[sambrads]

HI YA I AHVE BEEN TTC FOR A WHILE NOW BUT AS A RESULT OF MY THYROID GLAND BEING UNDERACTIVE I AM NOT OVULATING !!!

MY DOCTOR AHS JUST PRESCRIBED ME CLOMID BUT MY PERIOD IS LATE AND I HAVE TO WAIT TIL IT STARTS BEFOERE I ACN TAKE IT.

ITS DRIVING ME MAD!!!!!!!!!!!

I know how you feel, I have been there a few years ago, the wait is hell!

Didn't want your post to go unanswered and thought it might help hearing my story. I was not ovulating due to PCOS and after the third month of Clomid I fell pregnant.
My little clomid baby was 4 yesterday (And has a little sister of 6mths! I fell pregnant naturally with her whilst waiting on my appt to get clomid again!)

It is well worth the waiting about when you get the result you long for.

Hope you can start it very soon, good luck x

i also just wanted to acknowledge your post -
I am 35 weeks pregnant and our little bundle will also be a clomid baby!! I also have PCOS and after some ovarian surgery and some investigative stuff, I was prescribed clomid and concieved on my 2nd cycle. I think it is bloody good stuff!!!!
xxx Wishing you the very best of luck!!!

guess what woke up this morning and my period is here !!!!!

it was definately down to you two answering my post and maki ng me relax thatnks so much !!!

is there anything i should no about clomid how did it affect you?

i have my christmas work dinner tonight and i dont no if i should drink or not as i dont want it to effect the clomid and i dont want people thinking im pregnant either!!!!
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Hi, sorry I just saw this! What cycle days have you to take the clomid on? I took mine from days three to seven (inclusive)

I should think that a couple of drinks won't hurt, just don't go mad!

I didn't have any side effects really, maybe a few mood swings but nothing too bad.

Hope you enjoy your night out. Keep us updated on the clomid. Are you being monitored? I was when I first started the clomid. In case of hyper ovarian stimulation or something like that. They checked the follicle lengths and everything.

Good luck, will keep my fingers crossed for you

Have a great Christmas x

hi ya no i am not being monitored

i am taking it day 1 til day 5 of my cycle is that normal ???

oh i so hope it works

how many cycles did you take????

You should be monitored whilst on clomid as you have no way of knowing whether its working or not otherwise. Its quite powerful stuff and is not suitable for everyone to take. It should ideally be given under a gynae's supervision.

If you have an underactive thyroid you may well need something else to treat this particular problem.

I would return to your GP and insist you are referred to a gynae at a subfertility unit.

hi ya attila!!

i am taking thyroxine for my thyroid problem.
my gp says that there is no problem me taking clomid and she said she would keep me right!!!

i thought like you said you would be referred to a clinic but the gp just give me it!!

i am worried now should i not be taking it??

I would take the medication you've been given (especially the thyroxine) but ask them to monitor you as well. No monitoring at all is not good. How long are they going to keep you on clomid for?.

i have to take it for 5 days then see what happens they will probably put me on it again next month if nothing happens???

how long did you take it?

Hi sorry I had to hunt for this thread again!

I was on my third month of clomid when I got pregnant.

I thought you had to be monitored as Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) can occur with Clomid.

I took mine on days 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of my cycle but not sure what is normal. I was also given injections for the first few weeks of my pregnancy. (to help my body reatin the pregnancy)

I agree with Atilla and think you should ask for a referral to a consultant.
Hope you get that BFP soon!
Good luck.