TAKING CLOMID FOR THE FIRST TIME AND REALLY EXCITED AND SCARED!!!!

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HELLO EVERYONE !!!!
I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO CONCIEVE FOR NEARLY A YEAR AND WITH NO LUCK AND AN UNDERACTIVE THYROID THE DOCTOR HAS PRESCRIBED ME WITH CLOMID!!!
I TOOK MY PERIOD ON 23RD DEC AND TOOK IT DAY 1 _ 5 I AM DUE TO GET MY BLOODS TAKEN ON 11TH THEN 23RD IS BIG TEST DAY!!!
I HAVE READ SO MANY SUCCESS STORIES BUT I CANT HELP FEELING NEGITIVE AS I DONT WANT TO GET LET DOWN !!!

HAS ANYONE GOT ANY SUPPORT OR ADVICE OR FEELING THE SAME??
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE

hi cam75

no my gp signed me off for a month

dungungirl have a good holiday....

lauralou gp will sign me off for a month as i was doing 2weeks here then another.
No one will understand at work so they will be in the dark until they see my belly getting bigger!!!!!

Money may help with bills and stuff but i am not going to stress the health of myself and child to be come first.
how you feeling today?

hi cam75

am not to bad today a ,little lired and sore stomache but thats all

Hi girls,

May I join you??

Firstly, HUGE congratulations to everyone here who has successfully conceived , and I'm really sorry to those of you that have/are experiencing problems .

I am 30 years old. I have a 6 year old daughter from a previous relationship. My husband and I have been ttc for over 2 1/2 years now! I had my tubes unblocked (HSG) about 3 months ago, and have been told that I am fine now! My husband has a dodgy sperm count - the count itself is OK but they lack motility. We suspect it's caused by his "past"?? Say no more!! Anyway, the count has steadily improved over the last couple of years so we have more hope now.

I have been prescribed by my gynae 3 courses of Clomid at 50mg. I took my first course last week! I had horrendous headaches whilst taking them, along with hot flushes. I'm still getting the hot flushes now, plus ovulation has taken 2 days so far (I get sharp pains). Normally I only ovulate for 6-8 hours!

It's really nice to find people who are going through the same thing as us! I'd really like to keep in touch, and help support each other.

Thanks and good luck to all of you. xx

Hi ladies, I've been lurking here for a while so wondered if any of you have experienced a longer than usual clomid cycle? This is my third cycle on 50mg clomid and I am now on day 38 with no AF appearing and BFN tests. The first two cycles were 28 and 26 so I'm wondering just how long this cycle could go on Anyone else had this?

Hi all, Dungungirl have a lovly holiday and hopefully it will do you some good. Relax and try to forget everything. Easyer said then done, I know. xx

Hello everyone!

Just a quick question amout whether anyone else has experienced any of the more serious side effects from Clomid?

I am on 50mg, and on my last tablet this cycle I had some issues with my eyesight a 'strobing' sort of effect late at night when I moved around. It did not last very long, but it has happened a couple of times since.

Also, the last couple of times I had sex - once before my period and this time afterwards, my cervix felt really tender, so it was quite painful. This has never happened to me before.

Does anyone else has experience of this, and have you een your GP?

I have an appointment with the consultant next Wednesday, so thought I would wait to discuss it. The leaflt says to see a GP without delay, but I don't know how that might help, as I have already taken all my tabs for this cycle. Also, I wonder if the manufacturers are trying to 'cover themselves' by being over cautious.

hi cam75

went for my scan today it wasnt as bad as i thought i have one large folicle and the lining of my womb is thickening nicely the nurse said start having intercourse from monday but think going to carry on from now till then cant do any harm can it ..........

how are you ?

Hi ChoChoSan,

I had really bad headaches when I took my Clomid, and hot flushes! The headaches went as soon as I had finished this course, but I'm still getting the hot flushes!

Also, I have just ovulated, and that was REALLY painful. This also made sex really painful too!

I haven't had the funny eyesight, but I have heard stories about people who have, so I think it is a "plausible" side effect. Not nice though I should imagine.

I took my Clomid before I went to bed, in the hope that my side effects would happen overnight and I wouldn't know much about them! I think that did help but who knows??

I didn't go to my GP but I did phone the surgery, and also my consultant for advice on whether or not I could take painkillers, which you can by the way!

Hope your symptoms pass soon, and the Clomid works for you!

Take care. xx

Thanks Sarah. I will ask the consultant for reassurance next week!

Hi Sarah and Chochosan

i'm also on clomid , this is my first month back on clomid, the symptoms are great arent they
hot flushs, headaches , painful ovulation and painful sex around ovulation time, 've had them all aswell so think they are the more common symptoms. i find if you take the tablets at night before bed, you will sleep through the worst of the symptoms.
Sarah unfortunatly thought that doesnt work with the hot flushes i'm on cd 28 now and stll getting them
oh and for painkillers, i think its ok to take painkillers for the ovulation pain, though if its really painful you should get checked out cause it could be an overstimulated ovary

Hi Piper,

Thanks for the advice. I will monitor how I go over the next couple of days, although it has subsided considerably since last night/this morning!! Hopefully it just means I've ovulated well this month!!

You don't have to say if you don't want to, but you say it's your first month back on Clomid, and I was wondering why you had a break and how long it was for? The reason I ask is that my consultant has given me 3 months worth but doesn't want to see me for 6 months! Is this normal? I'm not being checked in the meantime, ie no scans or blood tests??

Thanks xx

lauralou,
greta news!!!! just relax and thunk of nice things
I have taken my la tablet yesterday so here we go again. I am seeing my gp 2moro and i am hopefully going to the gym and get rid of this extra weight hahahaha.
How you are ok..?

hi cam75

yes am good how are u ?

i am relaxing but also very busy lol.

they said my folical is 13.3mm but will grow 2mm a day and i should start ov monday so it will be about 19.3mm by then the lining of my womb is also thickening .
i hope i ov .....

i was talking to my husband who said maybe i have concieve as i have never ov as with my pcos i have Af with provera what do you think ?

take care and good luck for this month

havent

lauralou,
i am all good honey like you monday is the day!!!!! :O

what is provera? i am going to the gm but i am not going to focus too much on what is going on inside. Even though i am off work i have nothing to keep busy. I am just going to do different things and watch this space.
I have just got hot flushes but that us the only side effect this clomid round!!!!!

What do you mean by haven't?

hi cam

i havent ever ov because i dont have regular periods and provera brings a period on u dont release an egg u just bleed . so hopefully it wll work if i ov i have never ov in the 6 years i have been married so maybe thats why i never ever concieved what u think ?

i am not sure. Do you have pcos?
i know from the scan they show where the egg is coming from. Mine was ont he left side and you feel a dull ache is the only way i can explain it.
How do you feel?

hi yes i have pcos my stomache has ben hurting all day aswell so fingers crossed that is it ov .......

fingers crossed for you girl..
I am seeing my gp 2moro to get signed off for a couple of weeks. Need to get to the gym and work out. The meformin is good and i am looking small but need to be smaller!!! not to skinny if i looked like posh my friends will force food down my throat :O..
are you ok?

thanks i have got to get my blood tess took on the 30th so will le u no wether i ov or not

wow it was due to test 2moro
i am good tho need to go the bath i am hot!!! need to cool down.

when are you due to go back to work?
is your husband ok? make sure you give him loads of stuff for his stamina lol

yes my huband is good am feeding him up and doing what said making it fun ...

if i dont ov then they said i need to go back and get my dosage up to 100mg i just want it to work

how is ur partner ?

he is good was a bit down when af came as this wknd is his birthday and that would of been a wicked present i would of wrapped the postive test and given it to him (sad)
we are on a mission this week but i am going to try every nite it can't hurt....
i may even dress up for the occasion(wink)

Thanks for your comments Piper and Sarah.

My symptoms seem to be getting worse - quite painful today, but I will see the consultant tomorrow. I will let you know what he says about it, for future reference!