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ANY ADVICE ON CLOMID????

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milesysgirl · 30/07/2005 21:42

my doctor has just put me on norethisterone [menzol] and clomid after trying for a baby for over a year just wondering if any one had ne advice ,info or experience of either drugs?????

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hunkermunker · 30/07/2005 21:43

Yes, have taken Clomid. Took it for one cycle and fell pg immediately

It gave me terrible ovarian pain for a few days, but well worth it!

Good luck!

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milesysgirl · 30/07/2005 21:46

wow ...... that quick i hope its the same for me !!! thanks for the quick reply x

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hunkermunker · 30/07/2005 21:47

Fingers crossed! I had PCOS and wasn't ovulating, so it just took a kick-start to get my body to remember what to do!

Hope it is the same for you xxx

MrsGordonRamsay · 30/07/2005 21:48

Well, mine worked really well, I put it in the bathroom cabinet and decided that when we were in the new house we would go for it hell for leather.

We hit the jackpot in the rented house in Kent,which we were in for 6 months, after trying for the best part of 9 years.

Powerful stuff

MrsGordonRamsay · 30/07/2005 21:50

Would you be OK with a multiple birth ??

Because friends of ours, had twins, they were delighted, but shocked as the last time they used it they only produced one baby.

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milesysgirl · 30/07/2005 21:51

so hopefully this should do the job then!!! i was on depo for nearly 2 yrs come of it last july and havnt had a period since the menzol is supposed to get my period bak within 10 days then i start clomid on day 2 .....

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milesysgirl · 30/07/2005 21:52

i would be fine with it the more the merrier!!!! i already have ds whos 2 so would be bit of a handfull but wed manange!!

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milesysgirl · 30/07/2005 22:10

did anyone have ne side effects with it???

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hunkermunker · 30/07/2005 22:10

Only the ovarian pain, but like I said, I was only on it for one cycle.

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milesysgirl · 30/07/2005 22:15

thanks hunker munker ......

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milesysgirl · 31/07/2005 11:09

bump ....... ne more experiences ?????

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Twiglett · 31/07/2005 11:11

I took 50mg clomid for one cycle and like hunkersneakymunker conceived that cycle (almost 2 years trying)

it did exacerbate my hormones IIRC but not badly

good luck

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milesysgirl · 31/07/2005 11:23

thanks twiglett by the sounds of it this drug works pretty well i hope it s as quick for me!

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Twiglett · 31/07/2005 11:45

I must admit I was like you .. I asked around for advice before, I read up all the side effects (on the drug leaflet and on the internet) .. took my first pill and had one hell of a panic attack

a friend had to talk me down .. because I so wanted to shove my finger down my throat and puke it up

sometimes, the less you know the better

I know I was incredibly lucky because you only have a 25% chance of conceiving in any cycle .. the clomid can give you that 25% chance by boosting your system

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milesysgirl · 31/07/2005 12:08

i know its soo exciting im just gonna try not to get too excited and just take it as it comes ...thanks for your advice again x

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milesysgirl · 31/07/2005 19:58

bump please...........

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runtus · 01/08/2005 08:57

OK, I've said this before and I'll say it again...... DO NOT GET OVER EXCITED AND CONFIDENT THIS WILL WORK.......I am not being an old misery and I really do hope if towrks for you but it doesn't for lots of people. if you go into it like this, you may be building yourself up for a massive fall and believe me - it hurts when you hit back down.

As I say, hopefully you will be one of the lucky ones and get pg (maybe even with twins) right away and you can look back at my post with a wry smile.....but please bear in mind there are lots of other treatments out there and they are in use because Clomid doesn't always do the trick.

Good luck and I really do wish you all the luck in the world.

munz · 01/08/2005 09:40

thanks and good luck hope it's not too long for u.

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milesysgirl · 01/08/2005 10:13

thanks runtus ......im trying not to get my hopes up it is hard though just trying to keep myself busy and talk about too much.... munz my gp referred me to gyne it took about 6 weeks to get an app with the specialist well worth the wait though!

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milesysgirl · 01/08/2005 10:13

sorry meant to say not talk about too much!!!

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Madigan · 01/08/2005 10:50

Sorry to barge in - but would like to know if Clomid is only prescribed if doctor thinks you are not ovulating naturally? Or is it prescribed even if woman may be ovulating normally? Can GP prescribe it?

runtus · 01/08/2005 11:57

GP can prescribe it but not aure what the criteria are for when and how.....you would have to ask

LunarSea · 01/08/2005 15:41

milesysgirl - did you get an NHS referal? After just one year? And you already have one child?

We're now being told here that they won't refer you at all for possible infertility if you've already conceived naturally once. It was 3 years of trying and failing, but apparently they've done away with even that recently. The NICE guidelines don't seem to know anything about this change though - they still say after one year if you have concerns. Grrr!

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milesysgirl · 01/08/2005 15:59

hi lunarsea ,yes after a year i got referred to a speacialist and put on clomid the doctors here were lovely really really nice and so was the specialist and i also have one son whos 2 . we are from bedfordshire where are you from maybe different places have different waiting times??

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milesysgirl · 01/08/2005 15:59

sorry was nhs referal too...

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