Trip to A&E after upping dose of stims

[BlueSilver23]

Hi everyone, hoping for a bit of advice!

(I posted this on the wrong thread and can't figure out how to delate it so apologies for the duplicate post ). I'm new here and have just started a first round of stims and am a few days in, everything was fine for a few days and yesterday my meds were upped a bit as the follicles were not progressing as hoped. Unfortunately a few hours after injecting I then was woken up in the middle of the night with the worst headache I've ever had and was violently sick for several hours and unable to keep any fluids down at all. I've never experienced anything like it. Long story short I ended up in A&E for fluids and IV anti sickness/painkiller meds and advice to talk to my clinic about side effects etc. I'm now back home after several hours but feeling awful. Never had anything like it happen before.

Naturally I wondered whether the the fact I'm on a stim cycle had something to do with it. I'm feeling a little better after the anti-sickness and painkillers but I'm now afraid to take my meds tonight. I called the clinic and they absolutely insisted this unexpected trip to the hospital had nothing at all to do with the bucket load of medications I'm currently on and to continue as normal. They even asked if I was 'stressed' and so felt a bit 'nauseous'. I'm a bit upset that they refused to acknowledge how severely ill I was last night and seemed a bit annoyed I'd even contacted them about it. This is the only time I've ever been in A&E in my life and it just so happens to occur when I'm a few days into a stim cycle and on a load of meds I've never taken before? I'm finding it hard to believe the two are just a coincidence tbh. Again I really cannot reiterate how ill I was (and still am feeling), quite literally the most unwell I've felt in my life and it was so sudden too.

Has anyone experienced similar? I'm now really scared to take the stims tonight and don't feel very supported by my clinic right now, they wouldn't even entertain the idea that this medical episode could be related to the drugs. Any advice much appreciated as I'm feeling rather sorry for myself after an eventful day! smile

I had exactly this. Started a new round on much higher stimms and after 36 hours woke up in the middle of the night to be violently ill. I spent an entire night vomiting and unable to keep fluid down.

Like you my clinic put it down to food poisoning and said it was impossible to be related to stimms but a) I’ve never had it in my life and b) I’d been out to dinner and friends had eaten exactly the same things I had. How weird it’s happened to both of us

@Porridgeislife

Yes, my clinic also tried to blame it on 'food poisoning' and when I said that I was only vomiting clear fluid and I really hadn't eaten that anything the night before they then tried to say I was sick because I hadn't eaten! Wonder if its the same clinic

It was so sudden and just didn't feel like an 'illness' but rather a reaction of sorts as it was quite violent. I don't know why they insist its impossible to be related to stims, every drug can have possible side effects! I'm just unsure why they are so adamant it can't be the drugs, makes me a little concerned. I'd feel happier if they'd just said its unusual to get this but we will keep an eye on it instead of pretending it was nothing to do with the stims at all.

Sorry to hear it happened to you too. I'm hoping the next dose doesn't do the same thing

If it helps I was completely fine after that. I’m just not sure what else it could have been. Food poisoning seemed reasonable except two other people ate the same starter and main, and it wasn’t shellfish or anything like that, so it must have been the injections.

I was likewise very annoyed with the emergency nurse telling me it couldn’t possibly be related

Glad to hear you were ok afterwards, makes me feel a little better about tonights stims! I don't understand how they could say it couldn't possibly related when headaches and 'feeling sick' are literally listed as side effects side of the stims I'm on (yes I went and checked when I got home! )