Re: Clomid experience anyone?

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Clomid is taken orally in tablet form for approx 5 days - it side effects

can make you very hormonal i.e. grumpy headacky etc.

Clomid experience anyone?

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> Hello everyone

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> I have girlfriend who's doctor is advising her to take Clomid. She

> does not ovulate on a regular basis, and she would like to start

> trying to get pg.

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> She is wondering if Clomid is a shot or pill, how often she will need

> to take it, is it painful afterwards, etc.? If any of you ladies can

> share your experiences with Clomid (I don't have any personal

> experience) so I can share them with her, we'd both appreciate it.

> Thank you!!

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> Tina

> 33, SU

> one dd, andra, born in Guatemala

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Clomid is taken orally in tablet form for approx 5 days - it side effects

can make you very hormonal i.e. grumpy headacky etc.

Clomid experience anyone?

>

>

> Hello everyone

>

> I have girlfriend who's doctor is advising her to take Clomid. She

> does not ovulate on a regular basis, and she would like to start

> trying to get pg.

>

> She is wondering if Clomid is a shot or pill, how often she will need

> to take it, is it painful afterwards, etc.? If any of you ladies can

> share your experiences with Clomid (I don't have any personal

> experience) so I can share them with her, we'd both appreciate it.

> Thank you!!

>

> Tina

> 33, SU

> one dd, andra, born in Guatemala

>

>

>

>

>

>

> Share bookmarks: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MullerianAnomalies/links/

>

> Share files:

> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MullerianAnomalies/files/

>

> The Congenital Uterine Anomalies Home Page:

> http://www.wegrokit.com/uterineanomalies/

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>

> es/

>

> The Congenital Uterine Anomalies Home Page:

> http://www.wegrokit.com/uterineanomalies/

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Clomid is taken orally in tablet form for approx 5 days - it side effects

can make you very hormonal i.e. grumpy headacky etc.

Clomid experience anyone?

>

>

> Hello everyone

>

> I have girlfriend who's doctor is advising her to take Clomid. She

> does not ovulate on a regular basis, and she would like to start

> trying to get pg.

>

> She is wondering if Clomid is a shot or pill, how often she will need

> to take it, is it painful afterwards, etc.? If any of you ladies can

> share your experiences with Clomid (I don't have any personal

> experience) so I can share them with her, we'd both appreciate it.

> Thank you!!

>

> Tina

> 33, SU

> one dd, andra, born in Guatemala

>

>

>

>

>

>

> Share bookmarks: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MullerianAnomalies/links/

>

> Share files:

> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MullerianAnomalies/files/

>

> The Congenital Uterine Anomalies Home Page:

> http://www.wegrokit.com/uterineanomalies/

>

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> es/

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> The Congenital Uterine Anomalies Home Page:

> http://www.wegrokit.com/uterineanomalies/

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Tina,

I took Clomid for 4 cycles, at 50 mg tablets. I had a bad

experience with the drug and was switched to the

injections this month. I had extreme moodswings, horrible

hot flashes, the lining of my uterus thinned out, and had

major dryness, which made intercourse extremely difficult,

some discomfort in my stomach, but that is fairly normal

with any fertility drug. The drug reacts differently with

everyone, and I have heard many people do not experience

any of the side effects at all.

UU, PCOS

ttc 3 years

Hello everyone

I have girlfriend who's doctor is advising her to take

Clomid. She

does not ovulate on a regular basis, and she would like

to start

trying to get pg.

She is wondering if Clomid is a shot or pill, how often

she will need

to take it, is it painful afterwards, etc.? If any of

you ladies can

share your experiences with Clomid (I don't have any

personal

experience) so I can share them with her, we'd both

appreciate it.

Thank you!!

Tina

33, SU

one dd, andra, born in Guatemala

Share bookmarks:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MullerianAnomalies/links/

Share files:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MullerianAnomalies/files/

The Congenital Uterine Anomalies Home Page:

http://www.wegrokit.com/uterineanomalies/

es/

The Congenital Uterine Anomalies Home Page:

http://www.wegrokit.com/uterineanomalies/

[Guest guest]

Tina,

I took Clomid for 4 cycles, at 50 mg tablets. I had a bad

experience with the drug and was switched to the

injections this month. I had extreme moodswings, horrible

hot flashes, the lining of my uterus thinned out, and had

major dryness, which made intercourse extremely difficult,

some discomfort in my stomach, but that is fairly normal

with any fertility drug. The drug reacts differently with

everyone, and I have heard many people do not experience

any of the side effects at all.

UU, PCOS

ttc 3 years

Hello everyone

I have girlfriend who's doctor is advising her to take

Clomid. She

does not ovulate on a regular basis, and she would like

to start

trying to get pg.

She is wondering if Clomid is a shot or pill, how often

she will need

to take it, is it painful afterwards, etc.? If any of

you ladies can

share your experiences with Clomid (I don't have any

personal

experience) so I can share them with her, we'd both

appreciate it.

Thank you!!

Tina

33, SU

one dd, andra, born in Guatemala

Share bookmarks:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MullerianAnomalies/links/

Share files:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MullerianAnomalies/files/

The Congenital Uterine Anomalies Home Page:

http://www.wegrokit.com/uterineanomalies/

es/

The Congenital Uterine Anomalies Home Page:

http://www.wegrokit.com/uterineanomalies/

[Guest guest]

Tina,

I took Clomid for 4 cycles, at 50 mg tablets. I had a bad

experience with the drug and was switched to the

injections this month. I had extreme moodswings, horrible

hot flashes, the lining of my uterus thinned out, and had

major dryness, which made intercourse extremely difficult,

some discomfort in my stomach, but that is fairly normal

with any fertility drug. The drug reacts differently with

everyone, and I have heard many people do not experience

any of the side effects at all.

UU, PCOS

ttc 3 years

Hello everyone

I have girlfriend who's doctor is advising her to take

Clomid. She

does not ovulate on a regular basis, and she would like

to start

trying to get pg.

She is wondering if Clomid is a shot or pill, how often

she will need

to take it, is it painful afterwards, etc.? If any of

you ladies can

share your experiences with Clomid (I don't have any

personal

experience) so I can share them with her, we'd both

appreciate it.

Thank you!!

Tina

33, SU

one dd, andra, born in Guatemala

Share bookmarks:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MullerianAnomalies/links/

Share files:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MullerianAnomalies/files/

The Congenital Uterine Anomalies Home Page:

http://www.wegrokit.com/uterineanomalies/

es/

The Congenital Uterine Anomalies Home Page:

http://www.wegrokit.com/uterineanomalies/

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>Hey Tina!

I consider myself, the " clomid queen! " That stuff works like a charm

on me. I too had very irregular periods and wasn't ovulating, so

that is why my dr. prescribed clomid for me. Clomid is a little pill

that you take for 5 days at the beginning of your menstrual cycle.

The first time I took it, I was told to take it on days 5-9 of my

cycle. It took me 3 months to get pregnant the first time taking it

on those days. Unfortunately, that pregnancy ended at 19 weeks for

me due to an incompetent cervix. So, when we were ready to try

again, my new dr. had me take it on days 1-5 of my cycle. She said

that this increased the chances of conceiving sooner. Sure enough,

it took one try and I was pregnant....with twins! I am 30 weeks and

1 day pregnant right now with these 2 girls. I have UD so I am

carrying one baby in each uterus as well. Weird, I know...lol!

Anyway, I never really had any symptoms from the clomid, although I

know of some women who become really moody and experience hot

flashes and things like that. Anyway, the drug does work. I was

precribed the minimum dose of 50 mg and it worked just fine for me.

I have heard of some women that have to take higher dosages because

the lower dose isn't effective. That's when your chances of

multiples really increase from what I have heard. Hopefully the low

dosage will work just fine on your friend. Anyway, that's my

experience with clomid. Hope that helps

Layci, 26

UD/IC

My little angel in Heaven, Saylor Kayte, 12-28-03

PG with twin girls 30 weeks 1 day!

[Guest guest]

>Hey Tina!

I consider myself, the " clomid queen! " That stuff works like a charm

on me. I too had very irregular periods and wasn't ovulating, so

that is why my dr. prescribed clomid for me. Clomid is a little pill

that you take for 5 days at the beginning of your menstrual cycle.

The first time I took it, I was told to take it on days 5-9 of my

cycle. It took me 3 months to get pregnant the first time taking it

on those days. Unfortunately, that pregnancy ended at 19 weeks for

me due to an incompetent cervix. So, when we were ready to try

again, my new dr. had me take it on days 1-5 of my cycle. She said

that this increased the chances of conceiving sooner. Sure enough,

it took one try and I was pregnant....with twins! I am 30 weeks and

1 day pregnant right now with these 2 girls. I have UD so I am

carrying one baby in each uterus as well. Weird, I know...lol!

Anyway, I never really had any symptoms from the clomid, although I

know of some women who become really moody and experience hot

flashes and things like that. Anyway, the drug does work. I was

precribed the minimum dose of 50 mg and it worked just fine for me.

I have heard of some women that have to take higher dosages because

the lower dose isn't effective. That's when your chances of

multiples really increase from what I have heard. Hopefully the low

dosage will work just fine on your friend. Anyway, that's my

experience with clomid. Hope that helps

Layci, 26

UD/IC

My little angel in Heaven, Saylor Kayte, 12-28-03

PG with twin girls 30 weeks 1 day!

[Guest guest]

>Hey Tina!

I consider myself, the " clomid queen! " That stuff works like a charm

on me. I too had very irregular periods and wasn't ovulating, so

that is why my dr. prescribed clomid for me. Clomid is a little pill

that you take for 5 days at the beginning of your menstrual cycle.

The first time I took it, I was told to take it on days 5-9 of my

cycle. It took me 3 months to get pregnant the first time taking it

on those days. Unfortunately, that pregnancy ended at 19 weeks for

me due to an incompetent cervix. So, when we were ready to try

again, my new dr. had me take it on days 1-5 of my cycle. She said

that this increased the chances of conceiving sooner. Sure enough,

it took one try and I was pregnant....with twins! I am 30 weeks and

1 day pregnant right now with these 2 girls. I have UD so I am

carrying one baby in each uterus as well. Weird, I know...lol!

Anyway, I never really had any symptoms from the clomid, although I

know of some women who become really moody and experience hot

flashes and things like that. Anyway, the drug does work. I was

precribed the minimum dose of 50 mg and it worked just fine for me.

I have heard of some women that have to take higher dosages because

the lower dose isn't effective. That's when your chances of

multiples really increase from what I have heard. Hopefully the low

dosage will work just fine on your friend. Anyway, that's my

experience with clomid. Hope that helps

Layci, 26

UD/IC

My little angel in Heaven, Saylor Kayte, 12-28-03

PG with twin girls 30 weeks 1 day!

[Guest guest]

Hi There,

As a couple of previous posters said, some women swear by Clomid. I

think that if it works for some, great, but I had a really awful

experience with Clomid.

I took Clomid one cycle and got pregnant, but it was a chemical

pregnancy (very common with Clomid due to its potential to thin your

uterine lining). I experienced hot flashes, headaches, diminished

sex drive, almost absent vaginal fluid, no cervical mucous, a growth

of my ovarian cysts from PCOS--and this was in the weeks following

taking it. I also went into a DEEP depression, caused by the

Clomid. I dealt with depression when I was a teen and I used

recreational drugs as a form of self-medicating and I can always

tell the difference between depression and a chemically induced

depression. The Clomid depression was intense and lasted for about

60 days after I took my first dosage. Also, Clomid slightly raises

the chances of a woman getting ovarian cancer--especially at

increased doses and if taken more than 6 times in a woman's life

(keep in mind that it just raises the chances, doesn't guarantee

that it will happen).

As one of the previous posters mentioned, Letrozole, brand name

Femara, is a drug that's an aromatase inhibitor and it has very

minimal side effects. It's a drug that's given to women to fight

breast cancer, so there is no threat of ovarian cancer, and it

doesn't affect your uterine lining, so if you get pregnant, your

chances of the egg being able to implant and stay are much higher.

Also, there is less chance of multiples. Since many women who have

mullerian anomalies also tend to have problems with incompetent

cervix, most doctors will try to avoid a multiples pregnancies if at

all possible.

Here's a link to a great article about aromatase inhibitors vs.

Clomiphene Citrate (Clomid).

http://sitemaker.umich.edu/rei/files/mitwally.ai.2004.pdf#search='ana

strozole%20pcos'

Although some women still choose to go with Clomid, I think it's

always wise to make an informed decision. I wish I had researched

Clomid a bit more before I took it because the side effects were so

severe with me. From what I've seen, more and more doctors are

leaning toward Femara as the first drug in infertility treatments,

where Clomid used to the the automatic first choice. No offense to

all of the Clomid faithfuls, I just wanted to give another opinion!

Jasmine, 27

SU, resected 7/29/04

6w3d pregnant (we have a heartbeat!)

1 m/c, 17wks, 2/12/04

1 m/c, 4w4d, 11/7/04

[Guest guest]

Hi Tina-What a nice friend you are!!

I have a love/hate relationship with Clomid!! It is pretty nasty (I

had hot flashes, headaches, cramping, and mood swings.) But, it

definitely works for me. I also ovulate inconsistently and have a

weak LP. With my DS, I got pregnant after 3 cycles of clomid, and I

just found out this week that I'm pregnant again after 2 cycles of

clomid. In my opinion, it is totally worth all the bad stuff!

(Just my opinion, though!!)

It does come in pill form. Most docs start with a dosage of 50 mgs

and sometimes increase this if it doesn't work.

Wishing your friend lots of luck...

UU, 30

DS (8-31-03)

4 weeks 1 day w/ #2!!!