Another Clomid question :)

[Moorebetter]

My doctor said to take the Clomid on days 3-7 Does anyone know if these are the days thats most people are given? I cant find anybody on here taking it at those days

GL ladies!

 

[jenniferttc1]

I told clomid cd 3-7, thats the normal days most people take clomid, some do take it 2-6.

 

[Waitinonbaby]

I take clomid on days 3-7.

 

[Moorebetter]

Sidebar- PCOS - how does the doctor test for this?

 

[jenniferttc1]

Sidebar- PCOS - how does the doctor test for this?

They test your progestrone levels first. Some take ultrasounds to see if you have any cyst on your ovaries. But you progestrone will come back either normal, low ovulation, or no ovulation. Women with pcos rarely ovulate, or even have periods. But I was told by my doctor, you can have some periods and ovulate on your own also, but its very weak ovulation.

 

[wanting2010]

The typical days are 2-6, 3-7, or 5-9. Some take it 1-5 or 4-8 or some other variation at the beginning of a cycle. I think the days a doctor tells you is mostly based on preference, but I've also heard that the earlier you take it- the more eggs you will potentially ovulate and ifyou take it later (5-9) you will most likely only have one more mature egg.

To test for PCOS they may use a combination of bloodwork and an ultrasound. They test FSH, LH, testosterone, and will usually also test fasting glucose and insulin (a lot of PCOS women are insulin resistant), as well as prolactin and TSH to rule out problems with that.

 

[roomaloo]

Talking of PCOS i had a pelvic ultrasound when i had a coil inserted over a year ago (now taken out obviously ) and they said everything looks fine. If i did have PCOS (my sis has it and looking at my BBT chart i'm wondering myself) would it have definitely shown up on the ultrasound as cycts on the ovaries?

Sorry to butt in on the thread.

 

[ARRIELLE]

talking of pcos i had a pelvic ultrasound when i had a coil inserted over a year ago (now taken out obviously :d ) and they said everything looks fine. If i did have pcos (my sis has it and looking at my bbt chart i'm wondering myself) would it have definitely shown up on the ultrasound as cycts on the ovaries?

Sorry to butt in on the thread.

yes the cyst will def show on an ultra sound... I was told i had it by blood work, and i am now preg from clomid... And got to see the cyst all over my ovaries for the first time... Pcos suffers are estrogen dominant... So they dont have the right combo of hormones to ovulate reg., but sometimes we get lucky!!! The reason why most doctors give it 3-7 is beacuse they "claim" that before then might cause mutiples...especially cd1-5...3-7 give you a reasonable number of follicles too work with...5-9 gives fewer follicles, but it usually produces a more mature egg

 

[augustluvers]

On average its typical for cd 3-7 and 5-9, but everyone is different so according to our individual circumstances our doctors prescribe clomid on different days...

I am taking is cd 6-10 because I didn't have my prescription ready by cd5. I freaked out at first so I started researching days in regards to clomid and I found so many different answers that I shut my laptop off and said : "The doctor said I can take it today (cd6) so I'll be ok...) lol

I hope Clomid works for you dear

 

[xsarahxxannx]

My doctor just prescribed me clomid for days 3-12! 10 days! And I have to get 50mg pills in half.
I haven't heard of anyone else who had to do that, but I guess I will just do what he says.

 

[TeddyBearPug]

My doctor just prescribed me clomid for days 3-12! 10 days! And I have to get 50mg pills in half.
I haven't heard of anyone else who had to do that, but I guess I will just do what he says.

So does that mean your at 25 mg? for 10 days? how much did yours cost? i paid $36 at walgreens for 5 days of 100 mg...i think i've read others have gotten cheaper?! Hope so!

 

[wanting2010]

My doctor just prescribed me clomid for days 3-12! 10 days! And I have to get 50mg pills in half.
I haven't heard of anyone else who had to do that, but I guess I will just do what he says.

So does that mean your at 25 mg? for 10 days? how much did yours cost? i paid $36 at walgreens for 5 days of 100 mg...i think i've read others have gotten cheaper?! Hope so!

Wal Mart has Clomid for $9 for 5 pills, $18 for 10 pills, and $24 for 15 pills.

 

[xsarahxxannx]

My doctor just prescribed me clomid for days 3-12! 10 days! And I have to get 50mg pills in half.
I haven't heard of anyone else who had to do that, but I guess I will just do what he says.

So does that mean your at 25 mg? for 10 days? how much did yours cost? i paid $36 at walgreens for 5 days of 100 mg...i think i've read others have gotten cheaper?! Hope so!

Yeah, 25 mg for 10 days I guess! I hope my doctor knows what hes doing!

Mine was $9 for 5 pills at walmart. I actually have Rx health insurance through CVS and am supposed to be getting all of my prescriptions filled at CVS, BUT it is cheaper for me to fill my prescriptions at walmart and not even use me insurance! It would have been about 40-50 dollars to get the same exact thing at CVS! It's the same for Provera. I got my provera for $4 dollars at walmart and if I had used my insurance at CVS I would have paid $40. Doesn't even make any sense.

 

[Tonks]

I am on clomid for the 1st time. My doctor told me to take it cycle days 5-9

 

[TeddyBearPug]

OMG I FEEL SO RIPPED OFF!!! I hate walmart so i always try to stay away from there...but i guess i will start there from now on! geez thats a big difference!

 

[Charlieblue]

I took my clomid days 1-5. Then used the next 14 days wisely as the doctor advised. Caught straight away that month and now have a beautiful baby girl who is nearly 1 years old. Trying again now for our 2nd baby so fingers crossed. Wish you all the best of luck. I also have pcos and insulin resistance and without clomid i was trying to conceive for almost 4 years. xxxx

 

[ARRIELLE]

My doctor just prescribed me clomid for days 3-12! 10 days! And I have to get 50mg pills in half.
I haven't heard of anyone else who had to do that, but I guess I will just do what he says.

So does that mean your at 25 mg? for 10 days? how much did yours cost? i paid $36 at walgreens for 5 days of 100 mg...i think i've read others have gotten cheaper?! Hope so!

i bought 30, 50mg for $48 online...plus shipping came out to be like $72. i bought the most expenxive plan though, as far as shipping price

 

[ARRIELLE]

I took my clomid days 1-5. Then used the next 14 days wisely as the doctor advised. Caught straight away that month and now have a beautiful baby girl who is nearly 1 years old. Trying again now for our 2nd baby so fingers crossed. Wish you all the best of luck. I also have pcos and insulin resistance and without clomid i was trying to conceive for almost 4 years. xxxx

awww... that sounds like my story... my dh and i have been trying since 2007, i have pcos too(i finally got to see my cyst this past monday at my ultra sound)...i swear i think the earlier you take it the more chances you have because i got my bfp first cycle too. and i was doing some more reading on the clomid the other day,and i was wondering..it says to take when full flow of period starts, but i took mine as soon as a i saw blood on the second(which was just spotting) so i am wondering if i took it like cd 1-5too, technically...how heavy was you af when you started.. did you start when you had sa full flow or spotting?

 

[augustluvers]

My doctor just prescribed me clomid for days 3-12! 10 days! And I have to get 50mg pills in half.
I haven't heard of anyone else who had to do that, but I guess I will just do what he says.

So does that mean your at 25 mg? for 10 days? how much did yours cost? i paid $36 at walgreens for 5 days of 100 mg...i think i've read others have gotten cheaper?! Hope so!

I paid $8 for 5 - 50mg at RiteAid (it's like a CVS) and I didn't use my insurance because they needed more approval, with insurance I would have paid $3, so hopefully for the next time, $5 savings is $5 to my name =)

 

[KahluaCupcake]

I didn't pay much-maybe $10?- at Walgreens. With cruddy insurance. And I got 20 pills, enough for four months.
Mine is generic (clomiphene citrate 50mg).
Waiting on cycle 2's ovulation. So we'll see!!