Anyone taking Tamoxifen?

[lisap2008]

Lisa..... i was so hoping for you to get a BFP.... i mean, you can get a negative on 14dpo, and then a positive a few days later... ... so maybe it's still possible...?
if not --- this is so sad.... i was going to get hope from your good news...

i do think temping is a very good idea; and checking progesterone on 7dpo - then you know whether you ovulated for sure

i might ask my OB/GYN for a higher dose of Tamoxifen for next cycle, she only increased it to 30mg, she wants to go super slow and just observe, and i'm sick of it...
she also told me not to take progesterone and to test without it how high/low it is on 7dpo

i am more depressed today than i was for a good two months
my sister just told me she's pregnant (they were trying to prevent)
she'll give birth to her sixth child pretty much on the first anniversary of my son's death; how am i supposed to be happy for her? this was supposed to be my turn to be pregnant...

seriously i think i won't be able to talk to her for more than a year
i know it's not her fault, she didn't do anything wrong to me, but the pain is unbearable

i'm just waiting to hear from my other sister that she's pregnant with her fifth, why not? i am the only doomed one in this family

Thanks Hopefully its just still to early and taking a while for enough HCG to build up.I have never got a BFP before 14dpo with my other pregnancys I was 5 weeks when I got a faint positive. so my body is just weird.

So sorry about your sister ,
the 30mg of tamoxifen sounds good at least she raised it. good luck!.
I will keep you updated on if I get my BFP or AF.

 

[lisap2008]

Okay just tested with fmu and I think its a faint positive on two different tests. just started using progesterone to try and help it stick.

 

[Tysia]

wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! this is so awesome!!!!!!!! i'm so happy for you, Lisa!!!!!!

 

[lisap2008]

Now I am thinking it was a evap because it disappeared, I will test again tomorrow, quickly losing hope though.

 

[Tysia]

Lisa, maybe, if you can, try not to think too much about it, just wait... I am full of hope for you!!!!!!!!!!

can i still ask you a question?
do you think it is possible to have an early ovulation after Tamoxifen, or does it usually delay it? i'm cd9, and what looked like EWCM... not sure what to think about it, last few months i ovulated around days 17-20...

i'm not too excited about too much of BD, so don't want to waste our energy if it's for nothing...

 

[lisap2008]

I think tamoxifen can make you ovulate early, do you have OPKs so you can start testing?. EWCM can start 3-4 days before ovulation though for some women. I would BD every other day if you can. that way you dont have to worry about missing your fertile window.

I think it delayed my ovulation by a few days because I took it 7 days instead of the normal 5. next month I will only take it 5 days.

Try not to think about it lol we have been TTC for 2 years and I was really hopeful about this month. now I am wondering if I even ovulated any good eggs sence my bbs are just now getting sore.but it would be strange for me not to ovulate on tamoxifen when I ovulate on my own.
I will try not to think about it and if AF is a no show by sunday I will test again .

 

[Tysia]

Lisa, thanks for the info... i guess we'll have to do the every other day routine... no desire for it whatsoever... very sad

maybe if you could try to keep yourself busy with something for the next two days... ..
I actually don't have a job now and for another 6 weeks.. i think it would be much easier if i was busy...

 

[lisap2008]

Sorry about your not having a desire. its normally not a problem for me but my DH rarely had desire to bd till he started the supplements now he is always willing to bd when we need to.


I had a good cry earlier, I feel better now , this always happens when I get my hopes too high which I did this month. I think I have a good plan for the next few months, I am going to go on the fertility diet and try to lose a little weight when we got our surprise BFP last october it was after a 30 pound weight loss and I was taking a alkalizing vitamin , so I am going to try that again.
it seems like when I get over a certain weight and I am eating too much sugar I dont ovulate good eggs .

so for now I am stopping the progesterone and waiting for AF and will start my diet.

good luck I hope you catch the egg.

 

[Tysia]

thanks, Lisa.... and sorry to hear about your disappointment... you think the verdict this cycle is final?

i wonder what kind of diet do you go on?

i started the 'anti-inflammatory diet', which in my case means pretty much no dairy (except for yogurt from time to time), no soy, no rice, no wheat flour, no eggs, no ginger and no pepper. What a weird list, isn't it? supposedly i am 'allergic' to these foods, but it's a different kind of allergy - i had to do a food allergy test to discover it...

i don't need to lose any weight, but just starting this diet a week ago made me lose two pounds like nothing

yesterday i talked to my doctor; she said that with FSH 18.2 it's extremely unlikely we'll get pregnant but we can keep trying. and that we should pray for a miracle

i'm ready to give up, but my husband wants to keep trying, so we will, and i'll stick to all the supplements and diet, etc.

 

[lisap2008]

AF is not here yet but I am cramping like she will be soon. the only diet that works for me is high protien low carb ( no refined sugars)and I seem to get pregnant much easier when I lose weight. with my daughter chelsea we TTC for 5 years and finally gave up and I lost 20 pounds and got a surprise BFP a month later, same thing happened last october we had given up and I lost weight and without even trying got a BFP. this was just after I turned 41 so I was really shocked. I have dealt with PCOS my whole life and struggled with my weight, I think its pretty common for overweight PCOS girls to lose weight and have fertility restored, I have heard of other success storys too after weight loss. so I am hopeful .

try not to get too down on your one high FSH number they can fluctuate alot and the tamoxifen can temporarily raise FSH too just like clomid I am surprised your doctor does not know that. if I were you I would switch to a RE.

 

[Tysia]

FX-ed for you, Lisa! maybe i should indeed change doctors... this would count as a new 'plan'... right now i started wheat grass and royal jelly, i'm already taking EPO, flaxseed oil (starting cd4), and amoxicilin, fertile cm and mucinex starting cd10...something is working, today i got EWCM second day in a row, never happened before...

 

[lisap2008]

FX-ed for you, Lisa! maybe i should indeed change doctors... this would count as a new 'plan'... right now i started wheat grass and royal jelly, i'm already taking EPO, flaxseed oil (starting cd4), and amoxicilin, fertile cm and mucinex starting cd10...something is working, today i got EWCM second day in a row, never happened before...

Good luck I had a really strong ovulation on cd 13 the cycle before starting tamoxifen when I only took wheat grass and royal jelly. maybe I should try it again. I also just read about spearmint tea is suppost to lower androgen levels and help us respond better to tamoxifen. so I might try that as well.

 

[lisap2008]

AF is here but I am hopeful for the new cycle.

 

[dachsundmom]

I wish everyone here the best of luck! I took my first dose today, 40mg, CD3-7. I am anxious to see how it goes.

 

[lisap2008]

Well I thought she was here had cramps all day like AF was imminent and now they are gone no AF yet.

dachsundmom; good luck!.

 

[Grumblebea]

Well I thought she was here had cramps all day like AF was imminent and now they are gone no AF yet.

dachsundmom; good luck!.

Oh FX for you!

 

[dachsundmom]

Has anyone noticed if the TMX makes them a little tired? It might all be in my head, lol.

 

[lisap2008]

AF came full force this AM so its CD 1 .
on 40 mg I felt great was in a good mood and had lots of energy might have been from the rise in testosterone .

Well after doing some thinking and having a talk with my DH we decided to try a all natural cycle this month, I was really highly hopeful the tamoxifen would help me
but sence I ovulate on my own I think maybe it hindered things more then helping. so I am trying the wheat grass again with royal jelly and folic acid. and peppermint tea to try and lower my testosterone which I think tamoxifen made go sky high. so good luck to you all.

 

[Grumblebea]

Can I ask a question? Does this help with CM or dry it out like Clomid? I've been reading on it the last few days and get mixed answers. I tried Clomid in the past and it dried me something terrible. I am going to see FS tomorrow and was considering asking about this. Thanks.

 

[Grumblebea]

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