clomid club

[xkissyx]

hi a_missy ...

i had a 21 day blood test this cycle of 50mg but i'm not having another untill the second cycle of 100mg so i'm on my own this time ... i think every doctor is different it may be that your thinks 50mg will get you ovulating.... with mine he thought 50mg would get me ovulating and i had to be moved to 100mg if needs be so in his opinion 100mg will get me ovulating and so progesterone results shall be monitored on the final cycle....

i don't trust my gp anyways with the results as he thinks 2.2 is ok xx

anybody spoke to lou today? i wonder how she is ...

 

[babyloulou]

Hi everyone- I'm fine Kissy- I have a parents/teacher day at school today so not had time to be on here until now- been meeting lots and lots of parents instead!!

My temp went back up again this morning to 36.90!! I am confused now as it is literally up, down, up, down!! I did another HPT and it was a BFN. I am 12dpo today so think I would have had the BFP by now if it was here!!! So I think my temps are up just because of the clomid

Jappygirl76- I am totally confused by progesterone levels because mine was 40- and I was told that wasn't too good and that I might need to go up to 100mg as even though 40 guarantees I have ovulated- it was not a strong enough ovulation as the level should be higher when on clomid!! But then others are told it's really high!?!

Sonya- I have heard people say that the clomid affects them completely differently on every cycle- so you may not get any S.E this time round!! Saying that though the worst side effects kicked in after I had finished the tablets for me- after CD6- so there's still time yet!!

a_missy I should think that you can ring your doctors office for the blood test results. The 21 day test results only take a couple of days and I had to ring the office secretary for mine.

Kissy- I didn't realise you weren't being monitored this cycle- that's quite annoying!! Can't you ask for it now you didn't get a good level this month???

 

[xkissyx]

sounds like your having a busy day lou ... i know the feeling with the temps ... i'm calling the doctors later they're closed till 3 going to see if i can have the 21day bloods and ask about AF i prob won't get any answers as my gp is back today and as he's said before "he doesn't know anything about these womens things" my gyno has sent a letter to the gp that says i get 50mg and if that doesn't work 100mg for 2 cycles and cd21 bloods on the second cycle of 100mg and if 100mg hasn't worked to be sent to st mary's in central manchester ... that confuessed me as the gyno said i'd be sent back to him , he must have changed his mind .. he said 100mg will work unless there's a more serious problem ... i have some good vibes for this upcoming cycle xx

 

[babyloulou]

Why are you having to have it under the GP? Why isn't the gyno dealing with you at the hospital? That's strange- is anyone else on here being dealt with by the GP???? I almost wish I was- my GP is absolutely brill! I know I'd be able to get answers from him!

I hope you gert the answers you need Kissy- I think the trick is to just keep bugging them until they get annoyed by you! Always works

I wish this week would hurry up so I can start the next cycle too (that's if I get an AF- never do on my own usually!) These temps keep raising my hopes every morning! Then the spotting I had for a couple of hours on Sunday (which was only very, very slight) made me wonder- but then BFNs!! Ahhh! I officially hate the TWW!

 

[xkissyx]

well the gp reffered me to the gyno and the gyno is at a mobile unit so it's never situated in the same place more than a few days every other week its called CATS i think .. so i went to see him in sept n he decided i should stick with the healthy eating and have 28 day cycles induced with the norethisterone so i went back last month and he said i don't ovulate so perscribed me 1 cycle of 50mg of clomid and decided i should get the rest off my doctor, he told me he was writing to my GP with instructions as to what to do next .... so i had the 50mg with cd21 bloods throught the gp's but was sent to hospital as they couldn't get the blood out of me but the results got sent to my GP still so i phoned for results and to get another perscription... i'm under care of gyno and GP just that because it was a mobile clinic GP has to do all the care ...

my GP is brill he supports me so much it's down to him my gyno gave me the clomid and that i'm now getting the nedicated help i need it's just when it comes to AF issues he doesn't like to get involved and reffers women to the gyno i just go round in circles i suppose he may have been given better instructions this time of gyno so hopefully he'll have answers ...

did the nurse call you back lou? xx

 

[lobby10]

hi all,

i just thought i would share my experiance with you all.

in october 22 2009 i was put on 50mg clomid as we have been ttc for nearly 3 years but my periods were irragular and i wasn't ovulating. to be honest i didn't think it would work but on my 3rd month on clomid when my period was dure 20 jan 2010 i tested and to my surprise it was a positive. iam now just 6 weeks preggy long way to go but it works. i used to take on days 1 to 5.

i hope this helps anyone who started on clomid that there is hope at the end of the tunnal.

 

[megs79]

Thanks lobby10 - that's a real comfort to hear, as I'm about to start Clomid (after Provera brings AF) and have been TTC for a year and a half. Here's hoping I have the same experience as you - feeling positive! x

 

[a_missy]

a_missy I should think that you can ring your doctors office for the blood test results. The 21 day test results only take a couple of days and I had to ring the office secretary for mine.

i just phoned them babyloulou and they told me my levels were 139 this month and that my records showed my last levels had been 3.3 so looks like the clomid is working!

i spotted this month on day 14 on and off for a few days, i thought it was the usual spotting which continues all the way to my period but it actually stopped this time, maybe it was ovulation bleeding??

 

[a_missy]

sorry for the double post ladies but i just started looking up some info on progesterone levels because i've no idea whats normal and what isnt and i'm wondering.... did i hear her right? haha 139 seems VERY high when most people are talking in 20's and 30's

 

[xkissyx]

139 is excellent it does seem high so maybe your pregnant .. high is good low is not so good .. you may have released more than 1 egg who knows?? what did your doc say? xx

 

[a_missy]

i'm praying i am pregnant but even if i'm not i finally have some hope knowing that the clomid actually works and i ovualted

i havent spoken to my dr, i just got the result from her secretary over the phone, i dont have a follow up appointment with the fs until end of march.

can clomid make you release more than 1 egg then? why is it the lovely ladies on this website have explained more to me in the last 2 days than my dr has the entire time? HA its so frustrating!

 

[waterbaby]

Has anyone been on clomid and experienced a very scant period? My period didn't come on until about cycle day 55 - - which was very odd. And when it did arrive, it's been so very very light. It would be more like spotting for 4 days. I've taken a few pregnancy tests throughout this cycle and they are all negative.

I'm due to start my 4th month of Clomid again today. 50mg.

I've never experienced such a light period.

Should I be concerned?

My doctor does not see me each month. We started that process but then decided it was ridiculous because I had to pay each time I went. I had not developed any cysts. I am not monitered for progesterone either.

 

[babyloulou]

amissy- mine was 40- which is apparently low when on clomid. I don't think it can be too high. The higher the better I think! I've heard clomid users talk of levels in the 100's before. Sounds good to me.
No Kissy i haven't heard from the nurse yet. It's the same nurse i had to book my hsg with. And that took me 5 months sort that out! So she is not my favourite person in the world!

 

[xkissyx]

oh dear i'm sorry lou .. i think sometimes they don't understand the concept of urgent ...

a_missy yes clomid can sumtimes cause the release or more than 1 egg your doctor should have warned you about the chances of a multipal pregnancy, i think it's great that your level is high and fingers crossed this is your month...

i called the doctors the next availible appoinment was next tuesday! so i reguested a callback and he should be calling in the morning sometime i'm guessing it will be before the surgery opens i really hope he has some answers .. the advice leaflet with clomid doesn't say anything about needing to have AF if you don't ovulate it simply says to make sure your not pregnant and that there's 30 days before the start of each clomid cycle i am hoping that i won't have to have norethisterone again as that will delay a cycle by another 2 weeks and makes me feel like rubbish xx

 

[wannabump]

What does it take to get a GP to prescribe Clomid as I believe this is the drug that worksif you are not ovulating which I don't believe I have done more than 3times since I was 18 I am now 24.
They have said they will test my blood in March but this seems a very long time as I have not had a functioning cycle formost of my Adult life.

Hi Molly85,
I went to my GP in August 2009 after a 9 months of TTC because I had very irregular and painful periods. The GP performed one blood test on me (CD21 bloods) and two semen tests on DH. After the results came back he referred us to the Fertility Specialist at the Hospital; this was in November 2009. The Fertility Specialist did another blood test on me (CD2 bloods). Those results came back this week and on Monday he prescribed four cycles of 100mg Clomid with an HCG trigger shot. So from the first meeting with the GP to being prescribed Clomid, took about 6 months.
I hope this helps, but bear in mind that the speed of the process very much depends on the GP and your location in the UK.
Best of luck,
Cheryl

 

[babyloulou]

Kissy- it is really annoying!!I am thinking I might just do what my consultant said and stick to 50mg for the 2nd month and wait to see what the next results are. I don't think 40 is toooooo bad? Is it???

 

[molly85]

What does it take to get a GP to prescribe Clomid as I believe this is the drug that worksif you are not ovulating which I don't believe I have done more than 3times since I was 18 I am now 24.
They have said they will test my blood in March but this seems a very long time as I have not had a functioning cycle formost of my Adult life.

Hi Molly85,
I went to my GP in August 2009 after a 9 months of TTC because I had very irregular and painful periods. The GP performed one blood test on me (CD21 bloods) and two semen tests on DH. After the results came back he referred us to the Fertility Specialist at the Hospital; this was in November 2009. The Fertility Specialist did another blood test on me (CD2 bloods). Those results came back this week and on Monday he prescribed four cycles of 100mg Clomid with an HCG trigger shot. So from the first meeting with the GP to being prescribed Clomid, took about 6 months.
I hope this helps, but bear in mind that the speed of the process very much depends on the GP and your location in the UK.
Best of luck,
Cheryl

Hi Thanks,
I think it ismore because I have been on depo there is a problem rather than because we were trying basically we weren't so it's not the catching the egg that bothers me it's having an egg in the first place.

 

[NurseKel]

Hi ladies! Hope this finds you all well. I have been reading and keeping up with the thread but haven't really had time to comment until today.
LouLou, I am delighted to hear your CD21 Progesterone was 40. I think that is an awesome number! Please remember that the Progesterone level is pretty basic and doesn't really tell us a lot. I understand that the measurement in the UK is different that what we use in the US. However, I have read multiple stories from women saying their level was in the 100's and not be pregnant. And as some of you know, my level at day 21 was only 9.5 but I was pregnant. Please don't read a lot into Progesterone levels in terms of pregnancy as it is not really an accurate indicator at all.
As for scant periods, this is known to be a side effect of Clomid and I know the three rounds I took my periods were quite a bit lighter than my usual. Hope this helps some!

 

[babyloulou]

Thanks NurseKel- I thought it was an alright number too!! It was the consultant's secretary she was like "errrrr- that's a bit rubbish really!"

so glad to see your ticker developing!!

 

[xkissyx]

i would do that lou if AF arrives before she has got back in touch with you ...

thanks kel i just like to know i high have a high enough progesterone level to ovulate seems that the upcoming cycle i will see improvement, hope all is well with the pregnancy xx