Clomid hell!!!

[Kats816]

I am currently on cycle 4 of clomid 50mpg and am in an actual living hell. This may seem very dramatic but I cannot believe how bad it has made me feel. Everything in life that I usually enjoy I absolutely hate to the point where I feel like I'm losing my mind. My personality has totally changed I'm moody, unsociable and generally not nice to be around. It is usually just around the time I am taking the pills but this cycle I am just about to ovulate and am so down!! Never felt like this in my life

My best friend found out she was pregnant on Sunday, first month off the pill and got caught straight away. Don't get me wrong I genuinely am so pleased for her but it just makes me realise how hard our journey is. I feel like it is never, ever going to happen and it is two and a half years.
Sorry to go on just needed a rant and difficult to express how crappy I feel to my friends and husband.

I guess I just want someone who can totally relate to me to just say it is normal and I'm not losing my mind haha

 

[madtowngirl]

I haven't been on Clomid as long as you have, but no, you are not losing your mind. You sound like a normal lttc'er to me.

Clomid didn't really make me moody, but it did make my pms a bit worse. I think AF showing is especially hard when you've had some form of medical intervention during that cycle.

Also, please don't be sorry about ranting here. We're all in a crappy position, and I honestly feel better knowing that I'm not the only person who feels this way.

 

[Kats816]

Thanks luckily I have woken up feeling a bit better today, think it was because I had my surge yesterday so my hormones were all over the place. This has been my worst cycle yet.
Totally agree about AF and chlomid gives me pregnancy symptoms every month and to make matters worse last month I was a day late. What doesn't break you makes you stronger eh!!
Thanks x

 

[messica]

Is there any way your doc would consider switching you to Femara?

I couldn't believe how awful I felt on Clomid too. Like, truly I started to think I was going crazy. I know exactly what you mean and no you're not being dramatic. The side effects on top of the emotional mess it made me were just too much so I asked my doc and that's when she switched me.

I had no side effects on the Femara (although I've heard it can make you feel sleepy so I take it at night before I go to sleep).

Maybe that might be an option for you?

 

[Kats816]

I've got an appointment beginning of April so will ask about that thank you. Luckily today I feel more human! Wish my doctor had mentioned the emotional effects before I started on it!!