New 2018 Clomid AND Femara support threads!

[MrsEnglish]

That's great, I'm on day 4 and struggling! X

Hi, do you take yours right before bed? That's what I do, and I only have minor side effects that I wouldn't even have noticed if I didn't know they were side effects (minor hot flashes, extra moodiness). This cycle I got headaches around O time, but I think that's for reasons other than the Clomid, because I think Clomid is only supposed to cause headaches for the days you take it, not suddenly around O.

[Hallie]

Hi, do you take yours right before bed? That's what I do, and I only have minor side effects that I wouldn't even have noticed if I didn't know they were side effects (minor hot flashes, extra moodiness). This cycle I got headaches around O time, but I think that's for reasons other than the Clomid, because I think Clomid is only supposed to cause headaches for the days you take it, not suddenly around O.

The past two days I took it before bed and I felt much better , still tearful but not anxious or panicked like I was. I can cope with the hot flushes and being hormonal but I felt like I was having a panic attack.
Unless of course it's actually me feeling stressed about ttc this month, but I do feel better today so hopefully that's the worst of it over with.
Did you find you had any other side effects throughout your cycle ? X

[MrsEnglish]

The past two days I took it before bed and I felt much better , still tearful but not anxious or panicked like I was. I can cope with the hot flushes and being hormonal but I felt like I was having a panic attack.
Unless of course it's actually me feeling stressed about ttc this month, but I do feel better today so hopefully that's the worst of it over with.
Did you find you had any other side effects throughout your cycle ? X

Last month I felt more anger prone during the entire cycle than I usually am. So I attributed that to Clomid, but who knows really?

[atomic sagebrush]

Yes have had headaches around O, anxiety, and crankiness all reported as side effects of Clomid. It can cause symptoms even when not taking it, whenever hormones shift.

[ABC.2606]

Just chiming in to say I take Clomid at night and haven't noticed any major side effects - except maybe some acne. Sounds like taking it at night may be better for avoiding side effects.

[Hallie]

Thank you ladies, that's all really helpful x

[emshe]

Emshe - I forget but did you say they told you to move Clomid back from days 3-7 to 5-9 because of your short LP? Because I think my OBGYN told me the opposite - when he started me on it he said do days 3-7 because I have such short cycles and a shorter LP (about 10 days). Also - When I saw the RE last month, she said that Clomid works better (in terms of conception) when taken days 3-7. She didn't really tell me what that was based on (data/studies/her experience), but she seemed pretty confident in that. And I think I told you this before, but I definitely saw more changes in the way my body was responding to Clomid on my 3rd cycle taking it then I did in the first two cycles - it was like it really "kicked in" on that 3rd cycle.

Are you thinking of taking this cycle off and then trying w/ Clomid again next cycle or trying this cycle and then taking a break next cycle?

Thank you ABC, yeah I am thinking 3-7 looks better for me. Wondering if even 2-6 might extend luteal phase more. Although I did feel more energetic when I took it 5-9, but maybe that was like you said my body was more used to it. Yes I was planning to take a cycle off. Want to go away and just be for a couple of days next weekend. It makes me really moody & id be doing OPK etc. Then I plan to take it again for June cycle. Hope that doesn't mean my body forgets that it's had it before...

About the aspirin, does that effect sway at all, Im wondering if I should do it. I have some from HT cycles, & Crinone too!

Hope everyone is going well over in the 2WW! & you're feeling ok & not too concerned over your fun

[ABC.2606]

Thank you ABC, yeah I am thinking 3-7 looks better for me. Wondering if even 2-6 might extend luteal phase more. Although I did feel more energetic when I took it 5-9, but maybe that was like you said my body was more used to it. Yes I was planning to take a cycle off. Want to go away and just be for a couple of days next weekend. It makes me really moody & id be doing OPK etc. Then I plan to take it again for June cycle. Hope that doesn't mean my body forgets that it's had it before...

About the aspirin, does that effect sway at all, Im wondering if I should do it. I have some from HT cycles, & Crinone too!

Hope everyone is going well over in the 2WW! & you're feeling ok & not too concerned over your fun

I think that sounds like a perfect plan - taking a cycle off, getting some time away, and just relaxing!!! And I think going back to 3-7 sounds best. I don't know about 2-6 (I'm sure atomic can answer!) but I thought I had heard that it needs to be started between days 3 & 5. As far as your body forgetting I doubt that will happen. I had a break between my 2nd and 3rd cycles on it b/c I got pregnant the 2nd cycle, had a miscarriage @ 5 weeks, and doc wanted me to wait until next AF came before starting me back on it. And still it was that 3rd cycle that I saw stronger effects of it.

Yea I've chilled out about our little "oopsie" on Friday night. It still doesn't look like I have O'd (although I got a +OPK on Monday) so I'm sure it's not going to happen LOL! Now trying to decide whether to start TTC-ing again next cycle or the one after... Still torn! DH really wants to try next cycle - he's ready to start again, part of why he was totally ok w/ not pulling out or using protection on Friday!

I don't know if baby aspirin really "sways" (again atomic I'm sure can answer!) and I know atomic has concerns about it. I am taking it now b/c my OBGYN has strongly recommended that after 3 unexplained miscarriages, I should at least try it - and I'm so fed up with m/c's that I'm just ready to try something at this point.

[emshe]

I think that sounds like a perfect plan - taking a cycle off, getting some time away, and just relaxing!!! And I think going back to 3-7 sounds best. I don't know about 2-6 (I'm sure atomic can answer!) but I thought I had heard that it needs to be started between days 3 & 5. As far as your body forgetting I doubt that will happen. I had a break between my 2nd and 3rd cycles on it b/c I got pregnant the 2nd cycle, had a miscarriage @ 5 weeks, and doc wanted me to wait until next AF came before starting me back on it. And still it was that 3rd cycle that I saw stronger effects of it.

Yea I've chilled out about our little "oopsie" on Friday night. It still doesn't look like I have O'd (although I got a +OPK on Monday) so I'm sure it's not going to happen LOL! Now trying to decide whether to start TTC-ing again next cycle or the one after... Still torn! DH really wants to try next cycle - he's ready to start again, part of why he was totally ok w/ not pulling out or using protection on Friday!

I don't know if baby aspirin really "sways" (again atomic I'm sure can answer!) and I know atomic has concerns about it. I am taking it now b/c my OBGYN has strongly recommended that after 3 unexplained miscarriages, I should at least try it - and I'm so fed up with m/c's that I'm just ready to try something at this point.

I love that hubby is so keen to ttc, thats lovely and Im so glad your more at ease with the oopsie. Look at Pbn! ABC the decisions are always at the forefront of thought. I guess only time will tell if you're ready or not. My stupidity with not trying in May(& I cue the yelling at me from behind the screens) is not just sentiment but the stupid chinese gender calendar thats always been right for me. I repeat complete stupidity!!! But I do feel we need a break, maybe even have sex for the sake of enjoyment for awhile, that will make my hubby happy, he cant stand the "I don't want to orgasm" pressure.

I completely understand ABC, I already worry beyond getting pregnant, that Ill get pregnant and miscarry again. Its one worry after another isn't it. I go backwards and forwards between feeling I want to just let it be & see what happens but Ill be nervous the whole time if I get there. Plus Im not seeing a FS to guide me at this point.

[MrsEnglish]

Emshe, we have different circumstances, but a lot in common. I'm on my 3rd consecutive Clomid cycle now (had a 4th but with a month and a half break earlier), and I'm in the 2ww approx 5DPO, and if I'm not pregnant, I'm going to take time off. We'll do NTNP, but I have an ovulation issue, so while it's definitely possible that I'd get pregnant without Clomid, I'm guessing there's only like a 5% chance each cycle. We tried naturally for 11 months unsucessfully with my 1st before getting pregnant on Clomid.

I have one round of 50mg Clomid left and one round of 25 mg. My plan (if I'm not pregnant this cycle) is to wait until I ovulate twice naturally on my own (assuming I don't get pregnant those times) and on the 2nd AF to take 50 mg, if I don't get pregnant that time, to take 25 mg, and if I don't get pregnant that time, to ask for a referral for an RE. Cuz if I'm not pregnant by then it will be I had 3 well timed attempts on 50 mg, and 2 well timed attempts on 25 mg, and still didn't get pregnant (I'm not counting the extra 50 mg attempt where I had an 8 day luteal phase).

I still have a decent amount of hope that I'm pregnant this cycle. I've had extra tiredness, food cravings, TMI!! bloody snot, and extra friskiness. I looked in my pregnancy diary though, and before BFP I had had 3 symptoms and I don't have any of those ones now, but I'm 5 DPO, but before BFP could mean 10 DPO because I didn't write exactly when it happened, just before BFP. I know, I know, I need to take a chill pill.