multiple positive OPKs - TMI warning!

[fresas]

I have had negative OPKs for the rest of the cycle so far. I'm probably going to stop for this cycle. I wonder if last cycle was just really weird.

I started taking the DCI yesterday. It has helped curb my appetite and crazy sugar cravings so far, but it is only day 2. I was reading on the soul cysters website that DCI can cause weight gain instead of weight loss, so I'm going to be pretty careful with this stuff, plus it is not the cheapest. The DIM shipped yesterday so I will give a report on that, too.

[fresas]

I'm sorry to update and run, but wanted to let you ladies know that I also got the DIM + in the mail today. I just took the first dose.

Here is what is in it:

9 IU of Vitamin E

100mg of what they call their "BioResponse-DIM": 25% diindolylmethane- phosphatidylcholine (soy), silica, starch, chloraphyll, gelatin, cellulose

Here is the DIM break down: 100mg of spinach powder, cabbage powder, and concentrated broccoli powder.

Is soy a girl sway thing? I know it can affect certain estrogens, but for some reason I thought it was a boy sway thing.

AF is on day 2. Temping has begun, but not very successfully.

[atomic sagebrush]

Not enough Vit. E to make a difference, as I'm sure you realized.

I personally think soy sways pink and you can read why here http://genderdreaming.com/forum/gend...-girl-boy.html soy = boys is a misunderstanding about what "phytoestrogens" do by the people on IG. It can increase EWCM for some people, so if it makes more EWCM for you, just be sure to take an antihistamine.

[ttcadaughter2012]

I don't have PCOS and I had 5 days straight of positive Opk's last cycle while on vitex.. It makes me not want to take it because the month before I took it you saw when I ovulated, it lined up with fertility friend and everything. The month I start taking vitex my temps are all over the place, fertility friend can't pick up ovulation and I get many days straight of positive OPk's.. So confusing and extremely frustrating. :/

[ttcadaughter2012]

You and I are on the same cycle, I too am cd 2

[atomic sagebrush]

I don't have PCOS and I had 5 days straight of positive Opk's last cycle while on vitex.. It makes me not want to take it because the month before I took it you saw when I ovulated, it lined up with fertility friend and everything. The month I start taking vitex my temps are all over the place, fertility friend can't pick up ovulation and I get many days straight of positive OPk's.. So confusing and extremely frustrating. :/

But you can get pos OPK when your body is trying to O and just isn't able to and this does happen on vitex. Has nothing to do with the false pos that PCOS ladies get.

It can also happen NOT on vitex too, if your body is about to O and then you get sick/stressed and it decides to hold off on ovulating until a few days later. OPK don't mean ovulation, they just mean your body released a little LH.

[fresas]

I was reading somewhere (I don't remember where) that leaving an OPK in a hot or steamy bathroom can make a test read positive when it really isn't a positive, so just be careful.

Temping has gone to garbage again. This weekend was so hectic I only slept 4 hours and didn't temp either day. I really need to get better at this.

All OPKs are negative so far, but I expected that.

The d-chiro inositol gives me the worst upper abdominal gas I have ever felt in my life. I know that sounds dramatic, but I cannot tell you how badly it hurts. I don't know if it is because I also take the metformin, but oh my gosh. I don't know if I can keep taking it. I may try taking it at a different time of day with no other medications, but I really don't look forward to experimenting with this. I don't like the nausea the metformin gives me, but the gas pain with the d-chiro inositol is out of control.

I haven't had any side effects from the DIM yet.

[atomic sagebrush]

Really? Wow that's interesting, I did not know that!!!

I'm with ya on the temping, I could never temp becaus e of that reason. do you know for a fact that your temps are messed up when you don't sleep (sorry if you already mentioned this!!)

OMG that sounds like a nightmare. I would totally drop it. Feel better soon F.

[atomic sagebrush]

PS - do you think you could be allergic?? I had an allergy to medication and it felt exactly like that - like the worst gas pains ever in my upper stomach from right after I took the medicine for 4-5 hours afterwards. Then I broke out in head to toe hives. Be careful because medication allergies are among the most dangerous ones.

[fresas]

I didn't even think about an allergy. Interesting. I haven't taken it since I posted last and all of the pain is gone. I'm kind of bummed out because I had high hopes that this would help weight loss resistance and maybe help get the testosterone under control a little bit, but if I have to go through hours of pain like that every day, it's probably not worth it.

I started a chart on FF, but no temps so far. :/ I'm on CD 12 so I can start temping, but since I'm getting close to ovulation, it's probably going to be weird. I am charting other stuff though.