Clomid?

MeLsWeEtIe · 05-12-2008, 11:23 PM

I'm confused about Clomid and yet interested. Maybe I'm too lazy to read through and see if anyone's asked this before...

... but I was wondering, after what measures did you start taking Clomid (meaning, for example, "I started taking Clomid after TTC on Met alone" and such.)? How is it taken, and what positive things have you seen with treatment of PCOS? I've seen you guys talking about "cycles" with Clomid and I'm not sure if I'm understanding it right. Is it something that you take a certain dosage for this amount of time?

Thanks ahead of time for helping me understand. Sometimes PCOS is just too overwhelming and I have to ask.

TRULYBLESSED · 05-13-2008, 01:04 PM

Hi Mel
well i have been on met 2550 mg for 3 months and it has helped me alot i have had 1 regular cycle at 32 days that used to be 45-49 days apart .i used to get 2 yucky lil hairs that would come up under my chin gone after a couple weeks of met and i Oed last month on met alone . as for clomid this is my first cycle using it and yes u take it only 5 days of ur cycle what days u would take it is up to ur ob. i took it cd 3-7 and 50mg of it actually Oed on cd15 so it is helping how much dont know as of yet just started 2ww game but praying for bfp this month .. i think clomid gos up to 200-250 dosage . hope that was of some help...

best of luck to u sweetie..

Safyre · 05-14-2008, 08:29 AM

For me, my GP tried Spirnolactone first. Which is medication that helps lower testosterone, but shouldn't be used while TTC. My GYN then prescribed Metformin, and then felt that there was an issue with hubbys sperm analysis, so I got referred to a Reproductive Endocriniologist(RE)... he said that the sperm analysis was fine, no worries and he prescribed clomid.

Clomid is taken as 5 pills, typically on either CD 3-7 or CD 5-9, whichever your doctor prefers, or has had more success with.
Myself, I knew that Clomid was what I needed, for two years I was extremely frustrated being assed around to different doctors. This month on 100 mg of Clomid, I did ovulate.

The dosage of clomid I believe does go to 250, but you will barely ever see anyone on that high. Clomid thins the uterine lining..which is bad for GETTING pregnant(you may ovulate, but it may not be able to 'stick') .. so not alot of doctors go that high. My RE won't go above 150.

Melvin'sWifey · 05-18-2008, 04:10 PM

When I went to start my TTC journey my dr just said the plan would be Met 1500mg a day and then as soon as I started my first period, I would start taking Clomid too, as the two together can be great for concieving. This is one of the first steps in TTC. If clomid doesn't work they do IUI, IVF, etc. Clomid is one of the less invasive steps and it's too horrible for most as far as side effects. I take clomid starting on the 5th day of my period (cycle) through the 9th and then wait to see if I ovulate, and then hopefully PG! When people are talking about cycle, they are referring to their periods since you take clomid once with each period, as long as you don't have any cysts and your dr says it's ok.