Clomid and Ovidrel

TTCcheer4xu · 10-15-2004, 08:01 PM

I have heard alot of you talk about clomid pills, but has anyone taken the 5 pills and an injection of Ovidrel? I had my 1st appointment with the RE and have been on Met.1500mg for 3 months and am starting clomid and this shot in a few weeks. Let me know if anyone else has done the same and what side effects you had. Thanks!

celyota · 10-20-2004, 03:56 PM

I took clomid and ovidrel last month and have to do it again this month. I am on 50 mg of clomid, 4 mg of Avandia, .25mg of dexamethasone. I had my husband inject the shot. I took the shot on a wednesday adn on thursday I had pains on my left and right side. Probably ovulating the doctor said. But, then on Sunday I had awfull pains on my left side. It hurt so bad that I had to lie down for a while. The nurse said I couldnt take nothing for the pain because it interferres with ovulating. Other than the pains I had no other side affects. The injection site might be sore for a few days. I hope this helps. GOOD LUCK!

Snoozer311 · 11-09-2004, 03:28 PM

I just wanted to post quickly and let you know that I did Clomid with Ovidrel 3 different times. The very first time I did it was with Clomid 150mg and the Ovidrel injection at CD17. That very first time, I had a lot of pain the day after I took it for about 8-10 hours straight then at 3:00am the pain mysteriously went away. Apparently that was ovulation pain because I got pregnant that cycle, although miscarried at 10 weeks. I then did Clomid 150mg with the Ovidrel injection two more times with no success. So, I can say it has worked for me but not consistently. One good thing though is that the Ovidrel now comes pre-mixed all ready to go in the syringe...back when I did it for the first time in January 2003 you had to mix the saline into the powder and go through a whole song-and-dance with it. It definitely is much better now with everything pre-mixed. I am actually doing Ovidrel again in a few weeks after doing my first round of Follistim injections so I will try to update this post and give my impression of how it worked with the other injectible medications. Lots of luck and babydust to you!

~Wendy

TTCcheer4xu · 11-27-2004, 12:31 PM

I finished my first round of clomid this past week, went to the RE today and got the go ahead for the ovidrel injection. Did you do it in your stomach or leg? My husband or sister are going to give it to me because i really don't think i could do it myself. I also didn't know to refrigerate it, i wonder if that will effect the efficiency of it.

Snoozer311 · 11-27-2004, 11:45 PM

When I did the Ovidrel injection before, I did it in my leg. At the time I did it over a year and a half ago, I did it in the top of my leg kind of perpendicular to my leg. Now, my RE has everyone doing the injections (regardless of whether it's Ovidrel, Lupron, Follistim, etc) on the side of the leg at a 90 degree angle to the leg which is still perpendicular, just on the side instead of the top. I think you can also do it in your abdomen...just depends on your personal preference. I actually started doing my Follistim injections in my abdomen and Lupron on the side of my leg. In my mind, I am putting the Follistim closer to where it needs to be (above my ovaries basically) so it just seems to make more sense to me, even though apparently there is not a difference between the upper thigh and the abdomen since they give you the option of doing it at either place.

As far as refrigeration, I do know that the Ovidrel is supposed to be refrigerated. I am not totally sure if it would affect the efficacy of the Ovidrel...I guess it depends on how long it has been out. There should be a little patient information leaflett that came along with it that should indicate the temperatures you can store it at. I would say if you have any doubt, call your doctor and check about it to be on the safe side. Good luck to you...hope everything goes well!

~Wendy

michelle_mac · 05-31-2008, 10:26 AM

I have been on clomid for 5 months now, and i am currently on 150mgs, I was not responding to that, so i am now also taking ovidrel. I had my first injection last week, and i am going for bloodwork on Monday to see if it worked. My doc said i had 2 really good follicles, so i am hoping it worked. I will let you know when i find out anything...

maritza211 · 06-17-2008, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by michelle_mac

so i am now also taking ovidrel. I had my first injection last week, and i am going for bloodwork on Monday to see if it worked....

But I thought that taking Ovidrel you are supposed to ovulate a few days after? how come you went to the Dr a week after? did you do an IUI or are you just TTC naturally?

michelle_mac · 06-19-2008, 01:23 AM

We are TTC naturally. The doctor gave me the injection, and i did ovulate the very next day. I was given the injection on CD14, the reason i did not go for blood work for a week is becuase your progesterone level does not go up until ovulation is fully completed. The ovidrel and 150mg clomid did make me ovulate, however i did not become pregnant this cycle. I am in the process of trying it again. I was also reading some of the other posts, and i just wanted to mention that i also had a lot of lower abdominal discomfort/ pressure the day following the injection of ovidrel, and it lasted about 8 hours, and then dissapeard.

Will keep you all posted on my situation! Baby dust to all!

maritza211 · 06-19-2008, 11:19 PM

Oh I see. Well good luck on the your next cycle. BABY DUST, BABY DUST, BABY DUST!

Dol2luve · 01-01-2009, 11:36 PM

Hello,

I am starting my first fert treatment, 100mg of clomid for 5days followed by ovidrel injections. I am on day three of clomid and have lots of pain on my right side of my pelvis. Has n e one expirienced this before? I am a bit alarmed and don't know if the pain is to be expected or what? I have been married for 4 years and am now ttc. Any help pls?

SueN · 01-09-2009, 08:26 PM

Hi,

I was on a cycle of provera and clomid about a year and half ago and I went through the same thing. Around day 3 of clomid, I woke up in the middle of the night with a severe pain on the lower left side, it was this horrible burning sensation type pain. It was sooo bad that I thought I should go to the emergency room, but the pain eventually subsided after half an hour. The next day morning I called my doctor and she called me in for an ultrasound and said everything is fine. We conceived that cycle, but later ended in a m/c. You might want to call you doctor and see if she can tell you what's going on.

cystic_sister · 03-24-2009, 07:50 PM

Hi sisters, I was just recently diagnosed with PCOS and TTC, have just started taking fertility pills for IUI.I was prescribed Clomid 50mg. and Ovidrel 250mg.I just finished my 5th day of Clomid and I am scheduled to go in for ultrasound in 3 days. I have not had any side affects to the Clomid.Could that mean it is not working? Could the dose be to low? Anyone with any helpful answers or suggestions please fill me in.Thanks bunches..BABY DUST TO US ALL

maritza211 · 03-25-2009, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by cystic_sister

I was prescribed Clomid 50mg. and Ovidrel 250mg.I just finished my 5th day of Clomid and I am scheduled to go in for ultrasound in 3 days. I have not had any side affects to the Clomid.Could that mean it is not working? Could the dose be to low?

Hi Cystic Sister... absolutely not! just because you are not feeling any side effects, does not mean its not working! You are just FORTUNATE!

I did 50mg of Clomid for 3 cycles. and not once did I have any side effects. On my third cycle, I got pregnant with twins.

When you go in for your scans, they will be able to tell you whether or not the dosage is working for you. They should be monitoring you closely and will be able to see if your follicles are growing and they can even confirm if one of them drops an egg.... in others words, to see if you ovulate.

So good luck! and just wait and see how your scans look. They will determine if you need a higher dosage. Baby dust, baby dust, baby dust!

cystic_sister · 03-29-2009, 01:21 AM

Thanks Maritza! I went to RE and they seen 3 follies in sizes from 15-17.5 is this a good size? I took my trigger today. I've heard alot about discomfort,not having any yet...does everyone experience the discomfort? Just hoping my husband did it right...Lol. I go in for my first IUI the day after tomorrw.I'm so hoping I only have to do this once...the time between I just feel so anxious...YUCK!!! Thanks again Sister!

maritza211 · 03-29-2009, 11:11 AM

Cystic Sister.. congrats on the follicle sizes. Those are good sizes, so that means dosage working. As for the ovidrel shot, I never took it. They did suggest, but I just chose not to. I have read that follicles mature at 18, so it looks like you took at the right time. In my case, my follicles got a big bigger before they dropped, I think 20.5 and 21 were my sizes. But I guess, everyone is different. Its still in the range.

Good luck!! let me know how it goes!!

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