http://www.soulcysters.net/ Clomid, Actos, Provera...and whatever else the doctor ordered! en Sat, 18 May 2013 17:27:51 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.soulcysters.net/images/misc/rss.png http://www.soulcysters.net/ http://www.soulcysters.net/showthread.php/347805-Going-to-start-Clomid-in-a-few-months!-help!?goto=newpost Sat, 18 May 2013 01:08:57 GMT Hello everyone... I am new here... Just signed up but have been reading these forums for years now. I am 27 years old, and was diagnosed with PCOS as a teenager. I do not get a period unless induced, either by birth control or provera. I suffer all of the symptoms - dramatic weight gain, insulin resistance, unwanted facial/ body hair, etc etc etc :) I am currently on 1500mg of met daily, along... Hello everyone... I am new here... Just signed up but have been reading these forums for years now. I am 27 years old, and was diagnosed with PCOS as a teenager. I do not get a period unless induced, either by birth control or provera. I suffer all of the symptoms - dramatic weight gain, insulin resistance, unwanted facial/ body hair, etc etc etc :) I am currently on 1500mg of met daily, along with provera monthly. Does anyone out there have a positive clomid story with a similar history?? This journey is emotionally draining... No one truly understands where I'm coming from... And I know I am strong enough to handle what comes my way, but I just NEED to know that someone out there who's just like me has gotten pregnant and carried that baby to full term. I'm so afraid to have a miscarriage. OK that was a lot of info... But thanks for reading! ]]> Misc. Medications AubreyS23 http://www.soulcysters.net/showthread.php/347805-Going-to-start-Clomid-in-a-few-months!-help! http://www.soulcysters.net/showthread.php/347796-No-cramping-with-Gonal-F-and-trigger-shot?goto=newpost Fri, 17 May 2013 18:26:31 GMT Hello everyone! I'm a little concerned and I'm hoping to put my mind at ease. We just under went our first IUI on Wednesday this week. Everything seemed to go great, almost textbook. My Dr gave me a script for meds for cramping, but I didn't need them, because the cramps didn't happen. Has anyone experienced this and had a successful BFP? We have been trying for almost 4 long years and hoping for some good news.

Thanks! ]]> Misc. Medications Flannycupcake http://www.soulcysters.net/showthread.php/347796-No-cramping-with-Gonal-F-and-trigger-shot http://www.soulcysters.net/showthread.php/347633-Help-with-charting-with-Clomid!?goto=newpost Fri, 10 May 2013 01:31:33 GMT I need some help with this cycle. I took clomid 50mg on CD 5-9, and am currently on CD 15. I started using OPKs on CD 12 and have not gotten a positive result. I wonder if I missed my positive result on CD 12?

This is my 3rd time taking clomid, I got pregnant on the first month on the two other cycles, had one beautiful girl with my first pg and a m/c with my second. I wasn't using OPKs in the first two cycles and don't recall when I ovulated.

Anyone have insight for me? ]]> Misc. Medications kristinaljensen http://www.soulcysters.net/showthread.php/347633-Help-with-charting-with-Clomid! http://www.soulcysters.net/showthread.php/347490-Duphaston?goto=newpost Fri, 03 May 2013 22:47:53 GMT Has anyone been on Metformin and Duphaston at the same time? I have previously taken Met 500mg in 2009 for 6 months (had no influence on me at all) and now I'm being put back to Met 500 for few weeks, then upping to 1000 for 6 months. As I haven't had AF since 2008 (when I quit Diane35), it seems I will be getting Duphaston too. Also, my male hormones are high, other than that I'm fine: thyroid, kidney, liver are all functioning great and no IR.

Have any of You had success with Duphaston? I'm personally a very healthy eater (low gi, pcos modified), love my exercise and have been loosing weight slowly (35 pounds so far), which all have helped with my full-house-syndrom basically. BUT .. being all organic and pro-nature, I feel highly uncomfortable about taking Duphaston as a synthetic progesterone. Then again I'm wondering if Duphaston can help induce periods (even just 4 times a year?), then maybe why not? Is it something we are supposed to take long-term or is it a short-term medicine?

I've read tons of articles, read the pharmaceutical information on Duphaston and gone through the posts here on SCysters, but not too many posts on Duphaston as such really.
BCP is out of question for me, I never want to do that again and for me, personally, didn't work well.

Your thoughts, experience's, advice? ]]> Misc. Medications vinogradovh http://www.soulcysters.net/showthread.php/347490-Duphaston http://www.soulcysters.net/showthread.php/347486-Clomid-and-leg-pain-upper-back-pain!-Help!?goto=newpost Fri, 03 May 2013 19:16:42 GMT Hi ladies! I just finished my first round of clomid 50mg about a week ago and I've been miserable ever since. I know about and have experienced the usual side effects, hot flashes, mood swings, ovary pain but for the last 5 days I've had the most intense leg pain in my right calf, and huge knots right under both shoulder blades that have been making it hard to take deep breathes. Thankfully my husband was able to rub the knots out of my back and I can breathe again but my leg feels like a continuous Charlie horse.

I read the side effects that came with my rx and it says if you experience severe or persistent back or leg pain to call pharmacy or Dr. I called the pharmacy and they told me to call the Dr, I did but that was 2 hours ago and I'm still waiting for his nurse to call me back.

Should I just suck it up and deal with it, could it all just be a coincidence or is this more severe than I think? I haven't been able to find any other posts about this, it seems everyone was complaining of lower back pain!

Any insight is greatly appreciated! ]]> Misc. Medications stephanie21 http://www.soulcysters.net/showthread.php/347486-Clomid-and-leg-pain-upper-back-pain!-Help! http://www.soulcysters.net/showthread.php/347316-Gonal-F-success-rate?goto=newpost Sun, 28 Apr 2013 09:37:31 GMT Hello ladies,

I was just wondering if you could let me know if & how long it took you to conceive on Gonal F injects? Also what dose you were on? Anyone start on 37.5iu & have any luck?

TIA :) :) ]]> Misc. Medications HG711 http://www.soulcysters.net/showthread.php/347316-Gonal-F-success-rate http://www.soulcysters.net/showthread.php/347153-Spironolactone-Stopped-Period?goto=newpost Sun, 21 Apr 2013 03:05:53 GMT Just curious if anyone knows why spiro would stop me from having cycles? I've been on it for close to 4 weeks and am going on 8 weeks since my last period. I've had a couple of instances of light spotting, but that's it. Just curious if anyone would know how to explain it based on how the med affects hormones? I'll give my endo a call on Monday too and tell her to see if I should just wait it out or what. We were trying it first without birth control to see if I could avoid going back on the pill. ]]> Misc. Medications hammonks http://www.soulcysters.net/showthread.php/347153-Spironolactone-Stopped-Period http://www.soulcysters.net/showthread.php/347143-X-Posted-from-Alternative-Meds-Vitex-and-Femara?goto=newpost Sat, 20 Apr 2013 21:05:38 GMT Okay, so I've consulted my doctor, but they can't comment on whether it is useful to take vitex with a fertility drug because it isn't FDA-approved. All I'm seeing on Dr. Google is it is a no-no. Anyone want to weigh in? I took vitex through three days of femara and have been on vitex for a few months. I'm also still bleeding and on CD 8 of a natural cycle. Have I busted this cycle? I realize I won't know until I have my ultrasound, but I'm also not having any side effects from the femara like last time. I'm feeling like I wasted my time. ]]> Misc. Medications sherbear53 http://www.soulcysters.net/showthread.php/347143-X-Posted-from-Alternative-Meds-Vitex-and-Femara http://www.soulcysters.net/showthread.php/347090-Fed-Up-O(?goto=newpost Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:47:00 GMT I have been on 100mg clomid since march 2012. I originally had it when I conceived my dd who is nearly 6 but 100mg wouldnt work properly so they tried 150mg and it worked. The fertility clinic are reluctant to put me up to 150mg as they have lost their scanning facility so basically all I am having is a day 22 progesterone test. Over last year I have only ovulated as per blood results about 3... I have been on 100mg clomid since march 2012. I originally had it when I conceived my dd who is nearly 6 but 100mg wouldnt work properly so they tried 150mg and it worked.

The fertility clinic are reluctant to put me up to 150mg as they have lost their scanning facility so basically all I am having is a day 22 progesterone test. Over last year I have only ovulated as per blood results about 3 times.

I spoke to the clinic today and the secretary said the consultant (who I have never seen as i only see registrars) has said with my bmi being above 35 (its 38 but I got it down from early 40's) he is not willing to try 150mg until bmi is 35 or below. I have 2 doses of 100mg clomid left and she said its my decision if i take it or not

My weight is similar to when I conceived my daughter on the 150mg.

I am now worried that ive been on clomid too long (all the hype on ovarian cancer etc) and that its never gonna work and they wont help until I loose even more weight.

They are also talking about ovarian drilling being safer than higher dose of clomid.

Im so fed up now (sorry for moaning post) ]]> Misc. Medications Roxiesmum http://www.soulcysters.net/showthread.php/347090-Fed-Up-O(