For the past three months I have been O'ing thanks to 100mgs of Clomid, and I've never O'd on my own. My question is this....
This month, I am having to go without the Clomid to Ovulate....
I'm hoping that my body might have been jumpstarted by the three months of regulated hormones and the 1.5 months of constant Metformin use.
Has anyone had success with Vitex and Met combo? Is there any reason that I shouldn't use the two together? Will one inhibit the other? Furthermore, has anyone had success with this combo?
Thanks!
Manda (From TTC boards)
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I have been on Met for over 3 years, and I have been taking Vitex since August. I'm taking Vitex to try to increase my progesterone levels, which were very low, but I'm not TTC. I am waiting on blood test results (had them done two days ago) to see if there's been any change in my levels. I have been ovulating every month (I was before taking Vitex, though). I haven't noticed any complications with taking both together. My cycles have been erratic in terms of length (for instance, this past cycle was a perfect 28 days, with ovulation on the 15th day; the one before that was 43 days, with ovulation on day 34); however, I am 48 and perimenopausal.
Here's an article about the use of Vitex with PCOS you may find helpful:
__________________ dx pcos 1984, type II diabetes 2001, also hypertension
Met 2000mg since 2001, started Glucophage XR 4/22/04, then switched to Met ER 6/04; also: multi, Vit. C, Vit. E, B12/folic acid combo, fish oil & borage oil combo, garlic capsules, cinnamon, Vitex, calcium with magnesium/zinc, biotin, CoQ10, selenium,iron
Other meds: Verapamil and Altace(for blood pressure)
Started laser hair removal 7/29/03, completed 3/04 (it works!)
UAE for fibroid 3/24/03 and 3/16/04
I have been taking metformin for approx. 4-5 months, and started vitex in the middle of a 81 day cycle, 2 cycles ago. I ovulated that cycle on CD 70 and this cycle I just finished, I O'd CD 30. These were good, strong O's, and I almost never O...as in I can go for over a year without ovulating/having a period. So far, no pregnancy, but I'd call O'ing 2 cycles in a row a success. HTH!
__________________ Tonya, 35
Jonathan (DH), 44
Kaitlyn (DD), 14 on January 25th
Tucker Dean Mills, born still 4/16/2004
Daniel (DS), born October 31, 2005...STILL exclusively breastfed...he refuses to eat!
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Metformin 1000mg AM and PM
Labetalol 100mg AM and PM (HTN)
Prenatal Vitamin daily
Metformin and Vitex? 
(From TTC boards)
