Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Clomid, the drug of our choice

Written: Aug 30, 2011

I feel like all I do is read up on IUI, and IVF and any infertility stuff I can get my hands on, and still with everything I read I have no clue what is going on.
I am so grateful for a close friend who is going through the exact same treatments as me at the exact day, just for her #th time. She has been  my go to nurse I call with all my questions. She has been there and is still there and we are each others' cheerleaders.
So, I started Clomid for the first time every last night. I was surprised because when I first saw my RE he said we would start on 50mg a day for 5 days, but then yesterday he said we were going to do 100mg! I was excited we are trying our hardest on the first round. I took it at night, because my good friend told me to, it can make you sleepy. I was working this morning and felt fine. It wasn't until lunch time I got a bad headache and felt nausea, and to make it worst I was out quilt shopping with my mom and her friends far away from home. After just trying to think about breathing and not throwing up in front of everyone I started to feel better, whoo that's just day 1 with this stuff. Bring on the hot flashes!

1 comment:

The P Family said...

Ouch! I didn't realize that sometimes you have to take drugs and they can be nasty! :( Hopefully it's as painless as taking uh...tylenol?
I'm glad you have someone you could trust and ask questions about all the time. It's so overwhelming when there's so much to choose!!!