Talk to me about Clomid

[ouokie]

So, we are staring a round of Clomid this cycle. I won't start it until Saturday but I would like some personal experiences with it. Tell me about the side effects, what you liked or didn't like, ect. TIA!

[King26]

Hi!
I did 4 rounds of Clomid, 3 with IUI's, 1 with TI. I got major hot flashes with Clomid so I started taking it before bed which worked well. The one day I took it mid-day I was around my house shirtless because I was dying of a heat stroke. Otherwise I just had a bit of a headache but nothing major.

[jessnpaul]

I did 1 round of Clomid (100mg) with TI. I had no side effects but I took it before bed, which I hear is better for lessening the effects of it!

[ghostmonkey]

I did one round with 100 mg. Had one good follicle. I was immediately pulled off it because my lining was atrocious and I would have had additional issues had I continued to take it.

Beyond that, not a whole lot. Few minor hot flashes.

[ginkgoleaf]

I've done 4 cycles with it. I took it before bed and only had some headaches, which could have just been coincidental. Did 50mg each time and O'd between cd 12-14, big improvement over my normal cd22.

[EllieT]

I'm in my 3rd cycle of taking it.

I've tried taking them at night and in the morning and much prefer taking them at night. Side effects has been slightly different between the cycles (could be due to the different timing or different dose). First cycle 50 mg I didn't have too bad side effects - some hot flashes in the middle of the night and some fatigue the last day. I never O'd.
Second cycle (100 mg) was horrible. I was depressed and emotional, could cry for nothing. And I would get sudden uncontrolable fits of rage. I pretty much turned in to the Hulk without warning. Some fatigue the last days as well. Absolutely no hot flashes though. This was the cycle I tried taking the pills in the morning, i did finally O at CD 21-22.
Third cycle (100 mg) I was back to taking the pills at night. No depression, crying or Hulk rage. I was really fatigued the whole time though. And my tolerance for alcohol was gone. Half a glass of wine and I would feel drunk, get a headache and wake up hungover. Luckily I only had half a glass since my usuall favourite wine suddenly tasted bad to me. Today is CD 12 so I'm not expecting to O yet.

[pooh8402]

I did 6 rounds of Clomid. 1 cycle on 25 mg, 2 cycles on 50 mg, and 3 cycles on 100 mg. the first was TI, the rest were IUIs. I always took the pills at night. my main side effects were dose dependent (higher dose = worse side effects) and were usually headaches and night sweats/hot flashes. I didn't have emotional side effects at all. I did have low progesterone starting with my second cycle on it, so I was on supplemental progesterone every cycle after that.

[starburst604]

I did 3 rounds of 50mg. The first cycle, I didn't really notice any symptoms. The second one I noticed I was more edgy during the days I was actually taking it, and the third one I pretty much wanted to crawl out of my skin while I was taking it. I just felt like a miserable bitch with a chronic headache. I was happy to switch to injectables and had very few side effects with those.

[lms]

I just did 3 rounds of 50mg. I took them first thing in the morning. The only side effects that I had were headaches and a delayed O date.