Loosh

Pill crazy!

Posted on 05/14/08, 07:20 pm

In the last 6 months the amount of medications I'm taking has tripled...and still no ovulation. metformin daily, prometrium, clomid, now she's talking about adding a 21 day cycle of progestrone/estrogen 'cocktail' and I have an appointment with a reproductive endocrinologist in late June...I imagine he may add something to the mix as well.....Does anyone else feel like a walking medicine cabinet?
and for pete's sake, why am I still not ovulating??!?!?!

how frustrating!

• Reply #1 05/15/08  12:21am
  
  ziggy349
  I was just telling my mom about all the new pills I am taking. It is no wonder I am losing weight no room for food with all the vitamins and suplements, clomid, provera,synthroid! I have gotten to know my pharmacist too well.Good luck!
• Reply #2 05/16/08  4:12pm
  
  suazete
  I feel the same way metformin, clomid, provera, prenatls, dexamethasone and I think I am forgetting something. You may be Clomid resistant. Are they checking you monthly for a response with a U/S? The doc put me on dexamethasone and said that this will help if you don't have a response to Clomid you talk it days 3-12. Something that is worth a try.
• Reply #3 07/10/08  8:53pm
  
  SHIVIA2
  HEY WELL I DID CLOMID FOR 6 MNTHS WITH 1 OVULATION....I TAKE 2000MG OF METFORMIN AND 100 MG OF PROMETRIUM FOR A/F WHICH I DO GET....NOW I TRIED (ANASTOZOLE DOUBLED DOSAGE AND STILL NO (O) SO I NO HOW U FEEL....I TALKED TOO MY RE AND WE'RE GOIN 2 DISCUSS (OVARIAN DRILLING)
• Reply #4 07/11/08  9:34pm
  
  kevmar
  Yeah, I have to take a TON of medicine too. Metformin, Provera, and Clomid. Dang, I hate it, but to be honest... I would do anything to get pregnant.
• Reply #5 07/26/08  9:11am
  
  japetty
  Man, I thought my 3 pills a day were bad. I take metformin, levothyroxine and darvocet. Does anyone find that metformin does help with PCOS because I am skeptical about it. I also want to mention clomid to my DR and see if it could help me as well. I used to take the progestrone but found out later that it "tricks" your body to think you just had a baby which for some woman won't help to get pregnant.
• Reply #6 07/30/08  9:44am
  
  Loosh
  For the record, we're now on 2000mg of metformin-(4 pills a day), along with 3 different vitamins (B6, B12, and 800mg (prenatal level) folic acid), with intermittant rounds of provera and clomid (150mg, so 3 pills a day when I take that)....WHEW!!!
  
• Reply #7 08/06/08  7:41pm
  
  JackieC24
  Geez, I thought I was pill crazy just with my metformin (3x a day), prenatal vit. and folic acid. Every time I eat I am taking pills. I carry one of those daily pill organizers to make sure I don't forget a dose. Seems like I will probably have to add more to the list as I continue in my ttc journey...
• Reply #8 10/08/08  10:34am
  
  spartangirl
  I sometimes feel like a walking pharmacy. LOL. It's been like 6 weeks since my last Laparoscopy and finally getting done with all those meds. no more pain killers! yay!! thank you Catapres patch and Acupuncture!
  I start Clomid tonight! I take prometrium to get my period to start, I take prenatal vitamins, a blood pressure pill, folic acid vitamins and everyone recommeds Metformin which I STRONGLY lobbied for but my obgyn wants to try (2) cycles of Clomid without it first.

TTC is hard enough for some people but when you have PCOS it gets a whole lot harder. So I wanted a place where people TTC with PCOS can some and share storys, thoughts, and feeling on their TTC Journey.