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Re: met and clomid (pg/m mentioned)
From: Lindsay (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 9 Apr 2002 10:37:14 -0500 (CDT)
Thanks Lori and good luck with the pregnancy - keeping everything
crossed for you!
At Tue, 9 Apr 2002, Lori wrote:
>
>No problem - I started on glucophage (metformin) in
>June of 2001. I was on 500mg a day for 1 month then
>upped to 1500 mg a day by the end of August. I
>started having regular menses the end of November.
>Started TTC in March when I started the clomid. I am
>now 6 1/2 weeks pregnant!
>
>Before I started regular menses, I did use clomid
>150mg a day back in August. It took a few months to
>conceive but I then lost the baby to a miscarriage at
>7 weeks (due to immune issues - not PCOS).
>
>I really preferred the lower dose of clomid coupled
>with the follistim that I used this time. I think it
>was more effective and also I had fewer side effects
>(i.e. no hot flashes! and I didn't gain weight like I
>did on the clomid 150mg - which had caused me to gain
>25 pounds).
>
>Follistim was more expensive. My insurance covered
>clomid but not the follistim shots (my insurance
>doesn't cover injectibles). So I spent about $300 on
>the follistim shots.
>
>-Lori
>
>--- Lindsay <anonymous@obgyn.net> wrote:
>> Hi Lori
>>
>> Hope you don't mind me asking, but how long were you
>> on the Met before
>> you started taking the Clomid??
>>
>http://taxes.yahoo.com/
--
Lindsay
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