Re: glucofage instead of clomid
From: Michelle (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 14 Mar 2003 18:59:27 -0600
Hi! I have a glucofage/clomid story. I was trying to get pregnant after 2
years from a previous miscarriage. My doctor put me on clomid, only to call
me the next day and tell me that I did have PCOS and that I needed to be on
glucofage for that also. I was told by my doctor's nurse that they like for
you to be on glucofage for one month before starting clomid. I was on both
at the same time. I took clomid for the first days of my cycle and took
glucofage 2x a day everyday. In the 2nd month, my doctor added Estridal for
me to take after the clomid. I did become pregnant and at 8 weeks
miscarried. I am now on the glucofage again and my doctor said that I have
to wait 3 months before trying to get pregnant again.
>----- Original Message -----
From: anonymous@obgyn.net
To: "Multiple recipients of list PCOS-MEDICATION"
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Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 3:20 PM
Subject: Re: glucofage instead of clomid
> At Fri, 14 Mar 2003, Gretchen wrote:
> >
> >At Fri, 1 Feb 2002, anonymous wrote:
> >>
> >>I was recently diagnosed with polycistic ovaries and I was given a
> >>prescription for clomid. I heard that glucofage can do the same thing
> >>as clomid is this true? should I ask my dr for a prescription for
> >>glucofage instead?
> >>Thank you
> >
> >Hi,
> >I was put on clomid as part of a standard FSH challenge test. As a
> >result, I developed a cyst the size of a grapefruit on my ovary. Not to
> >scare you (I've heard it's rare), but just be careful. Does anyone know
> >more about Glucofage? A friend of mine got pregnant after only a month
> >of taking it--and she'd been trying for 10 years to conceive. Looking
> >forward to any advice on taking Glucofage to conceive. Thanks.
>
> Hi - my name is sherry. I was put on Clomid because of my PCOS
> diagnosis. I tried for several months on Clomid and still didn't
> ovulate. They eventually doubled my clomid dosage and I did ovulate,
> but over a year later, never got pregnant on it. AND...I keep getting
> huge cysts larger than the size of my uterus on my ovaries. The ovaries
> get enlarged and I get really bloated. Finally, I got so tired of
> taking Clomid for 2 months, and then having to get off for 3 or 4 to let
> the cysts go away, that I got on glucophage instead. I don't know how
> long it will take me to get pregnant - I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
> I've only been on it 2 weeks now.
>
> --
> --sherry
>
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