Dr wants me to try clomid to concieve with my husband. Does anyone know if this works?

I was on metformin but i was having major side effects.. Does clomid work better then that or the same??Dr wants me to try clomid to concieve with my husband. Does anyone know if this works?
These two drugs work differently, so it's hard to say which one works better. Metformin works well with women who have PCOS and clomid tends to work better with women who have anovulatory cycles for other (hormonal) reasons. Everyone's body is different and responds differently, so it's really hard to answer your question definitively.





I did, however, conceive my boys after taking clomid.





Good luck and baby dust!Dr wants me to try clomid to concieve with my husband. Does anyone know if this works?
Clomid and Metformin are not used for the same purposes.





Metformin is prescribed to control type 2 diabetes or insulin resistance which often results from PCOS. It can help to regulate menstrual cycles if your fertility issues are linked to one of those conditions. The main way it helps women with PCOS conceive is that PCOS sufferers are often overweight (due to the insulin resistance) and the excess fat cells work to produce more estrogen than is necessary. That extra estrogen makes it to where you cannot have the normal ebb and flow of estrogen in a monthly cycle. Therefore, you never end one cycle and begin the next. This leads to annovulation (not ovulating), and thus you cannot conceive until the situation is remedied. The Metformin helps to regulate the glucose/insulin levels and that causes weight loss in many of the patients, which is required for the estrogen to re-balance and cycles to return to normal.





Clomid, on the other hand, tricks your body into thinking that you don't have enough estrogen, which forces it to go into overtime when producing FSH (follicle stimulating hormone). That makes the egg follicles stored in the ovaries grow and will often (in 80-90% of patients) force ovulation. Obviously you cannot conceive if you are not ovulating. Hence, the new ovulation gives a much better chance for conception.





Many people are prescribed both at the same time. The mixture of the 2 drugs seems to work wonders for some people. In fact, the Metformin is often prescribed with the Clomid even if the usual Metformin-treated illnesses don't exist.





I am currently on my first month of Clomid (50mg cd3-7). I was originally on Metformin and thought to possibly have PCOS but it has since been ruled out. I stopped taking the Metformin for several months, but my OB/GYN requested I go back on it for this month while I'm also taking the Clomid, although I don't have type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, or PCOS.





Better, worse, or the same is a pretty difficult judgment call on this one. It's not really about if one medication is better than another, it's about if one is better FOR YOU than another. If this is what the doctor thinks will do the trick for you, I'd give it a try. I trust my OB/GYN completely, and I am happily taking what she's prescribed because she's working toward the same goal as me and my husband.





Do be warned: Clomid *can* have some nasty side effects for some people. Others have none at all. I'm on day 2 and have not had a single side effect so far. I'm still waiting!





Good luck in your journey! Lots of sticky baby dust your way! :)
i just did my first round of clomid this cycle i was told to take it cycle day 1-5 to increase chances because studies shown you produce more follicles. but most doctors make you take it days 3-7


my period is due tomorrow i haven't tested but everyone on my message boards says my cycle looks promising


many people have gotton pregnant on clomid hopefully you and i are in that same boat goodluck








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