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I went to the doctor Friday to start my shots and she done an ultrasound. She said that my eggs were too small to produce to my tubes. So.... no ovulating this month. She started me this month on 50mg of Clomid. She told me that she would have to double me to 200mg. She said very rarely does she go from 50mg to 100mg, and even more rarely does she go from 100mg to 200mg. She said she had no other choice with me since my endo was so bad. Is that not dangerous. I mean I've read about Clomid and it could cause cysts on your ovaries. She said if it didn't work this month she was gonna start me on Lupron next month. It just worries me. Can anyone relate???
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well i don't know if my opinion is worth a lot since i am still new at the infertility journey. but when i was taking clomid, my doc told me that it is highly dangerous to jump more than 50mg at a time. he said the reason being it could cause your ovaries to open up and release all of your eggs at one time. i don't know if this helps or not... i wish i could be more help, sorry. good luck w/everything.
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well i don't know if my opinion is worth a lot since i am still new at the infertility journey. but when i was taking clomid, my doc told me that it is highly dangerous to jump more than 50mg at a time. he said the reason being it could cause your ovaries to open up and release all of your eggs at one time. i don't know if this helps or not... i wish i could be more help, sorry. good luck w/everything.
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Well...I just found out today that I'm also jumping from 50mg to 200mg this month. I didn't ovulate last month with 50mg, so my doctor said I need a higher dose. I hope there are no side effects, but at this point I'm willing to give anything a shot!
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When I started clomid, I was told that we would increase it by 50 mg each month to find when my body would react to it. Clomid is different from other fertility drugs because more does not mean better. To take too much clomid, you run a higher risk of hyperstimulating your ovaries and developing cysts. This is what my doctor explained to me. There could be different ways of doing things.
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Such a large jump in dosage concerns me. If you hyperstimulate your ovaries, you could cause irreversible damage. I am sure your doctor knows best but I would just double check with him/her. Doctors can make mistakes.
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I am in agreement with the other posts, in that I would ask more questions and do a little more research before jumping so quickly to a higher dose. I have recently found out that I have taken WAY TOO uch clomid for way too long and I have irreversible damage. Clomid is no longer an option for me. I have also been told that regular OBGYN doctors tend to over use clomid. REs are a little more reserved. Are you seeing an OBGYN or an RE? Be careful!
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I'm seeing a RE. She said she had no other choice. She wants to try to get me pregnant before she has to start treating my endo again.
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I wish you the best Sallymarie! I will keep you in my prayers.
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