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plz tell me this gets better

tweetyknickstweetyknicks member
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I'm only on day 2 of stims and I've been in bed half the day with a migraine. I'm pretty sure it's hormone related. Has anyone else had this problem? Did it get better?


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Me: 29; DH: 53
TTC since February 2013 --- mild thin PCOS (or not, depending on which RE you ask), MFI

TI#1: BFN (April 2014; Clomid 50mg x5 days, Estrace x5 days, Clomid 50 mg x4 days)
IUI#1: c/p (May 2014; Letrozole 2.5 mg x5 days, Estrace x5 days, Bravelle 75 IU x10 days)
IUI#2: abandoned... O'd early & DH hormone issues (June 2014; Letrozole 2.5 mg x5 days, Bravelle 75 IU x2 days)
IUI#2.1: BFN (July 2014; Letrozole 2.5 mg x5 days, Bravelle 75 IU x4 days)

Moving on to IVF. (Why we're moving on to IVF)

IVF#1 (w/ICSI): BCP 9/9-9/23. Gonal-F, Ganirelix, Low-dose HCG (antagonist protocol). 41R/35M/32F... 2 transferred on 10/14, 14 frosties! On cabergoline to help avoid OHSS. BFN, possibly because of 90% drop in estrogen and progesterone a few days after ET.
FET#1: Transferring 2 on January 8. BFP! beta#1 (1/17): 408, beta#2 (1/20): 1310, first u/s scheduled 2/5

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    beachbum913beachbum913 member
    I think my headache faded around day 6 of stims.. But mine was also dull and more of an annoyance, not migraine level. Good luck, hope it gets better soon.
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    fayth4onefayth4one member
    I suffered with headaches during all of my stims, however, it got better (or I got more used to it) as time went on. Good luck with yours and I hope you get relief soon!
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    jessimi06jessimi06 member
    I had migraines for about 3-4 days during stims, due to the hormone changes. Feel better soon!
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    erbear84erbear84 member
    I had a migraine for a day on day 6 or so. It got better!




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    KM721KM721 member
    Same as others--I had headaches, but not migraine level. My clinic had said to let them know if the headaches were persistent even after taking Tylenol. One time, I felt that it was persistent and the Tylenol didn't touch it. It was near the end of my stims. I told the nurse when she called with my instructions and she basically said that I had to deal with it. She said it was common and I should try to scale back on activity. I hope your clinic gives you some other coping mechanisms if this persists!
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    tweetyknickstweetyknicks member
    Thanks for all the replies. I can get through a couple days of this with excedrin. My big fear is that this would last the whole time I'm on stims. That does not seem to be common (at least not at this level).

    My clinic didn't tell me I should contact them about any particular problem. I might ask for an rx for Zofran, though. At least I could sit up and eat if the excedrin doesn't work well enough.

    @bluejoan I'll try the ice pack.


    ***siggy warning***

    Me: 29; DH: 53
    TTC since February 2013 --- mild thin PCOS (or not, depending on which RE you ask), MFI

    TI#1: BFN (April 2014; Clomid 50mg x5 days, Estrace x5 days, Clomid 50 mg x4 days)
    IUI#1: c/p (May 2014; Letrozole 2.5 mg x5 days, Estrace x5 days, Bravelle 75 IU x10 days)
    IUI#2: abandoned... O'd early & DH hormone issues (June 2014; Letrozole 2.5 mg x5 days, Bravelle 75 IU x2 days)
    IUI#2.1: BFN (July 2014; Letrozole 2.5 mg x5 days, Bravelle 75 IU x4 days)

    Moving on to IVF. (Why we're moving on to IVF)

    IVF#1 (w/ICSI): BCP 9/9-9/23. Gonal-F, Ganirelix, Low-dose HCG (antagonist protocol). 41R/35M/32F... 2 transferred on 10/14, 14 frosties! On cabergoline to help avoid OHSS. BFN, possibly because of 90% drop in estrogen and progesterone a few days after ET.
    FET#1: Transferring 2 on January 8. BFP! beta#1 (1/17): 408, beta#2 (1/20): 1310, first u/s scheduled 2/5

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    airidh80airidh80 member
    tweetyknicks said:
    Thanks for all the replies. I can get through a couple days of this with excedrin. My big fear is that this would last the whole time I'm on stims. That does not seem to be common (at least not at this level). My clinic didn't tell me I should contact them about any particular problem. I might ask for an rx for Zofran, though. At least I could sit up and eat if the excedrin doesn't work well enough. @bluejoan I'll try the ice pack.
    I had headaches during stim, though they did improve as I got used to the drugs.

    One side note: my doctor didn't want me to take any aspirin-containing drugs during stim, and excedrin does have aspirin. I don't know if that's a universal rule, but you might want to run it by your RE.
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    katers79katers79 member
    I had headaches mostly with the Lupron. They went away the further I went into stims. Hope they go away soon!

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    tweetyknickstweetyknicks member
    @airidh80‌ I will ask the doc about excedrin tomorrow. I know it's not the best solution, but I figure for a day it's better than ending up in the ER for a migraine and dehydration from throwing up. (Note: not intended to be snarky.) Lesser of two evils.


    ***siggy warning***

    Me: 29; DH: 53
    TTC since February 2013 --- mild thin PCOS (or not, depending on which RE you ask), MFI

    TI#1: BFN (April 2014; Clomid 50mg x5 days, Estrace x5 days, Clomid 50 mg x4 days)
    IUI#1: c/p (May 2014; Letrozole 2.5 mg x5 days, Estrace x5 days, Bravelle 75 IU x10 days)
    IUI#2: abandoned... O'd early & DH hormone issues (June 2014; Letrozole 2.5 mg x5 days, Bravelle 75 IU x2 days)
    IUI#2.1: BFN (July 2014; Letrozole 2.5 mg x5 days, Bravelle 75 IU x4 days)

    Moving on to IVF. (Why we're moving on to IVF)

    IVF#1 (w/ICSI): BCP 9/9-9/23. Gonal-F, Ganirelix, Low-dose HCG (antagonist protocol). 41R/35M/32F... 2 transferred on 10/14, 14 frosties! On cabergoline to help avoid OHSS. BFN, possibly because of 90% drop in estrogen and progesterone a few days after ET.
    FET#1: Transferring 2 on January 8. BFP! beta#1 (1/17): 408, beta#2 (1/20): 1310, first u/s scheduled 2/5

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    airidh80airidh80 member
    Definitely agreed! 
    Me: 34 / DH: 33
    19-year history of endometriosis. Multiple surgeries and cyst removals. Forced directly into IVF due to blocked tubes and severe adhesions.
    IVF w/ICSI and CCS #1 - Dec 2013 - Only 1 normal. Ended in CP
    IVF w/ICSI and CCS #2, at CCRM - March 2014!
    14R, 12 ICSI'd, 11F, 6 for CCS, 5 healthy blasts frozen!
    Two 5BB blasts transferred 9/10; First beta 9/19: 109; second beta 9/22: 550!
    EDD: 5/29/15

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    bears1011bears1011 member
    Tell your RE..maybe they can prescribe something that's safe and will work better than tylenol.
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    tweetyknickstweetyknicks member
    My nurse said they prefer I restrict my med use to tylenol, but I can take some extra aspirin (since I am on low-dose aspirin anyhow) as long as I am not within a few days of ER. She also said that they place no restriction on caffeine. Aaaand, that's what excedrin is made of. They will not provide me with an rx for anything else.

    I guess I'm left to my own devices for this. Tea and tylenol at the first sign of a headache.


    ***siggy warning***

    Me: 29; DH: 53
    TTC since February 2013 --- mild thin PCOS (or not, depending on which RE you ask), MFI

    TI#1: BFN (April 2014; Clomid 50mg x5 days, Estrace x5 days, Clomid 50 mg x4 days)
    IUI#1: c/p (May 2014; Letrozole 2.5 mg x5 days, Estrace x5 days, Bravelle 75 IU x10 days)
    IUI#2: abandoned... O'd early & DH hormone issues (June 2014; Letrozole 2.5 mg x5 days, Bravelle 75 IU x2 days)
    IUI#2.1: BFN (July 2014; Letrozole 2.5 mg x5 days, Bravelle 75 IU x4 days)

    Moving on to IVF. (Why we're moving on to IVF)

    IVF#1 (w/ICSI): BCP 9/9-9/23. Gonal-F, Ganirelix, Low-dose HCG (antagonist protocol). 41R/35M/32F... 2 transferred on 10/14, 14 frosties! On cabergoline to help avoid OHSS. BFN, possibly because of 90% drop in estrogen and progesterone a few days after ET.
    FET#1: Transferring 2 on January 8. BFP! beta#1 (1/17): 408, beta#2 (1/20): 1310, first u/s scheduled 2/5

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    edited September 2014
    This may sound crazy- I'm not sure if you're having light sensitivity, but I literally walked around with sunglasses on throughout my 3 weeks on BCP this cycle. The headaches were so bad that I got an MRI! Hang in there!
    TTC since May 2012
    Me: 32 H: 31
    DX: MFI-Very Low Count, I have Hashimotos.
    IVF prep September 2013 cancelled due to Ovarian Cyst
    IVF #1 October 2013 Antagonistic Protocol with ICSI  ER 10/31/13 (18R 16M 11F- 6 blasts to freeze)
    ET delayed due to OHSS 
    FET scheduled for July 8. Delayed due to a crazy high TSH (it had been under control for YEARS!)
    FET #1 8/5/14 sET BFN 

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    ddvj79ddvj79 member
    Just a clarification...migraines are not just a bad headache, it is a vascular disease so I would keep track of your triggers if you were diagnosed with Migraines. Especially if you had to go off your prophylaxic meds like I had to...For some of us of course high hormone levels in the blood can trigger it too. :-(  
    I had migraines pretty much every other day during IUIs on Bravelle, so I kept away from my triggers like bright lights, chocolate, strong odors, some cheeses, etc. I also developed a new trigger during the IUIs with loud sounds.
    One thing that did start helping was acupuncture & smaller & more frequent meals...so you might want to try that too.

    Hang in there Sweetie! The upside is pregnancy is supposed to lower migraine incidences in chronic migraine patients, so Fx for your BFP ! :)

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    Me:   36, Hypothyroidism, PCOS, BMI 32, need to be done with "child bearing" ASAP so that I can be a Kidney donor (was fun realizing we didn't as much time as we thought :-/ )

    We're TTC#1

    IUI #1 : 5mcg Letrozole (CD 3-7) + Ovidrel Trigger + Had the one follicle = BFN  (March 2014)

    IUI #2 : 5mcg Letrozole (CD 3-7) + 150 iu Bravelle on CD9 (after much begging!) + Had the one follicle = BFN (April 2014)

    7th May 2014 - changed REs, this one seems to care (we think....)

    IUI #3 : 7mcg Letrozole (CD 3- 7) + 75 iu Bravelle (CD 8-12) + CD12 Scan 5/16 + Had 3 follicles (2 under 15mm) = BFN(May 2014)

    IUI #4 : 7mcg Letrozole (CD 3- 7) + 75 iu Bravelle (CD 8-12) + CD12 Scan 5/16 + Had 1 follicle + DH gave best sample so far = BFN(June 2014)

    IVF#1 -  ER Only Cycle Sept-Oct 2014, 17  eggs Retrieved, 14 mature, 10 fertilized, 6 made it to Blast & post PGS  5 were not viable due to chromosomal abnormalities
    Not sure where we go from here...

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