PCOS w/ femara vs. clomid...

lady_chance_99

so i have heard a lot about both clomid and femara and will be starting one of them in december if i get my bfn on thanksgiving. i will be doing iui with it as well and the re said she didnt care one way or the other which medicine i chose, so tell me ladies... do you suggest clomid or femara... thanks for the advice and good luck to you ladies. as always please excuse the post as my phone still hates it when i post on tb.

RileyGrace

I didn't do very well with either one (also pcos.)  Clomid has more side effects, but most people do try that first.  Honestly, I would get on Met first, for at least a month.  Metformin often makes you respond better to the other meds.  It doesn't mean that you will always ovulate by taking the Met, but it often helps so is worth a try.  I'd get on that first.

GL

lady_chance_99

i need to update my siggy because i actually started met in october and it made me ovulate on my own this month.... i have been on it for approximately six weeks which just shows just how badly i need to update... lol thanks for bringing it up though since met made me ovulate on my own within a month its crazy to think that i have only known about it for a couple months. good luck

RileyGrace

If you were able to ovulate with just the Met, then I would suggest Femara first because there are fewer side effects.

GOOD LUCK!

kaleidoskpeyez

After two cycles of Clomid my uterine lining was shot to helll, so I'm switching to Femara this time around. Apparently, Femara does not have the same negative effect on your lining and CM that Clomid does.

I have no experience with Femara yet, but from what I understand it might actually be better than Clomid. The reason why most docs turn to Clomid first is because Femara hasn't been approved by the FDA for IF. But my RE says it's been around for a long time and has fewer s/e than Clomid. Based solely on speculation (and my very limited research), I'd probably go for the Femara.

Whichever direction you choose, I wish you the best of luck!

lady_chance_99

RileyGrace:

If you were able to ovulate with just the Met, then I would suggest Femara first because there are fewer side effects.

GOOD LUCK!

thank you for your suggestions, i was leaning the same way for the same reason but wasnt sure.

lady_chance_99

kaleidoskpeyez:

After two cycles of Clomid my uterine lining was shot to helll, so I'm switching to Femara this time around. Apparently, Femara does not have the same negative effect on your lining and CM that Clomid does.

I have no experience with Femara yet, but from what I understand it might actually be better than Clomid. The reason why most docs turn to Clomid first is because Femara hasn't been approved by the FDA for IF. But my RE says it's been around for a long time and has fewer s/e than Clomid. Based solely on speculation (and my very limited research), I'd probably go for the Femara.

Whichever direction you choose, I wish you the best of luck!

i am so glad you responded because i was wondering if it had the same effect on the lining and cm, it is really reassuring to hear that is not the case. i have a substanial amount of anectdotal evidence that femara for pcos patients is better but i wanted to check on here with you ladies just in case ... i am thinking i am going to ask for femara. thank you all so much.

ilsps817

I have pcos and did 4rounds of clomid before I knew I had pcos and only ovulated twice. I took the meds at night and didn't have bad side effects but I know lots of ladies do. My close friend did ovulate on clomid but had horrible side effects. She has now done two cycles of femera and hasn't had any side effects.  Good luck which ever one you chose. 

MrsCPG

Thank you for posting - this is very helpful!

tinydove

I did two cycles of Femara and didn't have any kind of response to it; my doctor let me make that decision as well. Everyone's different, though. My RE mentioned less side-effects, etc. and I figured hey, why not. Good luck with whichever way you go.