Hi! New to site. Just wanted to introduce myself and ask if anyone has advice about dealing with Metformin. This is my first cycle on Letrazole/Metformin to induce ovulation. I previously tried Clomid with no success. Does anyone have any tips/advice for dealing with the gastro-intestinal distress caused by Metformin? Would really appreciate it. Also, DH and I are going to our first IF support group tonight. Wish us luck.
About Us:
Me - 31 DH - 31
Married:
October 2013
TTC: June
2014
In
treatment with RE: September 2015
Diagnosed
Anovulation
3 cycles
on clomid - BFN
1 cycle
of Letrazole/Metformin
Welcome! I don't have any experience with metformin but wanted to say hello and hopefully your stay on these boards is short! These boards and these women have been such a huge support for me during my IF and am so glad I found my way here, hopefully you will feel that way too!
Good luck at your support group tonight! Let us know how it goes.
I have been on metformin for 20 years and I will tell you that the diarrhea sort of hangs around. To decrease the stomach cramps you need to take it with food. When I say take with food, I mean take it in the middle of a meal. This has helped a lot over the years. I have to take an iron supplement and I did notice that when I started taking that, the diarrhea part of it did get better. Sometimes I would also take Immodium if it got too bad.
Also, Letrozole gives me bad headaches as I think it does many women. They usually get better once I'm done taking them for the month.
Me: 33, PCOS, Type 2 Diabetes on insulin, post bariatric surgery (11/14) SO: 27 TTC un-medicated for ~ 1 year October, 2015 - Clomid 50mg CD 5-9 with TI = BFN November, 2015 - Clomid 100mg CD 5-9, Ovidrel 11/11 with TI = BFN December, 2015 - Letrazole 2.5mg CD 3-7 (no trigger) with TI = BFN January, 2016 - Letrazole 5mg CD 3-7 + Letrazole 7.5 mg CD 12-16, Ovidrel 1/23 with IUI #1 on 1/25 = (AF @ 8DPO) BFN February, 2016 - Letrazole 7.5 mg CD 3-7, Ovidrel 2/14 with IUI #2 on 2/16 = BFN My Chart
Hello! I also don't have any experience with metformin, but just wanted to drop a hello and a good luck! I'm pretty new to the boards too and everyone has been so kind and supportive!!
Hoping your experience at the support group is a positive one! Let us know how it goes.
HI @victoria1313 and welcome. Sorry to hear you had to join this group, but you'll find lots of wonderfull people here. I don't have any information about metformin either, sorry, but wanted you to feel welcome! GL on your journey!
Letrozole can also cause joint pain. Not for everybody, just something like 10% of women, but be aware of it. If it happens, do some gentle movement (slow swimming, maybe), but take it easy when you can.
Me- 39 (turning 40 in April), TTC for the first time ever (since Jan 2015), low ovarian reserve
Married 3/14/14 to my wonderful wife, but her sperm count is rather low
TTC with frozen donor sperm and science
7 IUIs, 7 BFNs. 2 IVF attempts, both cancelled and converted to IUI, both BFNs. Decided that my tired old ovaries are ready to retire. Next step- reciprocal IVF, using my wife's eggs, my uterus! fresh 5 day transfer (2 embryos) 4/17/17- BFP! Identical twins "due" 1/2/17 (but anticipated arrival sometime December)
Welcome! I've only taken Metformin for about 2 months and the first few days were definitely rough. However, for me personally, things calmed down once I got used to it. Every now and then I'd have some one-off issues but for the most part it went away. GL to you with your cycle!
***History & TW in Spoiler***
***bfp & child warning*** TTC - since 2014 7 rounds of Clomid - BFN IUI #1 - October 2015 - BFN IUI #2 - November 2015 - BFN IUI #3 - December 2015 - BFN IVF #1 - March 2016 Retrieval #1 - April 2016 FET #1 - May 2016 - BFP!!! DS - Born January 2017 Trying for baby #2... FET #2 - January 2018 - BFN No more embryos left; switched to a new RE IVF/Retrieval #2 - January 2019 IVF/Retrieval #3 - March 2019 FET #3 - April 2019 - BFP!!! - DD: Born December 2019 Trying for baby #3... FET #4 - October 2021 - BFP!!! - Due June 2022
Re: Introducing Myself...and a question
Good luck at your support group tonight! Let us know how it goes.
Me me and my DH were married Oct 2013 too!!
Sorry you have to be here but welcome.
I have been on metformin for 20 years and I will tell you that the diarrhea sort of hangs around. To decrease the stomach cramps you need to take it with food. When I say take with food, I mean take it in the middle of a meal. This has helped a lot over the years. I have to take an iron supplement and I did notice that when I started taking that, the diarrhea part of it did get better. Sometimes I would also take Immodium if it got too bad.
Also, Letrozole gives me bad headaches as I think it does many women. They usually get better once I'm done taking them for the month.
SO: 27
TTC un-medicated for ~ 1 year
October, 2015 - Clomid 50mg CD 5-9 with TI = BFN
November, 2015 - Clomid 100mg CD 5-9, Ovidrel 11/11 with TI = BFN
December, 2015 - Letrazole 2.5mg CD 3-7 (no trigger) with TI = BFN
January, 2016 - Letrazole 5mg CD 3-7 + Letrazole 7.5 mg CD 12-16, Ovidrel 1/23 with IUI #1 on 1/25 = (AF @ 8DPO) BFN
February, 2016 - Letrazole 7.5 mg CD 3-7, Ovidrel 2/14 with IUI #2 on 2/16 = BFN
My Chart
Hoping your experience at the support group is a positive one! Let us know how it goes.
Sorry to hear you had to join this group, but you'll find lots of wonderfull people here.
I don't have any information about metformin either, sorry, but wanted you to feel welcome!
GL on your journey!
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7 IUIs, 7 BFNs.
2 IVF attempts, both cancelled and converted to IUI, both BFNs.
Decided that my tired old ovaries are ready to retire.
Next step- reciprocal IVF, using my wife's eggs, my uterus!
fresh 5 day transfer (2 embryos) 4/17/17- BFP!
Identical twins "due" 1/2/17 (but anticipated arrival sometime December)
TTC - since 2014
7 rounds of Clomid - BFN
IUI #1 - October 2015 - BFN
IUI #2 - November 2015 - BFN
IUI #3 - December 2015 - BFN
IVF #1 - March 2016
Retrieval #1 - April 2016
FET #1 - May 2016 - BFP!!! DS - Born January 2017
Trying for baby #2...
FET #2 - January 2018 - BFN
No more embryos left; switched to a new RE
IVF/Retrieval #2 - January 2019
IVF/Retrieval #3 - March 2019
FET #3 - April 2019 - BFP!!! - DD: Born December 2019
Trying for baby #3...
FET #4 - October 2021 - BFP!!! - Due June 2022