OTC chlomid?

SchmancyNancy · July 2016

Has anyone tried the generic chlomid you can get without a prescription? Just curious if anyone has tried with success or known someone who has.
**edited to clarify**
I was told by my OB in October of last year that I would be on it by the next cycle if I didn't get a positive because bloodwork showed my progesterone levels were low but I ended up getting a positive. I miscarried in January and DH and I have been TTC since (after waiting for normal cycle to return). So not sure how to do the math with including the short pregnancy and my cycle to return back to normal but we started trying 13 months ago. I read all over online that you can get generic chlomid without a prescription. Normally I wouldn't even bother to consider getting it with out a prescription but my husband got a new job in the end of January and we relocated in March. So our new insurance kinda sucks when it comes to fertility help. I would have to get all new bloodwork which took 3 cycles last time and I haven't nailed down an OB yet. Not to mention new insurance would require me to pay for all that lab work this timeIt crushes me to think I will have to wait like another 6 months to establish a new OB, convince them I need help, go through bloodwork and then have them prescribe me chlomid. So I'm considering going for it. Any thoughts?

SchmancyNancy · July 2016

did not mean to post this part. Mobile app is rough.

LadyMillil · July 2016

SchmancyNancy said:

Has anyone tried the generic chlomid you can get without a prescription? Just curious if anyone has tried with success or known someone who has.
**edited to clarify**
I was told by my OB in October of last year that I would be on it by the next cycle if I didn't get a positive because bloodwork showed my progesterone levels were low but I ended up getting a positive. I miscarried in January and DH and I have been TTC since (after waiting for normal cycle to return). So not sure how to do the math with including the short pregnancy and my cycle to return back to normal but we started trying 13 months ago. I read all over online that you can get generic chlomid without a prescription. Normally I wouldn't even bother to consider getting it with out a prescription but my husband got a new job in the end of January and we relocated in March. So our new insurance kinda sucks when it comes to fertility help. I would have to get all new bloodwork which took 3 cycles last time and I haven't nailed down an OB yet. Not to mention new insurance would require me to pay for all that lab work this timeIt crushes me to think I will have to wait like another 6 months to establish a new OB, convince them I need help, go through bloodwork and then have them prescribe me chlomid. So I'm considering going for it. Any thoughts?

Clomid is a serious fertility drug that can permanently damage your fertility when not used with proper testing and monitoring. I would highly caution against this. waiting sucks, I know as I'm also waiting over 6 months to pursue my next round of treatments, but I would personally much rather wait than risk thinning my lining so much I can't carry a pregnancy or losing an ovary to a cyst, which are both risks of Clomid.

TheJerilu · July 2016

Clomid is serious business. I (and most of the ladies here) wouldn't advise using it without being monitored by a doctor. I find the idea of OTC fishy myself, but that's admittedly with limited facts.

Even though you experienced a loss, you were still able to get pregnant without it, which is what your previous OB was considering. For your own safety and health, you ought to get an established relationship with a doctor before taking any supplements of that sort. Even one appointment in, if you tell your backstory and insurance woes, the doc might give you the thumbs up for the OTC.

Either way, she'll know more than we do about your medical situation.

NamelessAria · July 2016

I'm so sorry for your loss.

I've never heard of OTC Clomid. Or at least not in the USA. Is OTC Clomid Clomiphene citrate or something else? The reason I'm asking is because I've seen some fertility supplements market themselves with things like "natural Clomid." And they're not Clomiphene citrate they're a blend of herbs/vitamins/whatever.

Even if Clomid where OTC there is absolutely no way I'd take it like that. I know I've seen @LadyMillil give a great explanation for the dangers of Clomid. But from everything I've read it seems that the risk can often outweigh the reward with Clomid and it's something you shouldn't really be taking without proper monitoring. ETA: I took too long to respond and the other ladies already had this covered.

Assuming you're in the USA most insurances won't cover fertility treatment unless you're in one of the states that mandate IF coverage. Resolve is a great website on the insurance side of IF treatment. My insurance doesn't cover Clomid and I was looking into what it would cost me since my RE mentioned that as a possible course of action for next cycle. It looks like it would cost me around $40 for a cycle of Clomid. Which isn't really too bad. Of course this could be different for you depending on where you live and such.

princesslockness · July 2016

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You can have your old OB send your records to whatever OB you decide on. That way you might not have to wait for a new OB to get around to testing.

Also, if your progesterone is low Clomid really won't help with that. Clomid is all about getting your follicles to a good size and actually releasing like needed. Progesterone is one of the hormones that will help support a pregnancy through at least the 1st tri.
You can get several different kinds of progestrin (man made synthetic progesterone) that should help with your low progesterone.

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