Gonal F side effects?

[Anonymous]

I had really bad hot flashes while on clomid and progesterone makes my skin break out. Just starting gonal f today, can I expect more of the same? Anything I should be aware of? Interesting, I'm at CFA and I feel like I got more instructions on how to use the trigger shot than I have for the gonal injections that I have to take multiple doses of. I got the instructions off of freedom pharmacy but I still don't know what to expect for side effects. TIA!

[Anonymous]

Hi.

Of course everyone is different, but I had the same reactions to Clomid. I felt like i was going through menopause!

on Gonal F (and the other IUI/IVF medications) i had hardly any side effects at all. Som bruising from the injection site with the microdose lupon, but nothing too emotional or physical.

GOOD LUCK!

[Anonymous]

I had no side effects on Gonal F. I did, however, have horrible side effects with Clomid and Prometrium. With Clomid, I am one of those rare cases that has the blurred vision side effect. I was seeing streaks of light. I could only take for three days before I was taken off. I also had the heat flashes. With prometrium, I have had mood changes, nausea, and fatigue. Gonal F was great compared to those other drugs. FWIW, I got pregnant on my first round of Gonal F. I am currently 11 weeks.

[Anonymous]

I never had the horrible side effects from FSH (Gonal F) like I did with Clomid and Lupron (hot flashes, moodiness). The worst side effect I had was feeling very swollen and a bit sore in my ovaries.

[Anonymous]

OP here, thanks everyone! We're still trying TI. Anyone know the success rates?No real male factor issues, low morphology but high count so we still have a good chance there.

[Anonymous]

@ OP - I experienced the same side effects on Clomid, but didn't have any with Gonal-F. As far as whether it will work, everyone is different. I am in the same boat as you. Everything's normal except for low morph. We had one failed IUI, one MC on IUI#2, and of course now our first failed IVF. We're moving on to IVF#2 shortly. Best of luck to you and just know that everyone is different so what works for one, may not work for the other. I know how it is though wanting to hear success stories from those that have similar issues. It gives us a sense of hope and I think all of us going through this need it. Best of luck to you.