Hello. So tonight I will start taking menopur injections for the very first time on my first ivf cycle. What symptoms are normal to experience? I will have my first monitoring scan next Wednesday.
Thanks everyone x
Hello. So tonight I will start taking menopur injections for the very first time on my first ivf cycle. What symptoms are normal to experience? I will have my first monitoring scan next Wednesday.
Thanks everyone x
Hi Mystic,
I was on Menopur for both of my cycles and these were the symptoms:
1. Bloating started about day 2-3. I just ate light meals to help decrease the feeling of extra bloating from heavy meals
2. Headaches -Ensure you’re drinking plenty of fluids, it really helped me second time around
3. Dizziness -Definitely don’t jump out of bed. Sit for a minute or two before rising up.
4. Sore breasts -not much helped here. And pretty much stayed throughout my 2WW
5. Short of breath (towards the end as my ovaries got bigger). My doctor said it’s not as common
Best advise is to try to enjoy the process and not focus so much on the symptoms! Some of those symptoms feel like pregnancy ones and they’re just hormones. Be relaxed, do your normal activists but be careful with certain exercises (I tried spin one morning during stimulation and felt like my abdomen was gonna explode). Eat healthy, get good sleep, and don’t be afraid to ask your doctor lots of questions, especially if you’re unsure of a particular process.
Best wishes during your journey ❤️
Thank you very much Rella, that's all really useful. I know I will probably be worried about any little twinges or feelings so it's good to know what is normal. Did the hormones effect you emotionally? Just trying to figure out how I'm going to plan work while maybe being an emotional wreck!
Good luck with your tww xx
Hi Mystic,
I would like to think my emotions are okay lol, but my husband would disagree. I’ve been moody on and off. Especially if I’m not well rested. We’re loaded with plenty of hormones so I remind him to be extra patient with me.
At work, I have not had any concerns and I’m a nurse so I deal with angry patients and family quite often. Hopefully it stays that way :)!
Hey hun, I just wanted to say good luck🤞🤞
Symptoms are so different for many of us, I struggled with bloating and brain fog. I took mine in the evening and having a night rest really helped. X
Hey, good luck with your cycle! It’s funny how quickly you forget symptoms, I’m starting stims next weekend and have kind of forgotten what to expect.
What I do remember is I got pretty bloated especially towards the end, But in the end I did end up with kissing ovaries and then OHSS but I think bloating and needing to wear leggings and baggy clothes is pretty normal.
I don’t remember any other physical symptoms other than that. I was very emotional but I don’t know if that was down to the menopur, the other injection I was taking or just first time IVF nerves. I hope it all goes super smoothly for you, and try not to worry too much. IVF really isn’t that bad and the stims part becomes normal and is then over so quickly. Good luck with everything. xxxx
Thank you very much. How many eggs did you get if your ovaries were that big? X
I got 19 eggs but I responded really quickly. Only stimmed for 8 days! and they didn’t monitor me enough. They’ve switched up my dose and I’m having daily monitoring this time!
Wow daily monitoring must be intense. I'm going to be going to the clinic every other day from cd7. Can't wait to see what they find. Good luck with your cycle, I hope you don't get ohss again x
Yeah I think it will be intense but if it stops me getting OHSS I’m all for it! My clinic is 45 mins away but it will be worth it. Last time I went in on cd6 this time they having me in from cd3 and then daily from there! Good luck with your cycle too! Xx
Hi Suzy86, I'm day 12 today and scan showed giant kissing ovaries and remember you saying that you'd had that. Have you started your stims yet? Hope all is going well X
Hey mystic, how’s it going? Kissing ovaries are pretty uncomfortable, I hope you are feeling ok on the menopur? I started stims last night. Next injection in about 2 hours and first scan on Wednesday! Do you have a date for your egg collection? X
It's all been OK so far thank you. It's only been from last night that I've started to get uncomfortable so I've been quite lucky. Egg collection has been booked in for Thursday so just taken my last menopur dose and then trigger will be tomorrow night. Hope your scan goes well on Wednesday, have they changed your dose from last time? X
Just make sure you drink loads and eat lots of protein if you can to try and get those ovaries down after egg collection. Good luck with your egg collection I’ll be thinking of you on Thursday, have they given you an idea of how many eggs to expect?
They have changed my dose. Last time I was on 75iu of menopur and 75iu of ovaleap. This time I’m on 150iu of menopur and nothing else. I’m hoping they know what they are doing! I have a funny feeling they will end up lowering my menopur dose. I’m already getting headaches and I don’t think it’s a coincidence!
Today I had about 30 on the left and 25 on the right, but that includes a variety of sizes so not too sure how many will be mature. I've been on 150 menopur and a slightly lower dose tonight. I hope you don't have any complications this time round X
Good luck xxxxx
I don’t remember any symptoms and was on it three times, unless I’ve just forgotten?! X
Hi, are all différents. You not any symptoms. Personally, I had a lot of migraine (I do suffer of migraines anyway. I just had more). I drank plenty of water and took paracetamol which helps. I wish you the very best of luck with your treatment
Hi - Menopur made me V bloated towards the end as others have said but it also made me feel unusually anxious (I’m normally quite a “steady” person). I found decluttering cupboards etc really helped me stay calm - finding the Marie Kondo series on Netflix was a godsend! I also found it helped to remember that, at the end of the day, it was only for a couple of weeks. Wishing you the best of luck with your cycle xx
I had zero symptoms x
Hi, I just remember the headaches, keep hydrated!! Then took the Fyremadel alongside Menopur week 2 and I remember just feeling alot of pressure in my tummy. Not painful, just uncomfortable, like I knew something was happening in there!!
Rest when you can, take in some walks/fresh air when you can and remember lots of water 😊
Good luck with your journey x
Hi Mystic9, im on Menopur 225 atm, day 4. I feel a bit bloated but im not sure if its from the big dinner i had an hour before the injection or from the medication itself. Each time i inject myself i feel sleepy and sleep like a baby. I have been getting headaches and i am constantly thirsty. I started Fyremadel as well, today was the first day, and i was feeling a bit off for a few hours. My first scan is on day 7 which is on Wednesday as well! Guess we are on the same journey
Hi Bubunto, we must be on the same days, or maybe one day different! I've just had my third menopur and start fyremadel tomorrow. How did you find the fyremadel as I've heard it stings a bit. Are you injecting in the morning or evenings? My schedule says menopur in evening but then fyremadel in the morning, but I would rather take everything in the evenings.
So nice to be sharing our journeys!
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Yes, so nice knowing someone is on the exact same path as me
Unfortunately the Fyremadel injections stings a bit i felt it this morning ;( Im on menopur in the evening and F. in the morning. Worst thing is i gotta go to work afterwards 😞
How do u feel? Any side effects?
No side effects so far. I took a while to ever respond to clomid so I'm expecting it to be a long stimulation period. I'm only on 150 of menopur as have high chance of OHSS so the clinic want it to be slow and steady. It's such a pain having the stress of work as well as this isn't it?
Is this your first cycle?
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Hey, Mystic9. Its Monday morning blahhh ;(
Yes, it is my first cycle. Hbu? How many appointments do you have booked so far? I got one on Wed, then Fri and upcoming Monday but the nurse said i might not need the last one depending on how things are going. I am weighing myself every day as im trying to see if i gain any weight through the process. Some girls experience gain weight! Imagine that ☹️ But of course thats my last concern atm.
How did the first injection of fyremadel go? I still feel the stings although i have done it an hour ago.