Buserelin cold/flu like symptoms

[JoP32]

Hi all,

I’m on my second fresh cycle. Dont remember having too many side effects last time with the buserelin (except for mood swings & headaches) but this time I’m feeling dreadful - sore throat, achy, headache, sneezing etc. I don’t know if it’s the buserelin or whether I’ve picked up a horrible cold?! Im fairly hardy (as my partner puts it) and don’t usually pick up bugs which got me wondering if it could maybe be the buserelin?

Have any other of you wonderful warriors had similar cold/flu like symptoms?! 🤒🤷‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️

Xxx

[Hidden]

I've felt coldy / sneezy with buserelin but never had a sore throat as well so sounds like it could be a cold. Hope you feel better soon. X

[JoP32 in reply to Hidden]

Yeah, thought that might be the case!

Thank you! Xx

[DianeArnold Partner Nurse Fertility Network UK]

Hi JoP. Oh dear! Looks to me like you've picked up some sort of virus. Make sure you drink plenty of water and maybe some hot lemon and honey. You can take regular paracetamol for aches and temperature, but no anti inflammatories such as ibuprofen. Hope you're soon better, if not then see your GP. Good luck with your treatment cycle. Diane

[JoP32 in reply to DianeArnold]

Thanks Dianne! Ha ha! Yeah! I think its a combination of the two things tbh - banging head & achy from the buserelin (had this pre other symptoms) but then sore throat etc from the cold! I can’t work out if the night sweats are cold or drug related?! 😂🤦🏽‍♀️😂

Lemon & honey is a great idea. I’m trying a plant based diet atm though (after watching Game Changers which made me think it might help with things?! 🤷‍♀️) so I might swap the honey for maple syrup. The suggestion though is great! Thank you! Paracetamol on its own is proving to be pretty crap! 😂🙄

Thank you also for the good luck! 🤞🏻🍀I hope you’re well 😘

[DianeArnold Partner Nurse Fertility Network UK in reply to JoP32]

Hi JoP. Well some bits were of help. I think the night sweats could be the meds - my thoughts. Whatever is going on, I hope you soon feel better. Diane

[JoP32 in reply to DianeArnold]

Thank you! Xx

[Italy300618]

Even though you're not prone to picking up bugs, sometimes the stress of ivf can make you run down. I've started with a sore throat, and the best thing I've found is grate some ginger, let it strain with hot water and lemon (and honey if you like), try and nip it in the bud!

Something in the ginger apparently really good! Hopr you feel better soon xx

[JoP32 in reply to Italy300618]

Yeah, that’s true. And I think the 5-6 nights of insomnia I’d had (Buserelin related) leading up to this probably didn’t help & just made me run down.

Thank you Italy! 🙏 I’ve had a lemon, ginger & honey (despite what I said above! 😂) on yours & Diannes recommendation and I must say, it does seem to have helped! Thank you!! Xxx

[Italy300618 in reply to JoP32]

That's good, hope you feel much better soon and lots of luck with your cycle xx

[JoP32 in reply to Italy300618]

Thank you. And very best of luck to you in yours (I’ve just had a peek at your bio! 😘). Are you doing PGS? Do you have a start date? Xx

[Italy300618 in reply to JoP32]

Thank you 😘

My gosh you really are a warrior, I can see your journey has been incredibly tough and long 😫

We arent doing pgs no, but hubby is having a fresh sperm retrieval on same day as egg collection, hoping this will improve our fertilisation (along with some other things)

Hoping to start buserelin mid march, never been on it before. How are you finding it? Apart from the no sleep! Xx

[JoP32 in reply to Italy300618]

Aw bless you. Thank you xx

Ah ok. That’s good! I’ll keep fingers crossed for you!

I’m feeling pretty rough tbh! But I think I have just been unlucky to get a rotten cold at the same time so some of the feeling crap is due to that!

If it helps, last time I had it it was fine - just mood swings and headaches. And everything gets better anyway as soon as the stimming drugs start 😁👍

Wishing you all the very best of luck for your next round - you’ve been through the mill too by the looks of things. I’ll keep an eye out for updates from you and will keep everything firmly 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻 for you too! Xxx

[Italy300618 in reply to JoP32]

Yes the cold cant be helping, hopefully you will start to feel better soon 🤞

Glad to hear it wasnt too bad last time around!

Thanks so much, I will be doing the same for you 🤞🤞🤞💗 xx

[JoP32 in reply to Italy300618]

Thank you lovely 😘🍀💐🌈xx

[Solly-44]

I had awful night sweats, and was really achy and shivery on this. I didn’t have any sore throat/cough symptoms though so like you said maybe a bit of both! Hold on in there, I think buserelin is a horrible drug but you’ll be through it soon xx

[JoP32 in reply to Solly-44]

Thank you Solly! Sorry to hear you had ache’s & shivering too 😔 Yeah, assuming all is ok with the scan on Wednesday ‘only’ 6 more days before I can start stimming drugs! 🤞🏻🙏😝 Xxx

[Solly-44 in reply to JoP32]

🙈 good luck! Hope you feel better soon xx

[JoP32 in reply to Solly-44]

Thank you lovely. I hope all is going well with your pregnancy xx