How long to bounce back from clomid?

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Hey guys


Been taking 50mg eod for a week now. Was going to do my 5th pill today but I am feeling way too emotional. It peaks enough for me to seclude myself in the room away from my family. That's where I'm typing this now. I also feel depressed and have zero appetite. Which is making things worse.

I'm going to stop taking this. How long will I be like this? What can I do to speed up recovery? I don't want to mess with hormones no more, I'm just too sensitive to it.

 

[jozifp103]

honestly, clomid stays in your system for over a month and the effects can possibly last that long if your sensitive. I get the emotional sides too. For me it's mostly anxiety and racing thoughts almost like insanity lol. It takes about a week after stopping for me to START feeling better. It is bearable by week two and by week 3 im just about back to normal. For your next run do some research on toremifene citrate. RUI has it and it works "better" than clomid with little to no sides.

 

[spaced_out]

Man I had broke down and called my mom and spoke for an hour. This is a blessing in disguise because I kinda shut my heart out to my family.


I'm starting to feel better i was just so wrapped up in the clomid effects on me. It felt like no matter how positive I thought the zoned out anxious jittery feeling lingered there. I literally felt depressed and there was no way out

I am acting a bit feminine by being really huggy with my wife. Telling her how grateful I am for her.

It's been a rough two days man. I'm not gonna lower the dose I'm just gonna stop it and let my hormones balance out. Thank you for taking the time to write back. Your experience is helping with my experience right now.

It's crazy how it just sneaks up on you. Like there was signs I was moody and as but I snapped out quick. These past episodes though man i just could shake it. Dat dere chemical induced depression is what I kept telling myself.


But I just needed to cry and call my momma for things to soothe out. My appetite is coming back a bit and I'm accepting the consequence of taking this medication. When it clears it will clear. And I will be happy and smiling again with my family again.

 

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I will use this as a journal too. Just in case someone goes through what I go through they can read this and not feel alone.

 

[Alpin]

Wow...
Emotional and anxiety off clomid 50 mg EOD ?
Thats a relatively low dose. Must be elevated E2.

 

[Alpin]

honestly, clomid stays in your system for over a month and the effects can possibly last that long if your sensitive. I get the emotional sides too. For me it's mostly anxiety and racing thoughts almost like insanity lol. It takes about a week after stopping for me to START feeling better. It is bearable by week two and by week 3 im just about back to normal. For your next run do some research on toremifene citrate. RUI has it and it works "better" than clomid with little to no sides.

How much were u running?
Did u get labs done upon cessation of it?

 

[jozifp103]

I ran 100/50/50/50 and labs done months after but upon reading up on clomid i learned it can stay in your system for up to 45 days.

 

[spaced_out]

No labs Apollon. I am literally scraping money to pay bills. My pcp won't run labs because I am in the endos hands, and my endo won't see me until I've been on for two months. That and he has one front desk girl who is awfully rude. Like if u call it bugging her.

I plan on calling her Monday and letting her know to tell the doc I'm stopping because of the side effects. I'll mention labs to see if they can see where I stand now.


But ya only a week in. Like I said, I would get a burst of depression and anxiety but I would always just shake it off. This time it felt like a freight train just rammed me and I was a wreck.

I'm anxiety prone and I admit that. But this stuff intensified it and I can't mentally handle it.

Clomid isn't for me. Plain and simple. I don't want to take any more meds to control my hormones I just want to be normal again. To be honest, I was feeling happy before all this. I was just getting losses that couldn't lose this extra fat around my stomach. So I recalled low test. Back then I injected, felt good, and was on my way.


This time around I'm different. My chemistry just isn't what it was.

And I don't mean to discourage anyone from treatment, however in my case I just am not capable.

 

[Alpin]

So why did he take you off TRT if it was working for you?
You never took that much man....stuff will wash out in mo time but it leaves you without a restart.
How much b.f. are u at?
Could be converting T into estradiol cause of the adipose tissue. Well you are not out of luck.
HCG could still work for you in making natty T.

 

[Alpin]

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U never went into the restart feeling well either mind you.
Keep that in mind. If I remember correctly you were extremely worried before starting this protocol.
Lifes stresses etc and maybe the introduction of this new med may have not been at the right moment for you.
How much did this script cost u?
Hey atleast your doc prescribed it to you. My docs refused clomid....lol

 

[Alpin]

I ran 100/50/50/50 and labs done months after but upon reading up on clomid i learned it can stay in your system for up to 45 days.

Well no wonder u are taking ED doses like that after stopping an AAS cycle. Your estradiol would be high as well coning off cycle and then starting SERMs.

 

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U never went into the restart feeling well either mind you.
Keep that in mind. If I remember correctly you were extremely worried before starting this protocol.
Lifes stresses etc and maybe the introduction of this new med may have not been at the right moment for you.
How much did this script cost u?
Hey atleast your doc prescribed it to you. My docs refused clomid....lol

I was on trt last year from February to August. Come march I was on but just for two weeks. Couldn't handle the effects. I do have a lot of stresses but I've been repressed all my life so I really just went with it. Like maybe I am stressed and it shows but I've been so used to it I didn't realize it.

I was off a month before I tried the restart. And like I said my test was 50 points above baseline. But there was just something off. I would still go into a zone out mode but it wasn't as intense while on clomid.

My bf I'd say is around 16-17%. Id day I'm lean bit I carry fat around my chest, waist, and belly. I did have a lump last year in my left breast and they confirmed it was there and non cancerous. I don't feel that lump today.

I slept better last night without taking clomid. Usually I'll wake up three times. At 2 am, 4 am, and 5-6am. I only woke up twice because of the baby. The emotional intensity isn't as bad today. I feel like it's going to come on but it hasn't yet. Usually when I get this I'm ok the couch with a blanket shaking and feeling sensitive.

I'm gonna call all my brothers today because my mom informed me they are all going through some stuff too. I'm not out of the woods yet. And I'm very sorry to come off like a crybaby. At this time that's just who I am. I'm gonna seek guidance but I don't want to see a psychiatrist yet. Just a counselor like my mom mentioned. I need encouragement and hope. Maybe church will do me good too.

 

[Alpin]

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What is your TT off everything?
Sounds to me like u have estradiol issues from the undesired effects of TRT including this clomid run.What dose were u on for test?
Sounds like what ever u do u need to get dialed in.
Imo maybe trying 25 mg EOD would have been the right dose for you

 

[Alpin]

How are you feeling now upon complete cessation of the clomid?

 

[moehacket]

posting here because i think this is a side from the clomid
since the second or 3rd day of taking Clomid I have had serious lower back pain(near belt line). Has anyone had this or know what it could be

 

[Alpin]

posting here because i think this is a side from the clomid
since the second or 3rd day of taking Clomid I have had serious lower back pain(near belt line). Has anyone had this or know what it could be

Backpain is nothing compared to this guys experience with clomid. Pardon me if I sound uncompassionate.
I'm really concerned bout this chap here. Seems a nice guy too from our conversations.

 

[moehacket]

yes i hope he is felling better. take care bro.
ok thanks for the help
Anyone else?

 

[methos]

Clomid will raise your Estradiol. Are you taking any AI? With all of the symptoms you have mentioned is seems so obvious to me that your E is off the charts or at least too high for you. I aromitize T into E more than most people. Clomid would cause the same symptoms for me as well if I was not blocking estrogen conversion. Hoping you get it figured out. All of your symptoms sound like High estrogens. Been there myself.

 

[methos]

By the way. Not sure if I read everything correctly. But if clomid is all you are taking to get off TRT you are missing most of the ball game. You'll need HCG and Novladex plus AI. If your budget is tight. I would block estrogens first. I say this only because of your psychological symptoms.

 

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man I was feeling like shyt the past week. I stopped my last dose last wednesday, which is the april 4th, and my gawd something came down on me bad.


I caught a bug, my intestines are inflamed, clomid made me depressed, it all came down at once!


I went to the er the 26th because I was just feeling like I was weak and shaky, doc said I was dehydrated. went again on the 30th. dehydrated again. haven't had an appetite the past week. and past couple of days I didn't even want to drink. went to the er again yesterday and was dehydrated. docs are spinning me around and around but cannot get admitted to the hospital to be on fluids and have a stomach doc look at me.

I finally figured out how to get an appetite yesterday evening, it happened by accident. I noticed I would only get hungry by lying on my left side. and once that growling sound came I immedidiately got my wife to get me some watermelon. I gulfed up about 5-6 cups of watermelon and I was coming back. I was happy again, dancing, singing. hugging my wife, celebrating!


I started to crash about 2 hours later because I don't get hungry no more standing up. my mid abdomen feels like it's gotta bulge in it. so I ate some chicken and rice. a lot! I haven't eaten this good in a week. the most I would eat would be 8 crackers or some noodles. but then I would diaharea.


so it's been a really really crappy week. I reached out to family and they are supporting me really well. endo said clomid only stays in your system for 2 days. and offered testorerine injections. I declined everything until my body and my mind is back to what it used to be. my gawd this was the worst ive been. it's awful.

I got a loan from my dad to get my hormones tested. because even after I eat I feel anxious. when I drink water I feel a bit better. but endo gave me lab orders but I cant see htem for 5 weeks! fjklda jfkla jflsa!!!!

I got the female hormone panel with prolactin. i'm hoping that my estrogen or something is off. so I can tell myself that is was the medicine that is doing this to my mentality.