Sooo… I’ve done two nights of the 150 IU FSH. I’ve noticed a couple things.
First of all, when the instructions say to take it out of your fridge and let it warm up on the counter for 30 minutes before injection – DO IT. We were late getting home the first night and I took it right out of the cold pack I carried it home in, popped the cap, adjusted the dose and shoved it in.
And pretty much wanted to die.
Remember when you were a kid and fell off your bike and roughed up your knees? Remember how your mom or dad cleaned all the dirt and grass out of the wound, and then said something ridiculously anti-hyperbolic like, “this may sting a bit!” and poured rubbing alcohol all over everything??
Yeah. It’s like that. Only ON THE INSIDE. And there’s no one there to blow away the icy cold burning hot lava…just a husband with a smirky little Vulcan eyebrow thing going on. Sexy as hell…but super annoying when you’re standing there with a needle in your stomach and a cold fire burning behind your navel.
So, yeah. Avoid this at all costs. You’ll thank me later.
Also maybe avoid punching your husband. He will thank you right then and there.
Secondly, you know when you take a shot of tequila and you’re still standing, then you have another and wake up in a strange city with a new tattoo?
FSH is kind of like that.
Last month I was on the 100 IU dose for three days, then 75 IU the 4th day. This month, we upped it to 150 IU for 5 days, to start. I’ll know more after the CD7 ultrasound.
Last month, I injected the FSH and didn’t feel a thing. Nothing. Nada. Zilch. No side effects, no weirdness around the injection site, nothing. This time…going up just 50 IU… whoa. I got DIZZY.
I guess technically it’s 50% more, but still, I wasn’t expecting the head rush. With that, combined with the icy cold burning hot lava sensation, I staggered to my couch like a drunk and watched the ceiling fan spin. It wasn’t turned on.
So, yeah, stronger dose = actual, legit side effects. The wooziness wore off after about 15 minutes, and trust me, I’ll take 15 minutes of wooziness over three days of horrible Letrozole headache. It took me by surprise, that’s all.
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