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Vitex with Clomid???

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#1 ·
This will be my first Clomid cycle. I start it tomorrow. Anyway, I have been on vitex for over 3 months now. All of those months I had amenorrhea. Anyway, I started AF before I was finished with my round of Provera. So, I got to stop the Provera. I think the vitex directly effected that. My doctor says it's okay to continue taking the vitex while on Clomid. Would you take it on the days you take the Clomid, or skip those days. Something is making me think I should skip those days...

Thoughts?
 
#2 ·
Everything that I have read about vitex says to not take it while taking clomid or any other fertility medicine. Vitex acts like clomid, so you might over-stimulate b/c you'd really be taking a double dose, if that makes sense. I would double check with your dr. You wouldn't want to hyper-stim and lose your ovaries. Just my opinion! Good luck to you! I hope whatever you choose works
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#3 ·
Personally, when i tok vitex, it also gave me 5+ months of amenorrhea, and I was only able to get my cycle back with prescription meds. like all medicines/rememdies, Vitex does NOT work for all women. I would NOT take it with clomid, because everything says not to take them together. But that is my research.
 
#4 ·
Everything I have read or heard says that you cannot take vitex and clomid together. They work in different ways on your brain and contradict each other. I think I also read that overstimulation could happen (I guess clomid can cause that by itself anyways, but...).

I have used vitex for almost a year and its been good for me, strengthened my cycles and decreased my PMS, but I did not take it for the three months that I took clomid. Play it safe and just take the clomid alone - it is really strong in its own way.

GL !
 
#5 ·
Thanks mamas... That is exactly what my gut told me to do. I'm on day 2 of the Clomid, and with my cycle history even before ever TTC I feel okay with trying the meds. I really want to conceive before my age starts to exacerbate the problems I already have. If after a few months of this I don't conceive... I'll go back to vitex.

Thanks.