Not all of them, and not all at once. Been there, done there, still have the hospital bracelet to prove it. Oh, and the herbs are totally out. I tried taking them twice and both times my stomach threatened to leave my body, take my pancreas with it, and not leave a forwarding address.
So far I have started taking the prenatal vitamins and fish oil again, but not at the same time, with no real problems as long as I take them with food. If I don't? I get queasy and burp sushi all day. Not fun. Still, even that is a lot better than my previous experience.
I have also started taking a supplement that wasn't even on my radar before, but was recommended by my acupuncturist: CoQ10. It's an antioxidant that is supposed to be good for blood flow, especially in the pelvic region. It's in the book, but I didn't remember it. Out of all the things I underlined and starred and put on lists in the book, CoQ10 was completely overlooked. My acupuncturist says it could have a "clearing effect" like the herbs were supposed to, but is gentler and doesn't have me retching. That's always a good thing.
In addition to the hormones I was taking before, and the metformin, I am now on five pills a day to try and get me pregnant. That's down from the 13 I was taking before, not including the herbs, or the teas. It still seems like a lot to most, and still requires me to carry a pill tracker (yay, old lady supplies!) but it feels much better to me. My stomach feels a lot better to me.
I guess we'll just see how it goes from here.
Do you have a love-hate relationship with your metformin? I do. I gain wait like a... (insert foul-word here) if I don't take it. If I do, my stomach is torn up ALL THE TIME. I can't win.
ReplyDeleteThose prenatal vitamins make me want to hurl too. Ugh. Even thinking about it now makes me queasy.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your new regimen.
I actually took CoQ10 for a while to help lower blood pressure. I think it worked ... problem is my blood pressure is always fine at the OB and high at the GP. Anyway, it's supposed to be a great supplement, and I hope it works for you!
ReplyDeleteThere are burpless fish oil's.... or I heard freezing them helps. Cuz that's way awful.
ReplyDeleteFive from 13 is a good start. I've got a pill tracker app on my phone, and yep - it does give a bit of a "grandma" feeling doesn't it? Ahh well.
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