Side effects coming off ivf meds

Has anyone experienced side effects coming off the ivf medication? Apart from the initial few days of going on ivf meds I felt fine but I had a failed transfer and since stopping the medication I haven’t felt very well- headaches, moody, emotional etc has anyone else experienced this and how long did it last?

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Yes I’ve had this I’m still in the first cycle after a failed transfer and finding I’m getting. Headaches and more cramps than normal 😔 I’m trying to detox as much as possible to get the hormones out of my system. I hope you feel better soon!

Yes coming off the meds cold turkey can be awful as of course it causes a drop in hormones, I've learnt to do it more slowly. I'd do the opposite of detoxing while you're feeling bad, and see if you can add in a bit of the hormones to break up the drop in a kinder way xx

I felt awful after stopping progesterone, but only for a few days up to the day of bleeding. Once the bleeding stopped, I started feeling much better. Try to get back slowly to your normal life, and distruct your brain it will help.

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My period was supposed to come today. I should have tested in the morning but its 5:30pm.
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