HI there, my friend is taking metformin and clomid so she can have a baby. Have a question about Clomid

[Psychogirlfrog]

Someone told her that if she doubled her dose of Clomid on her own that she would have a better chance of having twins? To me this sounds dangerous. I have heard terms like overstimulated ovaries and stuff (not sure if that is related or not. But.... What do you guys think?

[MARY M]

i think nooo she shouldnt double the dosage..the doc would try her on the dosage she is on and if that doesnt work then he or she will slowly increase her dosage..it can b very risky to double it regardless if u can concive twins or not, y put urself at risk and lose everything

[xexyuk]

no if she doubles it she would have the risk of having really huge painful cysts. The only thing that changes with increased dosage is the size of the egg released. If you increase the dosage the egg will be over mature or create a huge cyst or to many cysts. Let the doctor do their job. Also, the risk associated with twins is huge. Twins are almost always premature which obviously comes with complications. why would any mom wish for that? my friend his permanatly brain damaged and crippled due to complications during birth and he was a twin. 50mg 100mg 150 mg all have the same chance of conceiving multiples. its 10% no matter what the dosage. So just stick with the normal amount.

[Karen1965]

I would be very careful here and just do all the research you can to make sure you are totally certain what you're doing is safe. This can be dangerous.