Syneral side effects

**Malyna** · May 7th, 2008, 07:12 AM

I've been on Syneral for 4 days and while I haven't had a headache or nausea (thankfully) I am really vague - my mind 'drops out' of conversations half way through, I don't remember driving home and I'm really really tired.

Just wondering if anyone else has had any similar symptoms.

Going to ring the clinic this morning and see what they say.

jules30 · May 7th, 2008, 09:51 AM

Hi Tarkine, I also had little side effects from the Synarel. I may have got a couple of mild headaches in the morning straight after sniffing but other than that the biggest thing for me was the tiredness. And i did become vague too, or should i say i would forget the simplest things. It is not listed as i side effect as far as i know so i wasn't sure if it was the Synarel.

But after hearing about you seems it could just be the Synarel!!

All the best with your ivf journey.

**Malyna** · May 7th, 2008, 12:18 PM

hi jules, thanx for your answer - my vagueness is becoming a concern for me, as I drove down a particularly twisty section of road yesterday and had absolutely no memory of me driving down that section of road - i found myself in the shopping centre carpark, and didn't know why I was there, or remember driving there (LOL... can't wait for menapause

I rang the clinic after I posted and the nurse there said tiredness and being a space cadet were all part of the side effects.. her advice to me was to drink water - but I've been drinking 2.4L a day and still getting the side effects **sigh** just hoping that I can get off it soon!!

**butterfly_warrior** · May 7th, 2008, 12:31 PM

Tarkine, the bad news is that you will be on synarel right up until your trigger. It's one thing that's not often clear in the information the IVF clinics give you. The good news is that you'll probably find that things get a bit more normal for you once you are able to begin your FSH injections. There's about two weeks on synarel alone before the other drugs start.

BW

**dusty** · May 7th, 2008, 12:35 PM

hi hun, hmmm i hope things improve for you. can DH drive you around instead? what a bugger having to deal with that. like BW says it should improve once you start the stims although they too sometimes have a vaguing effect as your E2- estrogen levels rise.
please watch yourself and take it as easy as you can.

xx

**Malyna** · May 7th, 2008, 03:58 PM

thanks for the advice bw..

dusty, - I will limit my time driving until DH gets home (then I can be driven everywhere

) I'll be fine

thanx for your concern sweetie

Just love talking to you girls.. you are all so wise

**Malyna** · May 7th, 2008, 04:07 PM

thanks for the advice bw..

dusty, - I will limit my time driving until DH gets home (then I can be driven everywhere

) I'll be fine

thanx for your concern sweetie

Just love talking to you girls.. you are all so wise

**scooby** · May 7th, 2008, 05:44 PM

Hi Tarkine
Yes sounds very familiar i actually named it synaryl brain. I was sooooo forgetful like getting up from a chair and forgetting what i got up for, so much so that people actually noticed how ditzy i was. My boss rang me last night and said " Now i know your not really with it at the moment but do you remember....) so yes its very real and the only thing i was doing different was synaryl so i cant put it down to anything else. The good thing is it stops when you stop the synaryl but then hopefully you get to have baby brain!!!!!

Good luck!

**blizz** · May 7th, 2008, 07:36 PM

Hi hon, just wanted to pop in and give you a hug

, sorry the synarel is mucking you around so much, it will all be worth it I am sure of it

**Malyna** · May 7th, 2008, 07:41 PM

Scooby and blizz, at least it will give me practice with baby brain (I've got everything crossed that its going to be successful first go!)

**Chez67** · May 7th, 2008, 09:30 PM

Hi Tarkine

I agree with the other ladies. The synarel does tend to make me quite forgetful - it happened to me on the weekend - I apparently asked DF what the date was and he told me and then I did the same thing again a few minutes later apparently! Just I can't remember asking the first time or hearing his reply

It has improved with the Puregon injections - but I am still very tired and I find that I am SO THIRSTY all of the time, even though I drink about 2.5 litres of water a day plus a herbal tea or two. I am guessing that is a sideaffect of all of the drugs as well although I don't remember that part from our previous cycles last year.

Good luck with your stim cycle. I hope this is a successful cycle for us both!
Chez

***Paula*** · May 9th, 2008, 01:41 PM

I agree with the tiredness 100%..

Can i just ask, how do you ladies drink soooo much water. I manage 1.5 Ltr of plain water and 1 bottle of gatorade plus coffee, tea and juices. But 2.4L of water, thats excellent. I fear that if i try do that i will be locked in the loo ALL day!

**butterfly_warrior** · May 9th, 2008, 03:40 PM

You do spend a lot of time in the loo, Paula. But the best way to get the water down is to carry a water bottle with you and sip regularly. Small amounts constantly, rather than guzzling a large amount in one hit.

BW

**Chez67** · May 9th, 2008, 06:13 PM

Absolutely agree with BW on that one. I rarely have times when I am not an arm's reach away from my water bottle. I even take it to meetings with me!

**Malyna** · May 9th, 2008, 08:58 PM

Paula,

I find that if I drink straight water, then I don't need to go to the loo as frequent as when I mix my drinks (ie glass of water, cup of decafe tea etc). Also tea and coffee are diurectices (spelling?) - which makes you need to go to the loo more often.... but even if I drink a glass of juice and then a glass of water, I still need to go more frequently... also when I first started to drink a lot of water, I need to go more often - maybe it is the body flushing all the yucky stuff out of your system.. ie more water in more water out.

sorry if TMI..

I carry around a 750ml bottle and I know I have to drink 3 a day (and a few glasses here and there).. once I've done my three, then I don't have to drink water anymore - except when I have done physical exercise - then I have to add another bottle (sigh!)...

**dusty** · May 10th, 2008, 09:35 AM

hi hun, i hope the vagueness hasn't gotten any worse and that DH is back to drive you around. looking forward to our next catch up! take care.
xx
ps how did the BT go on Thursday?

**Malyna** · May 10th, 2008, 08:10 PM

hey dusty.. well I got to the clinic and found out I didn't need to be there until monday (told you I was vague! LOL). has been lovely having DH to drive me around (thankgoodness).. but he's back in adelaide next week **sigh**

**dusty** · May 11th, 2008, 08:09 PM

ah you duffer :P!good luck for tomorrow then. what a bummer that DH is away again. i hope you cope ok. let me know if you need anything, even if it is just moral support

i will be back on email tomorrow once we set up our new working area. yay for the sun again

xx