Need Help!!! Syneral spray?????

[mummy2chloe]

Hey

i am on day 1 of syneral spray and i am having the biggest melt down EVER!!!!!!!!

i had my first dose this morning and i dont think i got the full dose, dp was there with me when i done it and he said i sort of hesitated when spraying and he thinks i only got half ( if thats possible) i know some got in there cos i felt it. well anyway dp is in bed asleep and i just done my second dose and i made sure i pressed down firmly ( no hesitating) and i know some got in there but i am just worried now that i am not doing it right

maybe i am putting it into far up my nose and its stopping the spray from fulling coming out?? how far do you put it up?? and i get a little bit of taste in the back of my throat a few minutes after spraying but its nothing as bad as what other people have said its like, oh god i am doing it wrong arent i?????

please help do you think i am doing it right??

i can hear it go off but it just doesnt feel like alot is coming out??? and i know something is going in there cos i have to sniff or it will run out plus it feels wet?

god i am so angry at myself, its a simple nasal spray and i cant even get that right!!!

what am i going to do?? how do i know if this is working??

please help i am freaking out

[tippytoes]

Hi there mummy2chloe,

Firstly it sounds okay to me hun. I once forgot to take the cap off entirly..

Just breathe..maybe prime the spray to make sure a spray is coming out (this means just spray into the air). Like you said - firmly press down and that should be okay. I also felt it down the back of my thraot a lil too. I pusually put it about half way up my nose. Also I was thinking that you are probably getting most of the shot on the right spot which is why you aren't getting a lot of excess fluid run off...so to speak.

Also as far as Syneral being yucky I think what most of the girls are talking about is the hormonal side effects. This will take a few days to kick in and vaires from each person anyway - you may totally fine. I don't suffer too badly with the syneral either.

Try to stay calm hun - it sounds like you are doing it right....

I hope that helps you a lil bit...

Rach xx

[CeCe]

You sound like you need a big

I was told that if you get that taste in your throat it means you are doing it right

If it is the first time you are using the sprayer, as Rach says, you should prime - spray in the air - by pumping it until you see the mist. It is then ready to use in your nose. I normally just place it a little up my nose, squeeze then sniff (done at same time or close enough to it).

This can all be very daunting and I know you just want to do everything right but it sounds like you are. Have faith in yourself and your abilities . You can do this.

[dusty]

Hi M2C

I can totally relate to the feeling of worrying you haven't done it right. I like Rach did my first spray with the cap on and I remember shaking with fear that it hadn't worked.
BUT my FS says it is almost impossible to do wrong (well at least with the cap off!). Your body will absorb the spray. Just give it a few more tries and things should go ok.
If in doubt ring your clinic and get your nurse to talk you through it. THey are so used to this.

Oh and if you do get the yukky taste, my sister swears that eating an orange straight afterwards heaps you through it.

Good luck!
xx

[LNB]

Hi Mummy2Chloe -

That darn Syranel can be tricky! I too was unsure if I was doing it right but agree with all the other ladies have said. I called my nurse and she said as long as it is in your nose when you spray, it will work. It gets absorbed very rapidly through the membrane of the nose (gross but better than injections!). My nurse suggested I hold the other nostril closed, spray leaning slightly forward and then tip my head back and breath very deeply for a few seconds. I'm not sure if this actually does anything but it certainly helps to relax. If you can taste it, it worked and even if you can't taste it, it will have worked as well.

Good luck sniffing

LNB

[barney]

i though the group hug would work as we all have to stick together hun and yep sounds like you need a hug you poor thing
well i agree with all the other girls this SYNERAL can be very tricky and i to like rach have even left my CAP ON AND TRIED HEHE
but im sure your doing it right im on ivf # 3 sweet heart and i didnt even get to taste the syneral on my first cycle so i was unsure as well as some girls say you can taste it in your throat but i never, and it still worked -this time i taste the **** every single time so i think it varies.
it is so hard to actually no if your doing it rite but i rekon you are just keep going hun ,you will get use to it and i just SNIFF REALLY HARD AND KEEP SNIFFING FOR A WHILE it usually take about 10 mins for me to taste it.
you will soon get use to how you like doing it hun sometimes i stick it right in me nose other just sit in inside the nose and sniff reall hard always keeping your other nostril closed
take care and hang in there hunny

[mummy2chloe]

Thank you so much everyone, you have made me feel SOOOOOO much better
all of you ladies are amazing!!!!

This morning when i done the spray dp was with me and he said it looks like i am doing it right ( no hesitating or anything) he reackons i done it perfect, but i am still worrying that i am doing it wrong

but it has to be going somewhere cos you can hear it pump and i sniff it all back and then a few minutes later i can taste the horrible thing ( have never looked forward to tasting something more in my life) as horrible as it taste it gives me reassurance that i must be doing it right.

When did you start getting side effects?? its just that last night i went to bed with a headache and then was up at 4am having a shower cos it was soooooo bad. and was wondering if this is a side effect cos i really dont want to get another headache like that again. it was so horrible!!!!

[haleyscomet]

I have never used it but I wanted to offer my support and send you some extra hugs

[barney]

glad you are feeling better hun by the sounds of things your getting it rite..
i started to get headaches staight away and yep sometimes they get bad but i think im just use to it .
it can also make me feel very tired sometimes
but apart from that just that horrible taste oh the things we do but i hope its all worth it
take care hun and best of luk thank god im nearly finished mine woohoo
JUST KEEP SNIFFING HUN AND YOULL BE RIGHT LOL

[mummy2chloe]

sorry about this girls but i have more silly questions

should i be feeling the side effects yet?? i am worried that i am feeling to good so there for it mustnt be working , i am stressing i know

i am feeling really tired and have a light headache would that be side effects??

i just wish there was a way of knowing that its working, i have a blood test this time next week so i will know something then, i just need to convince myself that its working and everything is fine. i am tasting it everytime i have my dose so i know its going in there but i just cant help but worry

you girls have really helped me in the last few days and i thank you sooooo much, i dont know what i would do without you, thank you for holding my hand and helping me through my anxiety attacks

[barney]

AWW HUGS FOR YOU HUN
take it easy i think your doing a wonderful job it all sounds normal to me getting tired and a light head ach is spot on and with my firs cycle i hardly tasted it .
but im sure all is good i know trust me how stress full this can be especially your fisrt time relax and breath hunny your going great hang in there and your questions are far from silly just natural
relax and grow some beautiful eggs

[CeCe]

I don't recall any headaches and I've just checked my journal that I kept for my first few cycles and the only thing I've reported is feeling quite teary and moody but only around day 9 or 10 of the synarel. Of course this could have been due to it being my first cycle but I was also reassured that it can be a side effect.

I'm sure the synarel is doing it's thing - just as you are. It's hard not to compare and fear things are not going as planned, especially until you have some blood tests to reassure you, but each of us respond in many different ways. It sounds like comparing how you are reacting to how others have is causing you more stress than you need to be under, so be kind to yourself.

[briggsy's girl]

M2C - everyone has different side effects from the meds with an ivf cycle - i guess one way to explain it is that your body is going into a drug induced menopausal state - now, some women have EVERY possible side effect - mood swings, hot flushes, headaches, cramping - the whole shebang. some have nothing at all.

personally, i got a few headaches, but nothing tragic. was a bit tired and moody but DH said it was nothing he noticed - it was more that i felt i had a shorter than normal fuse (but i'm a red head, so maybe i'm always like that!!). after a week or so i felt crampy - like AF was on her way. apart from that, nothing. none of these were really obvious either - i was a bit like you and analysing EVERYTHING.

i agree with what the other ladies have said - BELIEVE that it is working - and take that stress out of your mind for now. it sounds like you're sniffing nicely (gotta Love that taste - i used to sniff just after cleaning my teeth so that the toothpaste masked the taste!) - and you'll have a BT next week to confirm it's working. there is nothing you can do in the interim except what you're already doing, so just keep sniffing, and (as much as i hate this word) - RELAX

BG

[barney]

yay BG i even thank you its always so good to hear from you with some bg advice hun.
you couldnt have explained it better,i to have got af like pains and i thought it was just me so you have reasured me so thanks just little things can help sometimes .
ive never suffered from this side effect and this is ivf 3 ,so even i rekon my body has responded so differently every time that i think im smart and starting to know more - but im not lol ive actually been freaking out a bit more cause different things have been happening SO BG once again thanks your little reply has made me feel better and im not the one really wanting to know pmsl

[kasam]

OMG! I had just logged on to post the exact same post mummy2chloe!!!!! I started my syneral spray today and was freaking out a bit this morning wondering if I did it right - I didn't get a horrible taste in the back of my throat until about 5 mins later - driving to work I nearly gagged so I bypassed the supermarket and bought myself some barley sugar lollies and have one of them afterwards - seems to help with the taste - not great for the waist line but helps heaps. Sounds like we are both on the same journey at nearly the same time! Keep up the good sniffing and try not to worry about symptoms - I have deliberately not read about the side effects - otherwise I will be thinking everything is one and will wear myself out! DH has read the side effects incase something goes wrong - its better for me this way. Good luck - PM me if you want to chat!!

[nic]

Hey M2C,
I remember the headaches/migraines clearly. There were quite a few days where I would come home from taking DD to school and I would have to go lie down in the nice dark bedroom. I sniffed for 3 months before we started injecting, so I had quite a few of those days!
Some days I wondered if I was sniffing the right way too. Some times I would be able to taste it straight away, some days it would take time.

One of the girls on here mentioned using a lolly after sniffing, I think it was minties in particular? or it could've been chocolate... cant remember now, but I think I tried to have both in supply lol.

definately agree with the other girls, sounds like you are doing it right
Goodluck with your B/T next week.

Nic

[mummy2chloe]

thanks again everyone for your very kind and helpful replies, i really would be a mess if it wasnt for you girls getting me through the last few day. but dont be going anywhere we have injections next week so without a doubt i will probably have a major anxiety attack about something to do with them (i am a shocker i know)

i am feeling absolutely exhausted, for the last 2 days it feels like my fuel tank has been running on empty!!!!! and i am sick of the light constant headache but on the other hand i love it cos hopefully its to give me a baby

kasam how is your sniffing going darl? hopefully your feeling well. how long are you on the spray for?? when are you starting your injections? if all is good with my blood test next week, then we should start the injections on the 1st november

thanks again everyone

[briggsy's girl]

Hey M2C,


One of the girls on here mentioned using a lolly after sniffing, I think it was minties in particular? or it could've been chocolate... cant remember now, but I think I tried to have both in supply lol.


Nic

i had a minties stash in the car for the trip to work... it was a godsend!