My advice would be to definately give it a go. I did 5 cycles of clomid before moving on to IVF (unfortunately clomid was never going to address our problem, blocked tube and severely damaged ovary which was discovered later during a laparoscopy).

I did have some side effects: headaches, nausea but that's about it. I never had the hot flushes which i've heard are the worst!

In any event, it's really not bad and you only take it for 5 days.

Good luck! I hope it works for you.