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Just a warning to all about taking unprescribed clomid. I know some people have done this and all has been fine> However, I wanted to share my experience as I wouldn't have even thought of unprescribed clomid if it weren't for this site. I have PCOS and irregular periods since I was 13. Living in the UK where waiting lists are lengthy, I thought I would bypass the NHS and buy clomid on the internet. I took them for 1 month in February this year. Within a week of the course ending, I ovulated, but I also came out in a rash, which I now know was vasculitis (inflammation of the blood vessels), I also had pain in my liver region. The rash looked like septicaemia/ meningits rash and my feet were also very painful. My doctor was concered and my blood tests were slightly abnormal and I was referred to the local hopsital for further testing. I couldn't admit to my doctor what I had done as I felt so stupid and I wished I had never taken those tablets. The doctor at the hospital couldn't find anything specifically wrong with me. I have had really bad pains in my kidney, lung and liver regions and I am really scared that I may have done permanent damage to myself. Also, when my husbands sperm was tested, they discovered that he also has a problem in that he doesn't produce enough sperm. I really was so annoyed that I have put myself through all this when it wan't necessary. Now I know if a doctor prescribes me clomid I will be so scared to take it and I won't be able to explain why.

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