If you have trouble becoming pregnant, your doctor or a doctor specializing in fertility problems may inject you with HCG in combination with other fertility agents such as hMG, FSH and clomiphene to help. Human chorionic gonadotropin, human menotropin gonadatropin, follicle-stimulating hormones and clomiphene all may help stimulate the egg to drop from the ovaries to enhance a possible pregnancy, MayoClinic.com reports. HCG is used to help women get pregnant who normally cannot on their own. If you take 10,000 units of HCG through injection, you do run the risk of some minor side effects occurring.
Headaches
HCG injections in any dosage may produce headaches, at least until your body becomes accustomed to the hormone. Headaches, while annoying, do not classify as serious side effects of HCG and should recede and end as your body adjusts. If headaches feel severe or if they continue as you take 10,000-unit HCG injections, tell your doctor about them. For minor headaches, you can use over-the-counter pain medications with your physician's approval. You also may find that a cool wash cloth on your head as well as resting may help.
Feeling Irritable
HCG is a version of the hormone your body produces when you become pregnant, Drugs.com indicates, so like other hormones, it can cause mood changes. Taking injections of HCG can do the same thing. The injected hormone may make you feel more irritable than normal. Things that normally would not bother you suddenly become grating and irritating. Your family members and friends may notice it more than you do. While this mental side effect should occur as a mild problem and should stop on its own, talk with your physician if it causes difficulties. Otherwise, irritability should subside without medical aid.
Restlessness
You may feel as if had too much coffee to drink when you begin taking injections of HCG. You may not feel like sitting down for long periods and you may worry about things you usually do not care about. This side effect, classified as non-serious, should not last very long. If it continues or causes a problem for you, call your doctor for follow-up treatment, Drugs.com recommends.
Water Weight Gain
You may gain weight because of fluid buildup in your body. Sometimes hormones change the normal balances, such as fluid balance, in your body. This side effect of HCG will also subside, according to Drugs.com. If fluid weight gain continues, you will need to see your doctor.
Depression
You may become mentally depressed when you begin taking the HCG injections, Drugs.com indicates. You may feel down or have the blues for no reason. You probably will snap out of it shortly as your body adjusts, Drugs.com reports. However, if you feel severely depressed, consult your physician about it.
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