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Anti-emetics

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Dodie6 · 17/03/2022 22:28

Is that what they're called? I'm on an info gathering mission.

Daughter suffered Hyperemisis Gravada (?) through her last pregnancy. It's basically having, "morning sickness", day and night through the whole nine months. Hugely debilitating, you can imagine, and she's got a job and a three year old to look after. She was hospitalised seven times last time, to be put on a drip and fed intravenously. Having tried various anti-emitics (?), they finally found one that stopped the constant nausea and vomiting, so she had a month of so of relief before the birth.

Right. So it's started up again - she's eight weeks and bedbound. Called the GP, he basically said, "try ginger", and closed the call. Livid. We don't know who to ask.

Surely, it's cheaper to find the right medication now, than have her passing out, being rushed in to hospital with exhaustion every couple of weeks? Any gen very gratefully received. x

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helly29 · 17/03/2022 22:44

Has she had her first midwife appointment yet? Or could she call the early pregnancy unit locally? Sounds like she needs assessing if she's bedbound

SlB09 · 17/03/2022 22:47

Get in touch with midwife - should at least be taking her blood pressure (at the very least!)
I had it too, it's horrendous but lots of options and they can combine two or three together aswell.

Some of the more common ones:

Cyclizine
Metoclopramide
Ondansetron
Prochloperazine

beddygu · 17/03/2022 22:48

I had this & was given some medication that stopped the vomiting & reduced the nausea but I still felt nauseous. I just stuffed myself with carbs as that helped somewhat

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Ijsbear · 17/03/2022 22:57

There a lot of meds that can help, and whole shit load of doctors who really don't know much.

Really, look at this thread www.mumsnet.com/Talk/pregnancy/4408652-Hyperemesis-Support

Lucinda is a life saver and has a lot of tips that change the quality of life.

megletthesecond · 17/03/2022 23:01

Sorry she is so poorly. There is no need to suffer and eat ginger biscuits.

I was given Promethazine (brand name Avomine) when I was pregnant ten years ago. It allowed me to keep water down and eat an evening meal and then breakfast. It did make me sleepy though so I took it around 5pm.

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