to take anti sickness drugs in pregnancy?

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have been prescribed for morning sickness. Have told three people all of whom who have said things like "you aren't going to take them are they?"

I feel so ill but I also can't help feeling like I might be missing something. Is it because people think they might harm the baby?

from a very very sicky mumsnetter

I am not a doctor and can't diagnose you, but I could have written this when I was pregnant and I was diagnosed with HG. I am pretty sure you have it too.

In various pregnancies I have taken stemetil (cyclizine), metaclopramide, and one that starts with an O, all for morning sickness / HG. Ignore them. Or vomit on them.

I would LOVE to be sick on one of them x

Cyclizine for me too, with ds, it worked. I felt awful and had a toddler to look after as well, got me through the first month when you feel truely awful.

My son was born 100% perfect

Hope it gets better soon.

does anyone know what makes them prescribe different ones? Do they start with mild ones and then work up of they aren't working? Are the prochlore maleate the mildest?

When I had HG I took cyclizine too, they had no effect so I was prescribed a different one which knocked me out that I could actually sleep. However, I couldn't even pick up my phone, let along write anything.

but it doesn't need to be so severe that you need to justify it. The tablets are fine. If you feel rotten, it will help.

"does anyone know what makes them prescribe different ones? Do they start with mild ones and then work up of they aren't working? Are the prochlore maleate the mildest?"

Think that's the usual method. So if it isn't helping you then ask to try something else, or a combination.

whatareyou it doenst matter if you have HG or not in the technical sense.

You're ill. It's affecting your life badly which is one of the criteria for giving meds now.

Take the meds.

The govermental body that all doctors are supposed to listen to, NICE, covers Nausea and vomitting in preg here Do have a look at it, it covers the meds and what you can take. The goals of management are: To reduce nausea and vomiting, To reduce time off work and other lifestyle disruptions caused by symptoms and to prevent complications.

I did a fair bit of reading up around this and can shoot you quite a few links in PM if you would like to read up about the safety of the meds yourself. The Danish studies are huge, 600,000+ women and 10,000 minimum who took Ondansetron, the most powerful anti-sickness med. But I can promise you that the drugs prescribed are used throughout the western world and have saved the lives of many women and babies. They've also made life bearable for women who otherwise would have gone through hell.

This site is also great Preg Sickness Support

So sorry to hear some of the experiences of people on here ... so glad you came though.

YANBU as a veteran of two HG pregnancies (the second one twins) I have taken everything offered and still been hospitalised multiple times.

Cyclizine is a first line treatment (if that does"t help then they move on to others etc). I have had cyclizine (tablets and injections), metachlopromide, stemitil and ondanzetron amongst others. In the second pregnancy the cyclizine and ondazetron both worked best when i had them injected(firstly in hospital but in the end i was sent home after the fifth time with a prescription for injectable cyclizine as DH is a nurse so he could inject me at home).

HG is a debilitating condition and I would say pretty much impossible to get through without medication. All 3 of my DC's do not appear to have suffered any ill-effects.

Good luck and aim make sure you aim your vomit over anyone who suggests ginger biscuits

As you have all been so helpful, then the ones I am presently taking don't make any difference at all to the idea of things making me sick. Like of someone talks about rancid meat I get a wave of nausea. They seem to take the edge off the early morning vomiting for sure. Any ideas?

Chunderella has it about right.

During pregnancy your baby relies on you to feed it, if you can't keep food down you are not feeding your baby.

Thalidomide was a huge shock, but times have moved on, testing of drugs has improved, we actually know some of how thalidomide works now, we didn't when it was prescribed in 0950s/1960s which is why it has been used to treat leprosy and cancer.

whatever, try going back to your doctor and asking for more help.

If you're one of the unlucky ones with a bad doctor, first you have my heartfelt sympathy. Secondly, ring this number:

024 7638 2020 (preg sickness support helpline)

You have to leave a message and they will ring you back.

Some people's sickness is just intractable but most people can find at least some relief with the right meds. Just need to keep trying them til you find the right one or combination of meds.

And follow chundarella's advice For a list of suggestions as to how to handle the 'oh try the ginger biscuit' brigade, look here. I never had the eggs to actually say any of them, but man was it satisfying reading them.

The biggest threat btw is dehydration. You can manage without food for a while, but if you're not keeping -anything- down then yes, you will need vitamin replacement in particular (and folic acid).

Do come and join us on the HG thread if you like. Several people have great advice.

i had anti sickness injections when i was pregnant with one of mine i was in hospital as i was loosing weight, take them if you need them

I've had HG 5 times, last two pregnancies I was in the GP's getting cyclizine the day after the BFP. Taking it before I started being sick kept me out hospital completely with my 4th. I've had several other medications too- ondansetron was great- although didn't stop me being sick, kept it down to only a few times a day.

My best advice for HG- eat/drink whatever stays down- and you can bear to see twice- take medication, sip fluids all day.