9 weeks preg taking prochlorperazine anyone else

[Onemilliongal]

I have severe all day sickness after seeing my Gp this morning she checked me urine and said I was dehydrated but she wasn't worried because I was able to provide a sample of urine she said so she put me on prochlorperazine has anyone else been put on this tablet and did it help? My worry is when I googled it there isn't anything good said about it

I've got some, it does take the edge off, but also made me tired xxx

Butterflycats how long have you been taking them for? Am still being sick even when I take then just wondered if they will kick in after a while

I've had promethazine, metoclopramide, prochlorperazine, and cyclizine! Started at 6 weeks and now 9+5, currently on metoclopramide during the day, they are less sedating but only take the edge off and still feel sick, and cyclizine at night xxx

Hi onemillion.

prochlorperazine is one of the middle-strength meds used in preg to treat severe nausea and vomitting. It works on the middle ear.

Short summary of usual meds:

cyclizine (old fashioned anti-histamine; can make you sleepy)
Metoclopramide (empties the stomach faster, less to upchuck)
Domperidone (similar)
Prochlorperazine (stemetil) (works on your sense of balance; also a travel remedy; can be good for some people).
Promethazine (called Phenergan)(stronger old fashioned anti-histamine, also sleepy-making)
Ondansetron (the strongest and best, but causes constipation).

Im afraid the doctors aren't usually all that worried just by vomitting but they go by ketones in your urine. If you have high ketones it means you are dehydrated, or else are in starvation if the vomming's gone on for ages. They will get you treated, and if necessary rehydrate you in hospital. That helps a lot actually; jsut getting the liquid in really helps your whole system.

Some people it's just a matter of trying different meds or combinations of meds until they find something that works.

There's a thread called Hyperemesis Support which has lots of info in on serious nausea and upchucking, run by lovely Mother Hen Lucinda ... if you like, pop in there =) Therés a few tricks for helping get drink down.

Thank you very much Meerka and Butterflycats I was admitted yesterday for dehydration and sickness i feel better this morning after all the Ivf and Iv anti sickness

the rehydratoin helps a lot, it restores your system's balance. Glad you're feeling a bit better :)