Severe morning sickness in first trimester

[miagul12]

Hiya

Currently experiencing full days of nausea and sickness.

Was up all night most nights this week just throwing up water!

I am currently also in my first trimester.

Has any one else experienced this?

What did u do to help this?

I start university tomorrow, but there's no way I can go with this...

Thanks

It sounds like you have hg rather than morning sickness. I had the same and it was such a hard, dark time; I'm so sorry you're going through it. The best thing you can do is find a sympathetic doctor who will give you some meds (might be trial amd error until you find some that work) and get signed off uni etc. You need sleep, fluids when you can face them and food (whatever and whenever you can face eating). There are some great support groups on Facebook for hg which are helpful for remembering you're not alone.

Sending lots of hand holdjng your way. I am currently 4 weeks and 4 days and the nausea is just starting. Last time I was sick frkm week 6-17 amd signed off work for 6 weeks. I was so unwell that I regularly vomited blood so I'm getting the fear now about going through it all again! Xx

There is a great support group on here.

Meds-wise the most common route is:
Prochlorperazine (basically travel sick pills)
Cyclazine (antihistamine)
metrochlopramide (chemo antiemetic)
ondansetron (very expensive so not first line but often the only thing that will work for hard line HG sufferers).

I was on prochlorperazine, metrochlopramine, and ondansetron from 6 weeks to birth. It meant I could drink water and eat from about 4 months.

If you end up on ondansetron then please also get something to manage the constipation, otherwise you may end up with fecal impaction. Spoiler alert: it’s no fun.

It is grim but you will get through it. Push for fluids early xxxx

I think MisstoMrs covered most of it - sounds a lot like Hyperemesis to me too. Get to a GP pronto, make it very clear just how often you are being sick and how little food/drink you are managing to consume/retain. It's worth keeping an eye on your weight too; not everyone loses huge amounts with it (I don't, my body adjusts stupidly quickly to calorie deficits since I had it the first time) but often weight loss is one of the things that prompts GPs to take it more seriously.

And Yes many times over to getting some bonus meds to keep ondansetron company, it is vicious for constipation.

My route with this pregnancy was cyclizine and metaclopramide simultaneously, then we added in prochlo, then switched to ondansetron. The ondansetron worked very quickly but I had to keep taking it consistently until about 20 weeks and still have to take it ad-hoc (I'm now 36 weeks and just took one!)

Hiya

Thank you so much for the replies.

I went to the doctor last night and she gave me prochlorperazime.

Has this worked efficiently for you ladies?

Worst feeling ever.

Thanks
x

It didn't work for me long term - helped short term but I rapidly got worse again. However, there's basically a bit of a medication ladder and the important thing is you are now on it. Keep a close eye, if it doesn't work go back. Repeatedly - don't be scared to say "this isn't working I need something else" until you find something that at least makes it manageable. There are some people who don't get relief regardless of the meds but I think most people find something which improves things. For me that was ondansetron but it varies hugely.

They should also be testing your urine for ketones fairly regularly to keep an eye on you as you can get pretty ill pretty fast.

100% sympathy. It's AWFUL when you suffer this much. I had the same thing, had the same meds as you and they did help.
Glad you got meds :-)

If it's help I found the first trimester the hardest by far, so it does get easier :-)

So far they aren't working... but hoping they kick in , in a few days.

If not il have to ask for something else

I feel so horrible and constantly throwing up, I'm so hungry and when I eat everything just comes out

The most horrible feeling ever :(