Hyperemesis. I honestly don't get how I can continue the pregnancy like this.

[Thellis]

In my previous pregnancy I suffered with hyperemesis, they prescribed cyclizine, I couldn't keep it down so ended up in hospital had it intravenously and was ok after, still sick once or twice but it helped me keep enough tablets down to start feeling better and begin managing. Pregnant again now and it's back and worse than before, I'm on cyclizine and it just isn't helping. I'm sick constantly, I'm so lightheaded, I feel like I can barely move without needing to be sick, I've ended up in hospital a few times already needing an IV and the antiemetics done through that and even then I stop being sick but this overwhelming sick, dizzy, awful feeling just isn't going. I asked about different medicine and they said about prescribing me something else, I've forgotten the name, but said that if I can try manage with just the cyclizine as it's safest for baby. So I'm trying. I can't function, I can't look after my child, I'm signed off work. I literally can't do this I won't be able to continue the pregnancy if something doesn't change I'm just not coping

Go back ...I had the same. Cyclzine worked initially then didn't. I ended up on steroids.. this was so years ago..there are other medicines that could help..but you may have to insist

Good luck..its a awful thing to go through

@Thellis, sweetheart, I am right there with you in spirit. I had two HG pregnancies, and the second one was the hardest, I guess because I also had a 2 year old. I was signed off work for 8 weeks both times, but put ds into nursery full time the second time. It wasn’t such a grim time, Emmy youngest is 10 now and I still regret it. I really feel for you.

Medics like cyclizine because it’s cheap. It didn’t make shy differed even to me as a tablet, and was very, very trippy in a drip! Is it Ondanestton they’re trying next? Phenergan? Metoclopromode? Stemitil?

Are you managing to stay hydrated. I had a few weeks where all I could do was melt ice cubes in my mouth.

You can do this @Thellis. It feels utterly ghastly, now. I know you are completely miserable, but you can do it.you’ve done it before, you can do it again. One day, one hour, one sip of water at a time. Then you’ll have a lovely new baby.

Lots of good medical, legal and emotional support at Pregnancy Sickness Support

You’ve got this x

It's awful, I remember walking into the ward after being admitted for severe dehydration and wanting to die or to have an abortion just to end the sickness and feeling so bad. I'm thrilled I didn't, Dd is 12 and taller than me now and it all seems like a bad memory.

I had motilium (domperidone) it was pretty effective. I still had a few bouts of sickness but lost 25 lbs in the first week and I was never as bad as that throughout the rest of the pregnancy.

I hope you feel better soon, keep your eye on the prize and take each day as it comes.

Emmy youngest is 10 now and I still regret it. I really feel for you

This should say “my youngest is 10 now and I still remember it.”. I do not regret my daughter!

How many weeks pregnant are you?

Go back and tell them you’re not coping and you need to try the different meds.

HG is so, so hard. Have a search for the hyperemesis thread on here. Some really really good advice and support from some well informed mumsnetters. Also search for the Royal College of Obstetricians Green Top Guidelines for managing sickness in pregnancy - read up on these and go back to your GP and push for more appropriate management, referring to these guidelines as your basis. The guidelines are what the GP should be following. Cyclizine is first line, but it can be used in combination with other medications. I tried about 4 different combinations before I found what worked for me. I found it hard to be pushy and advocate for myself when feeling so awful but it was worth it to avoid hospitalization. Hope you get some relief soon!

HG is hard. Cyclizine never worked for me, it’s normally the first line medication given. Please ask for different ones!
Ondansatron has been my saviour but it takes trial and error before finding what works for you.
I can only say, it will get better at some point and you will feel human again!

Going through the same thing OP it's my third pregnancy but second with HG and I can barely get out of bed. Today was OK, I managed to keep down a sandwich and some fizzy water but yesterday I didn't eat I was getting sick all day, couldn't even manage a small square of bread. I don't really know what to do, I know I'm dehydrated and I'm worried about my kidneys from the constant vomiting (this has been happening for three weeks now) but I can't be away from my children, my husband is working and we don't have any family around. It's awful, my commiserations OP xx

I needed Ondansetron too, I think it was the third drug I tried. God, it was awful. I remember thinking I wanted it to end it, just to feel better.

Like pps have said ondansetron is the way to go. Virtual hugs to you, hyperemesis is totally misunderstood - I wanted to slap whoever called pregnancy sickness "morning sickness"

Ondansetron is very effective but be aware that it can cause constipation. Please go back to your GP or hospital. I know how you feel. It's so hard to advocate for yourself when you're feeling so sick but there are other options available that may help you feel better.

It's so so bloody hard, indescribably horrible. Cyclizine did bullocks all for me either. My dad is a doctor and pushed me to keep going back into hospital for drip time until my GP gave me odansetron (sp?) That worked for me.

My GP had also had HG in a twin pregnancy and was great, so shop around there too. At the same time a friend was being told by her pale stale male old git of a GP that he wouldn't prescribe her ANY medication if she was well enough to be even trying to get back into work. She was the sole income earner after her partner was made redundant and had no choice.

Still raging. It's a terrible debilitating illness that was a killer until this century. You should get EVERYTHING and extra hugs 💘 💕 on top.

Hi lovely.

The HG support board will have loads of other tips and tricks.

Ondansetron. Either 4mg 4 daily or 8mg twice a day with cyclizine in between.
Or swap out the cyclizine for buccastem.
Try to eat about 45 mins after. It wont take away the nausea but stop you being physically sick. If you dont eat it often makes you more sick. Little and often. 50ml fluid an hour will keep you hydrated.
Omeprazole. Sometimes its the acid making you sick.
Docusate for constipation. Its expensive but push for it. If you really cant get it from gp then you can otc.
Work out when you are worse and better and time meds for that.

Please join on this long running thread www.mumsnet.com/Talk/pregnancy/4408652-Hyperemesis-Support
Amazing support and advice from wonderful experienced ladies and other current sufferers.

I myself have had 3 pregnancies and 3 debilitating episodes of HG. Mine was worst from weeks 6 to ~wk16, but I was sick every day and off foods right through to birth each time. My advice is:

1. push for medication, as PP have said sometimes it's a combination which works well. I've just checked my records and the last combination I had in my 3rd pregnancy which took the edge off was prochlorperazine and a promethazine at night. It made me drowsy and groggy bit took the edge off the worst weeks.
2. Try everything even if it only works for a little bit (travel sickness bands worked for a few days every couple of weeks for me).
3. Eat what you can when you can. There might be a few foods you discover you can tolerate even just for a few days - in my last pregnacy it was strawberry milkshakes made with Nesquik powder, salt and vinegar Squares, apple slices and peanut butter, and wafer thin honey roast ham. That's all I ate for several months.

I really feel for you. It's fucking shit.

I had HG, was awful, couldn't stand for more than 2 minutes. Spent whole pregnancy in bed and vomiting still continued after I'd given birth. I feel your pain.

You poor love. Another HG survivor here.

Please go back. I needed ondansetron injections to get through each day. There is hope I promise.