please tell me how many anti sickness pills there are for morning sickness frm gp

[mad4mybaby]

i was prescribed one beginning with p last week and it hasnt helped the nausea. Rang gp back and he said there was nothing else i could try but i have read on here a few other pills that others have had. Can you please tell me what others there are so i can go to diff gp armed with proof?

Also can any one tell me what signs of dehydreation are? Im sure i am and worried about it, mentioned it to gp and he said take small sips and its fine. But im having about one glass of fluid a day. Not eating watery fruits either so not getting it from anywhere else as can only stomach stodgy food like bread

hi

have a look at blooming awful website for a good list of meds

there are, of course, quite a few- off the top of my head zofran, avomine, bucanesten / stemetil

dehydration- dry mouth, almondy smell to breath, skin that doesn't return to shape immediately after being pinched, general weakness....

hi,

I took Phenergan for my sickness. Hope you feel better soon.

You poor thing. How far along are you? In my experience none of the drugs I was prescribed helped with feeling sick- but one of them actually stopped me throwing up so often which was something.

About dehydration- my dr only worried when I could keep absolutely nothing down at all. If you are managing to keep down one glass a day then it might be ok- even if you throw up some does actually go in (I had hyperemesis for a good 15 weeks and was amazed at how little I could get by on!)

Having said that, if your wee is particularly dark/you have only 1 wee a day or less, then go back and tell dr's. They should test for ketones in your urine which indicate your body isn't getting enough food/fluid and normally requires a short spell in hospital on a drip to get your fluid back to normal.

Drugs: ones I can remember that I've been prescribed in the past include stemetil, metacloprimide, cyclizine, avomine, buccastem, (some of theose might be different names for the same thing though not sure), and zofran. Dr's are sometimes wary of prescribing any of these though as none of them are proven to be 100% safe in pregnancy. Just that some have been used for longer than others and so anecdotal evidence suggests that they are "ok".

If you don't get any joy from your dr, try seeing someone else at the same practice (you don't have to see the one you're registered to necessarily) or phone nhs direct- when I was particularly foggy headed through dehydration (i.e. passing out every half hour or so) they were great at sorting out what was an important symptom and what was less serious (the passing out was quite significant apparently! Lost my judgement too ) and they referred me to a&e a couple of times.

Good luck xxxxx

I've heard of metaclopromide being prescribed during pregnancy.

I was prescribed Motilium. It didn't work.

Another sign of dehydration is very strong urine.

Mad4, your gp is wrong, there are lots of meds to try, as I said before Buccastem is popular,I was given cyclizine, but they only really stop you being sick, not feeling sick.
For dehydration, you need to get your wee tested for keytones. Keep sipping water- all day, every 5 mins,you have to force youself a bit. I prefer fizzy. Have you tried the ice lollies?

You could try to gget a gp or nurse from your practice to refer you to obs and gynae- they have much more experience of this and tend to be better at prescribing. (only a lucky 10% or so of us get to be this sick). You ca go to a&e but they have a monitoring protocol for pg ladies at most which could mean you wait for ages without meds.

I know, it's all really horrid, but you will feel a bit better, soon.xx

Good point about the urine test. I had ketones++++ due to not eating enough and also crystals which are a sign of concentrated urine due to dehydration.

It was really very unpleasant. My doctor only finally admitted that I needed to stop the vomiting when I started vomiting small amounts of blood(I had damaged my oesophagus).

I second everything Minkus just said. I t seems that she and I have been through a similar experience recently. I've been on cyclizine (in drip and tablets), metroclopromide, and stemetil (injections and tabs)

Dehydration - dark yellow/brown wee!!!! I had ketones ++++ (4 pluses is the highest concentration category they have). Once you've got this level of ketones in your wee, you're in trouble, so if your wee is dark and you are keeping very little food down, then you really need to get checked out for ketosis.

If no joy from GP, then go to A&E and they might admit you. I spent 4 vists over 6 weeks on and off in hospital with hyperemisis (weeks 9-15), but luckily was admitted via GP each time.

But then one day it just stopped. There is hope!

Hello AHLH we seem to bump into each other on all these sickness threads Don't you just love hyperemesis? Maybe we should all get badges made "Yes I really was THAT sick"

Mad4 what happens if you try to eat other foods? Are you unable to hold them down, or do you feel really sick without vomiting? If it is the former, and has been for several days, I would go to the hospital and get yourself checked out. I know you have a real fear of being sick, so if it is that, you may need to find distraction techniques to let you eat/drink.
As you know, I've had HG twice, I know how horrible it is. I could not get anything worthwhiile out of my gp and had to just go to A&E in both cases. Once you've been admitted to obs&gynae, you can just go straight back in without referral, which is a big help. If you do decide to go to hospital,and you are admitted, make sure you get some vitamins in your drip along with medication.

How have you got on, Mad. Did you go to the hospital? I do hope you get some good treatment.x

Hi Minkus Yes we were really that sick! There are 5 pregnant women at work at the minute and all of them look at me in awe and relief! One of them didn't even suspect anything until she was 16 weeks! Oh to have got that far without feeling sick!

have you tried piriton and vit b6 it worked for me!!! ther trialing it so see if it works and it does, there are not adverse affects and its safe to use in pregnancy

I had Hyperemesis with my first and now my 2nd pregnancy.

Metachlopromide, Stemitol and Cyclizine are the main 3 anti sickness drugs.

With my first I spent 2 1 week stints in hospital and my second I managed the condition a bit better myself with the benefit of hindsight and spent just 4 days being rehydrated at the NHS pleasure.

Some women find temperature extremes work to help get fluids in, try eating ice lollies or drink hot water, suck on icecubes. Ice cubes and ice lollies help if your throat is a bit raw as well.

On my first pregnancy symptoms subsided at 21 weeks, this one 23 weeks. Its a long hard slog.

If your urine is very yellow - or in short supply then your are likely to be dehydrated. Pinch the back of your hand and if it takes longer than normal to return then you are likely to be degydrated. You can get the ketone strips from a chemist and if you have any ketones present in your urine then you will be dehydrated.

Look you don't need to have an arguement with your doctor about anything. I was lucky my doctor knew exactly what I had as soon as he saw me and admitted me to hospital. The 2nd time round I went to A&E myself and told them I had hyperemesis and they admitted me. If your not getting anywhere with the doctor go to A&E. You must get yourself checked over - your doctor is very wrong that there is nothing else you can try - in some cases you need to combine these drugs for them to be effective.

You have my heartfelt sympathies - its a horrible condition - but you can get through it and there is an end.
debs

Broadie- how on earth did you manage the condition without medication?
I couldn't even swallow my own saliva without medication for about the first 20 weeks, then I had a brief respite with the hg returning with a vengeance at around 27 weeks. I learned how to eat whilst feeling extreme nausea, but wouldn't have been able to hold anything down without medication.
I have escaped HG this time (third time lucky?) and just have very bad morning sickness, it's carrying on past 14 weeks though.
I do think if you can keep your fluids up it does make a big difference, do you think that has been the key for you this time?

It's unfortunate that many GP's don't know very much about the condition, but then it's not all that common. We tried going via the GP but it didn't work out, so I just went straight to hospital. If the GP is only prepared to try one med then I think it's the best option. The doctor at A&E didn't want to prescribe me anything, either, he got someone from OBS to come and do it. I think many doctors are, understandably wary of prescribing to pregnant women.

MAD I do hope you are getting help. I'm getting a bit worried for you, love.x

sorry guys, wasnt online over w/e. Im not actually being sick as i said i have a way of making mysself not be sick if that makes sense.

Im going to go to a diff gp tomorrow but not holding much hope. Eating wise im doing ok, mainly eating stodge. bread and cereal mainly. I drink normally 1 glass of drink a day. That is normally coke of all things, at a push i can have 2 drinks. Hardly weeing and does smell strong. All very new to me as gone from drinking 2 litres + of water a day (before pg) and now 10 weeks a glass at most. My face is v v dry. I know i dont have hyper mesis (sp) as iv managed not to be sick...

You poor thing MAD4. I do hope you get some respite. Have you tried maybe drinking a smoothie? I know it will prolly turn your stomach, but you may find the extra vitamins beneficial if you can hold it down. I know it's really miserable - eating becomes like taking the nastiest medicine- but hopefully things will ease in a few weeks. Until then, I would try to eat or drink something with a bit of fruit and some protein. You may benefit from some B vitamin supplements. I get anaemic and it makes you nauseous, B vitamins help enormously. Speak to you new GP about it. I hope you find a way through this.
Take carex