Did anti-sickness meds help you in the first trimester?

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I'm 7 weeks pregnant and the nausea is real bad, I have only actually been sick twice since pregnancy. But the nausea is making me struggle to drink water/anything. Food I can tolerate in small and often amounts.

Thinking of calling GP or my midwife to see if I can get get anti sickness but I have heard the don't always work? Does anyone have any experience?

I don't know if I can last potentially another 8 weeks feeling like this!

They have worked for me - it took me trying four types to find one that worked, but I will say I think their effectiveness is unfortunately wearing off 😫I had four days feeling pretty good, with limited nausea, but it hit me again yesterday. I am almost 12 weeks so really hoping it goes soon on its own. I am also going to up the dose of the medication I am taking to see if that helps too.

I would say it's worth a try, I know how miserable it is and know how depressing counting down the weeks you will potentially feel awful is. I have only been sick a few times, so it was to help with my nausea.

DD is suffering hyperemesis. In the first trimester, she had to be admitted to hospital as she was so dehydrated (and hadn’t eaten for weeks). She asked the consultant obstetrician for Xonvea, the first line anti emetic as per RCOG guidelines in the first trimester. She wasn’t sick so much, but still suffered severe nausea. She was also prescribed a supplement to take - might have been one of the B vitamins? Ask the antenatal unit about it.

She could go back to the early pregnancy unit for IV anti emetics for a few hours, when she needed a break from the nausea and vomiting.

In the second trimester, she asked for Ondansatron, the second line anti emetic as per RCOG guidelines. It’s not recommended in the first trimester, as one study showed a slightly increased risk of cleft palate. That risk is past by the second trimester. She can eat breakfast and half her dinner now.

Try ringing Pregnancy Sickness Support for advice - she did and they were very helpful.

Yes. Took a cyclizine on three occasions times when I really couldn’t handle it, and it brought it back into manageable territory.

Forgot to say, DD tried 4 anti emetics, none of which worked, before she was admitted to hospital - including cyclizine.

Didn't help me much, but I had hyperemesis and vomited all day