Xonvea - advice please

[Smartie87]

Hi, I’m 5 weeks pregnant and have been prescribed Xonvea because of debilitating nausea in my previous pregnancies.
The GP has no experience with this medication and just said take 2 tablets at bedtime. However, my nausea hasn’t started yet but I know it is just around the corner so want to start the meds to get my body used to them.

Has anyone just started with taking 1 tablet to see how they respond and up it to 2 if 1 isn’t enough?

I’m also really hoping that it doesn’t make me feel like a zombie, so I can still drive. Anyone still been ok to drive when on this medication? Leaflet says no driving but my GP said if I feel ok, I can drive 🤔

Any advice and experiences appreciated x

i started on two a day (one at night and one in the morning) as my nausea had already started but later tapered down to one a day before going off them so I don’t see why you couldn’t go down to one. My consultant obstetrician recommended spacing them (one at night one in the morning) so if you do take two I would try that.

I was very tired especially in the afternoons but I still felt safe to drive - I wasn’t anywhere near nodding off at the wheel.

And just to add that I found it an improvement over the cyclizine in my previous pregnancy, and agree starting as early as possible is definitely the way to go! Good luck!

I took 2 at night as my GP said they could make me sleepy. They are absolutely magic and although I still experienced some nausea it was a huge improvement on being sick 10+ times a day!

I was tired but I think the first trimester is tiring anyway. I was perfectly fine to drive x