Metoclopramide for hyperemesis, anyone been prescribed this?

[PavlovtheForgetfulCat]

I have been prescribed the above on a dose of 10ml x 3 daily, to replace the cyclizine I was previously taking.

I had been taking the other for the last 6 weeks? or so, and I had respite of a couple of weeks, but had to up it to 2-3 daily for it to help and the side effects of tiredness were crippling. This was prescribed with much reluctance by a duty Dr, and although my GP was fine with this, he had been trying not to prescribe anything at all!

My GP said that now I am further on into the pregnancy other drugs can now be taken, and that So Metoclopramide is now recommended and is safe to take in pg. Done a bit of research before I take it, and it appears to be safe to take at any stage of pregnancy.

Just wondering if anyone has taken it, and whether there might be any side effects I should look out for ie drowsiness etc? GP said to start on one, go up to 3 if I find i need to.

Trikken - another positive, thats good!

I took cyclizine in all 3 of my pregnancies but it never really worked. Why wasn't I offered anything else??

Lucy, I'm jealous that you could take milkshake as I craved choc milk through all 3 of mine. Unfortunately, I couldn't take anything, food or drink. So I was on and off the drip, in and out of hospital. Being on the drip actually made such a huge difference to how I felt as just before I always felt like I was dying.

I've no plans for a 4th (can't believe I did it 3 times!) but I'd definitely be interested in alternatives to the cyclizine as it just seemed to dumb down the edges.

Sorry, that was no help to your original question. These threads just attract me like a little support group.

Thankyou Pavlov and lol at MyRedCardigan...me too

I have plans for another but not sure if dp agrees...he was totally shocked the other day when I just blurted out 'I'd like another, really' in a very innocent unsubtle manner

He tried to hide it but he nearly fell over and his eyebrows hit the ceiling

myredcardigan me too! I think it is something that is so unspoken about in the real world that sometimes I wonder if it is all in my head. Now I know really that it is not, as the fact I have not put a jot of weight on in the last 21 weeks (in fact the 3 weeks I ate ok I spent putting on the half stone i had lost) but when people say 'ooooh MS, nasty, I had that, the constant neasea, and thinking I want to be sick was horrible, it should have passed by now though, its only meant to go on til 12 weeks? have you tried ginger?' (I had another thread where we all joined a little anti-ginger charlies angels ) makes me just think this is hardly known about. So when someone else has it, I want to on one hand jump for joy I am not alone, and then on the other go rushing in with hugs and the charlies angels t-shirt!!!

I took it last night, after DH finally went to get it for me. Now, I do not know if it was this medication, or the fact that being unwell has wiped me out again, but I went to sleep at 8pm and stayed there! .

I already told DH I want another afterwards. He, like yours, dropped his jaw and said 'how could you even contemplate another one feeling like this now?'

It's worse in susequent pregnancies because you know it's coming and staying. At least in my first I had that naive optimism that it might improve with each passing day.

Pavlov, I think you're right about the lack of awareness. The number of times someone has said to me, 'Oh I had that. I couldn't get out of bed until I'd had a slice of toast.' Or, 'I had that and had to nibble on gingernuts all the way to work.'

When I smile and gently explain that I could literally not get out of bed for weeks, was frequently hospitalised and couldn't even stomach water let alone f**king GINGERNUTS, they seem shocked. The ginger/gingetnuts bit is always said in a rather squeaky, through my teeth, trying not to scream voice.

Hope the meds work and good luck to both of you convincing your OHs to do it again. Mine was the same. Anyone would think it was them going through it!

Actually, DH was ok about trying for DC3. It was the second one he was terrified of.
But I think that was because I coped better second time around. I was no less sick just better prepared. First time I was constantly disappointed that it didn't get better esp after 12wks and quite down about being stuck in unable to do anything. By the second one my life had already gone to pot so I wasn't missing much!

haha @ the gingernuts, if only it had been that simple

another thing i found helped to an extent, as well as hard drugs, was the wrist bands that you use for seasickness and the like, that work by acupressure

Hi guys, thought i'd join this thread too- i have found cyclizine to be rubbish too- felt like a zombie!!! been given Prochloperazine which has helped today and i've managed some noodles! anyone else had this?
Pavlov- u get about don't ya hun! can't believe you're still suffering, bless ya! i'm just over 16 wks now and sick to death of people not understanding that i feel bloody awful. been off work this week and a 'friend' (who by the way has never been pregnant) was like god can't believe they let u have time off for that. nice.
I also had to fight off the ginger brigade today 'ginger biscuits- everytime' like they're some fricking oracle/medical pioneer or something AAAARGH!!!!

Rant over............ happy thoughts.......

I was off work last sat as my morning sickness got really bad and was sick all day. When i phoned in to say I wouldnt be coming into work the duty manager was nice about it but later that afternoon he said to dh(who works at the same place) If Trikken is sick today you shouldnt have let her come in shopping on monday. I mean wtf?! that was a whole five days before hand. some people just dont understnad morning sickness as have either never had it, or had never known anyone who has had it badly.

Trikken - what a pain in the ass boss .

I have had this week off due to sickness. Before this, I have had approx 6 weeks off. My pg is very understanding, and luckily the OH nurse I spoke to was very understanding of Hyperemesis and has put recommendations in place at work to prepare them for the fact that sporadic attendance is to be anticipated and that she is unable to tell them for sure if/when it will stop even with meds.

Rookie - get about, put myself about however you want to describe it I tried to resurrect the other thread I had going but no-one was around so I started this one about the meds. I am pleased to say that the meds are working so far, although feel sick, not been sick! I am pleased you have some meds that are working for you too, YEY for the noodles!

Can I ask an embarrassing question about the meds though - without details - has it given anyone any unpleasant bowel relate side effects?

diarrhoea can be a side effect of it

I know this sounds mad but the just feeling sick without the actually being sick was one of the things I hated about the meds. They did stop my being sick as often but that made me feel worse.
Actually throwing up and the stomach spasms that created used to give me a 10-15min window of feeling slightly less like I wanted to die.

Once I started taking the meds and threw up less frequently I just felt sick constantly all the time I was awake with no respite.