I just recently began getting the not just morning sickness, but all day nausea to the point where I try to make myself vomit. It is the most horrible feeling that I have experienced, and to top it off I have GERD (basically like an acid reflux) that just tops it off.
I have tried A TON of different remedies, ginger ale, tums, crackers, water, sports drinks... nothing seems to alleviate the nausea. A few friends and co-workers have suggested taking Unisom and Vitamin B6 at night before bed. Supposably this helps with nausea in the morning as well as helps you sleep at night? I got 30 minutes of sleep last night, I feel terrible. Help! Please!
Re: Unisom/Vitamin B6.... Any Advice?
This is exactly what I take. I sleep 110% better at night! Caution: when I took the whole unisom pill I would have a bad hangover the next day, so I only take half and it works very well without the hangover the next day. It does not totally alleviate the nausea the next day but at least you will get some sleep.
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Definitely run it by your doc first, but when my sister was pregnant with her twins her dr. okayed 1/2 a pill of unisom before bed. It worked wonders for her. As always with sleeping medication just make sure you can dedicate the appropriate amount of hours to sleep.
Good luck!
I get all day sickness too.
Take your vitamins right before bed. B6 is great. Get a jar of 50mg.
Take 50mg. in the AM, 50 with lunch, 50 with your PNV and 50 if/when you get up to pee in the middle of the night!
Ok, first of all, don't pay attention to the pp...unisom and B6 are perfectly safe to take during pregnancy. However, do not take the gelcaps of unisom those are not safe because they have different active ingredients than the little blue pill. Anyway, It's what I've been using and has helped a ton. Here's the dosing schedule I follow:
AM: 50 mg B6 + 1/2 unisom
mid-afternoon: 50 mg B6 + 1/2 unisom
Bedtime: 50 mg B6 + whole unisom
I do not get that sleepy taking 1/2 unisom during the day. I'm sure if I took it and laid down that I would fall asleep. But since I'm at work and I'm pretty active, I just get a little sleepy but not can't keep my eyes open tired.
I find that my morning sickness is directly related to how I've slept the night before. So, if you've only had 30 minutes of sleep last night than you will probably feel like crap today no matter what you do. Take the unisom and B6 tonight and you'll probably feel a ton better tomorrow.
Okay so I tried the unisom last night - haven't used the B6 yet. I chopped the pill in half, planning to take just one half. But then my idiotic self didnt listen to my instincts, took both halves, and woke up every hour with a pounding heartbeat and dizzyness.
Only half a pill tonight for me. Still debating on this b6 stuff. But I must say - I woke up feeling much better, and I was able to eat a bit of breakfast this morning. hoooray!