Who has tried unisom (doxylamine)?

kris_kelsey

I took it last night because I heard it can help with morning sickness.  I was holding out to take it until this weekend when I work the night shift, but something told me to take it last night (like I was gonna have super bad M/S).  Only took half a pill and WWHHHEEEWW I slept like a rock and woke up tired and shaky.  On the upside, I am not TERRIBLY nauseated this morning, but the shakiness makes me feel weird.  How do you feel the morning after taking unisom?

little__bit

I know nothing about sleep aids.  Are they safe to take while pregnant?

Mrs.Teddy

In Canada we havea  drug on the market called Diclectin and its a mixture of Doxylmaine and B6. I took ti with my first pregnancy and have been takign it occasionally this time. It makes me SO tired I can't take it during the day at all ( I did last time when I was on bedrest). For now I am taking it at bedtime. I sleep OK my nausea may be a bit better I am tired all.the.time. But not sure if thats the Diclectin or just pregnancy. I am only taking one or two pills a night right now and last time at my peak was up to 8 per day!

ETA: its specifically for morning sickness, there is an image of a pregnanct women on the tablet they are safe for pregnancy.

kris_kelsey

Unisom is safe to take during pregnancy.  I try to avoid most everything during 1st tri, but not being able to eat doesn't help the baby or me either.  This is FDA (or equivalent) approved in Canada (with Vitamin B6 added) for M/S.

Ivana_Stolichnaya

I found that it took a couple days of taking Unisom to not wake up feeling groggy.  You also need at least 8 hours of sleep, so don't go taking it at midnight and expect to wake up feeling bright eyed and bushy tailed at 6am.  You will feel drugged in that case.

babyrichsmama

I lived on Unisom/B6 the whole first trimester of my first pregnancy. Like someone else said, it takes a few days to not feel so groggy in the AM but you do have to get lots of sleep with it or you'll be exhausted.

sedo2480

I tried unisom, it did not do too much for me in terms of my morning sickness.. I am also now taking Zofran and that is helping slightly but I am still pretty sick and throwing up..

 

BeccaPayne09

Unisom does nothing for my sickness but it sure helps my lack of sleep!