Unisom for m/s?

Heavenisaplace

I was FB chatting with my friend who has two kids and I was telling her I am really excited to be pregnant but that I feel so crappy most of the time that it's kind of ruining my enthusiasm. She said to take Unisom Sleepmelts before bed. I am about to order them but thought I would ask her first. Is this safe? Is it true they aren't addicting? Thanks.

1stLadyofVienna

My nurse suggested I try this, for sleeping and M/S.  I definitely slept through the whole night on them, it was wonderful.

MeatballEsq

My OB recommends Unisom plus vitamin B6 too, but the B6 doesn't make up for the drowsiness of the Unisom (for me). I do take half of one Unisom before bed at night, and it has actually seemed to help the m/s a little. 

BUT, I don't think it's the SleepMelts. I'd do some more research on that one. That has a different main ingredient than the tablets, and I was told to get the tablets.  

Heavenisaplace

theresat858:

Unisom is great for M/S, but NOT the sleepmelts - I think those are just Benadryl in a different formulation.  It's the tablets that are Doxylamine Succinate that have been proven to help with M/S in clinical trials (both types are safe while PG but the benadryl - diphenhydramine - ones won't be as helpful for the nausea).

I've been taking half a unisom nightly since 6 weeks and it works wonders. I stopped needing it for m/s around 18 weeks but I need it now for sleep!

Check with your doc first, of course.

Oh gosh, thanks a million! 

MrsAngel2008

I'm taking unisom/B6 as recommended by my doctor, and it's helped a lot. I rarely feel sick anymore. I take 1/2 unisom twice daily (the sleep tabs, NOT the melts) and 25 mg B6 twice daily.

I have had some pretty strange/intense dreams since starting this regimen (at 6 wks pg). I wonder if the unisom is to blame, or it's just coincidental?

punkrockabye

As others have said, you want the sleeptabs... the Unisom with diphenhydramine is chemically identical to Benadryl.

Unisom has been helping me tremendously. Yesterday was my first day puking... 3 times in less than 12 hours, and I was unable to keep anything down at all. After I took a Unisom (which I prayed would stay down), I was able to eat half a can of chicken soup and keep it down before I went to sleep. Today, I feel kind of borderline, but I've kept down the other half can of soup and some applesauce. Before yesterday, I had not taken Unisom for the past 2 nights... I think there might be something related there.

I've taken 100mg of B6 every day since before getting pregnant. Before implementing the Unisom, I was nauseous even with the B6, but there's no way to tell if the B6 has actually helped me remain less nauseous than I would have been without it. I'm not about to quit taking it to find out, though. haha.