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Talk to me about Zofran

jeng329jeng329
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I started Zofran @7weeks and it was as if a little piece of heaven was in each pill.  I'm 9 weeks now and I'm really sick despite the Zofran.  Are there different doses of Zofran?  Maybe I could up it?  Can I build up an immunity to it?  Or do I just feel worse because my hormones are higher.  With my son I didn't take anything and I think I remember feeling worse around this time.

 

Also, if you take it, are you worse if you don't take it every 8 hours?  I started skipping my overnight one in hopes of solving the constipation issue although it hasn't helped.  I'm a friggen mess! 

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Re: Talk to me about Zofran

  • jenny1980jenny1980 member

    What dose are you on?

    You could theoretically go up in dosage, but 9-10 weeks tends to be particularly bad for M/S as that's when HCG peaks.

     

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  • mkanderson85mkanderson85
    Zofran hasn't worked for me at all.
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  • ShaylizShayliz member
    Skipping a dose made me feel like I wasn't taking it at all. I was taking 4mg every 6 hours, even waking up in the middle of the night to take it. Otherwise, I wasn't getting out of bed.
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  • MrsSt2009MrsSt2009
    Zofran comes in 4mg and 8mg doses.  Not taking it on schedule will potentially have you chasing symptoms rather than staying on top of them. (constipation isn't a usual side effect of Zofran, if anything it's usually diarrhea) 
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  • jeng329jeng329
    imagejenny1980:

    What dose are you on?

    You could theoretically go up in dosage, but 9-10 weeks tends to be particularly bad for M/S as that's when HCG peaks.

     

    Im on the 4mg pills every 8 hours.  Thanks for the info- maybe I can just push through for a couple more weeks.  With my son I was sick until 26 weeks, so I'm hoping this stops sooner! 

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  • jeng329jeng329

    imageMrsSt2009:
    Zofran comes in 4mg and 8mg doses.  Not taking it on schedule will potentially have you chasing symptoms rather than staying on top of them. (constipation isn't a usual side effect of Zofran, if anything it's usually diarrhea) 

    Really?  My doc, nurses, and everyone else said its a killer for constipation.  I'll call Monday. 

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  • AngelNDavidAngelNDavid member

    I take 8mg of Zofran every 6 to 8 hours.  My doctor said to take it around the clock so I'm staying on top of the nausea.  I also take phenergan every 4hours because the zofran stops beginning effective for me after 4 hours.

    Ask your doctor if you can up your meds to 8 mg.  It may help but be prepared for major constipation issues. 

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