Should I use Zofran?

Re: Should I use Zofran?

• Mcsweets member

  August 2013

  You need a prescription for it. I have used it and it's helped a lot.  The nausea is what causes you throwing up... so I'm not sure how to answer that.  But, yes, it generally helps with MS.  I've also heard B6 and Unisom helps as well ... as does ginger.
  
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• NortyLeigh member

  August 2013

  It's for both and it requires a prescription from a doctor. I take it every day of I can't get off the couch.

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• ajbratsc member

  August 2013

  It was a lifesaver for me! At first my doctor suggested B6...but I couldn't keep it down. So I made an appointment and he wrote me a prescription. I have been taking everyday for a week and can actually function without throwing up every 20 min. Hope you get some and feel better!

  

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• Fucahwe

  August 2013

  Ive been offered it and suggested it by my dr....but I take meds only when absolutely neccessary, and I don't think I'm there yet. (I've only lost 2 pounds) but I think it would be helpful for those days I wake up projectile vomiting all over the walls? You will have to talk to your ob as decide if meds are necessary.

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• kare_bear_12 member

  August 2013

  I got a prescription cause I was actually throwing up and it has helped alot. My doctor also gave me a over the counter remedy he says works alot as well. Take 500mg of Ginger 3 times a day and also with that take a quarter of a pill of unisom with it. I guess unisom can make you tired, so taking a smaller dose won't make you zonk out.
  

   

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• Paulaann05 member

  August 2013

  Thanks ladies. I'll try the ginger and if that doesn't work I'll call my doc. I'm thankful I haven't thrown up yet but in nauseous everyday for the majority of the day. No bueno.

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• avigailandcharlie member

  August 2013

  Zofran is a godsend for me. I take it like 4 times a day or I seriously think I would have been hospitalized. I called my doctors office and asked them to call a prescription in to my pharmacy - they didn't require an appointment.

  

  
  

  

  
  
  

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• Eibhlin1 member

  August 2013

  I don't know if this is good or bad news, but Zofran also comes as a suppository. If you can't keep a pill down this is another ... errr... insertable option.
  

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• Brittlamarche member

  August 2013

  I drank peppermint tea with my first pregnancy and it worked great! This time around both peppermint tea and ginger tea make me nauseous. I am using the ginger gum and it helps ok. I'm still going to ask for the zofran bc I haven't been able to eat anything that great yet. I pretty much get by on ice and pretzels.

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• jillyd24 member

  August 2013

  Took it for the first time today and it helped. Also actually helped w some anxiety I was having cause it may cause drowsiness.

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• Fucahwe

  August 2013

  Eibhlin1 said:

  I don't know if this is good or bad news, but Zofran also comes as a suppository. If you can't keep a pill down this is another ... errr... insertable option.
  

  My daughter has hyperemesis during her period. We use the suppositories. Most of the time that doesn't even work. my poor baby

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• Grantham14 member

  August 2013

  Zofran helped me so much with my first pregnancy!!

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• talitha712 member

  August 2013

  Zofran is what got me through the day for half of my pregnancy with DD. I'm 6w today and the nausea is just starting. I have no qualms about calling my doctor and asking for it if I need it again.

  
  
  
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• amsat member

  August 2013

  It's been a godsend for me. I've been traveling so much for work and going between each coast. It does come at a cost though - severe constipation.

  

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• lwebley member

  August 2013

  My dr prescribed it... I tried it twice. It didn't work for me, but I think it works well for most. I hear it causes pretty bad constipation though

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• maganamama member

  August 2013

  Only took it for 2 days so far but they were the best two days of my 9 weeks of pregnancy !!! One BIG downside for me is constipation ... But I would rather have that then the horrible nausea and vommitting I was having ... Will start with 100% cranberry juice tomorrow

  
  

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• Paulaann05 member

  August 2013

  So I started taking Ginger suppliments today... We'll see how that works through the weekend and if it doesn't help at all I'm defintely calling in the Zofran Monday. :-&

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• jdoyle7215 member

  August 2013

  I have hyperemesis gravidarum. I was prescribed Zofran because i can not keep Anything down. i lost 10 in 5 day. It works wonders for me, i still have slight nausea but im not puking multiple times a day anymore and and can finally keep down fluids.

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• MrsLaurenandDan member

  August 2013

  I have HG and am on the zofran pump. Last pregnancy I resisted meds until I ended up in the ER. I don't recommend that. It's a lot easier to get it under control early than to reign it back in from a death spiral. Believe me, I'm in the hospital for the second time this week. I'd call your oB and ask. Also, recent studies say ginger can actually make things worse because it increases stomach acid. Just an FYI

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• Nickiechan member

  August 2013 edited August 2013

  I'm on it... and I have extreme morning sickness that last all day. If I skip a dosage (8 hours) I am throwing up everything and/or gagging if I don't have anything in my stomach. I think I went 4 days with constant throwing up until I called the doctor... I NEVER was this sick with my DS. Down 8lbs since BFP.  If you do get on it make sure you take Colace it causes horrible constipation.
  

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• codec member

  August 2013

  Is anybody taking zofran with the unisom tablet?

  
  

  I had HG my last 2 pregnancies and my OB gave me 8mg zofran every 8 hours, it worked very well at first, but yesterday and today it has not worked at all, it works for maybe an hour. i lost about 30 lbs last time and hoping that I can get a hold of it now before it gets worse.

    
  

  
  

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• ufsandra85 member

  August 2013

  i take zofran but chimes ginger chews actually work better for me
  

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• thatsmybaby member

  August 2013

  Zofran is magical for me. I resisted during my last pregnancy and finally gave in after 3 weeks of being extremely sick w/o relief. This time I got an Rx at my first appt. no messing around this time!

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• Hb8983 member

  August 2013

  Helped me soooooooooo much.

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• Hb8983 member

  August 2013

  I haven't vomited yet either, but if you're so nauseous you can't eat, you're gonna get sick. I chose to take it because I had to eat something

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• ClementineRose

  August 2013

  I take ginger along with my prenatal. I'm definitely more sick with this one than my first... I can't win. Empty stomach kills me. So I try to eat something and I feel worse. Ugh!

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• KariB509 member

  August 2013

  As many other ladies has said, it's a prescription drug.  I think it's mostly for nausea but will help with vomiting as well.  I personally don't like it.  I took it for morning sickness with DS and it gave me a horrible headache.  Made me worse instead of better.  

  This time around I've been taking 50mg of vitamin b6 in the morning and evening and it's helped tremendously! 

  
  

    

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• Drhonor member

  August 2013

  The unison/b-6 combo seems to work for a lot of ladies. It's just been released as an rx called Diclegis. I haven't tried the combo, am using zofran which doesn't help that much. Just ginger ale!

  

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