Dr told me today the Diclegis takes a little bit to take full effect. All day I felt out of it, tired and really dizzy but no constant nausea and I could eat/drink and keep everything down. Yea! It doesn't take it fully away I still took it very easy but I was able to function again. She has me taking two nightly then I can take one in the morning and one in the afternoon if needed.
Diclegis has a delayed effect. I take it at night and in the morning. It definitely makes me tired but at least I'm able to function, unlike when I took phenergan. That knocked me out.
Yesterday was officially the worst day of ms I've had. I was officially non-functional 90% of the day. I didn't throw up (Thank you God), but the nausea had me groaning in agony while trying to lay as motionless as possible on the couch all day. I wasn't nearly this bad while I was pregnant with dd. This just straight up sucks.
Thanks for the info about diclegis having a delayed effect; I didn't know about that.
Does anyone want to share what their nausea symptoms are? I get an intense headache that just won't go away. I have two nausea feelings: (1) I get a queasy feeling high up in my stomach that makes it difficult to walk; this still persists even when I eat. (2) Other times, my stomach hurts, but if I eat something, it gets a little bit better. I would be interested to hear how everyone else is doing with the nausea.
I have had constant ms since week 7, my doctor prescribed Diclectin (Diclegis in Canada) and I took it on Friday afternoon and Sat morning then slept for 18 hours straight, it was awful for me, I couldn't function at all. I had to stop taking it so I could work and look after my 3 yr old. I really hope this ms stops soon.
Struggle is real six weeks, no energy what so ever, so sick! Feels like I drank a ton of coffee on an empty stomache and I gag all day, or end up throwing up. I get hungry then eat but it never settles right. I've never been this sick feeling (
I found an old freebie water bottle in my cupboard. The plastic kind with the sports cap. I fill it with ice water and am able to successfully sip it all day
This might be a stupid question, so I'm sorry (FTM here), but does unisom also make you all super sleepy? When I take it, it instantly puts me to sleep for the whole night basically. If I took it during the day, I literally would not be able to go to work.
Anyone who's done the Unisom + B6 game in lieu of Diclegis -- how did you take it? Did you cut the vitamin and the Unisom tablets and take it together?
@canavara I took the B6/unisom combo when I was pregnant with DS. I took half of each pill at night and it helped tremendously. The M/S just started this week with this pregnancy and I think I might be taking some again soon if I don't get any relief. There are two kinds of unisom, make sure you take the correct one, it contains doxylamine. Hope you get some relief!
My m/s has been horrible this second time around. I unfortunately had it with my dd but I don't remember it being this bad. It started at week 5 and by the following week I was unable to take any of the medications that I was on. Dr prescribed the Diclegis but insurance didn't cover so I did the B6/unisom combo. The 1/2 of Unison was so strong that I couldn't even function at work. Cut that in 1/2 but didn't get any relief. I've continued to take it but earlier this week found out because my nausea has been so bad that my thyroid is out of whack. OB had to prescribe Zofran to help me out. It hasn't made it completely go away but much better than before where at least I can take my thyroid medication. I forgot how tough this can be. I've already resorted to sleeping at times in our living room recliner because I can't lay down. As tough as it is, I keep reminding myself to do my best as long as the little is healthy and getting what it needs. Hopefully we can all find some relief soon!
So I took half of the 25mg Unisom (doxy) and half of a 100mg B6 last night... and I don't even know if it helped with the MS... because the Unisom knocked me out sooooo hard on my ass. I was comatose on our couch within half an hour. I used to take melatonin before pregnancy and it never had that effect on me.
New to this group, about 7.5 weeks along with my second. "Morning" sickness has hit me hard. While I've only puked once, I have that seasick/hungover feeling all day every day.
And of course nothing is helping this time around. Zofran takes the edge off, but I still feel awful. Reglan did absolutely nothing, and the B6/Uni combo just made me sleepy and nauseated.
Nothing sounds good, and I just want to lay down and sleep all day. Of course, I have a 2-year old and a full time job, so no dice on that.
Sorry for the bitching and whining, but I needed to get that out.
I knew I spoke too soon about my morning sickness not being as bad this time. It hit today at just under 8 weeks. My internal conversation most afternoon went something like this. "I'm going to throw up. No, you are not going to throw up. Yes, I'm going to throw up now. No, you can make it. " It's been a long afternoon/evening.
I keep asking my DH at what point I am going to just die of malnutrition. I used to eat a pretty balanced, diverse diet. And now I can only eat pasta, bread, potatoes, and applesauce. And if I'm having a REALLY good day, maybe some cheese. I have thrown up everything else that I have tried in the last few weeks. Yesterday I ate half a muffin and half a bowl of oatmeal. And threw up spaghetti for dinner. Apparently marinara is not on the tummy approved foods. Come on 2nd tri, let's turn this around!!
Haha @BAJDesigns I asked the nurse at my OB's office the same question. They were like, "Here's our recommended foods to eat... you should be getting 5 servings of dairy a day and 5 servings of vegetables and..." and I'm like, "Do you seriously expect me to be able to eat 5 servings of dairy right now consistently every day?" And she just looked at me for a moment and was like, "No. Eat whatever doesn't make you throw up. That's all we ask. Take your prenatal. You're not in a third-world country. You're not going to die. It may feel like you will but if you do, it probably won't be from not eating 5 servings of dairy."
Lol @canavara That's so funny. "You are not in a third world country. You are not going to die." But some days I so feel like I will! Honestly though, it just amazes me that our bodies can continue to function and GROW A HUMAN on almost no food. Although I don't know about you guys, but I have started having a lot of weakness and heavy feeling in my arms and legs and I just have to think it's because I'm not eating enough to fuel my body! But if the OB isn't worried, I know I shouldn't be either. It's just this is all such a new and strange experience.
Seriously @BAJDesigns I feel you!! I'm so run down, looking gray. My nails are like shredding, I was a little concerned, but it's temporary (dear god let it be temporary!!??)
LOL at pregnancy glow and great hair and nails ::eyeroll::
@TinaBelcher omg glow my ass. Unless it's sweat from puking! My nails are shredding and peeling too. I do remember thinking all my hair was gonna fall out last pregnancy then it and my nails got glorious by my second tri. Counting the days! I just want to not feel like death.
B6+ unisom quit working last week and I had a few days where I felt okay so I thought I could power through the 4 days to my appointment to ask for zofran. It's tomorrow morning but I might call and whine at the nurses today and see if I can't get that going.
Yes!!! I feel the same way. Every time I try to eat veggies I feel like I'm going to get sick. Pasta and carbs have been the only "safe" foods. Also have NO energy to try and walk or workout. I keep being told it will all get better by second trimester but I feel so gross and this is only week 7 for me! I can't handle thinking this could be another 6 weeks or more of the same!!
So we had an eventful day here... heavy arms and legs turned into weird muscle cramps and lightheadedness. And being the bull headed person I am, I went in to work anyways. I made it exactly 1 hour before my heart started racing and I got too lightheaded to stand. I got driven to the doc by my boss ( so embarrassing) and now get to hang out in a cardiac monitor for 48 hurts. Good times. I have also been told by my doc to "eat doughnuts, cheeseburgers, and ice cream" because I need waaaaaaaay more calories. And for the one time in my life, when I have full permission to eat all the things, I literally can not. She basically said I have burned through my fat stores and am starting to burn important stuff. MORNING SICKNESS WHY????
A nurse at my ob just suggested the b6/unisom combo But after reading this I'm worried.. I don't want to be more fatigued than I already am at work! But I need some relief.. But many of you are saying it doesn't even work. Gah!
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@cabu14 It worked for a couple days for me and then stopped so the dr switched me to diclegis. The first day I took the unisom/b6 combo I was so freaking tired and sleepy. Same with the diclegis.
So scary @BAJDesigns! Hope you're doing better today!!
Today is by far my worst day yet. Tons of dry heaving, nothing sounds good and yet I'm starving. Everything I've eaten has just made me feel worse. I wish I could just puke (although I am sure I'll regret saying that).
I am going to give acupuncture a try on Thursday. I figure why not. It's not like it'll make it worse.
Feeling this terrible has definitely confirmed that we are DONE with two. There will be no more pregnancy for this chick!
Today is the 3rd day that I've been feeling better. Though I may regret putting this out there into the universe, because it may strike me again. In the mean time, I'm enjoying eating more than toast.
@TinaBelcher Because I am only throwing up once or twice a day, and only if I try to eat a lot or outside of my "safety foods" they aren't calling it HG. Basically I only qualify as having HG if I am throwing up every single thing. But I literally can't eat enough bread and applesauce to keep me going. They have been discussing admitting me and going the IV route but are trying to avoid that if at all possible. Sounds like my thyroid pane came back all wonky so they are going to investigate that first? I'm basically trying to down milkshakes round the clock to see if I can keep down enough calories over the next few days.
I made a big mistake. This afternoon I had this great idea to go get some beefy 5-layer burritos from Taco Bell (yes, it's terrible, I know). But it just sounded SO good. And it tasted amazing when I got back home. My mistake was I got two of them, and although I knew better, I still ate both of them because they were just that good. Now I've been on the verge of vomiting for about the last hour, and I'm 99.9% sure these burritos are coming back up at some point tonight. C'est la vie.
@Dinozaur so sorry you feel sick, but a 5-layer burrito sounds amazing, despite the fact that all I've eaten in the past few days is pasta or rice. I might have to stop for one tomorrow! Hope it stays down!
You are not alone! Before I knew I was pregnant, I scheduled an appointment with a GI specialist because I was convinced I had some sort of horrible digestive cancer or autoimmune disease. I should have known because I was this sick with my first. Feeling hungover all day is the best way to put it. It's awful, isn't it? My sickness kept me up all night last night : ( I did go from throwing up 10 times a day to only about 3 now, which is HUGE< but the constant sick feeling is so yucky.
Oh ladies I could hug you all -but that might make us more nauseous, haha. Hubby and I both think we had a brief bug at the start of the week which hit me harder, for obvious reasons. While I have been pretty consistently nauseous throughout the day for the past two weeks, I had not yet gotten sick. Monday felt about 100x worse and I nearly had to run to the bathroom several times at work but somehow put mind over matter and resisted. After getting home, I ate two bites of the dinner my hubby tried to make for us and I had to run to the restroom and then I could not keep anything down until the following evening. While it seems to have subsided (which along with other factors I will not get into makes me think it was a brief bug) and I am back to my "regular" nauseous/hung over like state, it made me feel for those of you who have been getting sick daily/constantly. I feel like today I am finally finding a groove of reminding myself to eat often enough to help keep it a bit more at bay, but it is so hard to make yourself eat when you feel like doing anything but. I will say that the protein does seem to help more than the carbs but, again, just not at all what I am craving. I want so badly to want to eat a well balanced salad again but even the thought and smell of greens makes me want to gag. Only a bit longer right ladies? Oh and for those of you who aren't first time Mamas who said you will be stopping after this as you are reminded of the sickness, I had a moment yesterday where I realized I needed to chronicle this somewhere so I won't gloss over this time in my memory as if it were just a "few" weeks of sickness, haha. Though something tells me once we (hopefully) see that sweet little face in January it will all be a distant memory - at least that's what I keep telling myself. Hang in there!!!
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Does anyone want to share what their nausea symptoms are? I get an intense headache that just won't go away. I have two nausea feelings: (1) I get a queasy feeling high up in my stomach that makes it difficult to walk; this still persists even when I eat. (2) Other times, my stomach hurts, but if I eat something, it gets a little bit better. I would be interested to hear how everyone else is doing with the nausea.
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And of course nothing is helping this time around. Zofran takes the edge off, but I still feel awful. Reglan did absolutely nothing, and the B6/Uni combo just made me sleepy and nauseated.
Nothing sounds good, and I just want to lay down and sleep all day. Of course, I have a 2-year old and a full time job, so no dice on that.
Sorry for the bitching and whining, but I needed to get that out.
LOL at pregnancy glow and great hair and nails ::eyeroll::
Counting the days! I just want to not feel like death.
B6+ unisom quit working last week and I had a few days where I felt okay so I thought I could power through the 4 days to my appointment to ask for zofran. It's tomorrow morning but I might call and whine at the nurses today and see if I can't get that going.
Seriously, I'm so sorry! Have they made the leap to HG yet? Maybe a port and IV would be really helpful to you?
Me: 31 | Husband: 32
Married: September 2014!
TTC #1: January 2016 BFP 5/16/16 Quinn Born 1/27/17
A nurse at my ob just suggested the b6/unisom combo But after reading this I'm worried.. I don't want to be more fatigued than I already am at work! But I need some relief.. But many of you are saying it doesn't even work. Gah!
Me: 31 | Husband: 32
Married: September 2014!
TTC #1: January 2016 BFP 5/16/16 Quinn Born 1/27/17
So scary @BAJDesigns! Hope you're doing better today!!
I am going to give acupuncture a try on Thursday. I figure why not. It's not like it'll make it worse.
Feeling this terrible has definitely confirmed that we are DONE with two. There will be no more pregnancy for this chick!
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Me: 31 | Husband: 32
Married: September 2014!
TTC #1: January 2016 BFP 5/16/16 Quinn Born 1/27/17
Me: 31 | Husband: 32
Married: September 2014!
TTC #1: January 2016 BFP 5/16/16 Quinn Born 1/27/17