can I assume that you're in Canada?? - well if you are go to the chemist and ask them for Restavit and Vitamin B6 - this is pretty much the only thing that worked for me during this pregnancy and research shows that in Canada this is pretty much the only thing they will prescribe for MS - I can buy it over the counter here in OZ so I'm hoping you can do the same over there.
I'm sure if you tell them what's going on they'll pull out the big guns - Oh I feel for you MS is is just awful
Thanks Dianna, can you tell me how much you are meant to take of the restavit? I will go in search of it tomorrow. It looks like that is first recommended for HG before medications so I will give it a shot. Much cheaper than the wafers. I have B6 tablets and they are 250mg but on their own they don't do much. And because it is a sleeping pill do I take it at night? It's all so confusing
I started with 1/2 tablet of Restavit (so half of a 25mg tablet) and I'd take it with 1/2 a Vitamin B6 - note you shouldn't really take more than 100mg of Vit b6 per day.
I was told by the Mother Safe hotline here in Sydney that I could take this up to 4 x daily.
My MS was really bad at night so sometimes I'd need nothing through the day but at night I'd take a double dose - which is OK also.
Restavit is a sleeping tablet but you get used to the side effects and given that you're not taking that much it shouldn't take so long- worse case scenario you'll at least get some decent sleep and stop feeling like you're on a rollercoaster
It's also a Category A drug which is meant to be safe in pregnancy - trust me I checked with a few thousand people - in the end it was the only thing that saved me.
You might want to check with the pharmacy's in Canada as for some odd reason I think they actually have a concoction made with the restavit and B6 together and I think they'll be able to reassure of the amounts to take.
maybe even google it - I found alot of info about Restavit and pregnancy use that way.
Diana I was also given the restavit, I've only taken it a few times to try & get some sleep. I was told by my chemist not to take more than 75mg a day.
The actual directions my chemist put on paper for me was 1 pyroxin tablet (B6) & half a restavit tablet (25mg) 3 times a day.
I was worried I'd get too sleepy especially with DD to look after so I havent taken many. I really only take them when I NEED some sleep.
I never realised it could be used to reduce HG, I thought the chemist was being nice with trying to get me some sleep by offering it to me. Shes been my chemist through both pregnancies & stocks up on zofran for me so we know each other quite well LOL. She just offered it to me one day when I went in & told me its a sleeping aid, duh.. I should have asked more questions.
Thanks for bringing it up, I might try taking more now so I can hopefully get off the zofran before the end of this pregnancy, costs a bloody fortune! LOL (very much worth it of course when its all that works)
Little Miss Sunshine- I hope you've found something that works for you, ideally something natural &/or cheap!! You poor thing
Hi Sunshine
I had M/S untill I was 22 weeks preg. Like you any thing could set me off. One day I would be fine with something the next it would make me sick.
The only things that helped was chips (coles brand only Arnots made me sick) Sipping coke or ginger beer (only Bunderburg brand worked) , crackers and tasty cheese.
The hardest part was cooking for the family as the smell used to set me off.
I take 100g of B6 to help me.
I didn't go to the Drs I just worked my way through it by snacking and every now and then I got to keep a small meal. As I would eat with the family most of the time but I only had a very small amount and we ate very basic plain food.
Good luck with winning the battle...
Take care
Chris
Oh Sarah, there is nothing quite like the constant hangover feeling hey. I vomited every day for all of my pregnancys!! Hence the big age gaps between my kids, took me a while to convince myself I could handle the vomiting and nausea again!! My first, I could only hold down hot chips and gravy and coke, second daughter, everything made me sick, was in and out of hosp on IV fluids all pregnancy. Last bub, I vomited in force till about 20wks, then it actually got a bit better, and I was only sick periodically. Still had the nausea constantly though. I never actually found a remedy that did work!! Actually there was one - CHILDBIRTH!!!! Good luck, I hope your last few weeks visiting family get better!! I don't think I have actually helped at all have I!!! Only, if you do think you are getting dehydrated, go to the DR definately. Fingers crossed you start to feel better soon!! Hope Noah is being co-operative for you!!!
Glad I could help - I noticed that you're in Sydney - here's the phone number for Mother Safe - 1800 647 848 or 9382 6539 - give them a buzz if you like, the ladies are wonderful and full of great advice on what to take in pregnancy - they seem to know more than the pharmacies - my pharmacist had never heard of taking Restavit and B6 during pregnancy and was quite astounded that this was suggested to me - none the less I tried it and it worked - I still felt like crap some days but overall the vomitting stopped and I could function better
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