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
I am still looking for restavit! Everywhere I go knows nothing about it. On the plus side I found 25mg B6 tablets and I am going to take 2 a day to see if that helps. I had one 2 hours ago and I am really struggling to keep dinner down so maybe it isn't enough on its own. I don't feel up to getting out of the house but when I do I will be going into every shop I can to track the restavit down. A pharmasist recommended some prescription that starts with a D, she said it is catagory A but it does cost a bit. I will look into that when I get back to Oz if restavit is too hard to track down.
I love hearing everyones tips though, it might give me more things to try. Together we may find the ultimate cure!!!
I have just spent nearly 8 weeks in bed with vomitting just like you and have only managed to keep down crackers etc. I found watermelon is wonderful - no smell and a nice bland cold taste (and it doesn't taste bad if it comes back either). The other thing my fertility nurses told me to do is to get a frozen coke or smoothie and sip it (put it back in the freezer every now and then, this does help too) I went to the Doctors and he prescribed Zofran and I can now get through my whole day (sometimes without vomitting at all). If you can get hold of this you will notice a huge change. My hubbys Aunty is a nurse and taught me how to know if I was dehydrated, pinch the back of your hand and if you can gather the skin your body still has water in it, however if the skin is hard to pinch and pulled tight and the skin on your fingers is starting to look transperant you need to get your self to a hospital and onto a drip for the day. I really hope you feel better soon, it is so hard to excited about your little miracle when you feel so rotten. If you have a BBQ get your partner/hubby to cook on that, my hubby has been doing that since I was 4 weeks pg and it is great because the house doesn't fill with that yucky-make-you-want-to-throw-up smell. I hope this helps you.
Last edited by Bindy; July 11th, 2008 at 01:06 PM.
Restavit is definitly the elusive thing over here, my mum went to the health food store and could not find it. The sales person sold her some cocculine though and I am taking that.
Yesterday was a really bad day. Everything was vomitted up and I don't know if it was from the force of vomitting that I had a little back end issues too. I have to wait 10 more minutes before I can eat or drink anything so this stuff has a chance to kick in. Last night when I took it I was able to drink 2 glasses of water with a whole lot of relief. Much better than a few hours earlier when I would have a sip and then it would come back up in seconds. 3 more weeks until I get back into Oz so I am really hanging out for that. I will be at the Dr asap getting hooked up with zofran!
Oh sweets I have no advice but wanted to give you a huge Is J there yet??? Hopefully he can give you a bit of a break and you can enjoy your last few weeks. Far out it's gone so fast. Thinking of you.
I did a quick google search and Restavit mixed with B6 is called - Diclectin in canada - if you want more info go to Diclectin.com - Good Luck for a split second I thought I imagined that you could get it in Canada - I really hope it works for you....
Oh thanks Dianna, I had to go to the doctor today because I felt rotten after throwing up everything yesterday. I couldn't even hold down a sip of water.
I was prescribed diclectin and was told to take 4 tablets a day. It isn't cheap thats for sure! $85 for a 2 week supply. I hope I don't need it any longer than that. I have had one so far this arvo about 5 hours ago but I am still retching every 30mins or so. I have eaten a bowl of rice crispies this morning and eaten half a potato this arvo. So far so good for keeping it down even though it is a struggle.
I am hoping this diclectin works better tomorrow after my 2 pill dose tonight. The doctor did say the next step is 2 gravol pills a day with the diclectin as well if I don't improve within 3 days.
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Is J there yet??? Hopefully he can give you a bit of a break and you can enjoy your last few weeks. Far out it's gone so fast. Thinking of you.
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