Hyperemesis Gravidarum Support Tribe (Also extreme nausea/vomiting) - Page 31

[emnic77]

I spoke a little too soon. It helped a lot but seemed to wear off and hasn't had the same effect when doing it again. I'm at least keeping some things down so, so I guess that's a bonus. Hoping for the best with the acupuncturist on Tuesday.

[HarperRose]

Originally Posted by emnic77

I spoke a little too soon. It helped a lot but seemed to wear off and hasn't had the same effect when doing it again. I'm at least keeping some things down so, so I guess that's a bonus. Hoping for the best with the acupuncturist on Tuesday.

[lil_miss_understood]

not feeling well today. nauseated.
does the wanting to curl up and cry every time you feel nauseated ever stop?

[mommyabroad]

Just chiming in -- 10 weeks pregnant with my second HG pregnancy. Was in the ER Friday night and needed 3 bags of IV fluids before I even had the slightest urge to go to the bathroom. I don't think the urge to cry and be alone every time I'm nauseas is stopping soon....sorry JacquelineR. Wanting to leave all responsibilities behind and just sit on the couch until I deliver. Thank gosh the sun is out today and DH took DS out for an adventure. Not easy -- especially when people say eat crackers and be happy. This was definitely an intentional pregnancy yet I've been distressed since I found out the preg test results. PTSD from the last round no doubt..... I cannot even look at baby stuff. How to make peace with this process?

[slgt]

Just a quick hello to say that I'm happy to see this thread...I did not have HG, but I was nauseated 24/7 for 20 weeks, and threw up 2-3 times a day every day for that time as well. Just found out I'm pregnant with my 2nd and praying to every power that is that, if this baby sticks, it will be different this time around...

...but if it's not, I am glad to see this thread here for support!

[Doberbrat]

Originally Posted by JacquelineR

not feeling well today. nauseated.
does the wanting to curl up and cry every time you feel nauseated ever stop?

sorry to say, nope.

do talk to your practioner about your emotional state as well. Sometimes, how you're treated medically is related to the emotional state. I have a hard time coping emotionally w/the hg so this time we treated w/more drugs early on. and still to this day, I have a violent reaction when I see/smell certain foods. I can no longer drink water b/c EVERYTIME I drank so much as a sip of water it would come back x6.

there are things I've never eaten since beeing pg and puking w/dd and she just turned 4.

hope it passes quickly for you.

[mom2annika]

Mommyabroad & JacquelineR,

All I can say is try to find some relief---motion sickness bands, Zofran, reflexology, whatever it takes. The wanting to curl up and cry from the nausea only stopped for me when I got a break from the nausea. Unfortunately, that was a moving target. What worked one day or even one week might not work the next. Even worse, none of it seemed to work by the very end.

: : : Hang in there!!

[lil_miss_understood]

I should clarify that I'm not pregnant anymore but I still feel that way every time I get nauseated. I've become a huge "suck" about feeling sick to the stomach.

[bananabee]

Hi. I'm new to hyperemisis. This is my first pregnancy and I've been horribly sick for almost 2 wks now and can't keep anything down w/o anti-nausea meds. Tried phenergen, had a photophobic reaction, plus it's category C for pregnancy and I've already been on way too many cat. C & D medications this pregnancy as I injured my back 4 days after ovulating. Zofran works great and is cat. B, but my ins is refusing to cover more than 60 4mg pills per month in the generic. WHAT?!! That's little more than a 7 day supply, as I'm taking 2 every 6 hrs round the clock. A nurse told me we could try Reglan, but it's not as strong as Zofran. Zofran just barely works...by hour 5, I avoid eating or I'll throw up, and it takes about an hour to really kick in.

I'm wondering if a liquid form rather than a pill would work better, and maybe at a smaller dose. Anyone know? Guess I'll call the nurse again.

[lil_miss_understood]

Originally Posted by bananabee

Hi. I'm new to hyperemisis. This is my first pregnancy and I've been horribly sick for almost 2 wks now and can't keep anything down w/o anti-nausea meds. Tried phenergen, had a photophobic reaction, plus it's category C for pregnancy and I've already been on way too many cat. C & D medications this pregnancy as I injured my back 4 days after ovulating. Zofran works great and is cat. B, but my ins is refusing to cover more than 60 4mg pills per month in the generic. WHAT?!! That's little more than a 7 day supply, as I'm taking 2 every 6 hrs round the clock. A nurse told me we could try Reglan, but it's not as strong as Zofran. Zofran just barely works...by hour 5, I avoid eating or I'll throw up, and it takes about an hour to really kick in.

I'm wondering if a liquid form rather than a pill would work better, and maybe at a smaller dose. Anyone know? Guess I'll call the nurse again.

please check the hyperemesis.org site for info about the free Zofran program.. from what i understand, it's easy to qualify. i'll look for the link to it in a sec here.

link to that info

[Realrellim]

Have you tried Zofran ODT? It's orally-dissolvable and took care of the problems I had hoping to keep it down before I had to throw up. Also, Costco has some decent prices on Zofran in its pharmacy.

We ended up arguing with our insurance company about Zofran for 12 weeks before they finally agreed to stop hassling us.

JacquelineR--yes and no. I've always hated feeling nauseated, so I dread getting stomach bugs in general. But, I kept some of my phenergen from last pregnancy on hand and I usually take a dose after 12 hours of throwing up. I'm amazed at how well it works when I'm not pregnant! (It was ok, but not great last pregnancy.) Now that I'm pregnant again and through 1st tri, I'm trying to be very zen about it every day. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. I've heard a lot of people have PSTD from it though. I think the only difference is that I so hated stomach bugs before my first pregnancy that having HG was about the worst thing that could have happened.

[bananabee]

Originally Posted by JacquelineR

please check the hyperemesis.org site for info about the free Zofran program.. from what i understand, it's easy to qualify. i'll look for the link to it in a sec here.

link to that info

Thank you so much for the quick reply. I am having the nurse fill out and mail me the forms for that program. Since I'm bedridden and housebound it's going to take a few days to get the paperwork all signed/filled out/mailed, etc. DH is not going to be home for a couple days and I don't really have anyone who can dig through our finances & make copies and run errands for me. Well, I could ask my cleaning lady tmw but I don't know her well enough to have her going through our financial stuff. In the meantime we're going to try a liquid form of Reglan. I asked for liquid b/c sometimes I have absorption issues with things. Hopefully it will work.

Realrellim, thanks for the tip but we don't have Costco in my area.

[velveeta]

I am happy to hear there is a program for free Zofran! I am always so sad about those who have to suffer because they can't afford it. I don't take it b/c it gives terrible migraines, but it works like a miracle for some people.

If you end up not qualifying for that program, you can always petition your ins. for more medicine. It is a pretty quick process; just call them and find out their procedure.

Good luck. Oh, I also want to note that I am using hypnosis for my nausea. It works pretty well. Not perfect, but better than anything I have tried, and the only thing I haven't tried is marijuana. Here is a link to an mp3. I think it is $15. It made me want to use hypnobabies for my birth, so I think it is pretty good. http://www.hypnobabies.com/mylink.php?id=4058#nausea

[ivymae]

I just need to vent/cry somewhere where people will understand. I am 22 weeks pregnant, and even though things are finally starting to slow down (i'm only throwing up twice a day vs the 10+ of the previous 4 months), I am just so tired of being so sick and tired. I just want to be the good mom and fun wife I was. I want to be able to help my husband with housework, i want to be able to keep on weight, i want to be able to play with my kids on the floor. But I can't, and I feel like the sympathetic stage is ending, and people expect me just to get over it already. I am just so, so tired of feeling this way, physically and emotionally. I am scared that my PPD will be worse this time because I am already so raw. I just want to be better.

[lil_miss_understood]

Originally Posted by ivymae

I just need to vent/cry somewhere where people will understand. I am 22 weeks pregnant, and even though things are finally starting to slow down (i'm only throwing up twice a day vs the 10+ of the previous 4 months), I am just so tired of being so sick and tired. I just want to be the good mom and fun wife I was. I want to be able to help my husband with housework, i want to be able to keep on weight, i want to be able to play with my kids on the floor. But I can't, and I feel like the sympathetic stage is ending, and people expect me just to get over it already. I am just so, so tired of feeling this way, physically and emotionally. I am scared that my PPD will be worse this time because I am already so raw. I just want to be better.

[slgt]

Popping in to say hello & bleahhhhhhh.

I'm just past 10 weeks with my 3rd pregnancy. My first pregnancy ended in m/c at 12 weeks, and I was sick from 6 weeks until 12 weeks. My second pregnancy resulted in a wonderful DD, but I was sick until 22 weeks. I was desperately hoping this time around would be different! But no, all I want to do is curl up and hide while chanting "oh please oh please oh please oh please" to the universe.

I don't think I technically have HG - I have not yet thrown up more than 3 times in one day. But I would say I have extreme nausea/vomiting, with ever-present, 24/7 nausea. Unisom helps, Zofran makes me feel like death warmed over. I have tried acupuncture, wrist bands, every food/drink "remedy" ever suggested, and got my first B6 shot a couple days ago. If the B6 has not started helping by tomorrow, I will go in for IV fluids.

I work full time, and am very lucky to have a wonderful DH who is a SAHD and is now shouldering the load of having a useless wife!

Anyways - just saying howdy. Misery loves company, eh?

[mommyabroad]

The IV fluids were really helpful to me with both pregnancies. It always felt like a fresh start.

And do the SeaBands really work for anyone with HG? Maybe for regular morning sickness but I put mine on at six weeks and take them off for showers -- other than that, I see them solely as a fashion accessory I've had them on with both pregnancies -- my bands of honor. LOL.

So now I'm at 16 weeks -- and went to see my GP who used to deliver babies. She gave me a prescription for Premesis which is a prenatal vitamin with nothing but folic acid, B 6, B12, and calcium -- none of the other typical vitamin stuff. I can't believe I can keep it down. That, in combination with Zofran and 1/2 Unisom at night and tons of protein meals seems to have actually stopped the vomitting. I haven't puked in a few days and my energy is better. I know it's not "over" though because if I miss or am late on the zofran or skip the unisom, I feel awful. Regular B6 didn't do much - but in the vitamin, it seems to help.

[sarmis35]

I am about 11 weeks. This is my second pregnancy with HG. I had forgotton how awful this is. Nobody understands. I feel so alone. I feel so sorry for my almost 3yo dd. She is just watching tv all day long. I never wanted to be this kind of parent but I am hopeless. Last pregnancy Zofran worked like a miracle. This time it makes me feel worse. Unisom was helping for a few days but seems to have lost its charm. I can't keep anything down. I am down 11 lbs. I feel weak and I just want to curl up in a ball and tell the world to go to hell. I don't know what to do. I can't take this for months and months. No way. Sorry bout the incoherent rant, but I am just at my wits end and I have nobody in real life to talk to about it.

[Pinoikoi]

With my first few pregnancies I was sick as a dog pretty much from day 1. This pregnancy though I had some slight bouts of nausea, but wasn't even vomiting.

Last night though.. All of a sudden vomiting onset that barely gave me time to breath in between. Incredibly violent and painful. It last from about 6:45 to about 11:30 and then I had about two bouts an hour until about 1:30 am. I barely crawled out of bed and am just sore EVERY WHERE- my throat, my sides, my stomach. I would have stayed in bed all day except it is finals week and my grades are due tomorrow.

[HarperRose]

Quick bump for anyone else who may need the support.

How are you doing through the holidays, ladies?

I hope everyone is managing alright. Thinking of you all!