Still experiencing sickness/nausea at 16 weeks

[maidentomother]

I'm sorry but your dr is an idiot...why on earth would he give you metoclopramide? It is, once again, not actually an anti-nausea med, it's for heartburn! Drowsiness is a common side effect, also! There are tons of meds, primarily antihistamines but some others too, like meto, that can sometimes help with nausea but do not reliably do so. (I am a pharmacist). So if the meto doesn't work, you'll have to explicitly ask for Granisetron or Odansetron. Otherwise you could be trying a dozen useless meds that put you to sleep but don't touch the nausea.

I totally understand being desperate to try anything! I will try dandelion root tea myself next time.

I think the efficient detox system makes sense. I am a hyper metaboliser in multiple ways, both in terms of intracellular pumps and my liver function, and I have unbearable nausea when pregnant as said. It's a comforting idea at least!

[Foxcubblue]

In the UK doctors are extremely reluctant to prescribe ondansetron unless all other avenues have been exhausted. I do have friends for whom metaclopramide has worked and as I say I have been extremely unwell in all three of my pregnancies but for the first two antihistamines in the form of promethazine worked sufficiently. I think different things work for different people and things that worked for someone in one pregnancy won't necessarily work in the next! It is a nightmare!

[maidentomother]

Yes that can absolutely be true, lots of variation.

I wonder why they are so anti-odansetron? I really hope it isn't similar here in Germany. In the US they use it quite heavily.

[Foxcubblue]

I don't know, I guess it is the usual - lack of testing for pregnant woman, and it has been around less long than the antiemetics. I doubt all these lawsuits in the US help! I have been made to feel awful in the past by GPs for taking anything when pregnant, thankfully the one I saw this time was fairly pliable and gave in to my demands!