jessa
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Nausea
Dec 25, 2010 19:57:51 GMT -5
Post by jessa on Dec 25, 2010 19:57:51 GMT -5
My period is due to start tomorrow and I feel SO nauseous...I'm not sure if it's just my hormones or the naproxen that I started this morning. I feel so terrible right now and I just want to skip this next week altogether. Any tips to stop or avoid nausea? I did take the naproxen with food as instructed to. I really wish there was a side-effect free way to avoid the terrible cramps. Any tips will be greatly appreciated!
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Nausea
Dec 25, 2010 21:27:55 GMT -5
Post by pretty on Dec 25, 2010 21:27:55 GMT -5
In Thailand they had these little plastic inhalers with mint and eucalyptus and it helped with nausea. We don't have them here, but in the same vein, I keep peppermint essential oil which can really help just put some on a cotton ball and wrap it in plastic wrap, or it could stain your things and/or get on your skin and sting a bit. You can hold it under your nose and smell it... Also mint tea, eating plain (non-wheat) crackers, and ice water always help me... feel better sweetie!
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Nausea
Dec 26, 2010 9:21:49 GMT -5
Post by KSA on Dec 26, 2010 9:21:49 GMT -5
My doc gave me this new bracelet to try. I am allergic to phenergan, zofran and regulan for nausea so my he is going the natural route with me. Its called the Prima Bella bracelet and here is the link www.primabellarx.com/ its a little pricey and not covered by insurance but it has been worth it for me. It runs about $200. Only problem for me so far is the metal gives me a rash but I wear it all the time now you would not have to do that. My issues right now give me constant nausea sounds like your period is the cause so slip it on when you need it. The smell of alcohol pads can help too. Or try ginger candy suck on it. My doctor researches all the ways to help without giving me meds and he suggested those ways. Good Luck~
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Nausea
Dec 27, 2010 10:24:39 GMT -5
Post by uncomfortable on Dec 27, 2010 10:24:39 GMT -5
Oh Nausea, My old friend.
I can't take any anti-nausea drugs, so my alternatives are ginger tablets (my most frequented) I love these because I don't have to taste the ginger. I used to eat it so often to aid in nausea I now can't stand the flavour of it, but it works brilliantly. Sea bands are also helpful for more mild nausea. They are meant for motion more so, but they apply pressure to pressure points on the wrists which helps to ease the nausea. Also, along the same lines, if you massage the webbing between your thumb and forefinger in gentle circular motions, applying pressure at the same time, this can help too. Vitamin B6 is supposed to be very helpful with nausea, especially nausea related to hormones. There is a drug called Diclectin, which contains B6 as well as a few other anti-nauseants, which are more gentle on the stomach. It is prescribed for pregnant women, and is safe to use.
Also, smelling limes can help, I find sometimes sucking on ice cubes, or going outside into the cold for a walk can help. Or, if you are anything like me, you might even want to look into progesterone as a relief. For me, so far it is the only thing that has greatly improved my nausea. Estrogen makes me throw up. Any birth control with estrogen in it has me in extreme nausea. Its quite remarkable what hormones can do to us.
Along the drug route of things though, there are a few options out there. I don't recall them all, but even sometimes, anti-histamines work too. Talking to your doctor about a prescription drug would be helpful if that is the route you end up taking.
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Nausea
Dec 27, 2010 15:24:58 GMT -5
Post by omaklackey on Dec 27, 2010 15:24:58 GMT -5
My friend for nausea is a travel sickness OTC pill that contains Mecclazine. Its even at the same dose the doctor was prescribing me to help with the side affects of the narcotics. There are several brands but the active ingredient is the mecclazine. It also helps with dizziness (and I get that a lot) so I keep it on hand.
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Nausea
Dec 27, 2010 18:33:25 GMT -5
Post by JC on Dec 27, 2010 18:33:25 GMT -5
My absolute favorite nausea med is sublingual zofran. It's prescription only but it works wonders!! You just put it under your tongue and the medicine absorbs direction into your blood stream. I love it.
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Nausea
Dec 27, 2010 22:58:28 GMT -5
Post by Shannon Elizabeth on Dec 27, 2010 22:58:28 GMT -5
I deal with nausea on a daily basis and I have no idea why. My doctors don't seem to ever see any reason to look into it. But I've found relief in taking 100 mg of Dramamine when it starts coming on. You can get a hundred tablet bottle at Wal*Mart for 4 something and thats 50 doses, so a bottle will last you a while. I have a similar problem to Uncomfortable. I cannot take anything with estrogen. When I was first put on the pill for my Endo I would be up puking every single night. And I echo Jenaya's love of Zofran. I was extremely sick once and had to go in a couple days for IV fluids because I was so dehydrated from not being able to keep anything in me and so to help the nausea they put some Zofran in my line and I think they gave me some pills to take at home too and it did wonders for me.
Omak: which medicine contains Mecclazine? The only nausea medicine that I ever see in store is Dramamine, but I'd be interested in trying something else if I knew what it was.
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Nausea
Dec 28, 2010 5:59:59 GMT -5
Post by uncomfortable on Dec 28, 2010 5:59:59 GMT -5
Shannon,
Have you tried Progesterone? I used to wake up every single morning in extreme nausea, until my doc tried to get my periods to stop. We discovered I get very very sick with estrogen, but then I tried progesterone only, and after one night of taking it, I woke up the next morning for the first time in years with no nausea. It has been the greatest source of relief for me. I still get nauseous on occasion, but its not been as strong since starting progesterone.
I think it is far too coincidental that more then one of us has an issue with Nausea to this degree. There must be some sort of estrogen sensitivity happening here.
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Nausea
Dec 28, 2010 6:20:21 GMT -5
Post by JC on Dec 28, 2010 6:20:21 GMT -5
Meclizine is in any drug that claims to help motion sickness. The over-the-counter stuff is either called Dramamine or Bonine as far as I know. There might be more. I've seen some teas that claim to help with stomach discomfort. Has anyone ever tried them?
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Nausea
Dec 28, 2010 6:33:06 GMT -5
Post by uncomfortable on Dec 28, 2010 6:33:06 GMT -5
Peppermint tea and chamomile tea have helped me on occasion. Ginger tea used to help before I started associating the flavour of ginger with nausea. There is also another anti-nausea drug called domperidone which is supposed to help the digestive tract move things along and sends signals to the brain also, from what I understand. All these drug options get me worried though - to take them on a daily basis. I think if any of us need them with such frequency, there is a much greater problem that should be investigated.
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Nausea
Dec 28, 2010 7:23:31 GMT -5
Post by hellsbells on Dec 28, 2010 7:23:31 GMT -5
Motilium is pretty good
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Nausea
Dec 28, 2010 8:19:53 GMT -5
Post by cherry on Dec 28, 2010 8:19:53 GMT -5
I had domperidone and for some reason it did nothing, I did better with a brand called buccastem, not sure of the generic name sorry. For general nausea I was adv to avoid irritants like coffee, don't eat in the 2 hours before bed, eat 6 rather than 3 meals a day (which is ideal for a lot of things like natural weight loss etc) and though peppermint can help, it is also an irritant so may make things worse. Also to avoid carbonated and highly acidic drinks like pure orange and pure apple, and sip plenty of water through the day, lots of water can generally make everything feel better I've found The advice I was given by the doctor was based on my nausea being caused by NSAID pain meds. For nausea from opiates I had to take prescription anti-emetics which they start with if you can't control it by dietary changes.
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Nausea
Dec 28, 2010 8:33:17 GMT -5
Post by JC on Dec 28, 2010 8:33:17 GMT -5
All these drug options get me worried though - to take them on a daily basis. I think if any of us need them with such frequency, there is a much greater problem that should be investigated. Absolutely well put! I couldn't agree more!
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Nausea
Dec 28, 2010 9:46:15 GMT -5
Post by Shannon Elizabeth on Dec 28, 2010 9:46:15 GMT -5
I was just on the synthetic progesterone shot Depo Provera for almost a year, and I had real adverse reactions from that too. Hence why I stopped. I'm going to see what happens once my cycles reappear (I feel like a ticking time bomb waiting for it to happen) and if I don't see any difference, I'm going to ask if I can try the prescription, bioidentical progesterone pills.
I looked at my bottle of Dramamine and its main ingredient is Dimenhydrinate, which is close do Diphenhydramine, or Benadryl. It does the trick for me, but this is about the only stuff I see on the shelf around here in the very tiny, almost non existant, anti nausea section. I'm going to the store today and I'll have another look to see if there's something else.
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jessa
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Nausea
Dec 28, 2010 16:39:44 GMT -5
Post by jessa on Dec 28, 2010 16:39:44 GMT -5
Thanks for all the replies, ladies! My nausea went away after I fell asleep. I might ask my doctor to recommend something for my nausea because it always happens just before my period. Maybe I'll mention a few of the pills you all have mentioned here! Thanks again for all the tips!
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