How long before Reglan pump starts making me feel better?

[AmyMCGS]

I've had my Reglan pump since last Wednesday, and today is Monday.

Really, I don't feel any better than I did before I got the pump. I still have daily nausea, and I still get sick about once a day. (Ok, that's reduced from 4x a day before the pump.) I'm still not able to eat much and I still am losing weight. And, since I've been on Reglan, I sleep constantly-- up to 10 hours during the day!

When I talk to the nurses (daily) during my check-ins, they assure me this is normal. It doesn't feel normal. Shouldn't this thing be helping me by now?

[Gracie]

Hi Amy,

I have no experience with a Reglan pump, but I am sure other ladies can help you with that specific... I was on reglan for 2 weeks from 10-12 weeks (my first admission) and I can tell you that most of the time I slept. If I tried to force myself to stay awake I just felt worse... it was like being in a fog or having an out of body experience; the world was moving at one speed and I was on another and in a 5-second delay. I eventually had to stop because the side effects did get worse (tremors, spasms, loss of limb control, unability to focus my eyes on something)... it is called an extrapyramidal reaction or extrapyramidal syndrome and apparently very common with Reglan. No harm to the baby and no permanent damage to me... once the med was out of me, it all stopped. Keep an eye on that, as it can come on 2 weeks or so after the med is started... in retrospect, there were symptoms earlier but I just thought it was the HG and my electrolytes being off.

Are you on a combination of meds or just Reglan? Most women find a combination of meds more helpful than one single med and I haven't seen anyone (yet) who is just on Reglan... but the ladies will tell you if I am wrong.

Take care!