by Ivydragon » Jun 18, 2004 10:47 am
Should you restart Zofran? Well, depends. Have you ever tried Zofran once your vomiting was under control, you were well-hydrated, and the Zofran was staying down? Did you ever try the highest dose? If it's a no to any of those questions, then yeah, it's worth trying again. The answer also depends on whether you have tried and failed the options. B6/Unisom, Meclizine? Reglan and Phenergan? Sometimes Zofran isn't the best drug, and most times it isn't worth using on it's own at all! Paired with others it is much more worth while.
Fighting HG isn't about finding the "right pill". Fighting HG is about finding the right balance of things that will make you feel like you can get through the rest of it - to where you can endure. It's about layering treatments and foods and sleep and liquids and drugs that all work to help reduce nausea and vomiting, and letting them all add up to coping with HG well enough to endure it.
Read all about the Zofran/B6/Unisom in the post I finally added to this forum. It should help you determine what options you have left with those drugs.
Huge hugs, and keep us posted, Andy
Mom to Aaron 14 (HG), Anna 11 (HG), Adam 8 (adopted), Andrew 8 (adopted), fostering a newborn . . .