by galit » Jun 02, 2004 6:13 pm
Can you explain to me why we take B6 and Unisom together? Isn't unisom a sleep med? And, If I"m not pg yet, and i'm tryin gto bulk up on B, should I take the B6 at night, with food? Or do I take it in the morning? Just wondering.
You should take no more than 50mg in one dose since your body can only absorb that much at one time. Therefore you should probably take one in the morning and one at night for a total of 100 mg/day while you are TTC. To be honest I don't know what Unisom is used for here, since I am from Canada. It is either an antihistamine or a sleeping tablet. It does however, make you sleepy depending on how much you take. After a while, however, your body gets used to it and you don't feel that sleepy side affect. If you look at the "Second Trimester" folder Andy has posted info on all the meds including vitamins.
I am working, so I have a Q about Unisom. Would you suggest that by the time I use B6/Unisom together, i'd be home from work, in bed sick, or is this somehting I can work with?
The best thing is to take the Unisom at the very first sign of nausea. Like zofran, it works best when you are still hydrated and your HG is not out of control. I'm not sure if I can answer your question about working. It depends on how much you take and how your body reacts to it. I take a time released version and so it is totally different. Also, I found that the more strain you put on your body (ie. work) the more the nausea hits you. So I guess in a perfect world it would be great if you were able not to work while the worst of it hits, but then again that is a luxury a lot of people just can't afford. I would probably say, see how it goes. You never know, how HG will hit you this time, but be prepared for the worst, and perhaps start looking into (on the QT)what kind of disablity you can get from work. With my first two pregnancies I had to stop working, but everyone is different. There are ladies on the board here who have managed to work through the HG.
Lete me know what else I should be doing before we TTC, to prepare my body for this.
You probably want to get your body as fit as possible and well hydrated and take multivitamins. I also start taking Folic Acid while I TTC. I have read that if you are too overweight then your nausea may be worse but on the other hand you don't want to be underweight either or else you won't have any body fat to lose while you are throwing up. My first doctor advised me to be about 10-15 pounds overweight so that it would give me a comfort zone. With my son, I was actually 20 pounds overweight, lost that and more in my first trimester but then was able to gain weight in my second trimester. My doctor did not have to consider TPN or anything else since my weight was fine.
Anyway I'm sure that the other ladies on this board have many more suggestions for you
galit