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Prescribed Emeset For Vomiting. Is It Safe During Pregnancy?
Hi, I am 11 weeks pregnant & having sever vomiting . My gynac prescibed me emeset 4 mg twice a day . My questions are - Is it safe durg during preganancy ? How long this can be taken ? Can I take the durg on / off { may be once in 2 or 3 days } ? Can I take emeset once in morning - 10 am , then take doxinate at 4 PM & 8 PM. I had similar vomiting issue in my first pregnancy. Also my brother {died at the age of 16 yrs} about 20 years back. Not sure but seems he was suffering from DMD. Do I need some special pregnancy investigation ? Thanks,
Fri, 17 Aug 2012
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I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Nausea and vomiting are more common in first trimester and as pregnancy advances these subside.
To control these problems:
First thing is to take small amount of food at short intervals. Do not take heavy and spicy meal.
If still vomiting persist you can take doxinate at night and can increase its dose to 2 to 3 times a day.
If still you are having vomiting you can take metoclopramide (this drug is widely used in pregnancy with no proven side effects).
Emeset can be used in used in pregnancy. Its category B drug means no proven side effects in human being. It can be taken 4-8 mg 8 hourly. Emeset in morning and doxinate in evening can be taken. But its better that you switch on to doxinate, it can be taken till 3 to 4 months. As your brother was suffering from DMD, this one is genetic disorder and you should go for chorionic villous sampling at 11 weeks or amniocentesis at 16 to 8 weeks to rule out any genetic disorder in your foetus.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Monika Choudhary
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Nausea and vomiting are more common in first trimester and as pregnancy advances these subside.
To control these problems:
First thing is to take small amount of food at short intervals. Do not take heavy and spicy meal.
If still vomiting persist you can take doxinate at night and can increase its dose to 2 to 3 times a day.
If still you are having vomiting you can take metoclopramide (this drug is widely used in pregnancy with no proven side effects).
Emeset can be used in used in pregnancy. Its category B drug means no proven side effects in human being. It can be taken 4-8 mg 8 hourly. Emeset in morning and doxinate in evening can be taken. But its better that you switch on to doxinate, it can be taken till 3 to 4 months. As your brother was suffering from DMD, this one is genetic disorder and you should go for chorionic villous sampling at 11 weeks or amniocentesis at 16 to 8 weeks to rule out any genetic disorder in your foetus.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Monika Choudhary
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