How safe is Maxolon

I hate taking any drugs during pregnancy, I even avoid panadol and only take mylanta when absolutely necessary but DH made me call our MW today about my MS and I'm off to see her soon to get a prescription for maxolon.

She said it's perfectly safe for use while pregnant but then I googled it (yes, I know, google is not my friend) and saw a whole heap of posts from people complaining that their kids now have learning disabilities and/or adhd which they put down to taking maxolon while pregnant.

Do I put up with the constant nausea and vomitting (which has made me lose weight and take time off work) or do I bite the bullet and fill the script? 

I only actually vomit a couple of times a day (although I usually bring up my last couple of meals and I gag and dry retch several times a day and feel nauseous all the time except when I'm asleep) and once or twice a week I have a day when I don't vomit at all so my sickness isn't nearly as bad as some peoples.

I feel like I'm complaining about something that's perfectly normal and I should just suck it up and deal with it.

Edited by MrsMojo

I haven't tried maxolon but have you tried natural anti nausea stuff? I was taking a naturopharm one and a blackmores one

Look at this way, taking Maxalon is safer for your baby than getting severely dehydrated and renal failure from severe MS Your MW wouldn't prescribe it if it wasn't safe. I'm fairly sure those aren't scientific studys that you read on google.

Hope your feeling better soon

I don't know about taking Maxalon while pg, but it has certainly been my friend on a few occaisons when not. and it works, I have had the injection of it before and I stopped vomiting almost immediately, I have also had the pills, and it does work, but like I say never took it when pg...perhaps you could get the script and save it for only for the days you are feeling really nasty, from memory one tablet works well.

Hiya, well i took maxolon, only for a short while though as i was very nervous about taking anything so only took it for a couple weeks i think, my main problem with it though was that i had to take it half an hour before eating anything with water, and i had trouble keeping water down, so i would sit very still for about half an hour rubbing my tummy trying to keep it down and then i would eat something and it would be ok.

I took it about 3 times a day as it wouldnt last that long for me and i would start to feel sick again a few hours later.

But im guessing everyone is different.

I would say if you dont feel too comfortable with it then try some natural ones first.

I only ended up on maxolon cos i had to go for a trip to the doctors as i couldnt keep anything down at all and had lost all up about 8kgs within a couple weeks, and was missing alot of tech.

Good luck though, and i hope you start to feel better soon, i know how much it sucks.

Jo it is totally fine. I took it with Josh and he is fine enough

I took Maxolon with all my 3 pregnancies, only for about a week from 11 weeks with Rico, a little earlier with Gia, and from about 6 weeks with Jett for maybe 3 or 4 weeks.  I found it helped with the nausea, but didn't stop me throwing up (which I didn't mind so much it was the nausea that I couldn't handle, I'd only throw up once or twice a day mostly).  I say if you're that sick (which it sounds like you are you poor thing!) then to take it.  The other option, which I also did with the 3 pregnancies, was to go into hospital and get an IV line of fluids.  I found because I was so dehydrated the nausea was worse, but after having IV fluids it made me feel good for a little while.

 

Do you think you'll be feeling better once you're into the 2nd trimester?