Maxalon?
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Topic: Maxalon?
Posted By: Maya
Subject: Maxalon?
Date Posted: 13 March 2006 at 10:59am
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Has anyone else been prescribed this for morning sickness? Does it work? My specialist prescribed me some this morning but he said it may help with the vomiting but not neccessarily the nausea, and if it's not going to work I'd rather not take it. He says its 100% safe for bubs but if it doesn't help it seems pointless taking it. -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
 (02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 13 March 2006 at 11:02am
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it's an anti-emetic - meaning it stops you from being sick - some people find it helps with ansuea - others just find it stops them from being sick but they still feel a little queasy. why not try it and see - i mean if it doesn't work then at least you've tried it. if it does, then YAYAY! worth a try. ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja 
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Posted By: mum2emj
Date Posted: 13 March 2006 at 11:10am
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in some ways i wish i had of tried something for mine. i had morning sickness really bad (hated that first trimester) hardly did anything apart from lounge around. couldnt stand food and the thought of going out didnt appeal.
goodluck... i'd give it a go, if it makes you feel better and it doesnt harm baby why not?! but i do know where you are coming from with taking things. HOPE IT HELPS!!! 
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 13 March 2006 at 11:12am
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You're both so right. I am just a chicken! I tried some NaturoPharm stuff when I was preg with Maya and it just made it worse, so now I'm nervous to try anything! ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: mum2emj
Date Posted: 13 March 2006 at 11:35am
fair enough! bad experience do tend to stick in our minds! let us know if it works! be good to know for future...hmmm.... not that i am going to have anymore.
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Posted By: toniellis
Date Posted: 13 March 2006 at 12:02pm
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Hi Emma. I had to have it with all my pregnancies because I was "starving" myself and my doc said if it at least helped me to keep food down then that was better for Bubs. I was told it is perfectly safe & from the research that I did it came up looking roses. Unfortunately it didn't stop the nausea for me & I still vomitted sometimes but at least I stopped losing weight & started gaining it instead. ------------- Mum to Alex (11), Blaire (10) & Erika (8) and Damien (6) Successful HWB VBA2Cs! Soon to be surrogate |
Posted By: lenabeanz
Date Posted: 13 March 2006 at 2:04pm
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I have Maxalon when I get migranes (I throw up from the pain) - anyway sometimes I get the nausea and run to the toilet then I'm like "what am I doing here" - other times I just take some go to sleep and everything just goes away...
So what I am trying to say is EXPERIMENT! And sometimes it will work 100% sometimes it wont. At least you will only have say 1 bad day a week instead of 7!! ------------- http://www.snugglepie.com"> 
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Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 13 March 2006 at 2:34pm
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I'm with the others Emma - theres no harm in trying and it might just do the trick. Hopefully!! ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 13 March 2006 at 2:36pm
I was prescribed maxolon with a tummy bug and it did the trick. not so sure about pregnancy but give it a go anyway  can't be much worse than throwing up anyway
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Posted By: james
Date Posted: 13 March 2006 at 3:16pm
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i,m with everyone else give it a go it might just work and then u feel better if not then atlest u triedgood luck ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 13 March 2006 at 5:02pm
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OK, will be brave and fill the prescription tomorrow - can't be bothered going out now. I did get some Seabands yesterday and some elecrolyte replacement drink. Can't say for sure if the seabands are working, I don't think they are, but don't want to take them off in case they are making things a little better! And the electrolyte stuff would probably help soothe my stomach - if I could keep it down long enough!
Sorry for my moaning - I know we WANT this baby, I am just finding pregnancy really, really tough atm, and knowing that this went on until after 25 weeks with Maya is a little depressing! ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: toniellis
Date Posted: 13 March 2006 at 5:15pm
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Hi Emma, probably not much help since your having trouble keeping stuff down but there is a green bottle of Powerade that has extra electrolytes. Abit nicer to drink that the usual electrolyte stuff. I used to drink it a couple of sips at a time. My doctor was the one who put me on to it & it certainly helped alot for me when I was throwing up blood & stuff. ------------- Mum to Alex (11), Blaire (10) & Erika (8) and Damien (6) Successful HWB VBA2Cs! Soon to be surrogate |
Posted By: james
Date Posted: 13 March 2006 at 5:22pm
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i wa going to say powerade its real easy to drink and help keep u hydrated ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 13 March 2006 at 7:23pm
hey emma, don't worry about the moaning! we all know how tough being preggers can be at times and completely understand!  ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com"> 
http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: daikini
Date Posted: 13 March 2006 at 7:26pm
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I third the green powerage, the GP I had at the time told me to give it to Kiya when she had a really bad vomiting bug and wouldn't drink the yukky kids electrolite replacement syrupy stuff (I've forgotten what its called). He said to put a pinch of salt into the bottle to correct the balance. ------------- Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys |
Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 13 March 2006 at 9:20pm
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is it powerade or E2? i looooove the E2 green stuff - mango i think, i used to have that when i got really sick in my teens and that always maanged to make me feel better. ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja
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Posted By: daikini
Date Posted: 13 March 2006 at 9:25pm
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Definitly powerade... E2's not recommended for kids according to the bottles ------------- Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys |
Posted By: robyn
Date Posted: 14 March 2006 at 10:54am
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yeah I used powerade, the lemonlime flavour and it worked, I would get the powder and make it up so its not so sweet. ------------- KOBE born 19 March 2004 http://www.TickerFactory.com/"> 
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Posted By: preggy_sunflower
Date Posted: 14 March 2006 at 11:02am
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Maxolon rocks!! It helped me to survive the first 22 weeks of pregnancy. Take it Em - it has no effect on the baby, and it it helps you to be able to carry on a semi normal life then it has to be good. ------------- Joshua Hadynn - Born 3 May 2006 |
Posted By: toniellis
Date Posted: 14 March 2006 at 11:13am
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Yeah its definitely Powerade that I was recommended. And the green one has more electrolytes than the other flavours. I'm not sure why that one has more but that was the one I was told to get for my hyperemis (sp?).
And Emma don't worry about "moaning" we understand.....And I will be waiting for the next complaints with a smile on my face!!!! ------------- Mum to Alex (11), Blaire (10) & Erika (8) and Damien (6) Successful HWB VBA2Cs! Soon to be surrogate |
Posted By: lenabeanz
Date Posted: 14 March 2006 at 3:03pm
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When Arna had her Gastro bug the other week she lived on the green powerade (has Super 14 on it for the rugby) and she was given Pedialyte from the Dr that should wouldnt drink (reply to becca!)
Maxalon is great - hope it works for you Emma!! ------------- http://www.snugglepie.com">
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Posted By: tania4
Date Posted: 15 March 2006 at 8:28am
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Saw my midwife yesterday and we were talking about breastfeeding and she mentioned that maxalon is also great for helping milk supply, so if its safe to take while breastfeeding I would say its fine for morning sickness
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Posted By: daikini
Date Posted: 15 March 2006 at 10:20am
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Thanks Lena... damn mummy brain! ------------- Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys |
Posted By: lenabeanz
Date Posted: 15 March 2006 at 10:37am
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It was weird when she got prescribed the Pedialyte, went and got the prescription filled and the pharmacist said that they didnt have the one the DR prescribed but Pedialyte was a different brand and tasted better (like bubblegum) and the other stuff I was prescribed tastes like old dish water... well she didn't like the bubblegum so wouldve hated to see how she reacted to "dish water"!!
Don't worry Becca!! That week Arna got prescribed (and I got) 6 different things for stomach bug / chicken pox / nappy rash... I was lucky I remembered what potion was for what illness!!! ------------- http://www.snugglepie.com">
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Posted By: daikini
Date Posted: 15 March 2006 at 11:14am
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Kiya HATED the Pedialyte - she threw up worse after having it! but she could keep the powerade down. It got to the point when she was really sick a different time, and we were in A&E and they wanted us to force feed her the Pedialyte, Kiya was crying 'cause she didn't want it. ------------- Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 15 March 2006 at 11:19am
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I had to force-feed Maya paedialyte by syringe when she had gastro at 10 mths and she fought it so bad she ended up with a naso-gastric tube in to get it into her. One of these days they will work out how to make it actually TASTE nice!
As for the Maxalon, I must have left the prescription at the doctors when I paid the bill. Of course I realised that AFTER I got to the chemist to pick it up! Will see the Gp for another script today ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 02 April 2007 at 9:46am
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Bump! ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: AlyAyde
Date Posted: 02 April 2007 at 2:55pm
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lol OMFG i thought now ive really missed something. But no just an old post...... thought you were really trying to fill up that ppl mover of yours Emma ------------- Jayde 25/12/04 Alyssa 08/04/03 http://Alyayde.bebo.com |