https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 25 Apr 2026 03:59:01 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/domperidone-no-longer-available#post-1897627 Sat, 11 Oct 2014 07:16:27 +0000 MamaChin 1897627@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Skadi: sorry to hear. Have you tried anything else that boosted your supply? I'm freaking out because DD doesn't take a bottle and nursing is closely associated with sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/domperidone-no-longer-available#post-1897570 Sat, 11 Oct 2014 00:51:05 +0000 Skadi 1897570@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaChin: Unfortunately, the site doesn't accept e-checks from my bank (a U.S. state credit union). :( I'm guessing the e-check trick probably does work...if you bank with a mainstream bank like BB&amp;T or whatever. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/domperidone-no-longer-available#post-1897526 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 22:45:23 +0000 MamaChin 1897526@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Skadi: hey did the e-check work for you? Hope all is well! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/domperidone-no-longer-available#post-1787960 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 18:38:09 +0000 Skadi 1787960@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks, guys! I'm going to try using an echeck first, then ask the pedi for a script if that doesn't work. :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/domperidone-no-longer-available#post-1786228 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 06:05:04 +0000 jaypegs 1786228@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama: At inhousepharmacy.biz - it says it needs the prescription, but as long as you pay by e-check, it seems like it ships just fine without it </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/domperidone-no-longer-available#post-1786192 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 03:24:20 +0000 daniellemybelle 1786192@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ms.janedoe: My midwife wrote me a script for domperidone for lactation. I filled it at a local compounding pharmacy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/domperidone-no-longer-available#post-1786037 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 22:02:11 +0000 mamimami 1786037@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Plan a vacay to Mexico! It's OTC and cheap. I took it for gastro reasons and the side effect was very welcome! I can't understand what the big deal is with the FDA in the U.S. With that vs. Reglan it just seems SO stupid! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/domperidone-no-longer-available#post-1786018 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 21:47:22 +0000 Mrs. Rabbit 1786018@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Skadi: it was OTC in Italy, too! I had a straight-up panic attack when I noticed the site that was recommended to me started asking for a script (they wouldn't accept my italian prescription), and since i didn't have a doctor here, I was s-o-l. </p> <p>I'm sorry that my post isn't helpful, but I just want to let you know that I know where you're coming from. Luckily, we were at the point where baby-led weaning was starting to happen, so I just slowly weaned myself from the dom, and then she slowly started to wean even more since my supply tanked. But...now I'm pregnant again and REALLY worried that I'll need to use it again. Thanks for reminding me that I need to start talking about it with my OB.</p> <p>@locavore_mama: i used inhousepharmacy.biz </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/domperidone-no-longer-available#post-1785908 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 20:47:18 +0000 DillonLion 1785908@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My ob prescribed it to me. But that was 18+ months ago. Maybe things changed since then </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/domperidone-no-longer-available#post-1785907 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 20:46:56 +0000 regberadaisy 1785907@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jaypegs: where are you purchasing it if you don't mind me asking?</p> <p>I had low supply with my first and didn't find out about dom till I was about ready to wean. But i am definitely exploring it immediately if I have low supply again with #2. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/domperidone-no-longer-available#post-1785906 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 20:45:03 +0000 jaypegs 1785906@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I tried paying by e-check, and just got the shipping notification without having sent in a prescription. I do have a prescription, from my OB, but not for the quantity I order. So glad it worked! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/domperidone-no-longer-available#post-1785656 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 17:30:27 +0000 Espion 1785656@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ms.janedoe: It is entirely legal, but the doc has to disclose that it is off-label. The FDA doesn't regulate how drugs are prescribed, just which ones are approved, if that makes sense. For example, some pediatricians prescribe an old-school antidepressant for bed-wetting, because it has a "side-effect" of helping that condition, even though that is obviously not what it is intended for! </p> <p>My pediatrician gave me a script, primarily because I hadn't established with an OB yet. Next time, I'll ask my OB or my PCP. The lactation benefit of Domperidone is fairly well recognized, so honestly, it's lack of familiarity on the physician's part. (i.e. Some docs only use certain antibiotics, because that is what they are used to prescribing.) And I would waaaay rather take Dom than Reglan. I've seen a patient with tardive dyskinesia from haldol and it isn't reversible. I had to have Domperidone too, but realize it costs about $130/month from a compounding pharmacy. It's not cheap! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/domperidone-no-longer-available#post-1785648 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 17:21:30 +0000 prettylizy 1785648@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just to throw it out there, I've been using coconut oil capsules to increase my supply and they work amazingly well!!! I had very kittle increase from Fenugreek + blessed thistle! but the coconut oil pills are like magic </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/domperidone-no-longer-available#post-1785636 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 17:08:53 +0000 Mrs. Twine 1785636@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Skadi: I am SO sorry. :( Reglan didn't even work for me because it didn't address my underlying issues. I would try talking to your doctor again, and check around if there are any LCs or nursing groups that can recommend physicians who might be willing to prescribe. This just seems really unfortunate to me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/domperidone-no-longer-available#post-1785623 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 16:59:46 +0000 Turd Ferguson 1785623@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Espion: Maybe I worded it wrong, I know off label stuff can be used in other circumstances, but in regards to Dom, unless you have a gastric reason for it, no doctor in the US can prescribe it for lactation purposes (and I know nothing about compounding pharmacies so I'm not speaking to that). </p> <p>If I'm totally wrong, I'd love to find out who/where will write a script 'cause I'd be willing to look back into getting on it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/domperidone-no-longer-available#post-1785578 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 16:13:51 +0000 Espion 1785578@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ms.janedoe: Yes, they can. I use off label medications for kids all the time. </p> <p>@Charm54: It's not FDA approved because in the IV form, it can cause heart problems. This hasn't been shown in the oral form. </p> <p>@Skadi: I would talk to your doctor in person (i.e. not through a nurse) and say, "I have been using Domperidone for XX weeks, and the side effect risks of Reglan (tardive dyskinesia) are far greater." You can also ask your LO's pediatrician, and finally, call the lactation consultants at your hospital and see what they say. They may have a nurse practitioner willing to write the script for you. Many hospitals have "lactation boutiques" you can call for support. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/domperidone-no-longer-available#post-1785545 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 15:40:05 +0000 Turd Ferguson 1785545@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pretty sure a doctor absolutely cannot legally prescribe Dom for lactation (which would be "off-label")--only for gastro reasons. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/domperidone-no-longer-available#post-1785504 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 15:10:01 +0000 beachbee 1785504@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Skadi: this topic just came up at my weekly nursing group. one of the mamas is taking dom and needed a refill, but ran into the same problem of needing a script to re-order. one of the other mamas in the group recently purchased a refill (after being told she needed a script) and said if you pay by e-check you don't need a script. not sure how accurate that is, just wanted to pass it along to see if that is an option you've tried! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/domperidone-no-longer-available#post-1784657 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 09:06:48 +0000 raintreebee 1784657@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That sucks. I would doctor shop. Lots of medication is prescribed for off-label uses. I assume your LO's pediatrician wouldn't write one for you since you technically aren't the patient? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/domperidone-no-longer-available#post-1784648 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 09:01:26 +0000 jhd 1784648@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wasn't able to find a way to get it :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/domperidone-no-longer-available#post-1784641 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 08:59:20 +0000 Cole 1784641@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know here the breastfeeding clinic will prescribe it so perhaps you can try looking for another place that is more familiar with it and would be comfortable prescribing it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/domperidone-no-longer-available#post-1784331 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 06:31:20 +0000 Turd Ferguson 1784331@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah, no more ordering online without a prescription. Suckssss. :(</p> <p>ETA: I'd be very surprised if your doctor would actually write you a prescription for it knowing it isn't FDA approved for lactation purposes! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/domperidone-no-longer-available#post-1784323 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 06:16:44 +0000 Charm54 1784323@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm so sorry :sad: I'm in canada and had no trouble getting it...I didn't know it was difficult to get in the USA. It was the only thing that helped my supply so I would have been bummed too. I wonder why it's not FDA approved?? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/domperidone-no-longer-available#post-1784298 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 03:46:01 +0000 Skadi 1784298@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was taking 90 mg of Dom, ordered online since I'm in the US. It wasn't until I ran out that I realized you can't get it now without a prescription. :crying: I called my OB to see if she would write it, but she's wary of it not being FDA approved. Now my supply has completely tanked--I'm getting 10 ounces per day, tops.</p> <p>Is there any way to get it without a scrip? I'm afraid to take raglan because of the side effects. My drop in supply has me in tears...and to think, if I was in Australia, I could get more domperidone over the counter!</p> <p>I've tried herbal supplements, etc. but so far they don't seem to be helping. I desperately want my medicine back. </p>