https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:04:25 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/morning-sleepiness-wdiclegis-unisomb6#post-2089213 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 21:28:48 +0000 spaniellove 2089213@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh my heart goes out to you guys. :heart: </p> <p>@bluestriped bee: @ValentineMommy: Fingers crossed for you both that it works great for you guys! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/morning-sleepiness-wdiclegis-unisomb6#post-2089155 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 20:36:09 +0000 ValentineMommy 2089155@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm starting it tonight after 18w of nausea. I can't take it anymore. I'm really hoping I'm not a zombie in the morning!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/morning-sleepiness-wdiclegis-unisomb6#post-2083350 Tue, 24 Feb 2015 12:10:11 +0000 BSB 2083350@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just started taking it. First dose was last night around 1am. This morning, I'm dragging! It felt like I was carrying 5 lb weights on each shoulder. Good news is that the nausea went away, though I do get the dry heaves but it's happened twice so far which is far better than yesterday! But exhaustion is pretty bad. I think my mistake was taking the pill so late. I'll take it earlier tonight. Oh, I'm so happy to have my appetite back! I ate a bagel with cream cheese. So good!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/morning-sleepiness-wdiclegis-unisomb6#post-2049282 Sun, 01 Feb 2015 09:33:35 +0000 MrsADS 2049282@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks guys. Last night was night #3 of taking the Diclegis and I have to say this morning I do not feel nearly as bad. Not great but an improvement for sure. I'm almost afraid to say anything in case I jinx myself!!</p> <p>So, I guess I will keep taking it. It makes me so tired during the day, though. I just feel like I'm walking through mud up to my hips all day, moving so slow. It's going to be hard going to work feeling like this, but I guess it's better than being sick and miserable. And I hope the sleepiness will get better in a few days once my body adjusts. I don't think I could take this during the day and go to work, though.</p> <p>I have also resigned myself that if I have to take Zofran occasionally to get through the worst of it, it's okay. My GI gave me the green light for up to 4 doses a day of Miralax so I am hitting that stuff hard and the constipation is much better (I actually went so much yesterday I lost 3.5 lbs :shocked: ). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/morning-sleepiness-wdiclegis-unisomb6#post-2048831 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 15:07:30 +0000 spaniellove 2048831@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsADS: From what I remember, Diclegis isn't a subsitute for Zofran if your nausea is so severe that you actually need the Zofran. Is there anything else they can try for the constipation? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/morning-sleepiness-wdiclegis-unisomb6#post-2048805 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 14:24:54 +0000 Anagram 2048805@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsADS: how much are you taking? And is it just at night? </p> <p>Because of the severity of my nausea, I find that it only makes a difference for about 4 hours, but I try to only take it every 6. I take it at 8 am, 2 pm, and 7-8pm. Then I take the Reglan about 2 hours after the Unisom. Most days I can function on just those...</p> <p>But on my really bad days, I also end up taking 8 mgs Zofran around 12 pm that kind of lasts till my 8 pm dose of unisom. I wake up each morning just feeling mildly nauseous but by 8 am I am fully nauseous and by 2 pm I am really really sick and I get worse with each passing hour until I go to bed at night. </p> <p>Just keep playing around with when you take it and how much--hopefully you can find something that helps you. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/morning-sleepiness-wdiclegis-unisomb6#post-2048739 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 12:42:01 +0000 Cole 2048739@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsADS: I had to take it every night for awhile before it helped- and really I just took the edge off. A lot of people also get used to the medication and the tiredness goes away. </p> <p>If you go back to zofran, ask about taking magnesium with it. I was told to take 500-1000 mg per day and it totally counterbalanced the constipation, I was on a low dose though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/morning-sleepiness-wdiclegis-unisomb6#post-2048735 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 12:35:49 +0000 Iced Tea 2048735@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsADS: My midwife said you need to take it a week for it reach full effectiveness. Also your morning sickness may be worse now and you may need to up your dose. She told me I could up the dose daily until I saw enough relief or reached the max dose. The weekend would be a good time to up the dose, since the sleepiness would be less of a concern. Hope you feel better soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/morning-sleepiness-wdiclegis-unisomb6#post-2048594 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 09:47:39 +0000 MrsADS 2048594@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I took my 1st dose Thursday night, tired Friday but still sick...</p> <p>Took my 2nd dose last night and I am so sick this morning. </p> <p>How long did it take for this med to work for you? Or am I going to have to go back on Zofran? :crying: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/morning-sleepiness-wdiclegis-unisomb6#post-2045306 Thu, 29 Jan 2015 11:52:42 +0000 MrsADS 2045306@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks all. Tuesday afternoon and yesterday (until bedtime) I seemed to feel a lot better so I was like, "Oh! M/S going away! I won't take the Diclegis."</p> <p>... so of course, I was up for 3 hours in the night sick, I feel like crap today, so I should have started it Tuesday. I'm going to start it tonight. :happy: But I'm hopeful maybe the fact I had 1.5 "good" days means that it is starting to decrease?</p> <p>I am taking Zofran as needed which helps (and doesn't make me sleepy) but on Tuesday my doctor was freaked out that my constipation is so severe I am going to get a bowel obstruction :sad: So she wants me to try the diclegis. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/morning-sleepiness-wdiclegis-unisomb6#post-2044653 Wed, 28 Jan 2015 21:32:59 +0000 macintosh 2044653@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I took Diclegis at night and sometimes in the day at the beginning of my MS. It definitely made me sleepy when I took it during the day - I was told not to drive but I did a few times anyway. I was pretty sleepy in the mornings, too.</p> <p>I started taking Zofran during the day because I needed something stronger. I agree, the constipation sucks.</p> <p>You may want to start with one Diclegis at night first and see how you do. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/morning-sleepiness-wdiclegis-unisomb6#post-2044604 Wed, 28 Jan 2015 21:08:48 +0000 Anagram 2044604@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsADS: I wouldn't wait! But again, I get so sick I can't function, so I guess it depends on your degree of nausea. I started taking it on a work day, and then added the Reglan also on a workday.</p> <p>The first day I took them together was a day I had two back-to-back 1 hour presentations in front of adults, and I was just happy I wasn't throwing up.....so I didn't have time to notice anything else, I guess. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/morning-sleepiness-wdiclegis-unisomb6#post-2044601 Wed, 28 Jan 2015 21:06:31 +0000 Anagram 2044601@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>eta: I also take the Reglan at the same time, which also causes sleepiness. Again, the benefits for me outweight the tiredness. I can't function when all I can do is lay on the bathroom floor wanting to die, but I can function if I'm just yawning occasionally. Now (6 weeks into taking it), I don't even notice a tired effect anymore.</p> <p>Really, I just notice my degrees of nausea 24/7 and all my other bodily feelings are diminished somehow, haha. That's a sad haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/morning-sleepiness-wdiclegis-unisomb6#post-2044594 Wed, 28 Jan 2015 21:04:43 +0000 Anagram 2044594@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsADS: maybe it's just because my nausea is so, so awful......but I take 3 full unisom tabs a day and I still function just fine, or....better than if I were "just nauseous", which for me is like, laying on the bathroom floor, unable to function, crying with the sweats, dizzy when I stand, kind of thing.</p> <p>I am tired constantly. I started with half tabs for a couple of weeks and then moved to full tabs when my body got used to the halves. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/morning-sleepiness-wdiclegis-unisomb6#post-2044587 Wed, 28 Jan 2015 21:01:35 +0000 MrsADS 2044587@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks all. I have a long AM commute so I can't really be sleepy for it. I am going to wait and take the first dose Friday night and see how I do over the weekend. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/morning-sleepiness-wdiclegis-unisomb6#post-2044340 Wed, 28 Jan 2015 18:34:24 +0000 Iced Tea 2044340@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm pretty sensitive to meds too. I think your plan is good. </p> <p>I was tired the first few days but got used to it pretty quickly. Eventually I was on the max dose and was functional. Certainly a lot more functional than with severe nausea all day! </p> <p>Just a note though: it took a little time to start to work, so give it time. You might have to increase the dose too. I hope it works well for you. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/morning-sleepiness-wdiclegis-unisomb6#post-2041906 Tue, 27 Jan 2015 11:45:17 +0000 blackbird 2041906@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Totally unphased by it when I only took 2 pills at night. I kinda figured, if i was tired, it was from being pregnant, not the meds </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/morning-sleepiness-wdiclegis-unisomb6#post-2041905 Tue, 27 Jan 2015 11:45:07 +0000 SleepyMonkey 2041905@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The first week i was on unisom and b6, it was really hard to wake up i felt very drowsy for the first couple of hours in the day. But my body got used to it and i felt fine after that first week. But when i went off it, i had a hard time sleeping soundly thru the night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/morning-sleepiness-wdiclegis-unisomb6#post-2041886 Tue, 27 Jan 2015 11:35:49 +0000 meredithNYC 2041886@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I took four pills/day - one morning, one afternoon, two before bed. I suppose I was a little sleepy, but definitely nothing drastic. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/morning-sleepiness-wdiclegis-unisomb6#post-2041850 Tue, 27 Jan 2015 11:17:00 +0000 mrsjyw 2041850@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I take b6+unisom at nighttime just before I sleep, it hasn't affected my morning wakes, but the couple times I woke up to pee in the MOTN or to tend to DS if he woke, it was HARD to get out of bed. Body was so heavy.</p> <p>I get really drowsy on meds too and it hasn't been as bad I expected. I only take the one dose and it helps me to get through the following day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/morning-sleepiness-wdiclegis-unisomb6#post-2041841 Tue, 27 Jan 2015 11:12:57 +0000 Banana330 2041841@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsADS: It made me a bit drowsy the first few days.. then I got use to it and no issue... I started on a thurs, by monday I was fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/morning-sleepiness-wdiclegis-unisomb6#post-2041834 Tue, 27 Jan 2015 11:10:05 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2041834@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I couldn't handle the drowsiness, it made it hard for me to do my job so I chose the nausea. :bummed: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/morning-sleepiness-wdiclegis-unisomb6#post-2041829 Tue, 27 Jan 2015 11:08:00 +0000 MrsADS 2041829@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hi all, my OB just gave my some samples of Diclegis and a RX to try for my nausea. I have been taking Zofran which works ok but gives me terrible constipation so she wants me to try this. </p> <p>I am going to start by just taking it at night, but I'm pretty sensitive to meds/sleeping pills so I am a little worried I am not going to be able to get up in the morning and go to work! I am thinking tonight I will take it super early, like at 7pm, to give my body time to sleep? </p> <p>What did you do? How did it affect you? Were you super sleepy the next day? </p>