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My doctor refuses to prescribe Zofran. He said it's not safe. I didn't have insurance and paid $60 for 10 pills of Diclegis. Let me tell you, miracle pills! They are half vitamins like B12 which make them a lot safer. I have had such bad morning sickness I've lost 15 pounds! Taking Diclegis I am able to keep down food and actually eat and leave the house! I now have insurance so I'm fine. But go to the official Diclegis website, they have a discount form you can give your doctor if you do or don't have insurance. You'll be so thankful you did!!
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My doctor had originally prescribed me Diclegis for my severe morning sickness, I had been taking samples of it that she had given me during our initial appointment. But when I went to fill the rx my insurance wouldn't cover it without a prior approval first. So instead of my Dr sending an approval they just wrote an rx for a different medicine which was covered, Ondansetron (generic for Zofran). I've only taken them a few times, once every 2-3 days. But I've been reading many articles about how there are possible birth defects from taking this drug early in the first trimester, and I'm currently only 8w1d. The fact that Diclegis is approved by the FDA for pregnancy where as the Zofran is not makes me very nervous. I know zofran has been prescribed for morning sickness for many years but there isn't enough evidence to neither prove or disprove birth defects. Anyone else taking this medicine have any opinions on it? Am I being super paranoid for no reason?
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With my son I tried Zofran and Reglan. At the time there wasn't really much being said about Zofran being linked to issues but I found the Reglan worked better for me and was much cheaper. My doc said it was not as common for Reglan to work better than Zofran but it does for some people and I believe it is (currently) believed to be safer. Maybe ask your doc their opinion on it? For what it's worth my little guy came out fine regardless of the medications and the fact I barely ate anything the whole nine months!
I took it for a couple of weeks with my first, I had to stop taking it because it made me feel like a zombie. But my daughter came out fine
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I think I'm gonna stop taking it and try to find some more natural remedies. I know that being sick and dehydrated is worse than taking medicine but I don't know if I want to risk it:/
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