Supporting Meds and When to Stop

[pumpernickel]

I'm 12 weeks tomorrow and still on 47 pills and 4 pessaries a day. At what point did you finally wean off all this stuff as quite frankly I'm sick of them.

I feel like nobody is in charge of what's going on. The FS passed me over to the obstetrician who just shook his head at all the meds but didn't offer any suggestions as to when to stop. Two GP's have no clue, I could paint myself blue and they wouldn't notice.

I am particularly concerned about a few that shouldn't even be taken during pregnancy like Prednisone which I have started to wean myself off this morning.

Do I really need to be in charge of this myself? I feel so lost. :crying:

I'm doing shared care with a private ob but public delivery. I am seeing the midwife at the hospital (public) on Monday but seriously what is she going to do? Nothing. I am seeing my obstetrician (private) on Wednesday - should I be demanding a definite plan on how to get off all this stuff? :(

[HaileesMummy]

I'm 12 weeks tomorrow


I'm sorry hunny I can't help with any of that but I'm sure someone will jump in soon to help! Surely if you rang the nurses are your IVF clinic they would help you?

I can't help I just wanted to say :celebrate: WOO HOO! for 12 weeks tomorrow. :fingerscrossed: you work all this out and you get to start enjoying your pregnancy. :hugs:

[Mrs P]

What are you on exactly?

I was on prednisone, I weaned off it at 12 weeks, I took 3 x 3 days 2 x 3 days 1 x 3 days. Or something liek that, you have to slowly wean off them.

I stopped my progesterone at 11 weeks when I ran out of crinone.

I finished my estrogen tablets I can't remember.

Maybe ring your FS or one of the nurses and ask, my fs gave me instructions before I was handed over to my ob

[pumpernickel]

I did ask a couple of weeks ago and was told to continue everything.

ok here goes:

Provera x 10
Progynova x 10
Diabex x 4
Prednisone x 2
CoQ10 x 2
Fish Oil x 1
Feldene x 1
Iron x 1
Berocca x 1
Cardiprin x 1
Cyklokapron x 8 (actually I think I can stop this today as it's been 2 weeks since my last bleed, but should it be weaned? :confused:)
Progesterone Pessaries x 4
Folate x 1 (I know to continue this)
Zinc x 1
Valium x 4
Nitrodur Patch x 1



I think that's it. Is that 47? :laughing:

[pumpernickel]

I'm sorry hunny I can't help with any of that but I'm sure someone will jump in soon to help! Surely if you rang the nurses are your IVF clinic they would help you?

I can't help I just wanted to say :celebrate: WOO HOO! for 12 weeks tomorrow. :fingerscrossed: you work all this out and you get to start enjoying your pregnancy. :hugs:


Thanks! I still have no symptoms, except for hairloss I guess. Lucky my foetal monitor arrived today so I'm pretty sure bubba is still alive in there somewhere :laughing: Will get confirmation at NT scan tomorrow :)

[pumpernickel]

Bumping for the morning crew :)

[pumpernickel]

So I guess it really is up to me to manage this myself. :(

[Mrs P]

I dont know what half the stuff is but I see at least 4 things that should be stopped. Can you ring them and ask again. I wouldn't want to stop on my own

[pumpernickel]

Which would be your 4?

I've ditched the Nitrodur patch as it gave me bad headaches anyway.

I know the Prednisone has to go and I've started weaning myself.

Diabex I'd like to go as I'm not diabetic and never had GD last pregnancy so no reason for it now that I'm pg as far as I'm concerned (but I got my medical degree from google so what would I know LOL) And Dr Google btw says that insulin is better than diabex during pregnancy to manage diabetes anyway.

The valium I think I can stop as again it's been a while since my last bleed and it was only started at the same time as the cyklokapran.

Did we match up? :)

I am definitely going to demand answers at my appointments next week. I don't want to harm my baby :no:

[LulusMum]

Hi, my last cycle that resulted in twins i was on progynova, aspirin and prog pessaries same as you so can only comment on those items on your list. Pessaries i was told to stop by my FS when we went in for our 8 week viability scan, he said the placentas would have well and truely taken over by then so was no longer needed. The progynova tablets, well i was only on 3 per day and i stopped at the 12 week mark although could have stopped at 8 weeks if it hadnt had been for the lucrin trigger instead of the ovidrel tigger i had - so depending on your trigger that could be stopped too, but 10 per day is alot more then my 3 so that may need to be weaned as well. The aspirin i stopped myself at week 12, but my OB put me back on it about week 17 as i was having the WORST headaches and she said as long as you are only taking the recommended amount or under per day its fine to use in pregnancy. Alot of the items on your list (the more 'complimentary' medicines, like vitamins, minerals and supplements) are probably not bad for pregnancy, but maybe you could speak to someone about combining them into a pregnancy multi or similar so your not having to take as many pills every day. If you have a major maternity hospital nearby they will have a pharmacy number you can call to check which medicines are sfae to use in pregnancy and give you advice - might be worth checking that out of noone else will give you answers:yes:

[Mrs P]

I don't know what 3/4 of the stuff is lol. I would say the steroids, progynova, provera & progesterone pessaries are all good to stop now.

[pumpernickel]

thanks again ladies! I agree with everything you've both said :)

Well I'm off for my NT scan now, let's hope bubba doesn't have 4 heads, 6 arms and 10 legs from all these drugs! :laughing: