The information stated on this memo is the answer to your question about taking vitamin B6® during pregnancy to treat symptoms of nausea and vomiting. The medical profile under your name, states that you are a 25 year old pregnant female who is 14 weeks along. Currently, you are taking Synthroid, Prenatal vitamins, and Promethazine medications . The medical profile also indicates that, you are allergic to Penicillin.
As a customer, it is always good to ask questions about advertised medications that you may think might help you. As you are aware, vitamins are important element that is needed to help the body grow and also to keep it healthy. In terms of vitamin B6® also known as Pyridoxine is a water soluble vitamin meaning they have to be replaced all the time since they leave
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Some studies have shown that a combination of vitamin B6® and other drug seem to be more effective in treating pregnant women who have nausea and are vomiting. For example, Bast and colleagues studies showed that a combination of vitamin B6® and metoclopramide had better treatment for nausea and vomiting compared to taking the two medications separately. 1 The two medications work well together since they interact with the mental changes of pregnancy that may lead to the symptoms of nausea and vomiting. 1 They also indicated that although serious side effect may occur, the risk is very low and thereby concluding that the combination of medication can be taken together.
As well, FDA even approved of another drug combination of doxylamine succinate with Pyridoxine to treat nausea and pregnancy. 2 Both 10 mg each with the brand name of Diclegis® 2 . Plus, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) recommends that this combination should be the first line of treatment to use for morning sickness dealing with nausea and vomiting. 4 There only side effect that arouse from the combination was sedating symptoms like drowsiness and