Nausea and PUVA

[manxie]

Hi sorry if this has been discussed before, but any tips on how to stop......relieve the neausea im having with Puva. Thanks  Moira

[RosieP]

i had really bad sickness when i took the tablets. Only thing i can suggest is eat something beforehand..like crackers etc..basically go on the same lines as morning sickness....

[manxie]

Thanks Rosiex

[Michael]

Hi Manxie

As Rosie says try to take the psoralen on a full stomach, something that fills you up is good.. I had my puva first thing in the morning and ate porridge and bananas as that was all I could face.. still felt a bit queasy but not to bad...

Good Luck...

[SJ]

First time I took psorelan I was absutely fine on it (and i was taking MTX at the same time!).

Second time I took it I suffered terribly and it made me feel awful (and no MTX!).

I tried the eating thing and it helped a little.

But did you know that there is an alternative to psorelan, there is another tablet/s you can take that do the same thing but do not cause nausea?  It might be worth asking about them if you can't handle the nausea yourself.

SJ

[RosieP]

Has anyone actually thrown up after taking psorelan? Only i did but thats going back 16 yrs so maybe they have improved it.

[manxie]

I threw up last time twice ,yesterday was my first session and i,d forgotten just how sick it makes me feel.Thanks for the tips so far......my next time is thursday 10 am so I will be able to eat something, last time I had to take the tablets at 6am for an 8am session so hopefully this time round won,t be too bad.........

[Cleophis]

Ginger is natures natural remedy for all kinds of nausea and vomiting.

[manxie]

cleophis is that biscuits  or can you get ginger tea, I drink cammomile my friend buy,s them for me

[SJ]

I was never actually sick, but it made me feel lousy.

But if you are suffering severe nausea (and you are!!!), ask to change from the 8/5 MOP Psoralen to 8MOP trimethoxypsoralen (TMP). This is the alternative drug used for patients who suffer as badly as you.

Have they not asked how you are doing or have you not told them how sick you are?

SJ