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First email of the year going out to our list sooooon with the latest HG research from Ireland! Sign up here. www.hyperemesis.ie/get-involved...
We send about one email a month with HG research, practical coping and treatment tips, and news.
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Mirtazapine is more commonly used as an antidepressant... could offer an option for HG patients who also need antidepressant treatments and/or can't take their SSRIs with ondansetron. We'll update our page on this soon www.hyperemesis.ie/ssri-medicat...
Great to see an RCT on HG. This is from Denmark and trialled ondansetron -v- mirtazapine -v- placebo www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti....
We have just been talking about post-HG-pregnancy symptoms like chronic heartburn, oesophagitis, etc. ๐
Not to scare anyone but to be aware of symptoms.
Doing a road trip today ๐ so can do Q&A. Ask your questions or share how you're doing below ๐
(We can't give medical advice just info & support, but lots of info also on our website hyperemesis.ie)
Our tips on #hyperemesisgravidarum support for family and friends. You can't cure her HG but you can make a big difference to how supported she feels ๐ซถ
New health information resources to support women with epilepsy before, during and after pregnancy have been launched at an event held at RCSI today.
The resources were developed under the EpiKNOW project, an initiative led by @rcsipophealth.bsky.social
More โก๏ธ www.rcsi.com/dublin/news-...
From The Lancet
@thelancet.com
Hyperemesis Gravidarum
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Just one โฌ35 would get Amy to โฌ900 raised - โฌ100 for every month of HG www.idonate.ie/fundraiser/A...
The amazing Amy is running the VHI mini-marathon for us today ๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ
We'd love to see her smash her target - can we get her to โฌ850 (or more ๐) ...?
www.idonate.ie/fundraiser/A...
โ ๏ธ HG can have lasting physical and mental effects, which is why proper treatment and support is so important.
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๏ธ Mental health tips are valuable, but you can't think your way out of a physiological condition. Rest can help HG symptoms.
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๏ธ The most common outcome of a HG pregnancy is a healthy baby, but HG can increase risks including preterm birth, growth restriction, and pre-eclampsia.
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๏ธ HG has specific diagnostic criteria
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๏ธ HG often improves in mid-pregnancy but for ~20% lasts for the whole pregnancy
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๏ธ Ginger is useless for HG - it can't replace medical treatment
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๏ธ There are several safe medication options for HG, many of which your GP can prescribe. Untreated HG can be dangerous
We still hear these too often - from family, friends, even healthcare providers!
#hyperemesisgravidarum
#pregnancysickness
#womenshealth
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Today 15th May is International HG Awareness Day. This year's theme is HG Progress.
Here are 3 simple actions you can take today:
www.hyperemesis.ie/healthcare-p...
#hyperemesisgravidarum
And we'd love to know - what does HG progress mean to you? What progress have you seen or would like to see?
*Cariban is doxylamine/pyridoxine, first-line medication for HG in ๐ฎ๐ช. Available on medical card and Drugs Payment Scheme since Aug 2024 with any prescription and no additional approvals.
Later this month, 15th May, is HG Awareness Day and this year's theme is HGProgess.
For us, the biggest progress since last year is Cariban* being available to everyone thanks to our HG2Costly campaign.
#hyperemesisgravidarum
#HGProgress
Pregnancy can be a time of joy & anticipation, but can also feel like a relentless battle for women w/ hyperemesis gravidarum, with its persistent nausea & vomiting.
Zeinab El Dirani writes about this underfunded & deprioritised condition.
@hyperemesisie.bsky.social
www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Long weekend coming up, great time to get your application in ๐๐
#volunteer #hyperemesisgravidarum
There is a PhD available in @rcsipophealth.bsky.social on mental health and #hyperemesisgravidarum www.sphereprogramme.ie/investigatin...
This is a good summary of research progress into #hyperemesisgravidarum.
Irish researchers are working on dietetic and mental health implications of HG.
Itโs Charlotte Brontรซโs anniversary. Itโs quite likely she died from Hyperemesis Gravidarum pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30777294/ @martinadevlinbooks.bsky.socialโs Charlotte is a fantastic read, &, if you can, please support the charity that does phenomenal work in this area: @hyperemesisie.bsky.social
We are looking for more volunteers including board members! As an all-volunteer charity, we can do literally nothing without the right people - could it be you? More details on the roles and how to apply are here www.hyperemesis.ie/get-involved...
We are looking for more volunteers including board members! As an all-volunteer charity, we can do literally nothing without the right people - could it be you? More details on the roles and how to apply are here www.hyperemesis.ie/get-involved...
March e-news is going out tomorrow... latest on HG research in ๐ฎ๐ช, volunteering with us, and others so sign up here if you haven't already ๐
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