methadone and pregnancy????

[donewpills]

OK so i have posted on here a couple weeks ago and i stayed clean for 7 days i relapsed and have been back on for a little over a week. I am also 13 weeks pregnant so have been really scared to go into w/d as i have read how bad it is for the baby also my dr told me to taper NOT to go into w/d as it can even cause miscarriage i am so scared and ashamed of what i have let this become. What a mess. I feel horribale that i would do this to my own baby. I also have a 8 month old so i am pretty stressed out. Our baby is our LIVES. Both my husband and i have a addiction to oxy my husband just had back surgery 3 weeks ago whichi s why it is so hard it is ion the house. He saw his pain dr this am and she had pulled up BOTH of our records and knows EVERYTHING she started him on methadone and wants to help me too. She said we both NEED to get off this stuff and that we have a BIG problem. Which we do it keeps spiralling out of control. He asked her if he could start em on the same mg and he was on she never said yes or no she said for me to make a appt and she would work w my ob to help me get off but for me NOT to go into w/d i am really excited but scared at the same time. I ahve been DYING to get off these and i think if it were not for my husband bringing them in the house i could have continued but i am not only blaming him i am the one that ook them. This is such a HORRIABLE disease and i HATE it w every fiber of my being i cant wait to feel better and get through this i am jsut so scared to take methadone she said it would oinly be like a 10 mg dose a couple times a day but that drug jsut sounds so scary anyone have any insight on this i would appreciate it however NO judegement please i have that for myself and from God thanks

[dominosarah]

Well hopefully this will work for you.  Keeping you and the baby safe is the most important thing here.  Keep us posted on how you are doing.

[donewpills316]

ok gonna try and go to bed my last post was a accident lol it was supposed to say thanks done for clearing it up... by copying and pasting of coarse i agree since i wrote it lol

[donewpills316]

thanks at the beach i agree

[donewpills316]

i am going to a after care program i already started celebrate recovery i tried na the last time had a real hard time w people and a chair being their "higher power" na just doesnt work for me i want a bible based rehab as i am well aware of God and ONLY God being my Savior and the one to deliver me i also felt really out of place there it is great for some but not for me

[donewpills316]

also i am NOT looking for a get out of jail free card unlike other people on here i can NOT jsut suck it up and be "ok without being ok for a while" I HAVE A BABY INSIDE ME so i cant allow full blown w/ds

[donewpills316]

ok not sure what is so confusing methadone does NOT give u the high which i why i can taper off that and not the oxy secondly i am on 10 mg (and not even that i break it in half so that is 5) mg NOT 150 mg. Also I WILL NOT stay on methadone while pregnant weather or not it is ok. I also WILL NOT take high doses or for a long period of time i have taken 3 half doses 5 mg over a day and a half having no w/d and i CANT see having major w/d from that low of a dose of methadone i appreciate the opinions but dont really like the fact people say this CANT be done this way i dont believe that i am just asking for support not wanting to get drilled or told what i am doing is not going to work as we are not dr's i dont even think drs know sometimes. Either way i will just keep posting on how things are going and would really appreciate some support i dont want to have to keep answering to people just the support of listening and maybe u can do it here and there that i see on so many other postd

[atthebeach]

yes she already got the methadone and is already changing the dose the doctor prescribed. this i copyed and pasted from another thread she responded on.

" to answer ur question my methadone was only 10 mg take every 6 hrs but i think i am going to stick to 3 times a day not 4 i dont need to be 100 % ok just so the baby stays safe. U can take a low dose based on what u take now and how much and long u have been on pain pills methadone is a GREAT long term drug for pain many people w long term pain take this it is a opiote but doesnt make u high it makes u feel normal and takes away cravings i think it is a great solution now w one thing in mind this too can be addicting i think the stories we here from this r from people who have been on it in VERY high doses for LONG period of time, if u r aware and work w a dr they will taper u and i cant immagine it being too bad at all. My goal is to use it for a few weeks to get past the opiote w/d so i dont hurt the baby but be free of all of it in plenty of time for my baby not to be born addicited that would be hard ot live with."

[dominosarah]

So did you see the doctor who is prescribing the methadone?

[gnarly_1]

HI  first of let me go on the record saying methadone is evil stuff and should only be used in a worst case senero if you think coming off oxy is ruff it will seam like a walk in the park compared to methadone I have detoxed  from both along with just about every other opiate except heroin and hands down nothing will make you feel worst last longer then methadone
so if you looking for a get out of jail free card this ant it....if you do go on methadone the only way off is tapering and you all ready said your no good at that... it took me 8 1/2 mo to taper off 150 mg methadone is a powerful drug people get deathly ill jumping off 10mg of it 20mg I consider cruel you cant just take it for 2 weeks to try and beat withdrawals it dont work that way you will eventually face withdrawals weather it be oxy witch will be a week sick and recover in a month or methadone sick for 90 days recovery time unknown its different for everybody my advise to you is to step up to the plat have someone help you dole out your pills and slowly taper off the oxy you will be miles ahead once methadone has its hooks in you most people wind up on it for years it is ok to be on methadone and be pregnant they can deal with the baby s withdrawals when the time comes but do you really want a baby born into withdrawals....please dont get me wrong im not judging you I really feel for your situation I just think methadone is over prescribed to habits that dont justify it...now if you are going to go into it with the intention of working a program like N/A or a substance abuse conslor spend several months geting your addiction under control then it might be an option but one that come with everything I told you about it.....at least you will know the truth up front and not find it out like I did 6yr into the program, that its harder to quit then heroin .....I wish you and you baby all the luck in the world may God be with you when you decide what to do.........Gnarly  

[Sam20111966]

I think she is saying she is staying on methadone and getting off Oxy...cannot get subs..Done I will revert to the board on their knowledge....

Sorry I have not read better does this sum it up?..

Sam

[ImDONENoMore]

Not sure if I understand correctly - you're going to try and taper off the methadone?  If you didn't think you could taper off the pills, not sure trying this with methadone is going to be any easier?  You're confusing me. ??

[donewpills]

i dont want the pills taper is NOT a option for me i cant taper for one i take more than that also these pills have made me sooooo sick i cant stand to be on them ANYMORE not even one more day if it wasnt for being worried bout the w/d for the baby iw ould jsut be done subs r not a option no dr here can prescribe them

[donewpills]

No my ob is NOT giving me the methadone it is my husbands dr she is a pain dr and she knows everything about us and our addiction she told my husband she wanted to help me too she did talk to my ob first she said she would not treat me w out talking w my ob my ob is kinda weird he is good at delivering babies but he doesnt really deal w this kind of stuff and i think he is somewhat clueless we dont have a lot of ob options here as i will not deliver at one of our hospitals so it leaves little options he also knows me well and i am diabetic on insulin he delivered me 8 months ago w my son. She gave me ten mg and i broke it in half i feel fine so far i am not going to take a lot just enough to get by so i am trying half and if that works i will break into 4 i stayed clean for over a week so i think i went through the worse of my w/d then i was only back on for a few days i dont think it will be that bad. I dont want to be on the methadone i just want to be done so i am going to take as little as possible and be off this crap i dont want my baby to be exposed to any more pills than he/ she has already i really need support not getting much from my ob he is kinda wondering i think why i could not jsut taper it drives me nuts these drs dont know crap about these pills yet hand them out like candy well i am going to just try this and see how i feel

[atthebeach]

i just re-read some of your posts. your ob did give you a taper plan. go back to that. forget the subs. you have to do the taper plan and stick to it. if they put you on the subs you will be one for awhile, you are only 13 and have a ways to go. please go back to the ob and start the taper plan again.

[Sam20111966]

Hey Done,  I read your post sorry about what is going on I think the advice from Ashelen is good to talk to OB first and docs in general.  I am not a doc and would not want to put your baby at risk over withdrawals.  I am a male and maybe some other females can post to your topic....good folks here really just hang in there.....

Sam

[atthebeach]

hun did you talk with your ob about this? it isnt your husbands doctor that is going to give you methadone is it? no methadone doesnt work like that, to only be on it for 2 weeks. most times they wont detox you until around 31 weeks so the baby isnt born addicted. did you put in the search engine methadone and pregnancy? i think subs is the better route. there is a member who also found out she was pregnancy when she was using, they put her on the subs. i think it is sadwoman. how many pills are you taking?
praying for you
debbie

[donewpills]

Just wondering why some of these post get TONS of support while others tend to get NONE???? I am really disappointed because i have another thread and got hardly any responses people would come on once and thats it... not very cool to pick and choose who u r gonna support.....we are ALL going through the same thing

[donewpills]

Hi thanks for posting yeah it is NOT a option for me to stay on the oxy. I have to take WAY to much and i abuse it. IT only last for a few hrs. I am constantly fighting w running out NO dr would prescribe the amount I take I have tried i am a addict and just CANT take the proper amount ALSO i HATE the way it makes me feel the constant sick feeling lazy etc and it puts me in a TERRIABLE mood i cant stand these things anymore and cant imagine staying on them for another 6 plus months. Also anyone who has been on methadone is it possibale to take for only like 2 weeks? I see people being on it for iover a year i dont want that i jsut want to take it long enough to get over the hump of the oxy w/d does anyone know if this is possible? Also she said it would be like 10 mg 3 times a day i wonder if i could maybe only do 2 times a day as i REALLY DON NOT want to get hoocked on this stuff does anyone know if that is a common dose or is it on the high/low end??

[Ashelen]

OK from my PERSONAL experience...I would rather stay on oxycodone during the pregnancy than switch to methadone. much harder to quit, much longer withdrawals, and this will affect baby as well....I'm on pregnancy #4 (child #3, my first was a miscarriage) and with all three pregnancies I've had to take pain meds, including oxycodone at one time during my first two pregnancies for kidney stones/other problems....and both of my babies are fine and healthy.

obviously you're dealing with an addiction which complicates things (my problem was pain, not addiction, and I had no trouble sticking to the pain medicine dosing rules), but if you HAVE to stay on one or the other to avoid withdrawals....I would PERSONALLY ask to stay on the oxycodone if you have the choice..it's a much "cleaner", lower risk drug during pregnancy. however if you think your use would spiral out of control and you would be taking high amounts contrary to your prescription....then perhaps the methadone is a good alternative.

I would talk with your OB FIRST, and then the pain mgmt doctor..you could even ask for a referral to a maternal-fetal medicine specialist who will have experience and knowledge and may be able to work out a good solution for your individual situation.

good luck, congrats! and come on over to the Medhelp Pregnancy 18-34 forum...you'll get a lot of great advice and support over there :-).