... prescribed but I told my doc I was taking them..I had stopped for the first 3 months and then started again. I asked her if she could prescribe them insead of the codiene and tylenol she was giving me because they don't make me nauseous and tired like the others did and she looked it up and said shed rather not..but if I have them she couldn't stop me from taking them. So she gave me hydrocondone 5mg instead. My ? Is, what r the chances my baby will be born with withdrawls, would the withdrawls be the same as hydro withdrawls and if the docs know he's withdrawling can cps get involved and can they tell the difference between tramadol and hydrocodone in the babys system because the tramadol is not prescribed but the hydrocodone is. My doc knows I've been taking the tramadol but still not sure if I can get into trouble for it..id I stop a month before my due date what are the chances my baby will withdrawl. Sorry long I know but these are all ?s I need answred
I am 31 weeks pregnant and have been taking 2-8 50mg tramadol a day throughout they are not?
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- 3 Apr 2013 by kmb20112013
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STOP!!! It's not a certainty but speaking from experience it's a horrible thing and guilt ridden thing, I was prescribed trams in pregnancy and subsequently changed my doctor because my handsome boy was a low birth weight had low blood sugar and terrible withdrawals and spent a week in icu, I was hysterical to say the least and have never ever felt so bad and cruel, thankfully he's a fatty now at 5 months but still gets agitated and I swear it's down to trams please please stop xxx
If she isn't prescribing the tramadol, she doesn't approve of its use. They sure can tell the difference between tramadol and hydrocodone. Do as your doc says and switch to the hydrocodone then have her taper you off of it before you deliver. You don't want to have major withdrawals now, but you don't want your baby to have them either. You have put yourself in an awful situation.
Withdrawaling from Tramadol abruptly can cause seizures and other nasty symptoms in an adult, so I'd have to assume that it would be far worse for a newborn infant. You need to switch to the hydrocodone as soon as possible and have your Dr help you taper off as soon as possible in order to give it time to clear out of your, and the baby's, system before the birth. Any time a baby is born addicted, they will run extensive tests to determine what the substance(s) is. If it's a medication, you will be asked whether or not it's been prescribed to you and they will verify that information with the prescribing dr and/or pharmacy records. They will also question your OB Dr as to whether or not they were aware of your use. Since you've already told her the medication was not prescribed to you, she'd be required to report that fact.
First off I am also pregnant and a chronic pain patient so I do understand the struggles of constant pain & pregnancy. Secondly u should NEVER take medications that are not properly prescribed to u. U need to be totally honest w/your ob & probably even see the high risk doctors in the hospital you are going to deliver at. I have been doing this since day one. I have had to be on Percocet throughout the pregnancy & I am a fee weeks further out than u. There is no way for them to know how much withdrawal your baby will go thru but it is imperative that the doctors are ready & prepared for the possibility that your baby will have to b monitored & possibility treated for drug withdrawal which includes problems breathing and feeding as well as the risk of low birth weight & early delivery.
God. This is terrible. They are putting pregnant women in prison in Tennese for years and years and years for taking codeine while pregnant! You must slowly begin cutting down the amount you are taking so that you are off this medication completely by the time the baby is born.
Tramadol is excreted into human milk in small amounts. The manufacturer suggests that tramadol should not be administered to nursing women.
Also there have been reported cases of withdrawal symptoms in the baby, which include high-pitched crying, trembling, and shortened sleeping hours.
Good advice!
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Umm hydrocodone is a man made narcotic as well!!! No newborn baby should have to suffer through withdrawals of any medication all bc the mother is too selfish to quit them before giving birth.