Can Oxycodone be taken during pregnancy?

[DanielleLeigh]

Hi. I was recently prescribed oxycodone for a severe back injury and I also just found out I am pregnant. I am 11 weeks along. Is Oxycodone one of the "safe" medications to take during pregnancy? I looked it up on the internet and saw that it is one of the Category B drugs to take during pregnancy, but I wanted to get your opinion on it also. I don't take them everyday. I usually am taking them between 1-3 a week at the most. I just don't want to take anything that would be bad. Please let me know.

Thanks.

[Mrsercolano]

Actually it's a cat B drug not C. Do a little more research.

[Inkgirl76]

I was in a car accident when i was 6 months pregnant. A week later i had H1N1 & pleuresy. They prescribed Percocet for the pain. Th
ey said as long as you follow the dosage and taper down if necessary towards the end, all would be fine. I did that and had a healthy nearly 9lb baby boy. He's 2.5 yrs now and extremely intelligent with absolutely no sign of any affects. Good luck ;)

[ImDONENoMore]

What does your OB/Gyn have to say about what you're going through?  Since your pregnant again, you need to connect w/the Dr. on these issues and find a safe way for you to get off these meds and to minimize any harmful affects this process may have on your unborn child.

Good luck to you.

[jesspfuhl]

OXYCODONE is not the GENERIC of OXYCONTIN......
OXYCODONE is immediate release....OXYCONTIN is a stronger CONTROLLED/TIMED release medication...
percocet is IMMEDIATE release oxycodone, with tylenol in it, ROXICODONE is the BRAND name of OXYCODONE....
but it is VERY different from OXYCONTIN!!! VERY!!!
I am not trying to be rude, or to come across as so....but its important that one knows that very BIG difference....as they have very different effects!!! I am in a pain management program and i take OXYCODONE HCL(immediate release...) and do NOT take OXYCONTIN....dr's rarely prescribe it anymore due to its hug rate of abuse....but IT(the OXYCONTIN is the TIMED release...8-12 hours apart the pills are taken depending and come in 20, 40, 60mg.....OXYCODONE-15, 30 mg IMMEDIATE RELEASE usually used for breakthrough, i take these because the percocets have tylenol and all that tylenol all day everyday is terrible long term......) :)

[DueInOctober]

Thank you for this information!  I've had to stay on oxycodone for these first 5 months due to pain from endometrial tissue that's grown in my hip area.  It (obviously) didn't affect reproduction but hurts so badly that each time I take less I lie in bed shaking with pain - I'm fine with hurting to benefit my baby but don't want him to suffer the stress hormones I'm feeling.  My doctors have been great but it's much better hearing it from another mama.  Especially one that mimics me as far as taking what I'm SUPPOSED to and CAREFULLY to keep me and baby healthy.  Thank you so much for sharing.

[bjreynoldsrn]

oxycontin is oxycodone....they are the same identical drug...oxycontin is the brand name, oxycodone is the generic...percocet is oxycodone WITH acetaminophen...oxycontin is oxycodone WITHOUT acetaminophen...oxycontin comes in extended release and immediate release...I've been an RN for 13 years and I take oxycodone on a daily basis for crohn's disease...