Pregnant and Tapering off of Tramadol =*(

[allianarose]

Hey Y'all,

I've been on here before...about two years ago, maybe?  Well, here I am, again, addicted to Tramadol just like the last time only now...I'm literally going to give birth in one month and I'm trying to kick this habbit before I see my little baby in a world of pain.  I am just...horrified and disgusted with myself.  I am so ashamed that I haven't even told my doctor, whom I love to death.  I couldn't ask for the best OB.  But for some reason, I just can't bring myself to fess up to the destruction and harm I'm putting my unborn baby through.  Everytime I go to my appointments they tell me that he's doing just fine, they smile, I smile, then  secretly want to break down and cry, and then crawl into a deep dark hole and do god knows what.

So, starting Monday, I went from 4 tramadol per day (I know I know, shouldn't be a bad case for me but facts are it is, or I wouldn't be on here) to 3 per day.  One at 7 am, one at 1 pm and 1 at 8pm.  I just need to know the correct way I should be tapering off this drug.  Such as after so many days go down to 2?  Again, this is my third day so I don't feel TOO bad.  But I still feel..well...not like myself as I would with only ONE MORE pill in my day.  I need to do this for my baby.  As well as for me.  But my son is already my world and I just..I need help. Please someone with a strategy to kick this drug in the you know what for EVER.

Thank you so much for anybody deciding to help me... =/ ...I really need it.

[BrotherFrankie]

http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Addiction-Substance-Abuse/My-Newborn-is-suffering-from-withdrawl/show/1379224  ;

[BrotherFrankie]

hey, i know many states test the baby's blood and do a screen. time to open up to the doc or stop hurting the baby. i see so many children born to addicts as i do street ministry. i see infants in withdrawal... so sad..

you are loved and i will pray for you..

brother frankie

[dominosarah]

Hi and welcome back.  You know we cant and WONT tell you what you are doing is okay right now(with the tapering) as there is another life involved.  PLEASE talk with your OB.  They have to know what is going on and be prepared if the baby has trouble when he is born.  This would be a huge burden lifted off your shoulders.          sara