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Taking Suboxone while pregnant
I have been taking suboxone for 3 years now and I just found out I was pregnant with my second child. I am just really worried what Suboxone can do to my unborn child. I know the first trimester is the riskiest and I am extremely stressed out. I have began lowering my dose because i do not want my child to go though withdrawal when it is born. On the other side of things I am worried I might have a miscarriage trying to get off of Suboxone. Does anyone have any suggestions. Has anyone been through this? Are there any doctors that can offer some much needed advice? Please help. I am scared & stressed out. Thanks.
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my friend has been on 16mg suboxone, 8mg xanax and 200mg of seroqual daily her whole pregnancy.she is 8 months pregnant now.. I told her that was harmful to the baby but she swears its not. Whose rite..me or her and also if it is harmful..in what way?
hi I ead your post did your baby have any withdrawls or problems I hope it all went good for you
im alos on suboxon and 31 weeks pregnant I know this thread is old but just wanted to know how your baby did
hi I read your post and am 31 weeks pregnant on suboxon I wanted to know how much were u taking and did ur baby have any withdrawls?? and if he did did they make u breastfeed my sub doc said id have to breastfeede but then another woman said the sub dissolves under your tounge and the sub dosnt go into the breast milk do you k now anything about it
hi I have a question u mentioned about breastfeeding well my doctor said if my son does come out withdrawing id be breastfeeding but you say it dosnt go to nthe baby ?? so how does that work then
I just wanted to add one more thing.
Because I was on suboxone I was treated like complete **** while having my baby girl regardless of the fact that I had been clean for 3 years. People who havent been there dont get it and being judgmental seems to come so easy to us as humans, unfortunately.
My husband was also treated like **** although hes never done a drug in his life and was the whole reason I became clean!
Anyway, my nurses hardly spoke english (asian or japanese idrmbr anymore) and asked me if I needed any help, which I took as like WIC kind of help. Apparantly they meant do I need CPS to get involved because as Im leaving the hospital we got a very unexpected visit from a CPS worker. She understood that it had been a misunderstanding and that Id been clean for years and I havent dealt with them since.
So be prepared for stigma's like this to follow you, but it's worth it to do whats best for your baby.
In the end you and your doctor have the final decision making on what to do. =)
Because I was on suboxone I was treated like complete **** while having my baby girl regardless of the fact that I had been clean for 3 years. People who havent been there dont get it and being judgmental seems to come so easy to us as humans, unfortunately.
My husband was also treated like **** although hes never done a drug in his life and was the whole reason I became clean!
Anyway, my nurses hardly spoke english (asian or japanese idrmbr anymore) and asked me if I needed any help, which I took as like WIC kind of help. Apparantly they meant do I need CPS to get involved because as Im leaving the hospital we got a very unexpected visit from a CPS worker. She understood that it had been a misunderstanding and that Id been clean for years and I havent dealt with them since.
So be prepared for stigma's like this to follow you, but it's worth it to do whats best for your baby.
In the end you and your doctor have the final decision making on what to do. =)
I know this is an old thread, but I am posting for the women who will search for this in the future.
I've been on suboxone for 5 years now (since 08). In 2010 I gave birth through c-section (that had absolutely NOTHING to do with my taking suboxone. I chose to become induced around my doctors untimely vacation and after laboring all night she decided the stress on my baby girls heart was getting to the point where she needed to come now and I wasn't progressing quickly enough) to a perfectly healthy baby girl. At the time I was taking a ridiculously miniscule amt of Suboxone, less than 1/10th of a mg. Today as I type this she is a perfect little 3 year old who has no issues what-so-ever. With the exception of occasionally trying to get away with not listening. ;)
Today I found out I am pregnant with my 3rd child (2nd that I will give birth to) which sent me on the search to find out if any more has been discovered about suboxone and pregnancy since 2010 and I am very happy to see mine was not an isolated experience. I am currently taking 1mg of suboxone a day. I'll taper that throughout my pregnancy after the first trimester.
And if a year from now I remember, I will post my baby's status. =) I do have the utmost confidence that this will be fine.
Research, research, research! Science and the understanding of how the medications work and how you're body works during pregnancy is your best friend!
Best wishes to every woman in this predicament!
I've been on suboxone for 5 years now (since 08). In 2010 I gave birth through c-section (that had absolutely NOTHING to do with my taking suboxone. I chose to become induced around my doctors untimely vacation and after laboring all night she decided the stress on my baby girls heart was getting to the point where she needed to come now and I wasn't progressing quickly enough) to a perfectly healthy baby girl. At the time I was taking a ridiculously miniscule amt of Suboxone, less than 1/10th of a mg. Today as I type this she is a perfect little 3 year old who has no issues what-so-ever. With the exception of occasionally trying to get away with not listening. ;)
Today I found out I am pregnant with my 3rd child (2nd that I will give birth to) which sent me on the search to find out if any more has been discovered about suboxone and pregnancy since 2010 and I am very happy to see mine was not an isolated experience. I am currently taking 1mg of suboxone a day. I'll taper that throughout my pregnancy after the first trimester.
And if a year from now I remember, I will post my baby's status. =) I do have the utmost confidence that this will be fine.
Research, research, research! Science and the understanding of how the medications work and how you're body works during pregnancy is your best friend!
Best wishes to every woman in this predicament!
Kohler's disease has nothing to do with Suboxone use.
"The exact cause of Kohler disease is not known, but one possibility is poor blood flow to the tarsal bones due to a vascular accident. Kohler disease may also be related to certain underlying genetic diseases."
I hope you havent really been blaming yourself for this.
"The exact cause of Kohler disease is not known, but one possibility is poor blood flow to the tarsal bones due to a vascular accident. Kohler disease may also be related to certain underlying genetic diseases."
I hope you havent really been blaming yourself for this.
I found out i was pregnant for the second time a week ago. Ive been taking 2 milligrams of Suboxen almost everyday for around 5 months, when i found out i completely stopped since i knew no drugs was best. It was the worst 4 days of my life, at first i thought it was just real bad neasau but i couldnt do anything i was in so much pain 24/7 so today i went and bought a strip, and after feeling extremely guilty, i found this site witch has answered alot of questions, i feel no more withdrawl systoms thank god, but if course still feel bad about taking something that may harm my baby, but after reading about withdrawl and miscarriage, maybe i did the right thing. I dont have a script i choose to get on the strips just as i once choose to buy opiates, i didnt plan on becoming pregnant but here i am, after reading about cps im more then hesistant about telling a doctor, i also live in lapeer, michigan and im not trying to deal with that, i think the withdrawl from suboxin is way worse then vics and perkacetts were, i messed up when i thought this was the answer. I dont get high off suboxen, i feel normal now. I just get that energy boost i feel i need to be a good mom to my beautiful 4 year old daughter, without it i feel depressed and ill and feel like a bad mom its hard to explain. Thanks for the topic and help, im less stressed already i feel tapering down and overcoming this addiction is the best choice. Easier said then done i know. And to the ppl commenting on this that dont have addiction. So really cant understand us, your uneducated and should be minding your own buisness. No one here is excited about being on suboxen, as im reading were frightened of harming are babies, im feeling horrible about it but dont have any other options right now, the withdrawl from this is absolutley scary and painful its like the stomach flu that wont go away.i thought four days and id start feeling bettet haha not even a little. I need to take care of my daughter and cold turkey wasnt helping. Good luck to all of you, thanks for sharing and listening to my story
just curious, what pain control did you use for delivery? epidural? did it work as effectively with the subutex, and with no side effects? I am 4 weeks and 5 days pregnant. I have been taking subutex for over 3 years for pain control, as i have fibromyalgia, rhematiod arthritis, 2 bulging disc in back, and IBS. It helps out considerably for the pain control, but i am desperate just to taper off of it, and get off completly, but am afraid of withdrawls for the baby. what do you recommend? thanks so much!
I was on suboxone for 2 years for pain management. I found out I was pregnant, after being told I could not have children only 4 months before, in June of 2013. As soon as I found out I went to my suboxone doctor who immediately switched me to subutex. I was on 4mg of suboxone and switched to 4mg of subutex. We had to gradually increase my dose up to 24mg a day because the pregnancy was so hard on my back and I was experiencing withdrawal symptoms. My daughter was born 4 weeks early due to loss of fluid and a variable in the heart rate. She was pre-term but still weighed in at 6lbs 4oz. She was kept in the hospital for a week to watch for withdrawal symptoms. The only symptom she had was sneezing. They released her after one week and she came home perfect. She is now 6 1/2 months old and extremely smart and well past her peers in her milestones. I am currently being weaned off the medication and I am back down to 8mg. It was horrible leaving my child at the hospital when I went home but I followed my doctors directions and held her constantly to help her with the withdrawal and I breastfed. YES I BREASTFED! There is nothing better then a mom's milk to help an infant especially one born addicted to an opioid. Even if you plan on formula feeding please give your infant the first few days of breast milk and colostrum, its super beneficial. My child is perfect today and I am so glad I did not wean myself off and risk losing her.
This is an older thread, but I wanted to make some comments.
There is a lot of misinformation in this thread, just FYI.
Like, it's absolutely NOT true that CYS automatically gets called and the baby automatically gets taken away. THOSE situations usually happen when a woman has not been honest with her doc. The BEST course of action in any of these cases, where a pregnant woman is on a med (any med) is to be 100% honest with her OB, and as soon as possible after finding out they're pregnant.
To recommend not being honest with her doctor WILL likely put a woman in a situation where she will have to contend with CYS. It's not good advice.
There's no right or wrong in these situations, they are all different. It's vital to follow the recommendations of your doctor. If you feel your doc is not educated enough about this (and many aren't), then find a doc who is familiar and has experience with treating women in these situations.
Taking ANY med during pregnancy comes with risks, but in the case of sub, there are also risks to trying to come OFF the med. That's where it's important that the mom to be educate herself, talk to her doc, and come to an informed decision, after weighing the risks and benefits.
Certain meds are absolutely contraindicated in pregnancy pretty much no matter what. One that would be is Xanax. Xanax is a category D med, it shouldn't be taken during pregnancy, except in very VERY rare cases. Of course, a medically supervised taper would be necessary to safely come off it.
Here are the Pregnancy Risk Categories, broken down and explained:
Category A
Adequate and well-controlled studies have failed to demonstrate a risk to the fetus in the first trimester of pregnancy (and there is no evidence of risk in later trimesters).
Category B
Animal reproduction studies have failed to demonstrate a risk to the fetus and there are no adequate and well-controlled studies in pregnant women.
Category C
Animal reproduction studies have shown an adverse effect on the fetus and there are no adequate and well-controlled studies in humans, but potential benefits may warrant use of the drug in pregnant women despite potential risks.
Category D
There is positive evidence of human fetal risk based on adverse reaction data from investigational or marketing experience or studies in humans, but potential benefits may warrant use of the drug in pregnant women despite potential risks.
Category X
Studies in animals or humans have demonstrated fetal abnormalities and/or there is positive evidence of human fetal risk based on adverse reaction data from investigational or marketing experience, and the risks involved in use of the drug in pregnant women clearly outweigh potential benefits.
Category N
FDA has not classified the drug.
For reference, Suboxone is a category C medication, as is Subutex. Naloxone is also a category C medication. Subutex is generally considered the better option between the two (Suboxone and Subutex) during pregnancy, as it doesn't include the Naloxone, so the Mom is only contending with ONE medication versus two.
ALWAYS discuss these issues with your doctor, and always be honest with your doctor, even if you're taking something illegally. Of course it's scary, but the doctors are there to help you and to help ensure your baby has the best chance. You have to overcome the fear in order to make sure that happens.
There is a lot of misinformation in this thread, just FYI.
Like, it's absolutely NOT true that CYS automatically gets called and the baby automatically gets taken away. THOSE situations usually happen when a woman has not been honest with her doc. The BEST course of action in any of these cases, where a pregnant woman is on a med (any med) is to be 100% honest with her OB, and as soon as possible after finding out they're pregnant.
To recommend not being honest with her doctor WILL likely put a woman in a situation where she will have to contend with CYS. It's not good advice.
There's no right or wrong in these situations, they are all different. It's vital to follow the recommendations of your doctor. If you feel your doc is not educated enough about this (and many aren't), then find a doc who is familiar and has experience with treating women in these situations.
Taking ANY med during pregnancy comes with risks, but in the case of sub, there are also risks to trying to come OFF the med. That's where it's important that the mom to be educate herself, talk to her doc, and come to an informed decision, after weighing the risks and benefits.
Certain meds are absolutely contraindicated in pregnancy pretty much no matter what. One that would be is Xanax. Xanax is a category D med, it shouldn't be taken during pregnancy, except in very VERY rare cases. Of course, a medically supervised taper would be necessary to safely come off it.
Here are the Pregnancy Risk Categories, broken down and explained:
Category A
Adequate and well-controlled studies have failed to demonstrate a risk to the fetus in the first trimester of pregnancy (and there is no evidence of risk in later trimesters).
Category B
Animal reproduction studies have failed to demonstrate a risk to the fetus and there are no adequate and well-controlled studies in pregnant women.
Category C
Animal reproduction studies have shown an adverse effect on the fetus and there are no adequate and well-controlled studies in humans, but potential benefits may warrant use of the drug in pregnant women despite potential risks.
Category D
There is positive evidence of human fetal risk based on adverse reaction data from investigational or marketing experience or studies in humans, but potential benefits may warrant use of the drug in pregnant women despite potential risks.
Category X
Studies in animals or humans have demonstrated fetal abnormalities and/or there is positive evidence of human fetal risk based on adverse reaction data from investigational or marketing experience, and the risks involved in use of the drug in pregnant women clearly outweigh potential benefits.
Category N
FDA has not classified the drug.
For reference, Suboxone is a category C medication, as is Subutex. Naloxone is also a category C medication. Subutex is generally considered the better option between the two (Suboxone and Subutex) during pregnancy, as it doesn't include the Naloxone, so the Mom is only contending with ONE medication versus two.
ALWAYS discuss these issues with your doctor, and always be honest with your doctor, even if you're taking something illegally. Of course it's scary, but the doctors are there to help you and to help ensure your baby has the best chance. You have to overcome the fear in order to make sure that happens.
Thank you so very much for all of your comments. I've been in tears all morning, as soon as I found out I was pregnant at 5 weeks I have been trying to get switched from suboxin to subutex. it's been so hard everybody has been giving me the runaround. no suboxin talk to her will accept Medicaid. I have absolutely no choice in remaining on the suboxin throughout my pregnancy at this point. I am terrified for the health of my baby. I have weighed myself down to two milligrams a day. My OBGYN is wonderful, though she did suggest to try and get switched a subutex, if I could. they won't take me. reading about how you ladies have healthy babies well on suboxone has made me feel so much better and I wanted to thank you from the bottom of my heart. I have quit smoking, been taking my prenatals and eating very healthy. this is my first baby and all I want is for here she to be born healthy, but I know I can't stop taking it cold turkey, for fear it could cause me to miscarry. I am 12 weeks along now. as soon as I found out I was pregnant I lowered my self to the lowest possible does I could manage. is it really safe to breastfeed while on suboxin? I really hope that I can breastfeed because I know that is the healthiest for my baby, but I was afraid because of the medication. reading your posts made me feel so much better and I just wanted to thank you all for the encouragement.
Your wrong because you can't take benzos while your pregnant or tylenol PM because of the sleeping stuff n it..just saying
Hi,
I know these posts are a few years old, but I too am pregnant and on prescribed pain meds. I am really worried about my baby being born with withdrawls and I dont want that at all. I just wanted to see how everything went with your little one. And if you have any advice on this subject for me.
Thanks so much
I know these posts are a few years old, but I too am pregnant and on prescribed pain meds. I am really worried about my baby being born with withdrawls and I dont want that at all. I just wanted to see how everything went with your little one. And if you have any advice on this subject for me.
Thanks so much
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Take care and welcome to MedHelp, by the way!!
Actually I think what she said is very true..sorry Hun but suboxone is a drug..n I've been on it for sometime..and I would love to live life without it..I hide it from everyone..and I feel like I can't work out the way I used to..I feel like imma pass out..so u are not the real u..what she suggested is good if u were not pregnant..but the point is..u need to get off it..dosnt take a genius to figure that out..everyone is different so that lady that claims her kids were fine..which I don't get..but hey that was her dosnt mean urs will be too!..and for someone to be picky about what drug they will take while pregnant is funny..no I'm not gonna take Xanax but I'm taking suboxone..smh..they are both not healthy
Dont worry I do the same thing, I am trying to get into a clinic but its taking so long.
The doctor didnt ask me where I got them, but try to get into a clinic so they can monitor if your baby is safe.
But I am so worried my baby will be harmed by me taking the suboxone, I am now taking subutex which is safer.
I quit everything else, such as smoking but my doctor said not to stop taking suboxone or subutex it will only harm the baby more.
The doctor didnt ask me where I got them, but try to get into a clinic so they can monitor if your baby is safe.
But I am so worried my baby will be harmed by me taking the suboxone, I am now taking subutex which is safer.
I quit everything else, such as smoking but my doctor said not to stop taking suboxone or subutex it will only harm the baby more.
My girl is 12 weeks preg with our second son, after my first son was born sonewhere aling the line we started in pain pillz then to snorting heroin. We still maintained giving our son a GREAT life since i make good decent dough at my job. But point is what im sayin is we was kinda doin both opiates wishing we didnt have to but tryed to stop so many times but couldnt on our own we kinda kept pullin 1 & another down & quickly relapsing then eventually all in the sudden we found out she was 9 weeks preg so i been buyin suboxin pill tablets & also the strips both 8 mg for 10$ & we been clean for only 5 days now but we did it for my son & also the new baby tgats still growing out of fear of complications i know ur suppose to just do it for urself but our kids is our only possible motivation i guess BUT IS OUR GROWING BABY GONNA BE OK YALL THINK??? Since she snorting decdnt lines of heroin everyday & now took 4 mg if sunoxen for 5 days in a row? Our last doctor visit they said everything looked good but im still scared! Some one please let me know what you think bout me & my sons mothers story.....
hello jaded im not to sure you will even recieve this it has been but if you can reply to me at b4uknowit at hot i would really like some inight/help from you thnakyou
oh i forgot to mention, my sister asked her doctor if he would switch her to subutex if she became pregnant (obviously she was asking for me) and he said that she would have to take a preg test and do a bunch of paper work for it to be possible but that even if she does that the chances of being switched are low because he is a private doctor and they have really changed the laws on how much and how often doctors can prescribe subutex (another reason why ive decided to quit). He told her that he has had numerous patients that have taken 1 to 4mgs a day throughout thier pregnancy and they have all had healthy full term babies, he hasnt had one patient whos baby has had any serious problems do to suboxone, even long term. but please dont base your decision on this information, cuz ive heard it and im still gonna try to completely quit.
i am 25 and 10 weeks prego with my first and i have been on suboxone/subutex for two years now (suboxone at this time), the most i have ever taken is 4-5mg and now that i am prego i tapered down to 1-2mg a day, i am not prescribed them, me and my sister were both addicted to roxycodone together and each taking about 15 30mgs a day when we quit 2 years ago, i know it was alot, but even taking that amount we went straight to 4mg of suboxone and were fine, my sister was the one that went to rehab because i didnt have insurance and we have just been splitting her script. im afraid to tell the dr cuz i dont want to get my sis in any trouble, but i feel like i need my doctors help getting off. i let myself get to the point of withdrawals before i take more each time because i want to take as little as possible but even taking only 1mg a day, if i take some right before i go to bed i wake up with withdrawals. its really true, no matter how much you take the withrawals are still the same when u stop taking it... anyways i just want to have a healthy baby and if that means i have to go through slight withdrawals thats fine as long as it doesnt hurt my precious cargo, thats why im going to wait till my second trimaster to quit, and i think thats what anyone should do if they are planning to quit, DO NOT DO IT IN THE 1ST TRIMASTER, the baby is at its most fragile in the first trimaster and im no dr but from what ive been reading it is safest to quit stuff like suboxone and smoking in the second trimaster, the 1st trimaster and the 3rd trimaster are very sensative times for the baby. i do think it is best for me (and my baby) if i just quit all together, i have read alot of things that tell me the baby will be fine if i continue taking it but out of about every 100 things i read telling me the baby will be fine, i read 2-3 things telling me the baby wont be fine so i would rather stop than take any chance of causing my baby problems, im not trying to talk down to anyone at all, i completely understand how hard addiction is and how much stress it causes, but i know i will feel like a POS if my baby comes out with any problems, i know its almost impossible to quit but im gonna try so please wish me luck, i hope i can do it, and thanx to everyone who posted comments, they have really helped me decide what to do, im gonna try to quit and most likely not tell my dr, for the safety of my sis, and ofcourse if i have any problems i will tell him right away... oh and on a sidenote, for all of you talking down to these poor stressed out moms to be, you really need to think before you speak, everysingle woman on this sight is only worried about the wellbeing of thier child and would mostlikey rather die then have there child come out with wd's or some other problem, but when it comes to thier child living or dieing, they will rather painfully choose to put thier child through those things. i would love to see you all go through the same thing and make a differnet decision!
how are you now? u ok? I was on methadone for 8 yrs. and found out i was preggo and had that child with no dhr or anything wrong thank god. then same with my 2nd child then with the 3rd child i had to tell my doc. he reffered me to a specialist and put me on subutex. now im on suboxone and doing good u can too!!!!!!!!
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