Pregnant Day 2 taper.... feel like ****! Docs suck!

[hot_momma520]

Hello all, I contacted my pain management doc, and he was of no help, he doesn't take my insurance anymore, so I called and said it was urgent I speak with him. When he returned the call, I explained I recently found out I was pregnant and now that I am out of meds, I am having severe withdrawal symptoms and am worried about the baby is there a medication otr taper plan he can do to wean me off?, he responded that at the dosage he had me on (lortab 10mg every 4 hours for pain, also methadone samples and opana for long term pain control all this for the 7 months I have been seen by him!!) I shouldn't be having any withdrawal!!! I am sorry, If you take ANY narcotic every day for a long period of time, no matter what the dosage , your body will become dependent!!! He covered his a#$ by telling me he recommended I get an evaluation, that the symptoms could be something else. A@#$#%^&&!!! I can't believe him, he prescribed these meds, by just touching my back, and had no problem staring at my breasts the whole doctors visit, and when he can't get paid, he just leaves a 25 year old pregnant mother of 3 hanging!!! I HATE DOCTORS!!! ANYWAY, I am on day 2 of tapering myself, and I feel like ****, I am wondering if it is all mental, because, I went from 8-10 a day to 5 a day of less stronger pills, and yesterday I was fine! Today I feel like I've been hit by a car!!!! Any advice? Thanks folks~

[Kris325]

I am in the same boat as you. I am 11 weeks prego with baby number 3. When I called my doc and told him I was addicited to pain killers he sent me to a crisis counseler, who sent me to the er, then on down the line. No one wanted to help me! Finally my ob doc did help after being very consistent. I wasn't going to give up and could not do it myself, I tried. I was weaned with lortab 10/325 for about 4 weeks. Slowly lower dose every couple of days. I am currently on day 3 of being clean. It is hard, still have wd symptoms, just not as bad. I can handle it. Hang in there and don't give up the fight. It really is a hard battle!!

[dominosarah]

Get ahold of your OB doctor and tell them what is going on........sara

[DandMe]

Wow, You must be seeing my doc, He treated me the same way.  He cut me off from 100 perc 10mg every 22 days to NOTHING, w/o any notice.  When I asked for my refill he told me NO.  When I asked for help with the withdraws, they referred me to pain management, which will only get me back to the pills.   YEA for me I only took 1 pill today, but I was a bi**h All day.  I spent 2hrs in the gym and felt great, but when I got home felt like ****.

[avisg]

Talk to the ob you are right your PM doc is just trying to cover is butt.Heating pad for the back . Hang in there

[Jules1866]

Dont let your mind play tricks on you, sometimes I would make myself beleive I really needed the pain pills but once I would calm myself down and sit quietly, maybe a little yoga, stretching I would realize that my back didnt really hurt so bad, it was the anxiety of not taking the pill.

Also, my pm doc was not listening to me about weaning off all my meds because I was becoming addicted so I went to my family doc. and he advised me on what to say to pm doc and how to handle the taper and it worked, I am in the middle of tapering off morphin.

Hang in there, maybe even your ob can help you out? Do are doing a great job, hang in there mama!

[hot_momma520]

ohhh my back is HURTIN today!!! Thanks for the tips everyone!

[peaceinknowing]

I may not have kids like you do, but I was in the same spot you're in right now when I approached my doctor about my addiction. I went to his office and told him that I was scared I was starting to get dependant on the Percocet he was writing me for every other week; And when I told him this, all he stated basically was that he and I would cross that bridge if we were to ever come to it, etc. I had faith in this doctor, and lots of it. I felt as though he knew what he was doing because of all the education and years he'd been in the medical field. Then when I found this site and decided to get off the pills all together, I called him at his office and spoke with him directly. I haven't heard from him since, as he literally slammed the door in my face. I was at one end of that bridge and I called to let him know I was about to cross it like he and I had talked about in the past, but nope...I guess what they say is true. The majority of doctors are good at one thing and one thing alone, and that is burying their mistakes. I know a lot of members here will say that it isn't the doctor's fault, but our own -- and I still believe that myself. However, the thought has never left my mind that there was some fault in him pushing me to the side and brushing me under the rug. He told me that there was no way that after two years of daily usage of the pills he told me to take even if I didn't have a bad pain day wouldn't cause me to go through WDs and that I wouldn't be addicted to them. Shows you RIGHT THERE what some of these doctors know, right?

The best thing I know to tell you to do would be to seek out other medical professional assistance with this. There's a child involved, and no doctor should turn you away because of that. Regardless of your past or anything else!

[BIKERDAD1963]

First of all if you want to taper you need to do it slowly. You will have some wd during taper but it usually isnt to bad if you do it rite. As for the doc, they hate hearing about there patients getting addicted. They never want to take any of the responsability for it. And they never warn you about the addiction that will come along with the daily use. However we do need to take some responsability ourselfs. We do like the effects they give us. You need to give your body about 5-7 days between tapers to get use to the lesser amount of drugs. Even longer if need be. You will be the one that knows if you are ready to taper again. You also need to do it in gradule lower dosage otherwise you will just go into harsh wd's. Once you wean down enough then its time to put more time between the doses. Taper has a specific method because if not done rite you will just be in a constant wd state. I am not sure which drug you are currently taking and the mg. Also if you have a regular doc you may want to seek there advice and they to can get you on a taper program. Good luck.

[ginsa]

It's understandable that you feel bad. I took norco 10mg 3-4 a day and had awful withdrawl. I tapered and didn't start to feel bad until about 3 days after I dropped my dose. Everyone is different and recovery doesn't follow a straight line. You'll probably have ups and downs. Best wishes and keep posting for support.