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Darvocet during pregnancy

I am 32 weeks pregnanct and I take Darvocet for my back pain. I take like 3-4/day.  I want to stop taking them so the baby doesn't go through withdrawal when born.  But I am scarred to stop taking while pregnant because I don't know if it will affect the baby now. Does anyone know if it is ok to stop taking cold turkey while pregnant?
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Hi Marie,
I hope you get through this string and get to me, I can hlep set your mind at ease...I just had a baby two weeks ago and was on Tylenol 3 and percocet for a badly broken tailbone during pregnancy. I tapered down as much as possible the last few weeks but was still in terrible pain.
The week before I gave birth, I had a lot of loose stools and was worried as I thought maybe I was going through withdrawals -- athough rationally, I knew that from taking only 1-2 tylenol 3 a day for weeks would not cause this.
It turned out that it was my body preparing for birth and everything I ate just came right through me!
To make a long story short, I have a beautiful healthy baby boy who weighed 7 lb 7 oz and scored 9 on his agpars. He nursed from about 2 minutes after his birth and showed zero signs of withdrawal. He is two weeks old today and is healthy as can be: growing well, very alert, sleeping very well (thank goodness for that!), and cries very little..unless he's getting a diaper change of course. In other words: normal.
Please, do not worry. I found a lot of support on a website called : www.babycenter.com - go to bulletin boards, pregnancy, chronic conditions. You will find a thread of women who are all pregnant and on pain meds. They all have to take them for medical reasons and ALL of them share your concerns, but they all can give you info on safety and how their births and babies turned out. My doctors were not worried at all about the pain meds, they were more concerned about the pain of the broken bne and the stress on the baby.
Please look into the website I gave you. You will find tons of support - and don't worry about your baby, I am not a doctor so I can't say 100%, but I am sure your baby will be fine!
good luck!!!!
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Don't Care... Moving on
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Wondering the same?
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What does that mean?
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GIRL-where have you been??? missed you...this forum has got confusing with the posting...i am still not use to it..

just glad you are back!!!
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DutchessGolden, not to take away from the pregnant lady that's looking for help, but you're back and already telling people to get a life, saying rude things, etc.  You might be better off to make these comments on the other forum that was created for jokes.  This poor pregnant lady probably wonders what in the world is going on.  
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Whoever your post was to it was off the topic.  We have a pregnant woman here trying to ask for help.  Whoever your random post was directed at, please remember why we are here and that our primary purpose is to support each other.  
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It can be stressful for the baby going through w/d's and at the same point in time the tylenol in the darvocet is very damaging to the kidneys and liver which your's are doing double time for you and baby. Vicodin, ultram, darvocet,etc. are usually perfectly safe during pregnancy. Long term use isn't typically a good thing during pregnancy but I do not know your situation and there are cases in where women must stay on their medication for the duration of their pregnancy. The best thing for your body and your baby is to taper off. Talk to your Dr. about a taper plan. Darvocet contains a very mild opiate so it is usually very easy to taper off of. I don't know how long you have been taking it or why it was prescribed or for how long or any of your medical history relevant to your pregnancy (any reproductive health issues) so I can't exactly give you a vague outline of how you might want to taper or when you might want to. If you do not wish to speak about it here in the forum it is best to ask your Dr. when you should stop taking them and how slowly you should taper off of them. I don't know if you have tapered before but like I said Darvocet is often very easy especially if you haven't taken it long. If you cut down by a half or quarter pill every two days or so you should avoid withdrawals. Taking 3-4 a day you SHOULD be able to comfortably go down by half a pill every one-two days. Again, I am a professional in the medical field but my area is neurology not obstetrics and gynecology so you really need to speak with your OB/GYN.

xoxo- D
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I am not positive but I have heard that going through wds when pregnant can put too much stress on the mother and baby. Have you spoken to your doc about this? And why would you have to go cold turkey? From what I understand you should WEAN yourself off the pills before your 36th week so that when the baby is born he/she won't have to go through wds.

On another note, darvocet is a relatively mild pain med and I also know that it is not uncommon for a doctor to prescribe pain meds while pregnant. Please do yourself and your baby a favor and talk to your doctor about this because it's always better to be safe than sorry.

Good luck and God Bless you and your little one.   :)
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