Pregnant on Methadone

[Jen83]

I am almost 5 months pregnant. I have been on pain killers for five years now. I am with a great guy who doesn't understand what this is like. He doesn't get how hard this is for me. He thinks I want to keep poppin pills. The only reason I am on Methadone is because I cant be sick! I want to ween down, and detox so bad, but I heard from many people that it is unsafe for my unborn child! I am on 50mgs a day. I told my OB, he basically told me I need to find another doctor!! F*cked UP!! He has never dealt with my situation! Instead of doing research and trying to help me, he told me I needed to go to a Primary doc to get a legal script of methadone! I went to a pain management doc, he gave me clonidine, and told me I might have to still try to get my pills from my dealer!! WTF??? She is unreliable, and I have to buy 30's (Roxy's) so I wont WD when I cant get methadone!! I have called other doctors and explained my situation, and none have agreed to help me! I have an APP on thursday with a diff one. Hopefully he will help me! I also need to try to find a new OB that will help me! Everyone told me I needed to be honest with my OB, I finally gathered the courage, and he gave up on me! I am so ashamed, scared, and lonely! I feel hopeless! A few days ago I started feeling baby move, and it made me cry! I love it so much and wish I was normal and clean so I could worry less about giving birth to an unhealthy infant! I shouldn't be stressing because that isn't good for baby! I cant help it though! Someone please give me some advice! I just wish I could sleep one night without having to worry!

[Jen83]

The fact that I was on suboxone and he told me to switch to Methadone, it should make a difference shouldn't it??? I just talked to him, and he gave me a doctors name!!!! He also gave me an information number to get the phone number to a certain methadone clinic!!! Wow guys I feel like a dummy!!

[Jen83]

Yeah, but I was two months and didn't know I was preg, I have proof of when I went to first doc visit. I was on roxy's before I knew! I stopped them cause I was scared, and heard methadone was the safest! I also have a suboxone doc!! I went to him before I was preg...So It's not like I haven't been treated. I could tell doctors I was on suboxone and switched to methadone for safety!! I never thought of that!!!!! I do have a legal scipt for suboxone!!!!!!! He told me to switch to methadone!!!!!!

[jamajessie]

Please call the National Drug Help Hotline [phone] or and  National Alcohol and Drug Dependence Hopeline 1-800-622-2255 they will help you or get u set up with a treatment center in your area. Get your guy to help you also. I know he doesn't understand but this is an illness no different that any other illness that has to be treated. Please try because in some states it is a felony to use without a rx and they will test the baby as soon as it is born and you can be in a world of trouble.

[avisg]

Jen keep looking you will find one .The fact the you are not on the methadone legally is I am sure causing part of the problems .The other thing I would suggest is if you have a rehab or mental health center in your area contact them let them know what your problem is and ask if they know of any doctors that can help you .Hang in there and let us know how things go.

[kris123]

Maybe switch to subutex.  I was on subutex at the end of my pregnancy.  I just had my baby and she had like six bad days and that was just crying and come to find out she wasn't positve for anything, they even tested her poo so I think she is just colic, she has calmed since she has been at home.  Subutex is something you can take from home, please try this because it can save you.  Remember i am not a dr so they also still say use methodone, but in my mind subutex is better

[ClaireUK]

and any confusion, when I wrote meth, it was short for methadone, that's what we say over here lol x