not just for me

[for2]

I have been taking hydro 10/325 any where from 4 to 8 of them a day for 2years. Please dont judge me for this part.... I am 25 weeks pregnant and want to get off them for both me and baby! I dont have anymore of them and will not be refilling the script today is day 1 clean and I dont know what I will feel or what to do to fix symptoms that is still safe for baby. Please help without judgement!

[for2]

Good news day 6 of no meds!! Me and baby are perfect! The symptoms seem to be gone! I still think about the drug but I know I dont want it! I hope to have days soon when the thought of a pill doesnt enter my mind all day... but for now feeling very proud and healthy! Thanks for your support!  

[gnarly_1]

HI  PLEASE TALK TO YOUR OB B/4 STOPING THE PILLS ABUPTLY IT COULD BE DANGEROUS TO YOUR BABY!!!!
...................................................Gnarly.........................

[dirtydirk]

the long nights will pry take weeks 2 a month b4 things get back 2 normal !!!

[dirtydirk]

the worst part of it will last 6-9 days if all u been consuming is the norcs, keep up the hard work and gettin in touch with your OB is pry a good idea

[for2]

Boy the nights are long huh! The twitchy muscles and crawling skin... how long will this part last?

[for2]

So after reading I think maybe some small does drops might help make it easier... so for the last week I went from 6to8 pills down to just one and today I have made it with jusr 1/4 of one (2.5mg hydro). I have also been spreding the time out so today I went 18 hours since the last dose befor I was so sick I wanted 6pills but just had the 1/4. So somuch for 1st day clean... the sudden drop was too much.what are your thoughts Myabe I will do the 1/4 for the next 3 days then be on to nothing?

[p1x1edu5t]

You GOOOOO!! One day, woop woop.
I have 6 days off of heroin & about 6 weeks preggo.
If i can do this, ANYone can. You can

[rowdyRed]

We may not all have the answers you need but we do have the encouragement needed. Good luck to u & ur precious package!!! And trust me if there were judgement here, I would be the first to experience it. I'm very proud to call these people here family now. So stick close & welcome to the medhelp fam!          stef

[ActingBrandNew]

I just wanted to reiterate what NG said above and that you should tell your OB and see what she has to say. Withdrawals can have serious implications on your baby.

"If a mother stops using the drug "cold turkey," the fetus will then experience withdrawal symptoms in the womb, with may cause wide swings in the baby's blood level from intoxication to withdrawal, which often times leads to death and spontaneous abortion, premature birth, and other negative effects. The best thing for the mother to do would be to consult a health care provider or drug treatment center about a methadone program, which will be less harmful for the baby."  

Good luck!

[nursegirl6572]

Welcome!

You need to get your OB involved hon.  It's not safe to abruptly stop taking the hydrocodone during pregnancy.  You would need to be carefully tapered, or your doc may determine it's safer to either keep you on a maintenance dose, or even switch you over to something like Methadone, which is commonly Rx'ed in these kinds of situations.

Please don't try to do this yourself.  I commend you for wanting to try, but your safety and the safety of your baby is priority one!

Please know that we're here to support you, keep posting!  I wish you the very best!

[odaat1]

Welcome!  You will find NO judgement here, only encouragement and support.  Congratulations on taking your life back.  Stick close to the forum, and you will receive unconditional love.  We have all been there.  I don't have alot of clean time, but I wanted to say welcome, and for you to look forward to hearing from so many here!