illegal use of precription during pregnancy

[lilmama706]

i am 19 yrs old pregnant with my 2nd child and addicted to hydrocodone. i am now at 25 weeks and have not had presription this whole time i have recently most states so have a new dr and am needing help on how to tell without getting in trouble. seriously need help here not judgement so until you know all the facts please keep negative opinions to yourself.

[Shauna13]

Welcome, lilmomma :-)
Glad you are here....you have found an incredible support system, and a tremendously caring bunch of people. I dont know much about what youre dealing with, but keep posting, and please please see a doc asap. xoxo    s

[WantToBeNormalAgain]

Hi there,
No judgement at all here, everyone is helpful and supportive. It's great that you want to get off the pills for yourself and your baby. Any good dr will not judge either, most have seen worse, right!? And if it makes you feel at ease at all as far as a dr being upset with you, I sprained my ankle badly when I was 5 months pregnant. My OB rx'd vicodin, 5mg for a short amount of time. They are a really good practice and they don't throw that around to pregnant women. My point is that it's not against the law to take it for pain, but your dr HAS to know so they can treat yourself and the baby properly. Id talk to the OB asap so you and your baby can be 100% healthy and happy. No dr is going to keep you on it, but make sure you talk to them about getting off of it under their supervision. It's good that you've gone down, and just tell the OB that you want to get off of it and that you are addicted to it. That way they will do things the legit way and that will make you feel a little better about things and you won't have to go to the "other doc" anymore. Also, if you're taking them for anything  other than physical pain, please get that taken care of-the dr can help with that Im sure. If the physical pain is bad, the dr can help with alternatives. Best of luck in your pregnancy, you can do this!!

[lilmama706]

thanks to everyone i know how i've been judged and thank you for not doing that : ) as for a prescription, that's exactly what happened, my daughter was 2 weeks old when i went back to work as a waitress, and ended up with severe lower back and abdomen pain. when my medicaid ended i couldnt afford the dr visits or prescriptions and turned to "other" docs. when i found out i was pregnant again i did stop taking them immediately but when i started having really bad stomach cramps i panicked, thinking the baby was in distress. after some research i decided to keep on as i was but living in a really small town i knew better than to tell the dr, and i had also been planning on moving anyway so i figured i could wait until i got here. now the only problem is im still nervous what will be said/done. oh and im only taking between 1 and 3 a day, a lot less than i had been, and have also stopped working.

[littlebit667]

I barely get it out of my mouth and sarah shows up!  

[littlebit667]

Glad you found this forum..there are several here that have been in a similar situation and they will find you and help you.  Just be patient and give them time to get here.  Others have been helped and I know you will be.  

[dominosarah]

Hi and welcome to the forum.  How much are you taking a day?  It is very important to be honest with your OB.  They will be able to help you taper down off the meds and will be able to monitor both you and baby.

[MikeInFrance]

Alright slow down lilmama....nobody is gonna come at you with negative opinions here or start judging you. You'll get support and advice and what you do with it is your decision. So first off, Hi! :) you need to speak with a new doctor. Say you are new in the state and was taking these pills and just explain your situation. You can easily say u were prescribed these drugs but you got addicted  and now you want off. for you and for your baby. Dont make any final decisions on how u will stop without speaking with a doctor. Please ok? And welcome to this forum ;)