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Any ok Pain Medications for SEVERE back pains while pregnant
I've lived w/ severe back pain for as long as I can remember. Had my 1st son 8 yrs ago-after birth(thought I was going to die from pain during those 9 months!)saw MANY doctors - been told I have Spinal Stenosis, Fybromyalgia(SP?),Degenerative Spinal Cord Disease...Had back surgery 7 yrs ago-no help-Was on 120 MG of Oxycontin 2xs a day & 350MG of Percocet 2xs a day - then we found out we were pregnant. A real blessing, very happy but now Pain Management Doc is weening me off meds 20 MG @ a time. Currently on 40MG(Oxycontin)2xs a day 9 1/2 weeks pregnant. OB says Oxycontin is ok only side affect is baby will have withdrawal symptoms like crack babies/Pain Mgmt doc says no not good(I agree)- we have been trying to find an alternative. The pain is becoming extremely unbearable no matter what I do (was expecting this) Anyone know / hear of pain meds taken while pregnant, side affects...etc..There is no research done on any pain meds & pregnant women - maybe real life experiences can help us find something. I don't want complete pain relief - just enough to be able to work & live w/o crying in pain all day or wishing things that I shouldn't be.
I have had two children while on pain meds. The first one I was taking percs and tylox, she had no problems at all and is a beautiful 9 year old. The second they put me on the duragesic patch. My daughter had to stay in the nicu to be withdrawn but is an amazingly smart 7 year old. I do not recommend the patch at all. I can't remember much of anything from when I was on it and the withdrawal was the worst experience of my life. I am now pregnant again, only 6 weeks. I currently take oxycodone, and I'm not sure whether it is safe yet or not. I go to the ob next week. I hope this helps you!
Just a quick note to say hi.And I agree with you when it comes to methadone... I dont want to scare these pregnant pain patients more than they already are.. But I almost died on methadone, I fell asleep in the bath tub for four hours.. And woke up in cold water... My son was 5 at the time, and I was a single mom... I know many who have died on methadone from an overdose... As you know it is one of the longest acting opiate pain medication available. It accumulates in your system, and if your not careful and dont research the medication your taking you could easily overdose from methadone, ... It also takes the longest to withdraw from. I have experience with every pain med out there... The one I was on when I got pregnant was fetanyl and norco..It was an unexpected pregnancy, but needless to say I was excited, and also very nervous too, because of the medications... I went through a very difficult withdrawl with the fentanyl but stayed on the norco throughout my pregnancy, 4 or more a day 10/325 depending on pain..And also took Effexor XR for depression....My son came out healthy and fully alert... With no withdraw effects..He has had no ill effects from the pain medication, and an antidepressant... My son is now almost 7 years old...If anyone wants to talk I have had eleven years experience with pain, pain meds, pain management, and pregnancies while on pain medication... I am currently pregnant now, and have been taking nucynta off and on throughout the pregnancy when my pain is unbearable... Its a new drug, it has less side effects than the other opiates out there, and also less constipating... It also helps and works as an antidepressant, which is all to well known with a disability, depression plays a part as well... I am really nervous about this new drug, If you or (any one) else has experience in your field with this drug, the more knowledge the better.... With my experience it is hard for others to understand, when it comes to pain medication. If they themselves have never been injured with a physical disability , and living in pain everyday...Not to say you are.. I am just saying, some people really don't have the experience that you do, on the medical side of things, We all need a supportive knowledgeable person like yourself, to inform us.. Its hard enough living in pain everyday, but to be pregnant too, is really stressful... , I think it is important to be sympathetic, especially with pain patients...The person you responded to, sounds like she doesn't have the right information, and is a bit ignorant on the subject...(No Offense To her) We are all here just trying to help each other with information, and personal experiences and ... I am grateful to this site, I wish I knew about this site a long time ago, than I wouldn't have had to suffer in silence.. It helps so much to know that your not alone... That there are others that are experiencing what your going through... So if anyone would like to talk about any of these subjects, I would be more than happy to be there for anyone who needs to talk.. I know what it is like to have no one there that understands what you are going through... I really want to be there for others, no one should have to suffer, alone!!!! But unfortunately, even though I still had my family and friends around, I still felt like I was suffering all alone... I felt that there was no one that understood how hard it is to be a single mother, and only having the use of one arm, without pain medication... I am really glad you spoke out about Methadone, with experience its worst than Oxycontin...
A wonderful web site that helped me, have a voice, and get off of Oxycontin was prescriptionaddictionradio.com
A wonderful web site that helped me, have a voice, and get off of Oxycontin was prescriptionaddictionradio.com
Sure, bigrigmommy, methadone is safe for YOU, the MOTHER. Your baby however can experience WEEKS of screaming, tremors, feeding disturbances, diarrhea, did I mention SCREAMING to the point where he/she needs morphine and ativan to keep him calm, again taking weeks to taper off? Seen it dozens of times as a NICU nurse. Once you are pregnant, honey, it ain't all about YOU anymore, so consider the other life you are affecting.
i am 26 weeks pergangt i will be 27 weeks monday .... i have had sever tooth aches. i have a ab sect tooth and the denist cant pull it so i have been taking a half of a hydro 7.5 a day 4 like 3 weeks now and im so scared im hurting my baby boy.... i know the first trimester is the worst to take anything so i never did but my tooth hurts so bad that tynoel does not help at all.. will this hurt my baby
my doctor thinks the narcoticics will hurt the baby, but i can bearly move most of the time. i had a l1-t12 fushion and am now almost 7 months pregent what can i do?
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i am 23 years old and i am fourteen weeks pregnant. i was happy to see a blog like this because i feel that i can relate to many women whom in which are in similar situations as myself. i was in a severe car accident 2 1/2 almost 3 years ago right before my birthday which was almost fatal. fortunately i recovered due to many miracles i think:) however, i shattered 4 vertebrae and broke a few ribs as well as my arm and bones on the right side of my face. everything else has healed very well but i was told that the only way i would walk again was to have a very intense back surgery- a Thoracic Fusion. the fusion would be two rods and 8 screws that would connect the 4 missing vertebrae to the other parts of my spine in order to 'fuse' them back together again. this was done in a series of two separate very very painful (and long long recovery periods) surgeries. i am very lucky and can almost do anything that i used to do..i am a full-time college student and will have my masters' degree in one year and i work full-time as well. however, my OBGYN had even looked at me and said...."Sarah, if i had 4 shattered vertebrae among other problems that you have suffered from that accident and someone told me that they were going to take away the pain medication that you are on...i would strangle them."
Now, i do not in any way shape or form promote taking a narcotic while pregnant. this is not about me anymore and i realize that. but if you are someone who has never suffered an injury such as this or even similar then you have NO IDEA that the pain is do debilitating at times that i cannot even get out of bed. i will be honest, atleast 5 days out of 7 i cry and ache so bad that i dont want to move out of my room; but ironically..the best thing for me is to actually keep moving! once i lay down it hurts worse..(usually) unless i absolutely have to lay down. so anyway, yes i am working with my doctor to wean down on the medication...i am on 10/325 mg of percocet 4 times a day, but have been told that if i can get by without increasing this medication or even lowering to twice a day...then everything should be just fine. my mother and twin sister are both registered nurses and among other studies where doctors have monitored pregnant women on medications such as these, the main risks are involved after the child is born. which again, does not make it a better situation...or does not make it 'ok' but...like i said, you cant suffer too because that will put stress on the baby as well. so doctors know what they're talking about and just because people read on here that a woman is on a 'DRUG' or 'NARCOTIC' they flip out and dont fully understand the situation. hope this helps:) thankyou
i am 23 years old and i am fourteen weeks pregnant. i was happy to see a blog like this because i feel that i can relate to many women whom in which are in similar situations as myself. i was in a severe car accident 2 1/2 almost 3 years ago right before my birthday which was almost fatal. fortunately i recovered due to many miracles i think:) however, i shattered 4 vertebrae and broke a few ribs as well as my arm and bones on the right side of my face. everything else has healed very well but i was told that the only way i would walk again was to have a very intense back surgery- a Thoracic Fusion. the fusion would be two rods and 8 screws that would connect the 4 missing vertebrae to the other parts of my spine in order to 'fuse' them back together again. this was done in a series of two separate very very painful (and long long recovery periods) surgeries. i am very lucky and can almost do anything that i used to do..i am a full-time college student and will have my masters' degree in one year and i work full-time as well. however, my OBGYN had even looked at me and said...."Sarah, if i had 4 shattered vertebrae among other problems that you have suffered from that accident and someone told me that they were going to take away the pain medication that you are on...i would strangle them."
Now, i do not in any way shape or form promote taking a narcotic while pregnant. this is not about me anymore and i realize that. but if you are someone who has never suffered an injury such as this or even similar then you have NO IDEA that the pain is do debilitating at times that i cannot even get out of bed. i will be honest, atleast 5 days out of 7 i cry and ache so bad that i dont want to move out of my room; but ironically..the best thing for me is to actually keep moving! once i lay down it hurts worse..(usually) unless i absolutely have to lay down. so anyway, yes i am working with my doctor to wean down on the medication...i am on 10/325 mg of percocet 4 times a day, but have been told that if i can get by without increasing this medication or even lowering to twice a day...then everything should be just fine. my mother and twin sister are both registered nurses and among other studies where doctors have monitored pregnant women on medications such as these, the main risks are involved after the child is born. which again, does not make it a better situation...or does not make it 'ok' but...like i said, you cant suffer too because that will put stress on the baby as well. so doctors know what they're talking about and just because people read on here that a woman is on a 'DRUG' or 'NARCOTIC' they flip out and dont fully understand the situation. hope this helps:) thankyou
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