Any ok Pain Medications for SEVERE back pains while pregnant

[Cubana]

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.

[andysgirl]

hey my name is jamie im 21 yrs old and have had  severe back pain for 2 yrs and the doctors say my back is getting worse everyday ive been trying to have a baby for the last year but all my docors advice against it , all my meds were preventing me from getting pregnant lyrica and flexal they are very dangerous the only safe medicine is hydrocodone i take 10 /500 mg 6x day and i have recently found out i was pregnant it was a dream come true i found a good pain mangerment doctor who say i can have a baby i have to be on bed rest and i cant take no meds the 1st trimester but for the 2nd and 3rd i can take hydrocodonebut the problem is im in so much pain all the time i just want to scream i cant stop taking my medicine but im scaried of hurtin my baby so im affraid of tellin my doctor i limited my pills to 3 a day i dont know what to do?

[andysgirl]

hey

[Gidget_2007]

i am 19 and was diagnosed with FM when i was 12 this syndrom has affected my school, social, and future life i have a severe case of Fm and CFS,  TMj i have not been taking medication for about 2 years now, i decided the medicine was causing me more harm then good, i was trying a more natural approach yoga  low impact yoga where deep breathing and slow stretching helped me alot  in certain position you can increase the oxygen flow to any part of your body which will increase the pain at first but after your done you feel revitalized it must be repeated throughout the day, you also need to eat healthy and take a one a day vitamin and a b complex vitamin, maintain good posture, if you are pregnant make sure you are not overdosing on vitamins you can also go to waiora .com and get a zeolite  ( read about it its amazing)  i know dealing with fm and cfs it is very hard to get motivated and the triggerd pain in the begininning is detoring but it is worth it and now i also just recently found out i am about 5 weeks pregnant and my body is relapsing horribly but i will continue to try naturallity because the medicine doesn't really help it makes your body more sick and cause more side effects wich gives the drug company and doctors more visits more drugs for you more money for them "population control" i also suggest reading  what "they" don't want you to know about natural cures and remedies take it seriously! remeber your mind is like a whole nother world so put it to it and you can accomplish anything! you are the only one that can help your self , everyonce in a while i would take  something  before i was pregnant but no matter what i tried, prescribed or not i only got a buzz no pain relief in fact most increased my tmj clinchin of my jaw which increased my head and neck pain and i almost tried everything when i was young...  good luck to you all

[tellybeth]

I am in a very similar situation and am worrying myself to death.  I have severe right hip/leg pain and have been taking pain meds for nearly a year while trying to get diagnosed.  I am now 13 weeks pregnant(not planned but very welcomed!) and still in need of pain med.  I have been given hydrocodone w/apap 5/500 to take 3 times a day.  I only take it 1 to 2 times a day because it causes me so much guilt!  
Even though I need it due to extreme pain, I feel like I am hurting my baby. I don't know what to do!  Please let me know what you find out and I can do the same for you.  It is really nice to have someone to talk to other than people that don't seem to understand.  Most people I try to talk to around here tell me to deal with the pain until the baby comes.  Evidently, they have never suffered with chronic pain.
Please feel free to email me.  I would love to talk and offer any support I can.
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[cugirl]

Lyrica is about the same as Neurontin, its for nerves so I dont know how well that will help with back pain.  Try this website....safefetus.com.  Click on check your medications on the right side of the screen.  Then you can type your meds in and find out what research has been done and the effects of the meds on a fetus and when breast feeding.  Like methadone (methadose) could cause SIDS and neonatal withdrawl.  I couldnt find any thing on Percocet, but I did see Oxycontin and it said:
No fetal adverse effects in animals.
Limited human data but no association with congenital defects reported during, 1st trimester exposure
With prolonged use it may cause neonatal withdrawal.

Check out the website and you can type in other pain meds that you think would help and see what the side effects are.  Maybe ask about Roxicodone it has the same effects as Oxycontin.  
Only bad thing is newer drugs are not found on the website yet.  Best of Luck!!

[MrsGrumpy]

I had a healthy, happy baby boy on 5/500 mg of Vicodin three times a day. I would ask. He was 8'12" and three weeks early even!