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2-3 weeks pregnant, addicted to tramadol and nicotine

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Kate Smith answered this Tramadol During Pregnancy
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expectingnumero1349463

Hello all, 

Ive struggled with addiction a good portion of my life. I started taking pills when I was 17....I am 27 now. I was very addicted to Norco for about 7 years....just recently in the last year have quit taking those. However, when I get cravings for those, I have been taking Tramadol and have found that I am now addicted to that. I also smoke half a pack to a full pack of cigarettes a day. I KNOW that now I have NO CHOICE but to stop both things. But naturally, without having a drug problem, I suffer from generalized anxiety. It got significantly worse when I was withdrawing from the Norco. I KNOW that my anxiety will peak and increase when I choose to stop, which is in the next day.  I have some anxiety medicine that I have been holding onto , and I do not know if it will be beneficial to take which I am withdrawing (it is ativan and I only have about a weeks worth. I only took them at night for sleeping anyways). 

ANYWAYS, my whole point of this post is this.....what effects and problems am I causing my baby right now by taking these tramadols? what about smoking? what about if I choose to take the ativan (1 .5mg pill at bedtime)? I am really concerned about what effects I am doing to my baby, but I also have to think about myself and my well being right? I dont want to sound selfish....this is just awful. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated....PLEASE. 

Dr. House

Tramadol is highly addictive despite the pharmaceuticals is saying to you. The main problem is it works not only as a pain reliever but also as rapid acting AD (serotonine, dopamine, noradrenaline). After a week of severe withdrawal syndroms I smoked five cigarette a day (after 20 years as non-smoker) and felt like a surfaced for deep water. I started to take OTC NRT (smoking cigarrettes is a trash) and it helps me to feel almost all benefits which I had from Tram. I feel good, have energy, everything essentialI felt on Tram. I do not advise you should take NRT when you are pregnant - it is not a good idea, but maybe you have also dopamine deficiency like I suppose on me. If you have good and discreet MD, you should consult it, if it also can't be your problem (dopamine shortage in brain). There are many much more safer ADs with dopamine effect, which can help you. I also eat tyrosine diary supplements twice a day... I hope it may help you, and don't be shy to take and advice and help from MD - You are not alone in this...
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