I too am pregers on methadone, the only diffrence is I have watched a baby withdrawal and it is something that is in your mind forever!!
It wasnt my baby but my sisters baby she was taking percocets the whole time. So I pulled myself together and have been on cold turkey withdrawal for 12 days now, Im not doing awesome yet but last night I slept for atleast 6hrs which in its self is a miracal. I didnt have to go to a clinic as my dr was more than happy to give me a scrip every month for headaches. I have never liked pain pills till methadone. Im just thankful that I caught this before it was to late I know I can kick this but its just Im so tired... I think methadone is great for people who really need it but if you dont have to dont do it. god will help me through but he wont take all the pain away I need to remember this so next time im tempted I can just smile and say no thanks Im fine! !
It wasnt my baby but my sisters baby she was taking percocets the whole time. So I pulled myself together and have been on cold turkey withdrawal for 12 days now, Im not doing awesome yet but last night I slept for atleast 6hrs which in its self is a miracal. I didnt have to go to a clinic as my dr was more than happy to give me a scrip every month for headaches. I have never liked pain pills till methadone. Im just thankful that I caught this before it was to late I know I can kick this but its just Im so tired... I think methadone is great for people who really need it but if you dont have to dont do it. god will help me through but he wont take all the pain away I need to remember this so next time im tempted I can just smile and say no thanks Im fine! !
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I am a nurse in a NICU where we see a lot of babies addicted to Methadone, although there are rare cases where the babies do not go through severe withdrawal for the most part these babies do suffer for ,sometimes, up to 3 months. The withdraw for the babies is not easy, they cry quite often, are hard to calm down, don't sleep well, get nasty diaper rashes from the loose stools, sometimes can't eat so we have to put feeding tubes in, have respitory problems and their muscles are so tight you can hardley move them and numerous other issues. If you are not pregnant you should think about trying to wean yourself off the methadone before getting pregnant. I understand that some people are taking it for other issues other than herione withdraw but these babies suffer so much.
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Thanks for posting on this. I thought that it was relatively easy for people who were on methadone compared to heroin but I wasn't sure, so thanks for telling us about your story.
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wow . what a horribly ignorant and judgemental thing to say to about people you don't know , but ESPECIALLY about someone in your own family! YOU are probably part of the reason your "niece" had the problems she does. Instead of being supportive and finding out how you can help the poor girl, you are posting nasty uninformed things about her and others!!!! You are intentionally calling people names that are doing all that they can to better themselves! There is a lot more to methadone treatment than just the medicine itself but you obviously don't care to educate yourself. You are so self righteous and god help you when you face your maker someday and have to explain to him why you chose to be a name caller and to put your fellow family member down instead of helping. But it takes so much more effort for you to inform yourself, and to play a positive role in your nieces life. How easier it must be for you to just sit back, talk c**p about her, and think up names to call her.
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What do you mean you wanted to find out what WE'RE to expect!!!!!???? You have NO BUSIENESS wanting to know ANYTHING about HER baby , because you ABUSE the info you find and use it to verbally abuse her instead of being a proper "aunt" or even a halfway decent human being at that! I wonder how the rest of her "family" has treated her now and in the past. When she was making bad decisions it was because she is sick and has a terrible disease that you could not even begin to imagine the realities of. It was not necessarily decisions she would have made as a sober clear-minded person. SHAME ON YOU for treating people this way, especially people who are in intensive treatment programs. Like I said I would love to be there the day you meet your maker . These people and your niece are sick. but WHATS YOUR EXCUSE???
P.S. I suggest you seek counseling and a support group that is available to closed minded people who lack information on the horrors of addiction, and will teach you the difference between the addicts decisions and the recovering addicts decisions.
You will be able to be educated more properly than any web-site can educate you. and it would be worth your time and efforts if the end result is you treating your niece with a little understanding and respect. It'd be even better if it resulted in an apology to her from you. and maybe an offer to become involved in her life in a positive and supportive way. You may find some pretty positive improvements in her WHICH WOULD BE GREAT FOR THAT BABY YOU ARE SO CONCERNED ABOUT!!!!
You will be able to meet other family members of addicts and talk about the anger and concern and worry that was caused to you during her active addiction. Once all of those feelings are out of the way, you may find that there is room for you to care about this person as you should, and you might find that she is full of remorse, pain, and apologies, along with her own anger at herself and probably even some disbelief at some things she did in the past. I am sure she doesn't enjoy any of this and wants to be a good mother to her child. If you are too cold of a person to want to right this situation with her, and if you are satisfied with the way you feel now, and the names you call and the feelings you hurt, you need to just leave her alone then and let her continue her recovery in peace. Its important that she involve her self with supportive positive influences. At this point you are more of a danger to her than anything.
As for your niece and everyone else going through this, be proud of yourself in your recovery. You and your doctor, counselor , and nurses at your treatment facility know all the progress your are making . Best of luck to you in your journey and may every day that passes put that much more distance between you and your past. Keep keepin' on...don't let these horrible people shatter your fragile selves! Say a little prayer for them even, as they are sick too, in a different way. I hope they get their own help so everyone can get along as they should and work together towards a healthy future for the sake of yourselves and most of all, the little precious ones you are expecting!!
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"I google "methadone and pregancy" just to find out what we're to expect "
What do you mean you wanted to find out what WE'RE to expect!!!!!???? You have NO BUSIENESS wanting to know ANYTHING about HER baby , because you ABUSE the info you find and use it to verbally abuse her instead of being a proper "aunt" or even a halfway decent human being at that! I wonder how the rest of her "family" has treated her now and in the past. When she was making bad decisions it was because she is sick and has a terrible disease that you could not even begin to imagine the realities of. It was not necessarily decisions she would have made as a sober clear-minded person. SHAME ON YOU for treating people this way, especially people who are in intensive treatment programs. Like I said I would love to be there the day you meet your maker . These people and your niece are sick. but WHATS YOUR EXCUSE???
P.S. I suggest you seek counseling and a support group that is available to closed minded people who lack information on the horrors of addiction, and will teach you the difference between the addicts decisions and the recovering addicts decisions.
You will be able to be educated more properly than any web-site can educate you. and it would be worth your time and efforts if the end result is you treating your niece with a little understanding and respect. It'd be even better if it resulted in an apology to her from you. and maybe an offer to become involved in her life in a positive and supportive way. You may find some pretty positive improvements in her WHICH WOULD BE GREAT FOR THAT BABY YOU ARE SO CONCERNED ABOUT!!!!
You will be able to meet other family members of addicts and talk about the anger and concern and worry that was caused to you during her active addiction. Once all of those feelings are out of the way, you may find that there is room for you to care about this person as you should, and you might find that she is full of remorse, pain, and apologies, along with her own anger at herself and probably even some disbelief at some things she did in the past. I am sure she doesn't enjoy any of this and wants to be a good mother to her child. If you are too cold of a person to want to right this situation with her, and if you are satisfied with the way you feel now, and the names you call and the feelings you hurt, you need to just leave her alone then and let her continue her recovery in peace. Its important that she involve her self with supportive positive influences. At this point you are more of a danger to her than anything.
As for your niece and everyone else going through this, be proud of yourself in your recovery. You and your doctor, counselor , and nurses at your treatment facility know all the progress your are making . Best of luck to you in your journey and may every day that passes put that much more distance between you and your past. Keep keepin' on...don't let these horrible people shatter your fragile selves! Say a little prayer for them even, as they are sick too, in a different way. I hope they get their own help so everyone can get along as they should and work together towards a healthy future for the sake of yourselves and most of all, the little precious ones you are expecting!!
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As a healthcare professional who has treated babies withdrawing from methadone it can be a very serious process. Babies can withdraw up to 3 weeks later and are also at an increased risk of SIDS. They also have other metabolically related issues brought on by methadone withdrawal. It is not an innocuous drug. It also may not show up on drug tests that are standard in most hospitals which leads you to believe there is not a problem for the baby if they test negative. This is just not true. Withdrawal is not dose related so even though you may be on a low dose the baby can still have major issues. Please come off all drugs if you are going to become pregnant it is the kindest thing you can do for your child. Once pregnant you cannot come off the methadone and the die is cast. If your baby did not suffer withdrawal then you were lucky, not everyone is, so your next child may not be so lucky.
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Im 3 to 4 weeks pregnant and am on methadone. i want to get off. i asked them to lower my dose but they said no. that if anything i should go up. i have a 7 year old daughter now. when i found out i was pregnant with her i kicked heroine cold turkey. she is fine. but i know kicking methadone is way harder. ive been on it for 5 years. i do get 6 take homes. i was thinking of lowering myself and then just stopping. all these stories of babies kicking and having seizures scare the sh*t out of me. i dont want my baby to suffer b cuz of my actions.and i cant have an abortion and live with myself. ive had one b4 and i dont ever want to go through that again.everyone at the clinic tells me to stay on and that my baby will b fine but thats bull. how can it not affect the baby? i want to quit b4 i get further along.im on medi cal and my primary dr is the one at the methadone clinic so of course hes against me getting off. :-( im at 90mg.i wake up sneezing and with chills and sweating and anxious b cuz i dont want to go up. i just found out im pregnant and i really want this baby. i want to give it the best chance of being healthy.
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im on 100mg of methadone a day and i want a baby so bad that its killing me can i get pregnant while taking methadone? i am willing to do what ever it takes.i am going to keep on praying and asking god to give me this blessing and yall please pray for me too. any one who has kids or can have kids please be thankful and thank god for them everyday.someone give me courage to keep on.
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I am 29 years old and have been on Methadone for nearly 5 years now. I became addicted to Heroin at 14 years old and then a few years after that I started smoking Crack. I had a long and depressing few years just floating around life in a grimy little drug bubble before getting myself to the Docs and getting onto a Methadone script.
The Methadone really helped me to begin to lead a stable life, no worrying about finding money to score, no more always looking over my shoulder expecting someone to grab me and beat me up for stealing their cash or credit cards, sleeping with their partner etc. I began to pick my life back up, went to college and then on to university.
I have recently found out that I am about 9 weeks pregnant, my Doc said the best thing to do was to stay on the Methadone, not to stop taking it. If I rattle, the baby rattles.
When I first began taking Methadone 5 years ago I was taking 130 ml liquid per day, I am now on 25ml, I came off the Methadone about a year and a half ago, I longed to be 'normal' and so spent a good few weeks not sleeping, eating and feeling miserable, uncomfortable and pretty much raw. I managed a few months in my new state and felt stong and free.
Before I knew it I had befriended another user through volunteering and within hours we were at her appartment with a big rock of Crack and a couple of bags of Heroin to come down with!
I'm not saying that everyone who stops using Methadone will mess up, that was one of the occasions that I personaly relapsed for whatever reasons/circumstances, I just feel that rushing off Methadone because of being pregnant or just fed up with being on something can be dangerous, addiction is a sneaky little bi*ch and can lay doormant for years, until you least expect it.
I feel immense guilt each morning when I'm drinking my dose of green liquid, I know that it is best for me to stay put with my situation, I just feel guilty and guilt is something that all ex users feel about a lot of the things they have done throughout their active addictions, guilt gets you nowhere but bad places and I know it is no good for me to feel it.I just do
My Doc said I can reduce very slightly, but, if at any point I begin to feel withdrawrel badly, to stop reducing as the baby will suffer also.
I hope by sharing my thoughts and feelings on my situation that someone else in similar circumstances will know that they are not alone and that they are not bad people.
I am a human being. I made a bad decision one day, ended up with an addiction and ever sice I've been trying to manage that addiction.
All I can do is follow the advice I am given and the advice that my instincts tell me sound sensible.
I wish the best for all who have spent the time to share their experiences here, it has been comforting to realise I'm not the only woman to be pregnant and taking Methadone.
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The Methadone really helped me to begin to lead a stable life, no worrying about finding money to score, no more always looking over my shoulder expecting someone to grab me and beat me up for stealing their cash or credit cards, sleeping with their partner etc. I began to pick my life back up, went to college and then on to university.
I have recently found out that I am about 9 weeks pregnant, my Doc said the best thing to do was to stay on the Methadone, not to stop taking it. If I rattle, the baby rattles.
When I first began taking Methadone 5 years ago I was taking 130 ml liquid per day, I am now on 25ml, I came off the Methadone about a year and a half ago, I longed to be 'normal' and so spent a good few weeks not sleeping, eating and feeling miserable, uncomfortable and pretty much raw. I managed a few months in my new state and felt stong and free.
Before I knew it I had befriended another user through volunteering and within hours we were at her appartment with a big rock of Crack and a couple of bags of Heroin to come down with!
I'm not saying that everyone who stops using Methadone will mess up, that was one of the occasions that I personaly relapsed for whatever reasons/circumstances, I just feel that rushing off Methadone because of being pregnant or just fed up with being on something can be dangerous, addiction is a sneaky little bi*ch and can lay doormant for years, until you least expect it.
I feel immense guilt each morning when I'm drinking my dose of green liquid, I know that it is best for me to stay put with my situation, I just feel guilty and guilt is something that all ex users feel about a lot of the things they have done throughout their active addictions, guilt gets you nowhere but bad places and I know it is no good for me to feel it.I just do
My Doc said I can reduce very slightly, but, if at any point I begin to feel withdrawrel badly, to stop reducing as the baby will suffer also.
I hope by sharing my thoughts and feelings on my situation that someone else in similar circumstances will know that they are not alone and that they are not bad people.
I am a human being. I made a bad decision one day, ended up with an addiction and ever sice I've been trying to manage that addiction.
All I can do is follow the advice I am given and the advice that my instincts tell me sound sensible.
I wish the best for all who have spent the time to share their experiences here, it has been comforting to realise I'm not the only woman to be pregnant and taking Methadone.
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you are right on. I am on dayn 2 of my methadone treatment program and yesterday I spent 4 hours w/ dr.'s nurses, counselrs, etc and was told over and over again that many people who thought they were not able to conceive became pregnant once they started the program. After saying this they also said "now don't start this just to get pregnant but if u do happen to conceive it is safer to be on and stay on the program because detoxing is so hard on the body and baby". I am 30 with no kids and my husband and i have decided on not having children due to my addiction problems and other health issues. This being said I am staying on birthcontrole and my husband now has to contribute. It's not a great for anyone to be hooked on anything but obviously u would be healthier on the program than out in the streets putting your life (as well as the life of your baby) on the line buying from who ever u can get it from or once again detoxing. thanks for stating facts and the reason that I replied is that i want people who read this to be truthfully informed and not think that methadose/methadone can be used as a contraceptive.
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Hi i want to start by saying that i loved almost everybodys storys and they were somewhat helpful but im still torn between two decisions and this is were i need help like alot of you im on methadone and i want to have a baby more than anything in the world thats one of the many many reasons i got clean and a big part of me is telling me to get of of the methadone before i try to get pregnant but i just got back on methadone a few months ago and the other part of me knows that if i do stop taking the methadone then there is a good chance that i could use again and in that case i couldnt have a child anyway i tried to get off of the methadone before and i started falling back into my old ways so now im back on a steady dose and for some reason methadone works for me it just does i dont ever think about using idk what to do i wouldnt want ANYTHING to happen to my child i wouldnt want them to be sick thats the last thing i want but if i come off methadone and use then im back at square one ill be thankful for any advice at all im so confused!!! :-(
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I was addicted to oxys and I know how bad the withdrawels are, I tried to ween off tried to just stop but I couldn't do it. The only way I got clean was going on methadone, which I am on right now. I'm not high and its really nice to not spend every dime I have on a pill just to function, I also had an abortion when I was 21 and using. I agree it was better then bringing a child into the world when I was doing drugs n drinking, I have been on methadone for a while and disvovered I was pregnant in aug. Now I'm worried about my baby but they said to detox while pregnant would cause miscarriage. Anyway I hope you find something to help, try suboxin if u don't want to go on methadone. Anything isbetter then the way your living now. Goodluck!!
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I need help... I haven't seen anyone on this post, and perhaps because it isn't the correct post, who have said that they have gotten prenant while on heroin.... This is the closest information to my problem than anything else I have found on the web, and hopefully someone will be able to answer my question. I have been using heroin just about every day for about 4 months now. I stopped getting my period about a month in. I am wondering if I can still get pregnant. Has anyone gotten pregnant while they were using heroin?? Obviously I want to quit and will get into rehab as soon as I get heath insurance, but for the time being, I was wondering if it was possible to get pregnant while using heroin and since my period has stopped.. if anyone has in the past please respond.
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Go directly 2 detox seriously that is what u have 2 have 2 do......u can not go on the way u are and will die i know!!!! so like i said go 2 detox get in know and have a plan when u complete detox! good luk!
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I can understand y u wood be scare I use OxyContin when I was 16 n couldn't stop ever day was a struggle the withdrawals got worst n now I was at the point I needed it to live.. When I was 17 to I got pregnant I had a blooddisorder n my doctor told me that I might lose my baby n to get an abortion to save the heartbreak n I did n I just couldn't live with myself... I went to rehab at 18 n I was in there for 2 months when I got out I went back using.... I tried so hard to stay clean but couldn't make it sick... At 19 I went to the methadone clinic it saved my life I've been clean for 2 years.... I am 21 now n I couldn't be happier I'm not telling u to go to a methadone clinic I'm just telling that it not worth being sick everyday n chasing it I hope u figure out what's best for u
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I can understand y u wood be scare I use OxyContin when I was 16 n couldn't stop ever day was a struggle the withdrawals got worst n now I was at the point I needed it to live.. When I was 17 to I got pregnant I had a blooddisorder n my doctor told me that I might lose my baby n to get an abortion to save the heartbreak n I did n I just couldn't live with myself... I went to rehab at 18 n I was in there for 2 months when I got out I went back using.... I tried so hard to stay clean but couldn't make it sick... At 19 I went to the methadone clinic it saved my life I've been clean for 2 years.... I am 21 now n I couldn't be happier I'm not telling u to go to a methadone clinic I'm just telling that it not worth being sick everyday n chasing it I hope u figure out what's best for u
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