hey just to let u no the baby goes through withdraw in the womb n if it goes through it for any lenght of time it WILL take seizures n we all no what kind of damage that causes just try to ween yourself off in n take ibporin that is what helps me
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This is just my past expierence. Doesn't mean it always goes this way. I took the medication Tramadol 2-3 pills my entire pregnancy. It was my second child. I went to 41.5 weeks and he's perfect. NO signs of withdrawl at birth or any other delays. If anything, he was more advanced than my first. I was ashamed to tell my OB so I never did. I was addicted prior to the pregnancy but only at that dose. It helped with the energy levels. He's now 2 and is perfect! Best of luck.
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I am in the exact same situation. I am 7 months along and have been on tramadol the entire time. I went from taking 6 a day down to 2. I am sure you have had your baby by now. Can you tell me what happened?
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I went to the doctor today and found out I am 5 weeks pregnant. I have been addicted to tramadol for over 7 years and I know the feeling of guilt all to well.I have also had two prior tubal pregnancies that im not sure were not connected somehow to the drug. I have weened mysself down to two twice a day and that is going from six about 4-5 times a day. I told my doctor I have a history of abuse but was not entirerly truthful because i was afraid. So far the withdrawls are pretty bad its hard to sleep and i feel like im going to come out of my skin and my anger is completly out of control. I dont know what to do and im terrified im going to harm my baby.
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My heart goes out to you.I know all too well what you're feeling. I went through two tramadol addicted pregnancies. Let me start by letting you know that at 6y and 3y they are both perfect! Even so, I still have guilt. That never goes away. When my 3yr old was born she did have feeding problems and it COULD have been from withdrawal. So, I recommend breastfeeding. That way you can ween the baby off. I will check back if you have ANY questions. All my best to you, baby!
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Please stop. I did the same thing. I have a congenital spine disease and took it during my whole pregnancy.when she was born she was takin immediately to the NICU to detox for 8 weeks. She went through pure hell and DHS also gets involved so please for the sake of ur baby stop. But not without help because u can miscarry. U have no idea what these babies go through! No sleep, loose stools, pain all through the body and constant crying....i hope u get the help to get off..
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charlene wrote:
I would rather do methadone than Ultram(tramadol) any day..but the best choice would be to taper off it ASAP!! If you continue to use the Ultram, then your baby will be in a NICU going thru horrific withdrawals and babies are generally given morphine in tapered doses to help them thru it! The sooner you decide the better off you both will be!
so can u take or not
I would rather do methadone than Ultram(tramadol) any day..but the best choice would be to taper off it ASAP!! If you continue to use the Ultram, then your baby will be in a NICU going thru horrific withdrawals and babies are generally given morphine in tapered doses to help them thru it! The sooner you decide the better off you both will be!
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I have been o. Tramadol for 9years and I can't live without it cause of the pain but in oct 2006 I found out I was pregnant and I stop straight away the pain I was goin through was horrible she was born in June 2007 and u stayed off the tramadol until January 2008 when I stopped breast feeding. Then went back on it coz the pain! Just carried on taking it I then fell pregnant in nov 2010 ananda stop straight away I had my 2nd daughter in August 2011 I breasts feed her till January 2012 then went back on it as of pain then 3days ago I found out I'm pregnant again and I stopped straight away again! The point I'm tryin to make iv been on tramadol nearly half my life and not takin it Is the most horrible thing but I will do that for my child coz having something happen to my child is unbearable. If I'm honest I don't think the ones that won't stop should b a mother, it's so selfish and y would u put ur child in danger. Put it this way once they are here would u just let them stand in the road and wait and c what happen??? If ur answer is no y would u risk putting a drug in ur body and waiting and seeingif ur child will b ok?
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Taking Tramadol to reduce pain has nothing to do wether you care about your baby or not. I am a nurse practitioner and I myself have SI dysfunction where my pelvis is out of line and very painful. I take Tramadol to control my pain otherwise I would not be able to work. Becoming pregnant and wanting to treat my pain is completely acceptable. There are no clear studies that show Tramadol is harmful to the fetus or that it will experience withdrawal. So to state that "if you care for your unborn child you will quit cold turkey" is ignorant. Obviously you do not have chronic pain nor do you understand how benefits outweigh the outcome. Please do not mentor others when 1. you cannot even spell the drug properly 2. are not medically inclined to do so.
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I originally posted and unfortunately I miscarried right after the post it was unrelated to the tramadol. I am now 12 weeks pregnant again and I am still on it. I had my daughter while on tramadol and I was going to taper off the last month but unfortunately I had to have an emergency c section due to low fluid and wasn't given the opportunity but my daughter was fine. I am really pissed at those that claim I am a bad mother if I take it. Do you know I was originally taken off cold turkey during my first pregnancy and I almost miscarried. I couldn't work or function. Unfortunately I have chronic arthritis pain in all my joints. If I come off right now I wouldn't be able to care for my 3 year old. How dare do you people judge others when you have no idea the circumstances. if you don't think it bothers me to be on it well it does but I have to function. I don't take it for my appendix or a minor back ache. Even on it my hips are so bad I can barely touch them they are so sore and inflamed. Add on I am pregnant and the pressure on my hips and it is twice as painful, and that is only one joint. They all hurt. I can honestly say I will no longer look at this blog because of ignorant people. Judge yourselfs because I highly doubt your perfect because no one is. And I do not have to answer to you people!!!!
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Glad to hear I'm not alone. I've been taking Tram 50mg 3-4 a day for a year for chronic pelvic/back pain caused by severe endometreosis. I found out that I'm 5 weeks pregnant and want to stop. I've read every post on this thread, and while I'm happy to hear that most stories had happy endings, I couldn't help but notice the lack of successful weaning stories that made it to zero pills. Tram has been a wonder drug for me. Keeps my pelvic/back pain at a tolerable level and also stopped my restless leg syndrome dead in it's tracks. And to top it all off, I've never been so focused, happy and anxiety free as when I'm taking the pills. I'll be sad to see them go, but I'd rather be taking nothing during my first pregnancy if I can do it, especially since pregnancy eventually the tames the endo. I've since weaned from 3-4 pills to 2 a day and am unsure how quickly to cut back. I feel HORRIBLE when I don't have them... all the classic symptoms... except my restless legs/arms (which I've had since I was a kid, way before I even knew what Tram was) are much worse. I had to laugh at the stories of sneezing... I thought I had just picked up a pregnancy allergy... I guess not. I plan to talk to my dr over the phone on Monday and ask her opinion on whether to bite the bullet and go cold turkey, or take 7 months tapering. I'll go to hell and back if she says that is what I need to do. As for those of you taking it your whole pregnancy, this is in no way any indication that you are a less than fit mother. Personally, I think a calm, painfree/ less pained mommy is better than someone in screaming pain. Do what is best for you... people have no idea what chronic pain is like, and that it doesn't necessarily stop because you get pregnant. I really want to break free from these pills. Like I said, I'm going to talk to my doctor, but any tips on weaning, how long you feel like c**p after you hit zero, and any success stories are appreciated more than you know. Good luck ladies... your stories gave me a huge sigh of relief.
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Hello, I was wondering if you could help me. I am currently 5 months and I take tramadol everyday for my Rheumatoid arthritis. I too am addicted and scared. Do you think if I try and wean myself off the next few months that my baby will not have to deal with withdrawal? Any advice or help will be appreciated.
Thank you.
Thank you.
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that is not always true i was on tramadol my whole pregnacy in fact my phisician said it was fine,i was also scared to but my baby is now 6 months and wonderful he never went through any withdraws nor went through crying spells not that this will happen with every-one there is always a chance of the baby going through withdraws or even mis carrying but i would not pick legal heroin (methadone) over tramodol while pregnate my opinion.
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I'm almost 23 yrs old & i had been using tramadol since i was 12 for no real reason. And all i wanna say here that i had quit it more than 50 time through these 11 years just by putting down the dose, if somthing inside you ladies keep telling you how hard it gonna be to stop it's your week will to stop. I swear to god i used to take it for months and stop it for months my maximum daily dose was 8 pills 200 mg. Not just me was able to do that but almost every guy around and here i can put a clear simple equation: men strong will = women strong love to their babes inside them. And those women who used to tell you that their babes were born ok while taking tramadol none of their babes had reached the age of 30 yet to tell you how perfect human they still because im sure that if a normal mom's babe health was 100% atramadol addict mom's babe wont be. And those who take it for real proplems and by adoctor prescription you should know that god knows intentions.
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