Im 4 months pregnant and been taking Tramadol the whole pregnancy

for you woman that are scared about losing your child due to withdraws from tramadol, it's possible but very slim chance, I quit cold turkey shooting oxycoton and roxies and heroin when I found out i was pregnant at 10 weeks (over 2 years ago)... i suffered almost 5 months of withdraws and it was the worst experience i have ever been through and would not wish that on anyone, tramadol will give you the same symptoms when quitting... it will be rough but in the end will be worth it, seeing a newborn baby suffer from withdraws is horrible and i personally would go through all of that over again to make sure my baby doesn’t feel the side effects of withdraws.  Just bumping their crib can cause them hours of discomfort and pain. Just remember if I can go through withdraws from shooting heroin at 10weeks pregnant than you have a pretty good chance of being okay with kicking tramadol… its very scary I know, I had ALL the horrible withdraw symptoms and couldn’t even keep water down, at times I thought I was going to die… but after the first week it gets a little easier just take one day at a time and remember this is only temporary… good luck hope this helps. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

ur not alone. im on my third pregnancy and i took tram with all pregnancy and they came out fine. i take like 8 a day. my boyfriend gets mad but i tell him i did it before and the doc always says everything is good. i cant cut down and if i go through withdrawals then it stresses the baby and thats even worse. dont worry ur ok. doesnt make you a bad person. hey at least your not smoking crack. :]

Hey everyone. I wrote on here a few times almost two years ago as I was on tramadol during my first pregnancy. Very few people had posted updates at the time and it was so scary. I wanted to check in again!
Recap: I was on 4-6 tramadol a day for 3 years (and on smaller doses for 2 years before that) and then on full dosage through my entire pregnancy (even took it durin labor before I ended up with a c section). I was so worried because I absolutely could not cut back. My dr said some people have more opiate receptors in their bodies and will react much stronger to withdrawals than others who have less. I thought I was dying after only one day of WEENING you guys. No joke. It was bad.

Having a c section saved me from this awful awful drug. This is by far the worst narcotic in the world when it comes to withdrawals!! After my c section, I was put on Percocet for the pain. This was my life saver! If you can talk to a doctor about it, and are really serious about kicking the entire pill habit of all kinds, switch to a different med and then taper off of that after 2 months or so. I haven't taken a single tramadol since I went into surgery that day (October 7, 2010) and I feel whole again. Weaning from Percocet was a walk in the park compared to tramadol. Switch if you can!

My son is now 21 months old and I have a 4 month old daughter (no meds with her preg). He is very smart in many ways. He's not advanced necessarily, but he's healthy and happy and curious and learning words everyday. He definitely had some of what I would call withdrawals when he was born. Lots of crying and startling. He was 2 weeks early because they induced me with high blood pressure, so that could be some of it. Overall, do not be scared to talk to your dr about switching to something with less withdrawals. Bring them these stories and make them see how real these wd symptoms are. Switching was the ONLY way I could get off the meds altogether within 2 months with almost no withdrawals. Good luck mamas! Don't beat yourselves up or let people tell you it's in your head. It is absolutely not and this is something drs need to see and believe to get this drug off the "non-narcotic" list.

I am 13 weeks and so tired as you said. In my 30s, 3rd pregnancy so maybe that's part of it. :/ I am taking about 1-2 50 mg trams/day right now (weaned from 6/day) and I can't seem to get lower. I am exhausted and winded all the time. I have never had this problem so when did it get better for you?

     Hi everyone. I have read many replies from different websites. On this topic I thought I would just let others know what I have been told. I am in my third month of pregnancy. This is my third pregnancy as well. I have two children. On my first visit to my doctor who is to deliver my baby, I had let him know the medication I was on, tramadol, and the reason I was on it. I let him know im prescribed between 2-6 daily, because I too very worried and concerned if I needed to stop. He had told me it was okay and in most cases taking tramadol alone as prescribed and no more, should not harm the baby. Some babies are born with withdrawls however, which is still bad enough. I had also got prescribed wellbutrin to take but had no worries about that because I stop taking it during the time I had got pregnant an he also said nothing to worry about, which gave me a better feeling. Though he had said tramadol in most cases dont harm the baby, still knowing after being born my baby or any baby, can go through withdrawl is still harmful. Knowing how withdrawls are for us adults, I couldnt put my newborn through such terrible experience. Before I saw the doctor I had cut down more than half starting in one day. During my first 2-3 weeks of being pregnant and didnt know, I was taking maybe 12. During the third week I started throwing up everytime I took any tramadol, and then I missed my period and took a test and found out I was pregnant and a year ago I was taking 20+ a day. Since then I take 2-4 a day as my obgyn doctor knows. I still yet have to stop completely before my fifth month. I will say the withdrawl for me hasnt been as bad as before. The only thing I do have is depression. It has been two months of me taking 2-4 a day and most days the morning sickness causes me to throw it up not long after I take it. I have to make myself get up and do things. And the pain in my back and hands, the reason I was prescribed it in the first place, really hurts, but the miracle inside of me helps get me through it. I havent had any desire to take any more than 2-4, not once. I been prescribed tramadol for 5yrs. I have no plans on going back how it used to be. After my baby is born I can get my 2 surgury on my back and hands like I was suppose to this month. Im hoping after I will physically feel much better. Anyways I hope this help anyone who has any worries or concerns. I know the guilt, but I also know it can be beat if you set your heart on it.

Hi i have been on and addicted to transfer for ten years and have had 3 babies using the entire time. My kids came out healthy and big. Just cut down at the end of pregnancy so baby doesn't suffer after birth. My doc helped and yours will too.

ok heres my story about this stuff i just had my baby boy 2 days ago and he is 100 percent healthy weighed 6 lbs 12 oz and was 20 inches long and his apgore score was the highest it can be i took tramadol up until i was 36 weeks pregnant in the begining i was takeing 200 mg and cut myself down to nothing by 36 weeks and honestly even tho hes healthy i still feel so bad and just because the people on here are posting haveing healthy babies doesnt mean thats the same with everybody and still dont know how this is gonna effect later on down the road the guilt i had during my pregnancy was not worth it at all and my advise to you is to cut yourself down to nothing which is not that hard just cut it into halfs yes your still gonna have a little withdraw but my experience was not that bad i hurt for 2 days and was pretty depressed for a week but i am soo glad i did it so my baby wasnt born addicted like i said just cut yourself down to nothing cus you dont want your baby born addicted cus thats something thats gonna be really painful for your baby and you once hes born and dont use advise over the internet to make you think its 100 safe to take you should quit for your baby trust me you will feel soo much better

My baby is now 4 months and is perfect..she is always ALWAYS smiling..she has been sleeping through the night since 5 weeks old! she is rolling over, playing with toys, doing all the things a 4 month old should be doing. She figured out how to stand up a month ago and doesn't want to do anything else. A very strong little girl. Again I only did at the most 150 a day and cut down to nothing by week 37..its a lot easier than u think if you cut back very slowly even by a quarter if you have to

I have two bulging discs in my back so my doctor has tried me on four different things and one of them I was allergic to. He gave me Methadone the first timee I went and after taking it for two days I started to get really sick. I would throw up all day and sleep all day long. I would wake up from sleeping and just throw up. It was aweful.

Hello all!  I just gave birth to my second child on August 5th.  I was on tramadol throughout the pregnancy up until the very end, about 3 or 4 50-mg tablets a day, sometimes more (same thing with my first child).  I'm happy to say that my new son is just fine, even though he was a full month early.  He eats eagerly, sleeps well, and is alert and focused when awake.  He hardly ever cries and had no withdrawal symptoms in the hospital.  His doctors say he's perfect and is doing extremely well.  My daughter is now nearly 18 months old and is doing amazingly well too -- she has always eaten well and slept through the night right from birth and has grown big, tall, and strong.  I was worried about my medication use through both pregnancies, but now the worry is over.  I pray that everyone who is taking tramadol during pregnancy has the same experience.  I know how difficult it is to be pregnant AND in pain!  Like others have said, the best thing to do is try not to worry too much, and try to cut down your dose.  Also, don't be afraid to tell your doctor.  I confess I didn't tell mine, but I told the staff in the delivery room when I was in labor, but they didn't seem concerned at all.  So part of me wonders if the whole "tramadol is terrible for pregnancy" thing is a bit overblown.  Good luck, ladies, best wishes, positive vibes from me and prayers that your babies will be perfectly healthy!  :)

hey everyone! i am new to this whole website. though i have been reading peoples posts on here for quite some time now. i have finally gathered the courage to make my own profile so that like the rest of you i too could get some support...and hopefully answers. First let me start by saying i am currently 23 weeks 3 days pregnant... with a baby girl! both my boyfriend and i couldnt be happier to be bringing a little princess into this world. we already have SO unconditional love for her...its torture having to wait any longer to hold her. but like many of you...i am VERY scared. i have been taking percocet for about a year and a half now. shamefully not prescribed :( i fractured vertabraes about 5 years ago...and have been living with the constant dull ache in my lower back for years. some days more unbearable then others. i havent had insurance since i was 18....living on my own, waitressing, school....couldnt really afford it. my boyfriend got his wisdom teeth pulled and they prescribed him percocet 5 mg tablets. he said they worked great for the pain and couldnt feel a thing. and i figured since they were DR prescribed they couldnt be any more dangerous then a tylenol...right? so i tried one also...and for the first time in years my back pain was relieved! so to make a long story short i have been self medicating myself  a total of 18.75 mg only...but daily for about a year and a half. i take about 3.75 mgs at a time only. and do this about 5 times a day. well when i found out i was pregnant...i knew i needed to stop...i wanted to everything natural...no tylenol or anything throughout the pregnancy. but when i stopped....i experienced withdrawal syptoms! pretty intense ones too...atleast to me anyways. and what worried me was that i had severe abdominal cramping... so i did some research and this is where it led me! here. to find out that i was not the only one!!!! and to find that this was totally unsafe during pregnancy! that withdrawing could make me lose the baby! i didnt know what else to do....so i slowly started using the percocet again. didnt take long before i was back on my old routine. 3.75 mgs 5 times a day. i am VERY depressed. and sad. i had no idea this could even happen from something DR prescribed. i have been reading and reading and reading. and it doesnt help with my stress and anxiety i am experienceing from this....i am worried that my poor sweet angel is going to suffer through withdrawal. so the conclusion i came to after weeks of researching this is to "taper" very slowly. so for the past week i have strictly gone down to 15 mgs daily. 3.75 mgs 4 times daily. next week im going to cut another dosage and go down to 11.25 mg. which would be 3.75mgs 3 times daily. i plan to keep doing this til i am down to 1.8 mgs only a day...then stop completely. does ANYONE have any advice? or comments....id even appreciate a little support :) its not easy...and i would just stop it all completely....i could care less about the withdrawal pain i would suffer...i just dont want to take the chance of hurting my little girl in any way shape or form. and from everything iv read....chances are if i stopped completely i risk going into pre term labor. i am VERY ashamed. and havent spoke to my obgyn about this...i am scared of being labeled as a drug addict...or worse...an unfit mother to be. cause i am more then ready to care and love this little with EVERYTHING i have. i also have the fear that if i let anyone in on my dark secret...i could possibly lose my little angel :( i wouldnt want children services to take my baby away! i would never be able to go on with my life. i cant believe this has happened to me...and i know its my fault. all my fault. i hate myself. i cant sleep at night. im miserbale all day long...because this is constantly haunting me. idk what to do....so i guess what i need is just some answers! 1. if i were to have continued taking the 15 mgs  a day would that have caused my baby to be born with withdrawals? 2. does my tapering plan sound like it is safe....and could be successful? PLEASE answer. thank you everyone! i truly appreciate it. i read all your stories and they help knowing im not the only one out there in this predicamate!

yess your baby will unfortunatly come out with withdraw syptoms and yes they are just as severe as the ones that you have if not worse everything you take your baby is takeing you should tell your doctor so just in this case nothing will happen like your baby getting took away and you should definitley ween yourself down to nothing dont ct tho cus your baby is going to get just as sick as you are and imagine a 24 week old fetus withdrawing .. it can really harm them thats the sad reality to it just tell your doc and cut down to nothing as quick as you can thats what i had to do good luck

and percocet and tramadol are 2 completley different meds tramadol is 10 times weaker than percocet

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I am so glad to have found this site and have been checking it off and on throughout my pregnancy. This is my first post. I decided to post just to let everyone else know that they are not alone. I too am hooked on Tramadol and pregnant and VERY worried about what will happen to my baby. This is my third pregnancy. My first, 8 years ago I had no issues. My second, 2 years ago, I was able to stop pretty quickly. This time it's different. I work long hard hours as a critical care nurse and when I'm home I have other kids to deal with and very little help. I have cut down from 600 mg/day to 50mg and not every day. I did quit for about 2 weeks at the end of my first trimester but ended up back on them because I couldn't take the pain AND the fatigue and depression. For me, these are miracle pills that not only take away my pain, but give me energy and serenity and a feeling of "health" like I don't get on my own. On my own I'm irritable, run down groggy and TIRED not to mention in constant pain (arthritis and a work-related back injury). EVERYDAY is a struggle. I can go 2 days here and there without them and when I do take a pill I take one and make myself wait til noon at least so that it lasts me. I have also occasionally taken vicodin to try to wean myself off the tramadol. It works, but it doesn't last and makes me even more irritable as it's wearing off. I'm currently 32 weeks pregnant. So far everything looks fine. My baby is big, moves alot, and seems healthy. My doctor does not know I'm taking pain meds. My plan was to quit on my own. And when that didn't work out, I felt ashamed to tell her later on, thinking she would judge me. I tried on a few occasions, but it never happened. Too late now. My plan is to stop completely by 34 weeks (my last son was born at 36 weeks). I don't want my baby to have withdrawls, and that seems to be the biggest concern. But that doesn't stop me from being concened about birth defects, autism, you name it! I will come back and post and let eveyone know how things go! In the meantime, do your best to cut back as much as you can. Hopefully all of our children are born healthy!!!!

I am in the same situation only am currently 9 months, how did it all turn out if you dont mind??

Hey, I have a VERY bad yeast infection & its sunday so I cant get prescribed anything until my appt in the morning & I'm really nervious about taking a 50 tremadol. Should I be okay? I'm 32 weeks.