Im 4 months pregnant and been taking Tramadol the whole pregnancy

Hello there, I was wondering, everyone goes through these withdrawls, but no one really describes them. I feel like my skin is on fire and toss and turn. I only take 100 mg at night to sleep and if the pain is off the charts during the day, I'll take one too. Is this similar to what your experiencing? I worry about getting pregnant and possible side affects on the child. With such a low amount, 100 mg, do you think they could really develop a dependency? Thanks

i took tramadol my entire pregnancy and i hate myself for it now my first son who is 5 is healthy and was born healthy my second one the one i took tramadol with is 5 monthes old now and has bad astmah and is always sick and has always been a lot fussyer than other babies and i feel so bad for it im not 100 percent the tramadol is what did this but im sure it didnt help either considering my first son is 100 percent healthy i really feel bad cus i think maybe i could of done something to prevent my baby being like this my advise to u is to cus down as much as you can until you quit its not too hard yes its hard but haveing a baby should be good motivation to do so if you think about how bad your hurting when you withdraw think about what your little fetus is feeling i honestly dont think its ok for woman who are not doctors on here to encourage other woman on here its ok to take tramadol while pregnant cus all pregnancies are diferent and it was this site that made me feel comfortable to continue takeing it throughout my pregnancy and now my baby is a sickly baby and yess i do belive tramadol has something to do with it im not saying it did tho really just quit i did a month befor he was born it sucked and the depression that came with it lasted a long time but it is better to get it done and over with than to worry yourselves everyday while your pregnant pregnancy is supposed to be something to enjoy not worry anyways thats all i have to say about this

OMG!!! I am actually at a cyber cafe because I am soo nervous, ashamed, scared and if anyone ever found out I would be crushed. Surprisingly all I typed in was taking tram - and google searched typed in the rest. I was selfishly relieved that so many women are going through the same exact thing! I just found out I was pregnant on the 1st of the year. Happy New Years eh We are thrilled. Its my first child and I am less than 6 weeks preggo. My fiance has no idea of the extent of my tram usage. I was up to 3 100mg a day and now have cut myself down to 1. I tried to quit tram and cigs cold turkey and was a miserable b***h. My doc told me that quitting cigs cold turkey after smoking for 15 yrs may be more harmful than weigning myself off. I´ve decided to take this notion to my pill usage. I just didn´t know if my child would be born without an arm or something. I know that sounds silly, but I have no idea what to expect! My plan is to stop completely in a couple weeks and maybe take seritonin pills to hep with the moodiness. GL to all you beautiful women. May we all be blessed with happy, healthy children :) 

I am four months pregnant and take 4 to 6 tremodol a day. I have also tried to stop but the withdraw feeling is horrible! I just can't do it. So I understand you completely:( I'm going to a doctor the 18th. If I find anything out I will let you know.

...I have been taking tram for since my 8 month old was born.n now im 5 months ive stoped a cuple times and started back up. The withdrawls are so bad its so hard to stop. Talk about anxiety up the ying yang...nausea, uncomfortable, cant eat, feels like i dont know what to do with myself. Im currentally to wing myself off i have 10 left and am scared. Its so hard when they are gone (i have been threw this before) because i feel so lazy and i dont feel like doing ANYTHING but lay in bed. sometimes that is even hard to do. Im glad to hear that im not the only one going threw tram usage. These things are evil and once im free from them i will never take them again. I donno but when i take them i feel happy, positive minded, motivated etc. and when i dont i feel total oppisite. I was wondering if they did that to anyone else. I have also heard that sometimes docs prescribe them for depression if nothing else works. I donno. Well good luck to everyone and there lil ones. God bless!

For 10 years me and my husband have wanted a baby. We did not think we were able because for the past 10 years we have not used birth control. I found out I was pregnant, the past 8 years I have had 2 back surgeries and am in alot of pain everyday of my life, some days I can't get out of bed and I do not want to be drugged out so I always only would take tramadol. I went to the doctor and he told me to get off it cold turkey after being on it many years and I tried and I am in too much pain to stop. The doctor also said my pregnancy will probubly make my back worse. I don't want my child to grow up with a mom who is miserable from pain and I don't want my child to be born with issues from the tramadol. I lost my mom and dad at a young age and have no other family besides my husband and I was looking forward to being a mommy. Now I think I'll have to abort my baby and it is the worse thing I have ever gone thru. I always wanted to be a mother and now I know thats not gonna ever happen due to my injury. I love my baby and want to do the best I can for him. I already have a name. Please say a prayer and please plan before getting pregnant so you never have to be in a situation like this. I wish I could go with my baby.

hey guys i used to take Tramadol 3-4 times a day for 2 years. i found out about my pregnancy almost a week after i conceived  i stopped taking Tramadol . i was addicted to it and the withdraw really wasn't that bad. it was about two nights of rough sleep and the feeling that i need to move my legs and arms a lot. i just went to the gym and worked out and after two days i was okay. so don't think that its the end of the world . the withdraw really didn't sucks as bad as everyone says it does. just remember anything you do during your pregnancy affects your baby.... your responsible for the baby for 18 years if its born okay ... your responsible for that baby for the rest of your life if it comes out retarded.... just a thought.... two days of withdraw or the rest of your life taking care of a retarded child. good luck all  

I have been reading this post my entire pregnancy. I have been taking tram for 2 years now. When I got pregnant I stopped during the first trimester and started again after 12 weeks due to the pain i go through every day. My OB knows I am taking them and never really said much about it. At my 24 week appointment I broke down crying feeling very sad and scared I was hurting my baby. She assured me birth defects are not something they worry about with pregnant woman taking tram. She said her main concern was me and the addiction and if you take the meds up until the day you deliver the baby could have withdrawals. We made a plan for me to go out on disability 2 months before delivery, that way I can ween off and be done in plenty of time so that baby will not have withdrawals. This was a huge relief. I take 2-4 50mg/day. I will update when the baby is born. I don't often find the updates and wish more woman did. It is a terrible feeing to have to take medicine while pregnant. But when you HAVE to work full time and take care of other children, while in severe pain, its practically impossible. 

retarded???? babies are not born retarded, they are born with mental disabilities. And a lot of woman have to take medicine while pregnant due to chronic pain not because they are addicts. Did you know that being in severe pain and the stress it puts on you body can cause MUCH MORE HARM to your unborn child than pain meds. Do the research! Chronic pain is no joke and is incredibly stressful and harmful to the baby.

HI I've never done this before but I've been taking ultram for 7 years I am six months pregnant now and have not stop taking it I can take up ten pills a day, I know it is wrong but I can't stop I feel horrible sickness all day tired so stopping that would totally cripple me. what should I do.

Hi all. I thought I'd jump on this post as I am in the same situation. I have been taking tramadol for several years due to severe pain from ankylosing spondylitis. Before getting pregnanct I was on about 8 medications total, including tramadol and vicodin. I was prescribed 8 tramadol/day and three 10 mg vicodin/day, but I ALWAYS taken more than this. My tolerance built really quickly and, yes, I would definitely say I am addicted.

Throughout my pregnancy I have continued to take either vicodin or tramadol; I'm being induced in 4 days (March 11). I take around 10-15 tramadol each day and have tried cutting back as much as possible. Every day and night I feel horrible guilt and worry that my baby will suffer withdrawals. I am planning on breastfeeding which should help if she suffers withdrawals.

I will post again after my daughter is born so that I can share my experience with you all. Good luck and hang in there. Most of you take a much lower dose than I do, and I would kill to be in your shoes. You are clearly stronger than I am.

 

Hello im 6 weeks pregnant i been taking tramadol for about 3 yrs now i was taking 4 a day 50mgs now i cut down to 1 or 2 pills a day im worried if my baby will be ok i can't handle the withdraws

I've never posted on here before, but you mentioned wanting prayers, so you must have some belief in God. Please trust him to take care of youa nd your baby throughout this, DONT ABORT!!! If it isnt meant to be God will take the baby from you Himself. there are things the doctors can do and give you to get you through, if your doctor doesnt want to help you, find a different one. I will be praying, but DONT abort!!!!!!

i am getting over Guillian Barre Syndrome and i take tramadol for nerve pain.  I was taking three a day now I'm down to two.  I heard that there's not any birth defects with this med.  I just found out I'm pregnant and go for my blood tests tomorrow....

I see this was written 2 weeks ago and would LOVE to hear how your baby is doing. I wrote a little bit back. Im due in May and I take 2-4/day and am worried sick. Please let us know how your little one is!!