Methadone withdrawal newborn

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Avatar n tn If a pregnant mother is taking daily methadone, and is 7 months pregnant, I know the baby will be addicted to methadone. How serious is the withdrawal process for this little infant. Will there be long term effects? If the mother is considering of giving up the baby for adoption, how do you prepare the adoptive parents for this?
Avatar n tn You CANNOT wean off methadone at this time, no matter what you have heard, unless the patient is on a small dose. I am on 120 mgs and if I wean off , I will most likely have a miscarriage. I have a Doctor at the clinic I go to, and a OBGYN AND my regular doctor and they have all said I cannot, CANNOT wean off it.
Avatar n tn Much of the misery of withdrawal consists of guilt, fear, self pity-- things that a newborn will not have. So while I hate to needlessly hurt babies, I think the misery of opiate withdrawal is overblown, to create more guilt in the moms in some misguided attempt to spur recovery.
Avatar f tn Tramadol may cause life-threatening addiction and withdrawal symptoms in a newborn.
Avatar f tn Consider reading my long comments about withdrawal in newborns here: http://suboxonetalkzone.com/2010/02/01/withdrawal-in-newborns-lay-off-the-guilt-trip/ If you can taper off the opioids, do so-- slowly, at a rate that you work out with your doc. If you cannot do that, seek the help of an addiction doc.
1536370 tn?1292536867 hi my name is jinna, i am currently 8month's pregnant with a lil'-girl, my question is, i am currently taking 10mg's of methadone in the am and 10mg's in the pm, my will my baby have withdrawl effects when she is born, or is it safe to possibly get off before he due date wich is feb-2....
Avatar f tn Stopping methadone in any way causes withdrawal symtoms in the mother and the baby. During the first trimester this makes having a miscariage much more likely and in the 3rd it makes premature birth and stillbirth much more likely. In the 2nd trimester there is less risk but its still there and methadone causes some of the worst withdrawal of any medication and not only is the mother's body stressed but he baby goes through it as well..
Avatar f tn I returned to methadone as was best option during pregnancy.(fortunately baby had no withdrawal symptoms). Haven't used heroin for about 5 years but so scared of withdrawal, thought i would be on one of the above for life. Baby now 19mths & have been withdrawing slowly so can still fulfill parental (single). I am currently on 4mg and have conflicting info regarding what to do next.
1311475 tn?1274198780 I am now taking 60 mg. of methadone, trying to get off of the methadone to become eligible for other pain treatment. I didn't know where to ask this question. The 1st reason I started taking the methadone was due to heroin abuse, which I started to kill the pain from a car accident. I had dabbled in heroin use prior to my car accident. But have been clean for many years now, thanks to the methadone.
Avatar n tn after some time he was given methadone to come off the morphine. he came home from the hosp on feb 19th and had been off the methadone about a couple days. he has crying episodes and seems in pain. his mom called the nurses who told her he could be having withdrawal. no one told us about any of this when he was discharged. not sure how to help our little man and how long to expect this. any help?
Avatar n tn my daughter is 33yrs old and was arrest on 8/27/08. At the time of her arrest she was on daily methadone (110mg). since they don't give methadone in jail she was forced into cold turkey withdrawal. Last thur4day she was sent to a mental health faciltiy because she is seeing things and hears voices. Please can anyone tell me is this somtimes part of the withdrawal or has she possible lost her mind.
Avatar n tn This means that it is not known whether buprenorphine and naloxone will be harmful to an unborn baby. Use of buprenorphine and naloxone during pregnancy may cause withdrawal symptoms in a newborn baby. Do not take buprenorphine and naloxone if you are pregnant or could become pregnant during treatment. Contrary to what you may have heard methadone is not safe during pregnancy, it is actually more dangerous to a baby than heroin. I am not sure why doctors prescribe it but they shouldn't.
Avatar f tn The level of misinfo on here about this subject is sad. Here are some facts: There is an EXTREMELY HIGH risk of miscarriage if you detox from methadone while pregnant. Lowering your dose WILL NOT mitigate neonatal withdrawal symptoms after birth. The fetus absorbs much of the dose, causing mom to be in constant withdrawal if dose is lowered, which is dangerous to the fetus. Federal methadone guidelines now recommend dosage increases during pregnancy. Yes, the baby will go through withdrawal.
Avatar f tn 1) The baby receives a small amount of methadone through breast-milk. 2) The baby may experience methadone withdrawal if breast-feeding is discontinued suddenly. Patients discontinuing breast-feeding should develop a plan to wean with the baby's healthcare team. 3) Use of other substances of abuse during breast-feeding will expose the baby to additional risks. Patients who use other substances of abuse should not breast-feed.
Avatar f tn I know as a mother that it is not easy to see your child suffer, but understand, this is all part of recovery, your daughters body is undergoing many changes due to having little or no methadone, it will get better, but only if she stays off methadone. The symtoms of methadone withdrawals vary from person to person, mine were like riding a roller coaster, some days were good, then the next day Id feel as if I were back on my first day of detoxing, so shes gonna have good days & bad.
Avatar f tn I believe everyone is different. I was on klonopin for 2 years and became pregnant and had to ween off of it. This was not hard. However I was unable to ween off subutex (not recommended because opiate withdrawal can be very dangerous for an unborn baby) and switched to methadone for my pregnancy which is the most studied and safest drug to take while pregnant.
Avatar f tn GoingTo MakeIt is correct it can be mild or severe, from my own personal experience during my detox from methadone, it was bad during the first two weeks, but I still functioned, as best as I could anyway, I tapered down from 90mgs down to 2mgs then stopped, my symtoms were like many who stop methadone, no energy, depression, bad anxiety, couldnt sleep, sneezing, etc. It has been 2 1/2 months since being off methadone & I am back to my pre-methadone days, & very happy about my success!!!
Avatar m tn Yep right here!!...I swear, & not many people believe me, but my methadone withdrawal was almost like nothing!!...I was on it for 8yrs highest dose about 100mg, & from January to March 24, 2012 I tapered completely off...by myself..no Dr...I was 3months clean & started to have bladder/kidney pain, had some surgeries, got on oxycodone for that & am currently trying to taper off it...let me tell you, it has been beyond WORSE than the methadone!!!...
Avatar n tn can my gp prescribe something for my cocodamol addiction (withdral) like methadone or somethng to get through the pain and symtoms?
968643 tn?1272314125 t want your newborn to go through what you are going through now! Hang in there! Benzodiazepines are not recommended during pregnancy, and some of them do increase the risk for birth defects. Xanax seems to be one of the safer ones from what I can glean from the literature. The big problem is the newborn withdrawl, and your lucky baby won't have to go through that. Good luck!
Avatar f tn Nucynta will keep you from feeling withdrawal, it is a full agonist synthetic opioid, just like methadone. Personally, I would taper down as low as you can before the switch. Methadone is very strong, and if I'm not mistaken, Nucynta is closer to a percocet. You will be okay, and the new child should lift your spirits. I agree with your doctor about the methadone, you don't want to stay on it too long. Let us know how it goes.
Avatar n tn Thanks pattifan, I definitely do not want to use methadone ,I have seen what a withdrawing newborn looks like and I am determined to deliver drug free I am just trying to find a way to get off this drug without harming my unborn child, the tapering idea is sounds like the best thing to do but I dont know how to do it exactly, not sure how much to taper off each day, its confusing! And on top off all this I have to stand at computer all day for 8 hours at work.
Avatar f tn She still had awful withdrawal the first 24 hours even on methadone. And some mild withdrawal after the methadone tapper had ended. Irritable, shakey, low grade fever and lethargy.