Percocet and birth defects

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Avatar m tn I constantly worry about my baby having birth defects and have been battling depression and severe anxiety that I feel im losing my mind. Does it cause birth defects or could someone tell me their experience? Does it cause learning disabilities? anything helps.
Avatar f tn Percocet (aka) oxycodone is actually class B and is the ONLY pain meds that have not show and birth defects...while every other single one has...isnt that weird?? Even hydrocodone and codine which arent as strong are class C and have shown to be harmful...bizzare!!
Avatar f tn I have a now 5 year old who is very intelligent and does not have any physical dissabilities nor did she have any birth defects. I used percocet, tylenol 3 in my pregnancy. I used percocet during the first 5-6months in large quantities on average 30+ per day and more if I could get my hands on them, I also supplemented with tylenol 3 because it was easier to get and I felt I needed something to stave of the withdrawls that occured almost weekly to bi-weekly when I would run out.
Avatar n tn I have had numerous ultrasounds and tests done and baby is fine, no birth defects at all, they said my main concern is addiction and withdrawal symptoms. Does anyone have any advice or personal experiences with this. I am not abusing the drug, I am taking it as prescribed by my doctor for a legitimate chronic illness and am scared to stop because of my pain but more importantly becuase of the baby.
Avatar f tn t know if this will help but I just got a cerclage done Tuesday on the 30th by a specialist and for the pain they gave me percocets. And I asked if it would hurt they baby and they said no. So I am assuming it won't hurt the baby but of course as soon as I didn't need them anymore I stopped taking them. Well Good luck. Wish you the best.
Avatar f tn Hey and welcome :) I will post some information below for you. Withdrawals can cause some issues so your going to want to make an appointment with an OB to discuss your options. Dont be afraid though...be honest with your doc and it will be fine. There are many pregnant women who come here with the same issue and it ends up fine so long as they go see a doc.
Avatar f tn Birth defects are actually pretty rare. I caught myself worrying about that alot too. Until I realized how rare and unlikely it was. But trust me when I tell you to please just enjoy this pregnancy and have faith that everything will be ok. Worrying so much takes away from all the joy you should have. I worried way too much and I look back and wish I hadn't. Theres nothing we can do other than take good care of our body, eat healthy, see our ob, and have faith.
Avatar f tn I know they like to limit the amount of cafine and sugar. Can you drink cafine free? That's what I did with my daughter. This time its only water cuz everything else sounds yucky! Talk to ur Dr about it and see if they have any solutions. I know my friend couldn't get enough pop when she was pregnant!
Avatar n tn Her surgerian told me whenever i was to get pregnant again i had to drink a higher dosis of folic acid to prevent birth defects, my ob prescribed me folic acid in pills which i have to take 4 of them every day im not taking no vitamins since he didnt prescribed none to me. I have to say im really concern about this pregnancy im so worried. Idk if any of you ladies had gone through something similar to this.
Avatar n tn Ladies im really concerned and cant get excited because im scared ive caused birth defects to my baby. Before I knew I was taking chinese herbs and also had a typhoid inj as I was goin to bali. I stopped the herbs at 4 weeks but wudda been after implantation. I had the vax the day before ovulation but heard the vax stays in ur system for 14 days. Anyone else worried about medications they been taking or have any advice? I just cry and cant b happy.
Avatar n tn Did you do the blood and amniotic testing? I think some defects can be picked up on an ultrasound and you would have been told by now. Is there a reason you are worried? Does something not feel right with your pregnancy?
Avatar f tn Teratogen exposure in the 1st trimester can be linked to congenital birth defects.
Avatar m tn medications, meaning they are known to cause harmful and possibly fatal birth defects on a fetus, the are not recommended for use in detoxifying pregnant women.
Avatar m tn The doctor is also cautioning her that there is a very increased chance of birth defects. I would contact your doctor and see what they think.
Avatar f tn I believe there were some recent news items discussing this very thing. You may do a google search and see what you can find..I can't recall if percocet was mentioned. I'm not a doctor but I would suggest you stop taking them. There were mentions of potential birth defects.
Avatar f tn It is not good to do real shocking things to your body while you are preganant. so try a slow taper. Are you physically addicted? or is it just mental?
1439597 tn?1283966253 I would like to comment on the use of the fertility drug, Clomid, for those women who were curious about the risk of birth defects, and give them the benefit of my 30+ years of research in the subject. Clomid has a long half-life and is biologically active up to 54 days after it is ingested. It is thus present during the development of the embryo, even when the drug was taken prior to conception.
Avatar f tn He went on saying the worsy things like my baby will be addictex have birth defects and seziures! He never let me explain how much or how long I was taking it. As soon as I said percocrt he flipped. Anywayx now he transfered Me t o a highrisk doctor and luckily his nurse is easier to talk to. I asked about if my baby will be taken away and she sad they shouldn't but caps could get involved.
Avatar n tn Subutex has keep me clean. Sanax is very bad, it is a Class D and can casue harm to you child, PErcocet is a Class C, consider safe, but can cause problems. I am not sure about the marajaua. How far are you and how long have you been doing these drugs??
Avatar f tn This is just a informational post for any mommies who may be taking Zofran and also for mommies who took Zofran and gave birth to a baby with any defects.
1488319 tn?1359537694 t remember what the drug was that caused many birth defects and such was from the 80 and is no longer on the market. I lived off diclectin for two pregnancies (morning sickness up till day they were born) and they both are health.
Avatar f tn Do not take tylenol and he percocet. Percocet is safe I took it with a bunch of my pregnancys. I had kidney stones bad and had to be hospitalized a lot and put on iv pain med but when it was manageable I was on. 1-2 Percocet 5's every 4-6 hrs through out my pregnancys. I only get bad stones while pregnant but my babies were all healthy, well the ones I took the medicine with. If you are in pain take your medicine bonus it help with pregnancy pains...
Avatar f tn Percocets haven't been properly tested, but the individual ingredients have and are believed to be safe during pregnancy. The only real risk is babys addiction. This can happen whether you are addicted or not as it takes a smaller amount to get a baby addicted. There is only a risk of addiction if taken during late pregnancy and as you have stopped taking them already, they will have had time to work out of your system by birth. You were also taking a very low dose.
Avatar f tn I'm on thyroid med (levothyroxine) and it does not cause birth defects. I also have heart problems but nothing that could be changed with medicine so my doctor and I agreed not to try any more medicine now that I'm pregnant. I've tried several before becoming pregnant and nothing helped. My heart problem has gotten worse since being pregnant though. Good luck!