Dilaudid Withdrawal Pregnancy (Page 4)
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I am 19 weeks pregnant. I have been taking 2mg Dilaudid every four hours daily, which would be a total of 12mg in a 24hr period. I have been taking it since 13 weeks pregnant, so a little over 6 weeks. I have been taking it every single day for chronic kidney pain. My doctor decided to transfer my care to a pain management clinic, and my appointment is not until Tuesday, it is currently Saturday. My OB refuses to write me a script to get to through until my appointment, and even though I have been taking them only as directed, they want be to come in and be converted to Methadone. NOT HAPPENING. I will suffer through all the pain in the world before having a child born to Methadone. My OB has refused to wean me down on the medication, so I am currently off it cold turkey. My last dose was yesterday morning, and this afternoon I did receive a 3mg Morphine injection for a UTI after having to go the Emergency Room. I am wondering because I am pregnant, and they are not offering me a safe process to come off the medication, if anyone knows how bad it will be? I currently am vomiting, extreme irritability, helplessness, shakes, hot and cold sweats, headache, and body aches. I did have a seizure this afternoon followed by a muscle spasm fit in which every single muscle on my body tensed uncontrollably. Can anyone please tell me how long this is going to last? How bad it could be? I have been on it daily for 6 weeks. And prior to that I had it several times via IV while in the hospital. Thank you for any answers that you would be able to offer me. I am incredibly embarrassed and wish my doctor never would have started the medication in the first place, and now being so unwilling to help other than to give me methadone.

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Actually, when you are pregnant, Methadone is the safest choice to be used to protect both you and your baby.

It hasn't been found to cause severe complications, or severe addiction and withdrawal problems in the infants born to pregnant mothers that use it, as compared to other medications.

Even women that are being treated with Suboxone are usually switch to Methadone, when pregnant.

https:/­/­rxchat.com/­wiki/­Methadone/­

And since you were only on the medication daily for about 6 weeks, the withdrawals symptoms should be minimal and they will only last a few weeks, while gradually tapering off in severity.

Are there any other questions or comments?

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