How Late Into Pregnancy Is It Safe To Stop Taking Suboxone? (Page 4) (Top voted first)

I am almost 14 weeks pregnant. I want to stop taking my Suboxone completely, but have heard it can cause premature labor if stopped too far into pregnancy. My doctor also said that withdrawals can not cause miscarriage or hurt the unborn baby in any lasting ways. I have been taking 2mg of subutex (now Suboxone) for the past week. Am I okay to cease all Suboxone use, or should I wait another week or so?

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I just went to see my doc on Monday. I'm down to 1mg of Suboxone a day. She said it's best to get off before the 3rd trimester because that's really when the baby will get addicted. She said that at 1mg a day, I should be able to stop taking it without any issues. I'm still scared. I don't want to lose my little boy! But I don't want him born addicted so I think I'm gonna try and drop to .5mg a day and then quit altogether. Good luck!

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I've been splitting mine up, I take .5mg in the morning and .5mg at night. I'm 17w now and really want to quit but I'm still scared of miscarrying. The doc figured it's such a low dose that I should be fine but I don't feel fine right now. At this little, I get mild withdrawal symptoms when I first wake up (before I take it) and at night I can't sleep unless I take some just before I go to sleep. So I'm gonna try and drop down one more time to .25mg in the morning and .25mg at night and then quit. Good luck to you!

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My sons girlfriend is 4 months pregnant. She was taking suboxin before conception and has not stopped. I'm worried about birth defects and my grandson going through withdraw after he's born. I need advice. By the way, she is no longer being prescribed suboxin. She finds them on the street

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I'll ask my doc about that. I want to stop and I'm so low... But that last little bit scares me!!! Maybe something to take that edge off would help. I want to be off before I start my 3rd trimester.

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HI! YES I AM GOING THROUGH THE SAME EXACT THING. I AM 3 MONTHS PREGNANT AN THIS IS MY FIRST BABY I AM 29 YRS OLD AN THOUGHT I WOULD NEVER GET TO EXPERIENCE BEING A MOTHER! PEOPLE WOULD TELL ME AFTER GOING TO THE DOCTOR AN FINDING OUT THAT I WAS OK TO HAVE KIDS SEVERAL YEARS BACK, THAT IT WILL HAPPEN WHEN I LEAST EXPECTED IT, THEY WERE RIGHT!!! THIS WAS NOT PLANNED, AN THE DAY I FOUND OUT I WAS PREGNANT I WAS IN SHOCK, DON'T GET ME WRONG I WAS VERY HAPPY BUT SAD AT THE SAME TIME!!! I HAVE BEEN INSUFFLATING SUBUTEX WITH OUT DOCTORS CARE FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW, I USE TO BE ADDICTED TO PAIN KILLERS THEN ONE DAY TRIED THE SUB, AND IT HELPED SO I COMPLETELY STOPPED TAKING THE PAIN KILLERS AN STARTED TAKING THE SUBS. I AM NOW ADDICTED TO THE SUBS AND HAVE TRIED STOPPING BEFORE I FOUND OUT I WAS PREGNANT AND THE WITHDRAWS WERE INEXPIABLE SO OF COURSE NOW THAT I AM PREGNANT I WANT TO QUIT BUT I AM SCARED OF WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN TO MY BABY, AFTER READING ALL THESE STORY'S I AM TERRIFIED!!! BUT I DO KNOW 2 PEOPLE THAT ARE ACTUALLY PRESCRIBED SUBS FROM DOCTOR AN WERE TAKING THEM THROUGH THERE WHOLE PREGNANCY AND NOW SHE HAS A HEALTHY BABY BOY WHO SHE SAID HAD NO WITHDRAW SYMPTOMS ONCE BABY WAS BORN!!!! BUT UNLIKE MY SITUATION I CAN NOT AFFORD TO GO TO THE SUB DOCTOR, I HAVE NO INSURANCE AN WHEN I CALLED TI FIND OUT HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST OUT OF POCKET ALL I COULD DO WAS CRY THE THOUGHT OF NOT BEING ABLE TO FIND SUBS ONE DAY AN THE THOUGHT OF THE WITHDRAW!!! I HAVE APPLIED FOR PREG. MEDICAID AN I AM HOPING THAT WILL GO THROUGH SOON!!! IF YOU FIND OUT ANYMORE INFO ON TAKING SUBS, AN WHAT THE CHANCES ARE OF A MISCARRIAGE IF I WAS TO STOP COMPLETELY PLEASE LET ME KNOW!! BTW CONGRATS AN GOOD LUCK TO AN YOUR BABY !!!!! THANKS

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So I'm on 2mg of suboxone.. & I do get it from a dr. I'm waiting to see my ob-gyn this week... I believe I'm about 8to10 weeks pregnant right now.... I am PETRIFIED to tell the ob about the subs after reading all of this..... does it make a difference to the ob if I'm getting the subs prescribed?? Will they not get CPS involved then?? I'm sooooo confused... I'm not worried about going back to opiates if I stopped taking subs.... I am truelly over that stage of my life... but I do smoke cannabis.... & I'm afraid of what the ob will say & do with me having marijuana & suboxone in my system..... I'm a cigarette smoker too... but quit that cold turkey the day I found out I was pregnant.... I REALLY AM TRYING TO DO THE RIGHT THING..... I'm 34yrs old. this is my first pregnancy... & I believe it will b my last chance...... what should I tell my ob????? :'-(

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There should be no issue with taking prescription Suboxone and your OB. They're not gonna take your baby away. It's all legal so it's fine. It's good you're starting low. If you need to stay on it, stay on it. Better than relapsing!

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hi.. im 33 weeks pregnant.. my baby is healthy.. ni complicstions at all.. im takin suboxone 4mg a day.. but am currently lowering to half if that so 2mg a day. i want to quit. by another week.. do u think ill b fine? the baby will b fine? i jus hit my 3rd trim. but continueing takin it is not an option.. my doc dnt kno. an dont want cps involved.. an defenitly dnt want the baby to kum out positive for the sub. an if so an i quit now will it be out our systems by the day i have to have my c section? plz let me kno any info.. thnxx lots..

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how long before my surgery should i stop takn soboxone..? im on 1-2 mg a day.. but wanna stop before surgery.. my ob also prescribed me tylenol wit codeine i wanna stop takin the subs an start on that till after the surgery.. so how soon before surgery should i stop the subs an take the tylenol????

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with u jus stopn was everything ok wit the baby? im dwn to 1-2 mg a day i split it up an i wanna stop soon too.. my doc prescribed me tylenol wit codeine so i was guna stop the subs for 2-3 days then jus take the tylenol 3s till after surgery u yhink that would b ok? i have surgery in 3 weeks an want da subs out my system n the babies. did everything go good the way u jus did it?

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that last post was for debra

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I did it really, really slow. But yeah, the baby is fine and I'm fine! Totally off the Subs now. I still have about 10 weeks till the baby comes, tho but everything looks good so far. He's kicking like crazy! Very active. The codene will help you get over the hump and probably give the baby some relief since you're dropping from a bit higher than me. Good luck!!!

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FYI it took about 2-3 weeks to feel ok again after stopping the Subs. So I think it takes about that long to get out of your system. I would try stopping ASAP!

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I was wondering how everything went for you. How is your baby? Are you and yoyr family doing well?

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I honestly would tell your OB..u don't want any complications or secrets if anything does come up..i started taking subs that weren't prescribed so i know where u r coming from. I now have a sub doctor and am 32 wks and feel so much better because they r aware and there are no secrets so they know what to look for if any concerns happened to come up..

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I'm 18 weeks pregnant and have been taking between 2-4 mg of suboxone a day for about 2 years now. I have a healthy 10 month old little girl and went through the same anxiety I am going through with this baby. Yes I know I should have learned the first time but my husband and I did not intend to have another baby. During the previous pregnancy I took no more than 2 mgs a day and would skip a day every ao often, as i was always trying and wanting to quit. By the grave of god the baby was born healthy with no signs of withdrawals. I am still scared with this pregnancy that I may not be so lucky. This is my 3rd day without any but i think I'm about to cave because I'm feeling very sick and i can't lay in bed all day since i have a young child to care for. I know what I need to do and that is quit which I'm trying so hard. I'm so dissapointed and upset with myself at this point

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Did this work for you???? I'm down to 1mg a day and only have two months before my baby girl is here! I need to get off :"(

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I am the same way I need help!

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Please someone help me! I have read many woman who have tapered off and been fine by the end of their pregnancy! This is not a debate for me, I must get off. I am ashamed, my husband nor doctor know. I am only on 1mg and have weened down a lot! I was prescribed oxycodone for pinched nerve pain for a year, and when found out I was pregnant started taking small amounts of Suboxone instead of the oxycodone that was prescribed. Please only comment to me, if you have tapered off. Please no judgement, I am a great mother of a six year old boy and I just want to get off of this before my baby girl is here. It is so hard! Someone please please help me :"(

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I tapered down incredibly slowly. It's best to be off prior to the 3rd trimester. So make a tapper schedule that works for you. I dropped by a tiny bit every 4 days. From 1mg to 7/8mg to 3/4mg to 5/8mg to 1/2mg to 3/8mg to 1/4mg to 1/8mg. By the end, I felt the suboxone was making me sicker than just stopping would be. So I just stopped (after a day at 1/8mg) and it sucked for a couple days but then was fine. I have a happy, healthy, strong 7 month old now. He's already sitting, crawling, and standing. He's hit all his milestones and has spent no time in the nicu or needing extra care.

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