How Late Into Pregnancy Is It Safe To Stop Taking Suboxone? (Page 6)
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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 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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that last post was for debra

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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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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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You really need to let your doc know, you won't get in trouble. And it is really dangerous coming down that quickly to your baby. I'm almost 28 weeks and down to .75 mg! I have been coming off suboxone, shoot, for about three months i think. After 20 weeks coming down too quickly affects the baby and they withdraw right along with you, but they actually feel it more. And with a c section what hospitals use to numb you won't be affected by the subs, but there could be drug interactions you aren't aware of. Clonidine will help immensely with the withdraw, the kicks and restlessness, hot and cold all that. And is perfectly safe after the 1st trimester. You need to get honest with your ob. I know it's scary but you won't get in trouble and they will help you wean Off and give you meds that are safe to help with the symptoms. I can't wait to be completely off! My dose is also twice a day. I take .5 in the am and .25 in the pm. =) good luck, keep us posted!!

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From what I've learned, you really don't want to be on it if you're getting a c-section. The Naloxone in the Suboxone can affect how the meds work to numb you up. You really, really shouldn't go into a c-section without the docs knowing you're on Suboxone!!! As to quitting, I was taking 1mg a day and dropped an 1/8 of a mg every 4 days until I got to 1/8 of a mg a day. Did that for a couple days but it wasn't really helping so I just stopped. It still sucked! It wasn't as bad as it could have been, but still not fun. Hot/cold, goose bumps, runny nose, headache, can not sleep at all!!!! When I try to sleep, my legs kick and my arms kick. Sleeping pills aren't helping. Day 3 of taking nothing, I took 1/8 of a mg before going to bed and that helped a little with the sleep. I don't really think it made the withdrawals worse, either. So you can try it that way... Once you get to about 1mg you should break it up into 2 or 3 times a day. The little bit just doesn't last all the way thru the day. So maybe try 1/2 in the morning and 1/2 12 hours later. Good luck!

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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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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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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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1/8 of an 8mg pill would be 1mg. I've read on other forums that women at 2mg and lower had no issues with the baby withdrawing at birth. It still kinda worries me, tho... My doc switched me to the 2mg strips so I could manipulate them down lower. I just formed a written plan... Every 4 days I'm going to cut down 1/8 of a mg. Slow but steady. I should be off completely by June 13th! Wish me luck!!!

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Now whenu say u were on 4-16 mg are u saying u were taking anywhere from a quarter to 2 pills a day. What about if u were only on 1/8th of a pill how would that effect the baby? Half of a qyarter..

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Yeah exactly. I was actually on subutex first and my peri switched me to suboxone. Since they are steps much easier to go down to .25mg and the abuse factor. Yeah def ask your doctor about clonidine, i would be seriously hurting without it!

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Mine won't! They say it's "less effective" which I think is BS for "we don't want to prescribe it". Also, I think that's a pill so it's not as easy to split up as a strip. I tried at both my last appt and the one before and neither would give me Subutex. I think you can abuse that more so than you can the Suboxone, so I think that's part of the reason why docs get all weird about giving it to you.

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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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Hi, I allways thought that Drs. would switch a woman over to Subutex if they became pregnant. Around here its the only way a sub Dr. would prescribe Subutex.

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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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Good job Debra!! Keep up the good work. It is not easy but will be well worth it=) be careful though. I'm down to 2 mg now and I'm a little over 22 weeks. My peri prescribed me clonidine to help with withdrawals, it is amazing! It helps so much with sleep and is ok for baby After the first trimester. =) keep me posted!!

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On the one hand, it's better she's taking Suboxone instead of methadone, H, or pills. But she really needs to tell her OBGYN about them. The baby will need to be monitored for withdrawals when it's born. But I wouldn't worry too much about birth defects... From what information I've found, it's not that bad for the baby. I've known people and found lots of people on these forums that took it their whole pregnancy and their babies were all perfectly fine. It can be dangerous to stop, too since it can cause a miscarriage. She really needs to be under the care of a doctor.

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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'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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