How Late Into Pregnancy Is It Safe To Stop Taking Suboxone? (Page 8)
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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 am 29 weeks and expecting my first a beautiful babygirl named Layla, I'm 25 years old and I was addicted to roxy 30mgs. I never have touched heroin or oxy cotton in my life, I don't smoke cannabis or do any other drugs the pain pill addiction is stemming from open chest lung surgery I had a few years back. I have friends who did drugs while pregnant and CPS got involved and ruined their lives. I don't consider suboxone a drug to get high off, it's my medicine. When I found out I was pregnant I was on a subonxe program and I stopped going I was petrified of telling the doctor cuz I don't want CPS involved at all. I'm married, I'm a television producer and I'm stable mentally and financially. So when I found out I was preggo I stopped my suboxone and some how I was fine, I had been prescribed 8mg a day and was only taking 4mg. Then at 14 weeks I got a servere upper respitory infection and was admitted in the hospital for 5 days. They were giving me Tylenol with codeine. Codeine is an opiate. So when I was discharged I found myself in withdrawel and started taking suboxone again. No more than 2mgs a day and my bestfriend has a script and shares with me so I don't have to go to a doctor. I'm praying that since I'm only taking 2mg that my daughter isn't even getting any. I refuse to tell my doctor. I feel like if I told them in the beginning it would have been fine but now it's too late. I've kept info from them and it will be awful if I tell then now. No matter the circumstances and the fact this all originated from lung surgery and started again with the hospital putting me on opiates I know I will be branding myself by telling the doctor. It's not an option. It's too late in the pregnancy. I'm happy I'm not the only person.any advice or success stories I'd love to here just no one say tell a doctor! Thanks god bless and good luck!!!!

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@33 months: just curious, did they test you or babies at the hospital?

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@ first time mommy-did you stop taking subs? I am in the same position right now I'm 25 weeks and trying so hard to stop but worried about WDs while pregnant. Like you these are not prescribed to me and so I have not told my OB. I keep looking for answers but have yet to find anything useful. Please help!

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I don't want to countinue taking the Suboxone,that's tree main issue and i haven't been taking any other pain pills during my pregnancy not even a cigarette. I just want to be done with everything. I'm 25 weeks, if i quit now or before my third trimester do you think the baby will be born with withdraw symptoms? Im on a small enough dose now that it'll be easy to quit pretty soon. I just don't think telling my Ob is an option becausei don't trust how they will respond and everything has been perfect thus far. Also I've heard that if the hospital staff knows you're on any type of pain pills or addiction treatment that look for something to be wrong with the baby and give them morphine and treat the mom like she's an addict,which Im not and will be devastated if any of that happen occurred.

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Sweetish you really need to talk to your doctor. I know you are feeling so guilty right now. I was somewhat in the same boat 5 yrs ago. I was pregnant with twins and a pill addict. The moment I saw that stick turn I was terrified and went straight to the Internet looking for advice. I saw so many things about not stopping a opiate addiction while pregnant because it can cause a miscarriage. So in my addict way of thinking that was my "excuse" to not stop. I was sick with guilt the entire pregnancy. By the grace of God the twins were healthy and had no withdrawals but were a little premature. Afterwards I heard of some many women who were pregnant addicts but they told their doctor and were put on suboxone or subutex. It would have been so much safer and just smart to go through this experience being monitored by a doctor. I know you feel so guilty right now but I promise you that talking to your doctor and telling him everything and I do mean everything is so much more safe for you and that baby. It will take so much stress off of you knowing that you are being monitored and doing things the right way and you know that stress is also very bad for your body to deal with pregnant. So please talk to the Dr about it, you could also make an appointment with a suboxone Dr first and explain the situation to him and then he or she could communicate with your ob. It is also not a very good idea to keep it from your ob because during my addiction treatment while going to meetings and stuff I heard several stories where babies were born to addicts and their ob had not been informed and when the baby was born it tested positive for opiates and CPS took the baby. I was prescribed low dose pain mess at the end of my pregnancy for an absessed tooth so it didn't raise any red flags that the twins had any in their system. I'm sorry this is so long but I hope it helps. Good luck.

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Im currently six months pregnant And have been taking only about .5_1mg of Suboxone through my entire pregnancy daily. They aren't prescribed to me so i haven't told my ob about them. Im at the point where i want to stop taking them but I'm terrified of withdrawals and what may happen to my baby if i countinue to do so. I know if i take them until birth she may have withdrawal symptoms and that would kill me! Also ive been told pain medication wont help during labor if your on Suboxone. That is the least of my concern though. Ijust want to be done taking anything and not hurt my poor innocent baby. Its my first child and im crying as i type this because I'm so upset and afraid of whats to come. Please respond with any information you may have on how to ease withdrawal or what to expect while doing so. I really need someone to talk to about this! Thanx

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How did you take suboxone? That is a worry of mine since im not prescribed subs. I just found out im pregnant and dont want to miscarry becuause i tried to quit. I also don't want my 5th baby experiencing wd symptoms. Will they test me for subs in my routine visits? Will it show up in the test? Help pls.

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Hi crystal, I recently went through the same thing. I have a 6 month old baby boy in which I took suboxon during my pregnancy for him! I weaned myself down to about 1-2 mg per day and he was born 6 lb 13 oz and very healthy and had no withdrawal what so ever! I'm not a dr or anything I'm only telling u my experience bc I drove myself nuts over this while pregnant and couldn't find anyone to give me an answer. He is a very good baby and hardly ever cries! I also breastfed him while taking 1 mg a day! Dr told me that very very little would pass through breast milk if any did at all bc it's not something u swallow,, it goes directly into ur blood stream! Ive been told that it's dangerous to stop taking it during pregnancy bc of the risks of miscarriage and preterm labor. I'm now off the suboxon and will never go back down that road again! It's hard I know. Don't let anyone judge you and don't be hard on yourself. Best of luck to u and I hope this helps ease ur mind.

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I am on my 5th pregnancy. I have taken suboxone through 3 other pregnancies. I have a huge urge to quit this time around. But with my other children none of them were born with any withdraw symptoms. They were all completely healthy and i got ot take them home after the regular 48hours. The reason i want to quit this time is because its been years and i just think it is time to quit. But with all my pregnancies i was only on about 4-12mg.. hope this helps

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Unless you are already seeing a high risk OB-GYN, I would continue on the med and seek a second opinion from someone who deals with high risk pregnancy, as your pregnancy definitely fits into this category. This drug is different from opiates, but there could still be problems if you stop it without seeking a second opinion first. I am an R.N., ind this is what I would do, as not all OB physicians have the samr level of exoertise when it comes to issues regarding drugs and prenatal and neonetal effects on the infant, or the mother.

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I was prego and took suboxone through my whole pregnancy and have a healthy baby boy. I didn't want tobtake the chance of going into horrible withdrawals and having a miscarriage. I gradually decreased my 16 but never stopped. Yes baby did have a very slight withdrawal and was given phenobarbital for 2wks but he is healthy and doing very well. Only you can decide what is best for you and baby.

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From what I am reading,using it while pregnant is not advised, because it can cause withdrawal symptoms in the baby.

As to any other details, there really aren't any. It's used during pregnancy has never actually be studied.

As to whether or not you should stop taking it, I am afraid I have to defer to your doctor on this one, since they do know your medical history. Following their advice, since they have experience with it, is probably you best and safest option.

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