Is it safe or can you take suboxone while pregnant?
My sister is pregnant and is currently taking suboxone for pain killer addiction, for when she was on pain killers for her back. She was taking the suboxone before she became pregnant and insists to me that it is safe to take while pregnant. Is it safe? Has anyone taken it while pregnant? Thank you!
Question about suboxone?
Get off the suboxone asap....Loss of sex drive is only the start of subs negative side effects. It's a good drug to use sparingly for a few weeks to get off opiates, but if you use it longer, you will be screwed big time. Did you know 1 mg of sub is equal to 50 mg's of morphine? Now you know why you can't get off! It's bad when a guy has to fake an orgasm, eh? Edited to say Ceasar is wrong on many points. I'm guessing he's on a high dose of sub, which has apparently clouded his brain function, among other things. Try researching things yourself instead of listening to some doctor or psychiatrist who is making a couple hundred dollars off you every month and wants to keep you on this "wonder" drug forever. Just wait til you try and get off of it! http://www.gp-training.net/protocol/therapeutics/opiate_doses.htm it is well known 1 mg of sub is equal to 50 mg's of morphine. One 8 mg sub tablet is equal to 400 mg's of morphine. And yes they act differently. Sub is a long lasting opiate with a half life of well over 30 hours, and morphine has a half life of about 4 hours or less. The Naloxone added to suboxone has nothing to do with less euphoria. Buprenorphine, the active opioid in Suboxone attaches to the brains opiate receptors differently. Suboxone is very very powerful. Give 2 mg's to a non opiate addict and they will puke their guts out. give them a whole 8 mg tablet and they may very well die. People who have been on suboxone for an extended period of time usually go through 1 full month of severe withdrawal, followed by 1-3 YEARS of PAWS (post acute withdrawal syndrome)
Can you get pregnant while using heroin if you don't get your period?
I know this answer is not original, but I got this from the March of Dimes website. There is a definite possibility of getting pregnant even while using opiates, especially if March of Dimes can publish this information on the subject. Please get your friend help for her sake and before an innocent child is conceived! http://www.marchofdimes.com/professional... What are the risks with use of heroin during pregnancy? Women who use heroin during pregnancy greatly increase their risk of serious pregnancy complications. These risks include poor fetal growth, premature rupture of the membranes (the bag of waters that holds the fetus breaks too soon), premature delivery and stillbirth. As many as half of all babies of heroin users are born with low birthweight (6). These babies, many of whom are premature, often suffer from serious health problems during the newborn period, including breathing problems, and are at increased risk of lifelong disabilities. Use of heroin in pregnancy also may increase the risk of a variety of birth defects (6). What is not entirely clear is whether these effects are directly due to the drug itself or related to the poor health behaviors that women who take heroin often have, or whether these effects are due to the substances that the heroin often is mixed with when it is made. Most babies of heroin users suffer from withdrawal symptoms after birth, including fever, sneezing, trembling, irritability, diarrhea, vomiting, continual crying and, occasionally, seizures. Babies exposed to heroin before birth also face an increased risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). While heroin can be sniffed, snorted or smoked, most users inject the drug into a muscle or vein. Pregnant women who share needles are at risk of contracting HIV (the virus that causes AIDS) and passing it on to their babies. A pregnant woman who uses heroin should not attempt to suddenly stop taking the drug. This can put her baby at increased risk of death. She should consult a health care provider or drug treatment center about treatment with a drug called methadone. Although infants born to mothers taking methadone also have withdrawal symptoms, they can be safely treated in the nursery and generally do better than babies born to women who continue to use heroin.
Husband is prescribed suboxone, want to have a baby?
Laura, you guys are fine, go at it. Suboxone's action takes place on the opiate receptors in the brain, it doesn't come anywhere near or in any way affect the reproductive system. While it would not be passed along in sperm, if a breast feeding mother is using it it's possible for it to come across in breast milk, but even so it's a class C pregnancy drug (drugs have separate pregnancy "grades" running from "A" meaning no potential for harm to a developing fetus to "D" meaning if the mother needs the drug badly the risk outweighs the increased potential to a developing fetus. Most drugs fall in to category "C" which means a health mother needing this medication should have no complications. There's also a class X which means you should probably not attempt to conceive and a class N meaning no real studies have been done. But that's for the mothers, I mention it just so you know there is some kind of benchmark out there to cover your concerns. As far as Dad's go, particularly with opiates, synthetic or otherwise, The drug only lasts a period of hours (though Suboxone is a hanger-on-er) but it doesn't affect the semen, just the brain and liver which is the organ that eliminates it. One thing narcotics do do that may make pregnancy problematic is they cause low testosterone in men. But if he's go sufficient libido to do the job, put him to work. You can find all this stuff in places like Wikipedia, any number of medication related sites like drugs.com, but I was thinking even better than any of those would be Planned Parenthood. You gotta have more questions than just this, and they have the answers. So no developmental problems and only if Mom is an active narcotics user, will baby be born addicted too. You know what they give an opiate addicted baby, like when mom is hooked on heroin or OxyContin? They give them Suboxone. Best of luck to mom, dad and baby for a joyful (and painless for you) experience. May he or she grow up to be President some day or better yet, a job that pays some real money! Good Luck and nothing but happiness...
What are the positive and negative effects of using Suboxone?
Thanks for A2A - suboxone is apparently pretty controversial still, as I was in a huge discussion with a lot of doctors today and they were really getting nasty with each other! That said, it's a partial agonist at the mu opioid receptor with a much greater affinity for the receptor than another opioid (like oxy, for example.) ASAM put out a consensus statement in 2011 and they recommend it for opioid maintenance therapy in the course of treatment for opioid addiction and also for use during a tapered detox/withdrawal management from opioids. Suboxone is abusable. You do get a buzz from suboxone, but if you can't maintain a healthy distance from illicit drugs, then it's worthwhile to use a drug like suboxone, which can be given as part of office based treatment. You get a prescription, so no need to visit a methadone clinic. There's less of a stigma, and you probably know someone who take suboxone. Some family practitioners have a special suboxone license, as do some psychiatrists. There are strict regulations - doctors can only have 100 active patients at a time, random drug tests are required - but it's really improved - I think in 2003 doctors were only able to treat 35 active patients on their DEA suboxone license.People who end up taking suboxone for a long time may decide to quit, and the withdrawal is worse than heroin by all reports. The drug has a really long half-life (56 hours) so withdrawal can be prolonged. It's a lot safer than using heroin or illicit prescription use. However, it can still cause respiratory depression, particularly in people who use benzodiazepines concomitantly with suboxone. It doesn't matter if they're prescribed, it seems everyone in American has a Xanax prescription these days.It's expensive and some people don't like to claim it on their insurance as it will probably cause a rise in your rates. I'm going to add to this answer tomorrow - I have some ancillary materials I'd like to source for you but my laptop is as slow as Christmas and it's too close to bedtime to go back to my study and log on to my iMac. Here's a link to the PDF of the ASAM Consensus Statement: Page on asam.org.
How long does it take to completely withdraw from opiates?
My boyfriend hurt his back in football about five years ago. His disks are pushing on nerves t8 and t9. The only way to fix this is to collapse his lungs and do surgery through his chest. This is a risky operation, therefore is not the best option. The doctor has prescribed him every pain killer known to man even antidepressants at one point. My boyfriend went to the chiropractor, did acupuncture and epidurals. Nothing seemed to help so he just took his pain medicine for about two years. When his ex girlfriend began cheating on him he started abusing his medicine and snorting all of his pills. He later decided this was not the life he wanted and the doctor prescribed him suboxone to help him get off opiates. It got him off opiates but then he got addicted to suboxone. He took it for about a year, and began lowering his doses to just licking the pill every three days. Then he stopped completely and had the worst withdrawal symptoms for 10 days. This was in november 2009. The withdrawals stopped, but his organs began to hurt especially his liver and gallbladder. This gave him back pain on the right side. He did a gallbladder flush with olive oil and passed like 80 gall stones. He became completely pain free for about two days, and then the pain came back. We went to the doctor and did an ultrasound. The doctor did not find any more stones and said all his organs look healthy. Since then he has done liver cleanses, the redi clean cleanse, the master cleanse, epsom salt flush, parasite cleanse, and we purchased hundreds of dollars of supplements to help his liver and organs. We also eat all natural and organic. It is now march and he still sometimes experiences withdrawal symptoms and chest pain. Once every few weeks he is forced to take a percuset because he is in so much pain. How long will his withdrawals last? We have tried everything to get him to feel better and nothing works. He is even taking endorphigen supplements because the suboxone messed up his dopamine levels. He is very depressed and does not know why he is in so much pain, he feels like this is never going to stop and he's going to be forced to take pain medicine for the rest of his live. It makes me sad seeing him like this and it is beginning to effect our relationship. We are desperate for answers, any advice would be greatly appreciated. He's been to like 8 doctors and none of them have helped.
How long does it take to wean an infant off methadone?
My child is in the NICU and is on .1 mg/kg of body weight. Her current dosage is .21 mg every 12 hours. My daughter is withdrawling from my suboxone maintenance during pregnancy, not any illicit drugs. Fortunately, I was able to "get clean" from opiates. I was just wondering if anyone else has had their infant weaned off methadone, or know someone who has dealt with the situation? I want the best for my child, but I also want her home as soon as possibe. So, I am trying to get some sort of time frame. The physicians and pharmacists are telling me one to two weeks, but I would like to hear a time frame from someone with experience. Thank you in advance! -Kaydon
How long must one wait to take methadone after taking suboxone?
wait 36-48 hrs for suboxone to get out of system. Depending on the amt you were taking, you may need to wait longer or you will feel like **** and methadone will do nothing. Suboxone has opiate blockers. Methadone is an ineffective treatment for opiate addiction. its just worse but not so addictive. Man made heroine. At least suboxone lets you function and is a treatment that works for opiate addiction not contribute to it like methadone. I know people who have died from methadone or cant function on it. Suboxon is up and coming in the world and is better opiate addiction treatment just doesnt get you high still like methadone does. The first answer is flat out WRONG!!!! Wait to take it, otherwise the suboxone opiate blockers will give you no effect on the methadone or make you sick or feel like ****. Sorry the subs were so expensive, another doctor maybe? I really support it's use, its cleaned up more people with opiate addiction than anything i have ever seen. Docs suck and are just in it for the money especially in the opiate and opiate treatment business they rape your wallet!!!! Do your research people!!!
Can I do withdrawal after one week of Suboxone use, with no prior opiates in my system? If so, will it be a long one? It’s been 72 hours already.
Of course you can, after all people do cold turkey! For one thing, while side effects are rough, you don’t have to worry about dying. Alcohol and benzo withdrawal can include seizures and death without treatment, but not opioid withdrawal. I suspect diarrhea will be one of the symptoms you get and this can be controlled with Loperimide, often sold over-the-counter, sometimes with the brand Immodium AD. It is possible to become overdependent on it and even trigger constipation, so don’t overdo it. While its generally okay to take more than the recommended doses, keep careful track of your use if attempting it.It sounds like you might have used it for pain control, instead of opiate addiction, if I’m interpreting your question correctly. This information should be available from healthcare professionals. If you are concerned about ceasing use because you don’t trust the healthcare professional who prescribed suboxone, please find other healthcare people to advise you. Suboxone isn’t prescribed lightly and you should get professional health advise from people who understand the conditions that originally inspired you to try it.Of course you may have been experimenting or attempting recreational use, in which case I congratulate you for trying to quit before it became a serious problem.