Methadone and Pregnancy?
Question by SmileItsNotThatSerious: methadone and pregnancy?
Are there any women in nj area who are pregnant and on methadone?
NJ has proposed a law that would take away a woman’s right to slowly STOP taking this powerful medication while pregnant. While stopping methadone is not always best for women with severe heroin addiction, it is the best course for many other pregnant women on methadone who wish to keep their babies from being born addicted or suffering methadone caused complications. It seems the state is trying to protect severe addicts from being forced off methadone, but if this is passed it will mean that the rest of the women on methadone who become pregnant will HAVE to have addicted children! NJ is waiting to hear from people on this issue… does anyone have any comments about this? Would anyone like to share or just state their outrage? I’m trying to fight this….
Best answer:
Answer by Fraulein
I would point out to these folks, who are trying to pass this law the potentially serious neonatal withdrawal syndrome, which occurs in many babies born to mothers using methadone.
The likelihood of withdrawal effects is only weakly related to the maternal methadone dose but is probably related to the speed with which concentrations decrease in the baby. Even when clear withdrawal symptoms were no longer apparent, both staff and parents found these babies demanding, sometimes for several months.
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