yahoo23
04-14-2009, 03:50 PM
can 2ml of methadone effect your baby
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AuntieLeela
04-16-2009, 02:20 AM
Methadone is generally considered safe during pregnancy.
http://international.drugabuse.gov/collaboration/guide_methadone/partb_question10.html
http://international.drugabuse.gov/collaboration/guide_methadone/partb_question10.html
npope
09-04-2009, 03:52 AM
AHFS Drug Information® (2009)
Pregnancy and Lactation
Pregnancy
It is not known whether methadone can cause fetal harm when administered to pregnant women. Therefore, methadone should be used during pregnancy only when the potential benefits justify the possible risks. Because of the drug's long duration of effect, use of methadone for obstetric analgesia is not recommended since there may be an increased risk of neonatal respiratory depression.
Short- or long-term detoxification treatment using methadone is not recommended during pregnancy.201 However, pregnant women, regardless of age, are eligible for admission into a comprehensive maintenance treatment program using methadone if they have a history of documented opiate dependence and are considered at risk of possibly returning to such dependence (and all its attendant risks) during pregnancy.201, 213 For such women, evidence of current physiologic dependence is not necessary, provided the program physician certifies the pregnancy and considers such therapy medically justified using reasonable clinical judgment.201, 213 If maintenance treatment with methadone is deemed necessary during pregnancy, it should be undertaken with caution and at the lowest possible effective dosage.201 All pregnant women admitted into a maintenance program with methadone must be given the opportunity for prenatal care either by the program or by referral to an appropriate health-care provider.201, 263 Such women should be advised of the possible risks to them and their fetus from continued use of illicit drugs and from the use and withdrawal of methadone as part of maintenance or detoxification treatment.201
Because there is an increased risk of serious complications to the fetus, pregnant women should not be withdrawn from opiates. They should be maintained on methadone through the pregnancy. Hyperactivity, irritability, hyperreflexia, yawning, tachypnea, tremors and myoclonic seizures, poor sleep patterns, vomiting, and diarrhea characterize the neonatal withdrawal syndrome. Every attempt should be made to modify the infant's environment to reduce external stimuli. Phenobarbital and paregoric are used to treat withdrawing newborns
Pregnancy and Lactation
Pregnancy
It is not known whether methadone can cause fetal harm when administered to pregnant women. Therefore, methadone should be used during pregnancy only when the potential benefits justify the possible risks. Because of the drug's long duration of effect, use of methadone for obstetric analgesia is not recommended since there may be an increased risk of neonatal respiratory depression.
Short- or long-term detoxification treatment using methadone is not recommended during pregnancy.201 However, pregnant women, regardless of age, are eligible for admission into a comprehensive maintenance treatment program using methadone if they have a history of documented opiate dependence and are considered at risk of possibly returning to such dependence (and all its attendant risks) during pregnancy.201, 213 For such women, evidence of current physiologic dependence is not necessary, provided the program physician certifies the pregnancy and considers such therapy medically justified using reasonable clinical judgment.201, 213 If maintenance treatment with methadone is deemed necessary during pregnancy, it should be undertaken with caution and at the lowest possible effective dosage.201 All pregnant women admitted into a maintenance program with methadone must be given the opportunity for prenatal care either by the program or by referral to an appropriate health-care provider.201, 263 Such women should be advised of the possible risks to them and their fetus from continued use of illicit drugs and from the use and withdrawal of methadone as part of maintenance or detoxification treatment.201
Because there is an increased risk of serious complications to the fetus, pregnant women should not be withdrawn from opiates. They should be maintained on methadone through the pregnancy. Hyperactivity, irritability, hyperreflexia, yawning, tachypnea, tremors and myoclonic seizures, poor sleep patterns, vomiting, and diarrhea characterize the neonatal withdrawal syndrome. Every attempt should be made to modify the infant's environment to reduce external stimuli. Phenobarbital and paregoric are used to treat withdrawing newborns
feelbad
09-04-2009, 01:21 PM
this is one of those more in depth types of questions for your OB and a consult with a pharmacologist to really know what could occur for the baby overall. good luck, FB