Hi everyone.
I started suffering from bad stomach pain in week 8 and was prescribed dihydrocodeine for it. Before starting to take it I checked the NHS site which recommends opioids such as dihydrocodeine are not taken and to seek alternatives. There's plenty of evidence against dihydrocodeine use in pregnancy. Unfortunately my pregnancy unit just gives opioids or paracetamol (and paracetamol was doing nothing for me) so I had to resort to taking the dihydrocodeine when the pain got really bad.
Now I'm worried about taking dihydrocodeine in early pregnancy and what this means for the baby so I'm quite terrified. I have so far only taken 4 tablets of 30 mg and the pain is subsiding thankfully but I can't rule out needing to take it in the future if it reappears.
Did anyone else have to take dihydrocodeine or other opioids? What has been to your experience?
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Dihydrocodeine in early pregnancy?
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charcb · 22/11/2020 10:02
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