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hi my name is brooke im pregnant with my 7th child but this ones different than the others i have an addiction to lortabs. ivebeen taking them for more than a year im about 9 weeks. i was taking 10 a day im down to 5 a day. what are the chances ive hurt my baby how dangerous is this. im tryin to slowly stop taking them but i dont know what damage ive already caused! can you please let me know? any information you could share with me would help

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Dear brooke,

Whether you are doing damage to your unborn child depends on your individual circumstances. But an addiction during pregnancy can certainly damage the baby. I suggest that you tell the doctor the truth about your addiction. To overcome addiction I recommend you read:

Drug Addiction is a Nutritional Disorder at:
http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/articles/drug_addictions_nutritional_disorder.htm...

Please go on the hypoglycemic diet at:

http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/articles/hypoglycemic_diet.html

I suggest that you discuss your circumstances with a paediatrician and a Nutritional Doctor, Clinical Nutritionist or Nutritional Psychologist.

Also read:

Natural Approaches to Infertility by Melanie Koeman at:
http://curezone.com/upload/Newsletter/Hypoglycemic_He/HYPONL2002_03.pdf

go to page 3 and

Pregnancy Suppor by Delcious Living at:
http://healthnotes.deliciouslivingmag.com/healthnotes.cfm?lang=EN&org=nh&Content...
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Jurriaan Plesman, Nutritional Psychotherapist
Hon. Editor of
The Hypoglycemic Health Association of Australia.
www.hypoglycemia.asn.au
Author of "Getting off the Hook"
Freely available at Google Book Search
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Jurriaan Plesman, Nutritional Psychotherapist

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I have a degree in Psychology from the Sydney University and a Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Nutrition. I am also the author of “GETTING OFF THE HOOK” which deals with the nutritional and psychological treatment of personality disorders. It is freely available on the internet at Google Book Search. I am interested in the relationship between nutrition and behaviour, and as a Probation ans Parole Officer facilitated groups for offenders, many of whom were alcoholics and drug addicts, sex offenders or compulsive gamblers, as well as the whole gamut of “personality disorders”. I am also the ex-editor of the Hypoglycemic Health Association of Australia Newsletter, a quarterly publication dealing with hypoglycemia and related health problems. Its web site, together with a shortened course of PSYCHOTHERAPY can be visited at: http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au

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Nutritional Psychotherapist

Organizations
The Hypoglycemic Health Association of Australia
http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au

Publications
GETTING OFF THE HOOK
which is freely available on the internet at Google Book Search. Various articles in Hypoglycemic Health Association Newsletter

Education/Credentials
BA(Psych) (Sydney University) Post Grad Dip Clin Nutr (International Academy of Nutrition)

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