General Prescription Painkiller Withdrawal Symptoms

Withdrawal is a dirty word when it comes to addiction. Because the process can be brutally painful and difficult to manage, many people avoid seeking help. Fortunately, there are treatment options that can minimize the severity – even eliminate – the withdrawal symptoms. Withdrawal happens when the body is detoxing from drugs and alcohol. The symptoms that accompany prescription painkiller withdrawal are notoriously challenging. Though it can be intimidating, it should not keep you from getting help for prescription painkiller addiction. Opiate painkillers are typically used to treat moderate to severe pain, and in some cases chronic cough and opiate addiction. They can be extremely useful in the management of painful conditions, injuries and illnesses but can lead to physical and psychological dependence and addiction.

Opiate Withdrawal Symptoms

If you are physically dependent on prescription painkillers such as Percocet, OxyContin, Darvocet, Vicodin or Lortab, withdrawal symptoms will likely set in, sometimes a few hours after the last dose is taken. Opiate withdrawal symptoms can last weeks or months and should be medically managed to avoid serious medical issues such as seizures. Depending on the painkiller and the severity of the problem, withdrawal symptoms can vary widely. They can include a strong drug craving, tremors, runny nose, chills, sleeplessness, anxiousness, flu-like symptoms, depression, hallucination, delirium, sweating, muscle and bone pain, confusion, extreme irritability and muscle spasms.

Developing a Tolerance to Painkillers Can Be Problematic

Debilitating, chronic pain is a reality for millions of people around the world. Prescription painkillers can absolutely be taken safely but can cause tolerance and dependence, even with relatively short-term use. Most of our patients are not at fault for their painkiller addiction. Regular use can cause your body to get used to the medication (tolerance), which requires you to take more to achieve the same pain relief as when you first started taking it. This can be dangerous and lead to addiction.

The Waismann Method’s Rapid Detox Minimizes Withdrawal

Withdrawal can be disruptive to your life. The Waismann Method of Accelerated Neuro-Regulation treats prescription painkiller addiction using a pioneering procedure that minimizes withdrawal. Performed in an accredited hospital, our rapid detox program for opiates utilizes intravenous medications to cleanse patients’ opiate receptors. This takes place while the patients sleep lightly under anesthesia. Once they awaken, they have no conscious awareness of the withdrawal that took place during the procedure. If you are addicted to painkillers, we know you have already suffered enough. Withdrawal can be managed to ensure safety, comfort and success. Our highly successful and humane treatment can reverse prescription painkiller addiction in a matter of days, getting you back on your feet quicker than other drug detox programs.

Get Help from Prescription Painkiller Addiction Now

Call us today to discuss how the Waismann Method can free you from your Vicodin dependency and get your life back.

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