Methadone Withdrawal and Methadone Withdrawal Symptoms
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Methadone Withdrawal

methadone withdrawalMethadone withdrawal is one of the many consequences of methadone addiction. The term "withdrawal" can refer to any sort of separation, but it is most commonly used to describe the group of symptoms that occurs upon the abrupt discontinuation/separation or a decrease in dosage of the intake of medications, recreational drugs, and/or alcohol. In order to experience the symptoms of methadone withdrawal, one must have first developed a chemical dependence on the drug. This happens after consuming methadone over a period of time.

What is methadone? It is a (synthetic opiate) narcotic that suppresses a heroin addicts craving and withdrawal symptoms for 24 hours. Patients are as physically dependent on methadone as they were to heroin or other opiates, such as OxyContin or Vicodin. Ironically, methadone used to control narcotic addiction is frequently encountered on the illicit market and has been associated with a number of overdose deaths. Tolerance and addiction to methadone is a dangerous threat to those who take the drug whether it was prescribed to them or not. Many former heroin users have claimed that the horrors of heroin addiction withdrawal were far less painful and difficult than methadone withdrawal.

Many people go from being addicted to heroin to being addicted to methadone, and continue with this "treatment" for years, fearing the Methadone withdrawal symptoms that will occur when they stop. Methadone does not have to be the way of life for former heroin addicts. Gradual cessation followed by a drug-free program of rehabilitation may be the answer for many sufferers. After several days of stabilizing a patient with methadone, the amount can be gradually decreased. The rate at which it is decreased is dependent on the reaction of the individual. Keeping methadone withdrawal symptoms at a tolerable level is the goal.

Methadone withdrawal symptoms include but are not limited to:

  • abdominal cramps
  • body aches
  • dilated pupils
  • excessive perspiration
  • fever
  • irritability
  • nausea
  • runny nose
  • sneezing
  • tearing of eyes
  • tremors
  • yawning

Methadone Withdrawal and Methadone Withdrawal Symptoms
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