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herbs for heroin withdrawal
A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Suzanne Ducate answered
Specializes in Psychiatry
Not life threatening: Heroin withdrawal is not life threatening but extremely uncomfortable. It can cause pain, nausea, sweating, and severe anxiety. It can be treated with ... Read More
Dr. Paul Grin answered
36 years experience Pain Management
Detoxification: Is a therapeutic steps to help you withdraw from using the drug as quickly and safely as possible.
Withdrawal side effects of heroin can range from r ... Read More
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Dr. James Cunnar answered
27 years experience Family Medicine
Usually 72 hrs: The peak of withdraw usually occurs within the first 72 hours, gradually tapering over 5 to 7 days. A few patients withdraw over months, but this is ... Read More
Dr. Jeffrey Roth answered
43 years experience Addiction Medicine
Days to weeks: Acute withdrawal (the flu like symptoms) last one to three days. Protracted abstinence may be accompanied by severe craving for heroin for weeks to m ... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Dheeraj Raina answered
29 years experience Psychiatry
Out of frying pan...: ...Into the fire. Roxycodone will work for heroin withdrawal because it is another opioid. However, it's kind of like using brandy to manage vodka wit ... Read More
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Dr. Adam Front answered
27 years experience Clinical Psychology
Worst flu x 1,000: Most people coming off opiates experience body aches, chills, nausea & cramping, & other "flu-like" symptoms, but much worse that actual flu. Leg res ... Read More
A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Philip Gilly answered
39 years experience Addiction Medicine
There are many...: One would be an orthomolecular approach, using anti-oxidants, vitamin c, b complex, minerals, and amino acids.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Adam Tripp answered
15 years experience Psychiatry
Differences: Cocaine results in irritability, depression, anxiety. Heroin withdrawal results in anxiety, restlessness, diarrhea, muscle aches, and flu like symptom ... Read More
A 50-year-old member asked:
Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
25 years experience Psychiatry
Under: medical supervision.
A 18-year-old member asked:
Dr. Stuart Wasser answered
35 years experience Addiction Medicine
Tramadol wont show: But heroin will show for 4-5 days.
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A 21-year-old member asked:
Dr. Scott Mackinnon answered
33 years experience Anesthesiology
Heroin withdrawal: "withdrawal" per se refers to the symptoms which occur upon abrupt removal of a chemical to which one has become "dependent" upon. In the case of her ... Read More
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A 31-year-old male asked:
Dr. Dheeraj Raina answered
29 years experience Psychiatry
2 choices: Choice is either to treat opioid withdrawal with a short taper of methadone/suboxone or to use a combination of different meds for different opioid wi ... Read More
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