Question 1

how do i tackle opiate withdrawal?

Accepted Answer

Supportive: Treatment involves supportive care and medications. The most commonly used medication, clonidine, primarily reduces anxiety, agitation, muscle aches, sweating, runny nose, and cramping.

Other medications can treat vomiting and diarrhea.

Buprenorphine (suptex) has been shown to work better than other medications for treating withdrawal from opiates, and it can shorten the length of detox.

Question 2

what are common opiate withdrawal signs?

Accepted Answer

Various: Early symptoms of withdrawal include:

•agitation
•anxiety
•muscle aches
•increased tearing
•insomnia
•runny nose
•sweating
•yawning

late symptoms of withdrawal include:

•abdominal cramping
•diarrhea
•dilated pupils
•goose bumps
•nausea
•vomiting.

Question 3

what are the symptoms opiate withdrawal?

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Not pleasant : Some of the symptoms of opiate withdrawal can include cold sweats,  diarrhea, nausea and vomiting, body aches, anxiety, cravings, cramping, chills, tremors, goose bumps, agitation, runny nose, yawning, and insomnia.

Question 4

what should i expect with opiate withdrawal?

Accepted Answer

Opiate withdrawsigns: Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea.Abdominal cramping
back pain bone pain
goose flesh
involuntary kicking
cravings for the drug
insomnia
duration is 5 to 7 days with the worst being the first 60 hours.  Note effects can last weeks.

Question 5

what should i expect on day 5 of opiate withdrawal?

Accepted Answer

Feeling better: The withdrawl symptoms should be easing off.

Question 6

opiate withdrawal - what kind of symptoms to expect?

Accepted Answer

Opiate withdrawal : Early symptoms of withdrawal include:

agitation
anxiety
muscle aches
increased tearing
insomnia
runny nose
sweating
yawning
late symptoms of withdrawal include:

abdominal cramping
diarrhea
dilated pupils
goose bumps
nausea
vomiting.  
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000949.htm
opiate withdrawal refers to the wide range of symptoms that occur after stopping opiates.

Question 7

does metoprolol help with opiate withdrawal?

Accepted Answer

Define "help": Opiate withdrawal's tough &amp; can be dangerous if not supervised. You'll have to be more specific on the word "help?" It can attenuate symptoms but is no guarantee or panacea and must be used along with other measures. A novel agent that deserves attention is NAD+  I've seen remarkable results with NAD infusions compared to virtually anything else. Google it. Questions? www.healthtap.com/dr-saghafi

Question 8

can you take a benzodiazepine for opiate withdrawal?

Accepted Answer

At times it is a : Necessary part of the treatment early on.

Question 9

what are some opiate withdrawal medications, trazodone?

Accepted Answer

Opiate withdrawal: Meds used are. Suboxone, methadone, Clonidine to help with symptoms, and Naltrexone and vivitrol.

Question 10

will opiate withdrawal symptoms return if you relapse after 7 days of detox?

Accepted Answer

Maybe: The physical withdrawal will be very mild. However the psychological withdrawal and cravings can be intense.
If this has happened to you, please get assistance so that you can go back to being sober.

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