Question 1

why do people experience intense yawning during opiate withdrawal?  just curious as i never understood why!

Accepted Answer

Brainstem rebound: Opiates affect to a large extent the brainstem region where autonomic functions reside (breathing, blood pressure, GI motility, etc).  Opiate withdrawal can be thought of as the OVERCORRECTION or REBOUND of these functions causing a paradoxical OVERDRIVE if you will stimulated by the lack of the drug's presence. Yawning is one of the early phase symptoms (8-12 hrs). Usually goes away within 48 hrs

Question 2

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 3

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 4

what are the symptoms opiate withdrawal?

Accepted Answer

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 5

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 6

what should i expect on day 5 of opiate withdrawal?

Accepted Answer

Feeling better: The withdrawl symptoms should be easing off.

Question 7

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 8

how long does opiate withdrawal take to get over?

Accepted Answer

Depends: The half-life (how long ot takes to clear half of a drug from the body) of the opioid causing withdrawal syndrome determines the onset and duration of symptoms. For example, heroin and Methadone withdrawal symptoms peak in 36-72 hours and 72-96 hours, respectively, and may last for 7-10 days and at least 14 days, respectively.

Question 9

does clonodin help with opiate withdrawal symptoms?

Accepted Answer

It can be: Clonidine is an older blood pressure medication that is used off-label for a number of other reasons, including opiate withdrawal. It is non-addictive. Lightheadedness is a common possible side effect.

Question 10

is it possible for cocaine to stop opiate withdrawal?

Accepted Answer

No : Using Cocaine will just cause more problems and not relieve opiate withrawal.

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