The Facts about Methadone Withdrawal

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One of the most prevalent medications being used to help patients overcome their addiction to opiates such as heroin and in some cases for chronic pain management is methadone. Unfortunately for many patients this can then lead to having to cope with methadone withdrawal. For many patients it can end up trading one nasty addiction for another.

Doctors and rehabilitation centers have brought methadone use to epidemic levels seemingly not taking into consideration the problems that can come with long term use of it. In many cases the symptoms of methadone withdrawal can be as bad as the withdrawal symptoms of the drug that the rehabilitation clinic is trying to wean the patient off of. Often this results in people having a very hard time stopping their dependence of methadone and becoming addicted to it.

Some of the symptoms associated with methadone withdrawal are nutritional depletion, hypersensitivity to discomfort along with cramping, aches, insomnia and overall feelings of nervousness. It can also cause aches and pains that many people mistake for the pain and stress that resulted from previous accidents. In fact is can often take up to 4 times longer for a person to completely withdraw from methadone after a long period of abuse than heroin.

Because methadone and the anxiety brought on by withdrawal tend to damage the lining of the stomach it can cause a lot of stomach pains that lead to irritability. The best way to deal with this is with nutrition, methadone use can cause the body to suffer with severe nutritional deficiency so  the person who is dealing with withdrawal should eat foods like yogurt that are high in probiotics and large quantities of glutathione which as an antioxidant will help with the detoxification process.

Because methadone is very toxic to the body it makes it very hard for the organs to detoxify your system, this is one of the reasons that heroin users develop the dark circles under their eyes, methadone can cause the same effect. The best way to cope with this and help your body to recover is to stick to very healthy and nutritious diet.

For many people it is possible to complete methadone withdrawal by themselves and cope with their symptoms however detoxifying your body after a prolonged substance abuse is more than simply stopping the drug use. Since your body has become used to having the drug it will try to repair itself once the substance is out of your body. To do this it needs nutrients that it will take from every cell in your body. To make sure that there are no side effects such as damage to your nervous system or organs you must significantly increase your healthy dietary intake.