Vicodin Withdrawal

Vicodin withdrawal only hurts if you are conscious and have to live through it.

 “A sudden discontinued supply of opiates will cause often unbearable withdrawal symptoms including irritability, profuse sweating, abdominal cramping and diarrhea. This agonizing withdrawal is the reason most of those with dependencies cannot stop taking the drugs,” states detoxification anesthesiologist, Dr. Clifford A. Bernstein, M.D.

Vicodin withdrawal involves one of the country’s most commonly abused prescription pain medications today. Vicodin ®, a derivative of opium, contributes to the manufacture heroin.

Vicodin addiction and Vicodin withdrawal involves deep depression and impaired thinking, attention, and judgment. Patients will tell themselves they still take Vicodin ® for pain, but in reality that ‘pain’ is more associated with Vicodin withdrawal symptoms that they want to avoid.

Vicodin deprivation may trigger unbearable pain and a cascade of bodily reactions. These Vicodin withdrawal symptoms include, but are not limited to:

• bone pain
• cold flashes
• diarrhea
• goose bumps
• insomnia
• involuntary leg movements
• irritability
• loss of appetite
• muscle pain
• nausea
• panic
• restlessness
• runny nose
• sweating
• vomiting
• watery eyes
• chills

Regular Vicodin users who stop taking Vicodin ® will experience Vicodin withdrawal within six to twelve hours. The symptoms are usually not life-threatening, but appear to be so to the patient. The intensity of Vicodin withdrawal depends on the dosage and longevity of the Vicodin addiction. During the initial days symptoms of Vicodin withdrawal may intensify, but gradually diminish somewhat within a week or two.

Withdrawal is a long and painful process, which can cause permanent damage to your heart lungs, and brain. For health-compromised patients, untreated and unmonitored withdrawal can lead to death.

Vicodin withdrawal and dependency treatment requires safe and responsible care combined with the latest medical technology. Older, conventional detoxification procedures may cause patients to suffer a debilitating and dangerous withdrawal syndrome.

The Waismann Method recognizes Vicodin addiction as a reversible medical disorder, treatable in an effective, dignified, safe and humane manner through rapid detox. This anesthetic procedure dulls the patient’s Vicodin withdrawal symptoms.

“For the pain patient it is extremely difficult for them to distinguish between the original pain and the discomfort of withdrawal,” reports Dr. Clifford A. Bernstein, M.D., “providing even greater incentive for them to continue taking the drugs.”