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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
Going to need to reach out for help. There are several ways you can go about this. You might find help from:an addiction treatment centera community health clinicyour primary care physiciana psychiatrist a methadone clinica doctor certified to prescribe buprenorphine (Suboxone) Several medications can help prevent withdrawal symptoms and treat any symptoms that do develop. The first group is opioids like oxycodone, but when they’re used properly, they don’t get you high. Methadone. Methadone is a long-acting opioid that must be taken once per day to prevent withdrawal symptoms. When used correctly, it prevents withdrawal symptoms and drug cravings without causing euphoria or sedation. Unfortunately, it is only available at certified clinics, which you typically must attend daily. Buprenorphine. Buprenorphine is also a long-acting opioid that can prevent or reduce withdrawal symptoms. It is most often found in combination with naloxone, an opioid antagonist sold under the trade name of Suboxone. Many doctors are certified to prescribe Suboxone for people to use at home. Suboxone is useful once some withdrawal symptoms have begun.Lucemyra (lofexidine hydrochloride). Lucemyra is a brand-new, non-opioid medication that is FDA approved to treat opioid withdrawal symptoms. Because it contains no opioids, any doctor can prescribe it for at-home use. It can take some time for your body to adjust to a stable dose of methadone or buprenorphine. During that time, you may experience mild withdrawal symptoms. The American Society for Addiction Medicine recommends the following medications to treat break-through withdrawal symptoms: Clonidine: a hypertension drug regularly used off-label to treat opioid withdrawal symptoms. It is available as a pill or a transdermal patch. Loperamide: to treat diarrhea. Ondansetron: to treat nausea and vomiting. Benzodiazepines: to treat short-term anxiety. OTC pain relievers: (Tylenol or Advil) to treat muscle aches and pains. If you are having trouble sleeping, you may want to consider (with a doctor’s approval) an OTC antihistamine like Benadryl. If you are allergic to antihistamines or prefer something else, you should talk to your doctor about prescription sleep aids. Warnings Opioid withdrawal is rarely dangerous for healthy adults, but it can be extremely uncomfortable without
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