About Hydrocodone Abuse
Hydrocodone is a highly addictive opioid drug that is found in many prescription painkillers, such as Vicodin, Norco, and Lortab. It affects the pain receptors and dopamine levels in your brain, causing a euphoric high and depressing your heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing, making you feel relaxed and calm.
This drug also makes chemical changes that cause you to develop a tolerance and become physically dependent on hydrocodone to be able to feel any pleasure at all, or even just to avoid feeling withdrawal symptoms. Stopping “cold turkey” can cause a spike in blood pressure, breathing rate, body temperature, and heart rate, and other uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms.
A specific medical drug detox program is the safest and most comfortable way to detox from hydrocodone. At The Healing Place, we will ensure you do not suffer through painful withdrawal symptoms, and our qualified medical team will be there with you to monitor your progress and make sure no medical emergencies occur as the drugs leave your system.
Hydrocodone Withdrawal Symptoms
Side effects from withdrawal vary from person to person, so everybody’s experience is different. The most common symptoms of hydrocodone withdrawal include:
- Muscle aches and headaches
- Sweating, chills, goosebumps
- Runny nose
- Vomiting, diarrhea
- Fatigue
- Mood swings
- Anxiety and/or depression
- Strong drug cravings
Although not usually lethal, these symptoms can become so uncomfortable it may feel like there is no other option than to take more hydrocodone to stop withdrawal. For this reason, relapsing is a common occurrence when people try to quit opioids, and a medically assisted treatment (MAT) program is recommended.
Hydrocodone Withdrawal Timeline
The hydrocodone withdrawal timeline may vary slightly depending on health factors and your frequency and quantity of use, but in general, withdrawal lasts for 5-7 days, progressing as follows:
- Symptoms begin to show up 6-12 hours after your last use
- Symptoms are at their worst at around 72 hours after your last use
- Symptoms can last for one week to one month
Some drug cravings and emotional side effects may last longer than a month or may come back after you have completed your rehabilitation, especially if you do not have help from a mental health expert. Drug detox is not easy, but at The Healing Place, we will do all we can to ensure you have all the support you need, and that you do not suffer as your brain adjusts to the lack of hydrocodone in your system.
What Happens After Hydrocodone Detox?
After hydrocodone detox, you will be strongly encouraged to move directly from our detox facility into residential rehab, where you will live for a set amount of time in our safe, sober environment, learning about addiction, gaining recovery tools, and sobriety skills that will last a lifetime. We will help you get to the underlying root of your addiction so that you will be able to move on with your life without needing to lean on hydrocodone or other drugs as a crutch.
The Healing Place for Hydrocodone Withdrawal
Getting treatment for hydrocodone withdrawal does not need to be a painful experience. When you come to The Healing Place, we can help you, using a combination of a medically assisted treatment (MAT) program for detoxing, and our integrated detox and rehab program that consists of:
Behavioral therapy, counseling, and other psychological treatments – you will heal the underlying causes of your addiction, learn new coping methods for stress, and help you change unhelpful behavior patterns within yourself
Physical health care – drugs and alcohol can cause physical health issues that need medical care to allow you to be able to move on and live your life, and at The Healing Place, we will work with you to ensure you are safe and well while you are in our care.
Holistic treatments – we take care of your mind and spirit, along with ensuring your body remains healthy as you detox and rehabilitate. This includes treatments like massage therapy, manual lymphatic drainage, aromatherapy, acupuncture, and nutritional counseling. We will take your mental and emotional symptoms into account, and ensure you have relief from pain, stress, anxiety, and depression through our varied, all-natural treatment options.
With this proven combination in our luxury detox and residential rehabilitation programs, we can provide you with the recovery tools you will need to help you stop using hydrocodone for good, and we can put you in contact with aftercare treatments that will help you continue on your path to sobriety. Contact us today to learn more about drug detox and what we can do to help you through hydrocodone withdrawal and rehab. We are here to help.
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