Dilaudid Withdrawal
Dilaudid withdrawal syndrome occurs when
the medication is stopped suddenly.
Stopping Dilaudid suddenly could provoke unpleasant
Dilaudid withdrawal symptoms. Use of agonist/antagonist
analgesics, such as pentazocine or naltrexone, may decrease
the effectiveness Dilaudid treatment and also cause acute
withdrawal to occur.
Dilaudid, a semi-synthetic narcotic analgesic derived
from Morphine similar to other opiate medication, could
become equally habit-forming and induce both physical
and psychological dependence that leads to Dilaudid withdrawal
syndrome upon cessation:
- Dilaudid’s potential for dependency will vary
between patients depending on their physiology and
health history.
Dilaudid Withdrawal Symptoms
“Agonizing withdrawal is the reason why most patients with dependencies
cannot stop taking the drugs,” states detoxification
anesthesiologist, Dr. Clifford A. Bernstein, M.D.
“A sudden discontinued supply of opiates will
often cause unbearable withdrawal symptoms including
irritability, profuse sweating, abdominal cramping and
diarrhea,”
Dilaudid dependent patients notice discomfort
due to Dilaudid withdrawal when their supply
of medication ceases. Dilaudid withdrawal symptoms
typically include:
- Abnormal skin sensations
- Aches and pains
- Anxiety
- Cold- or flu-like conditions
- Diarrhea
- Goose bumps
- Hallucinations (seeing, hearing, or feeling things
that are not there)
- Headaches
- Insomnia
- Loss of appetite
- Mood swings
- Nausea and vomiting
- Pain
- Rigid muscles
- Rigors (fever chills), tremors, shivers
- Sleep difficulties
- Sneezing
- Sweating
- Upper respiratory problems
Dilaudid Withdrawal Cautions
- Dilaudid withdrawal involves a hard, painful process
and may cause serious damage to internal organs, as
is common with withdrawal from most other opiate prescriptions:
- Unsupervised withdrawal may cause
severe health risks, adrenaline spikes, and
fatal respiratory or cardiac arrest--if not
attended by experienced pain specialists and
medical professionals.
- Use of Dilaudid by pregnant or nursing mothers
could cause addiction, Dilaudid withdrawal symptoms,
or other harm to a newborn’s health:
- Mothers physically
dependent on Dilaudid may birth infants who exhibit
Neonatal Withdrawal Syndrome with respiratory difficulties.
- Inform your primary physician of any intention to
curtail Dilaudid treatment—or, before you stop,
change, combine, or adapt any medications—since
stopping chronic Dilaudid use may produce severe Dilaudid
withdrawal reactions, and gradually diminished doses
may be advised.
- You can decrease the related risks of fatal,
unattended Dilaudid withdrawal through safe,
medical detoxification by an established program.
- Many traditional detoxification programs may use
older safety and anesthesia protocols that provoke
unnecessary, unsafe, and painful Dilaudid withdrawal
syndrome, accompanied by dangerous heart
rate and breathing spikes and drops.
The Waismann Method for Rapid Detoxification
The Waismann Method for Rapid Detoxification Under Anesthesia
treats Dilaudid withdrawal as an avoidable condition.
The Waismann Method views Dilaudid dependency,
and other opiate addiction, as both reversible
and treatable.
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