what is a wholistic approach to help the after effects of heroin abuse without drugs ?
Posted by admin | Under insomnia drugs Tuesday Jan 13, 2009I want a natural approach. my boyfriend is suffering he isn’t on any medication and will not take anything he has mild depression from the detoxing stages and insomnia and just a blah weak feeling. what can he eat or take as a supplement. to speed the recovery he is 30 days clean
First off, let me say that I give your boyfriend a lot of credit for what he is doing. Not many people can go through a hard drug withdrawal without supplemental medicine. However, I do think that professional help would be in his best interest. There’s this site called recovery connection.org that has a whole section on wholistic drug rehab. Check it out and hopefully that will be able to help your boyfriend even more. He should try taking a multivitamin and drink lots and lots and LOTS of water. The most important thing for him is to stay hydrated.
Heroin Withdrawal Symptoms
Symptoms of withdrawal include restlessness, muscle and bone pain, insomnia, diarrhea, vomiting, cold flashes with goose bumps (”cold turkey”), and leg movements. Major withdrawal symptoms peak between 24 and 48 hours after the last dose of heroin and subside after about a week.However, some people have shown persistent withdrawal signs for many months.
At some point during continuous heroin use, a person can become addicted to the drug. Sometimes addicted individuals will endure many of the withdrawal symptoms to reduce their tolerance for the drug so that they can again experience the rush.
Physical dependence and the emergence of withdrawal symptoms were once believed to be the key features of heroin addiction. We now know this may not be the case entirely, since craving and relapse can occur weeks and months after withdrawal symptoms are long gone.
We also know that patients with chronic pain who need opiates to function (sometimes over extended periods) have few if any problems leaving opiates after their pain is resolved by other means. This may be because the patient in pain is simply seeking relief of pain and not the rush sought by the addict.
References :
http://alcoholism.about.com/cs/heroin/f/herion_faq05.htm
First off, let me say that I give your boyfriend a lot of credit for what he is doing. Not many people can go through a hard drug withdrawal without supplemental medicine. However, I do think that professional help would be in his best interest. There’s this site called recovery connection.org that has a whole section on wholistic drug rehab. Check it out and hopefully that will be able to help your boyfriend even more. He should try taking a multivitamin and drink lots and lots and LOTS of water. The most important thing for him is to stay hydrated.
References :
http://www.recoveryconnection.org/holistic-drug-rehabilitation.php