Detoxification Q&A
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Detox from Xanax Can Be Dangerous - Don't Do It Alone
It is more dangerous to detox from alprazolam (Xanax) than from heroin. You feel miserable with both but convulsions and death can occur in healthy people trying to come off of sedative/hypnotic/anxiolytic drugs like Xanax. Don’t try this on your own. At Promises we try to avoid using benzodiazepine
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Xanax Withdrawal Is Difficult and Dangerous on Your Own
Hi Jackie, I would advise you get medical supervision for withdrawal from Xanax - a qualified detox program can make this much more comfortable for you and will improve your odds of success dramatically. It can also be dangerous to withdraw on your own. Please know that withdrawal/detox is not recov
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Commitment for Addiction
You would need to contact an attorney for legal rights in your state. In most states it is possible to do a 72-hour hold if someone is a danger to themselves or others, but nothing much beyond that. Have you considered hiring a professional Interventionist who is certified? The right interventionist
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Suboxone for Vicodin Dependency with Mood Disorder
First, it is important for you to understand that trying to detox yourself from Vicodin is usually not an effective recovery plan. If you have a mood disorder, are you being treated medically for that mood disorder? If not, you are simply masking symptoms of your disorder with an opiate. Your first
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Xanax Withdrawal Is Not Safe to Do on Your Own
Withdrawing from Xanax on your own without medical supervision is extremely dangerous. It is one of the toughest withdrawals. A medically supervised withdrawal will be much less painful because they can give you substitute drugs temporarily during the withdrawal to lessen the symptoms. I strongly ur
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How Long Does Xanax Withdrawal Last? How Do I Cope?
The time course of Xanax withdrawal is variable but typically it peaks I the first week to two weeks and then declines after that. Xanax withdrawal is medically dangerous and can be complicated by seizures, delirium (confusion, insomnia, hallucinations), panic attacks and hypertensive crises. Xanax
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Xanax Withdrawal Can Be Dangerous
Xanax (chemical name alprazolam) is a benzodiazepine drug. Even though you may not be abuse the Xanax, your body has become physically dependent on it after three years of use. The amount you’ve been taking is definitely high enough to cause dependency and abruptly stopping it can cause severe withd
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Trying to Taper off Opiates Like Hydrocodone
Even with a gradual tapering most people will experience withdrawal symptoms in the few days after they stop an opiate drug and this can continue for s long as two weeks. Bone pain, anxiety, insomnia, restlessness, and abdominal discomfort are common. The most medically dangerous withdrawal occurs w
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Dealing with a Shortage of Psychiatrists
There is a shortage of psychiatrists in many places as the specialty has not kept pace with demand. Over the last twenty years, primary care physicians (GPs, internal medicine, ob-gyn) have stepped in to provide treatment for patients with a range of problems. As a first line of treatment, this appr
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Self-Detox off Xanax Is Dangerous
Because Xanax has a short half life, many people will experience withdrawal symptoms when they get down to the dose you describe. Successful detox from Xanax nearly always requires that the Xanax be replaced with a longer half life medication that prevents the withdrawal symptoms from emerging. Seiz
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Detoxing off meth
If your brother-in-law is not using other drugs in addition to methamphetamine, the physical aspects of withdrawal may include fatigue, insomnia, irritability, and indifference. Since most meth users also abuse sleeping pills and alcohol to crash, sedatives to manage their anxiety, and marijuana to
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Bipolar Disorder
This case is too complex to diagnose by email or make specific clinical recommendations by email. It sounds like her current behavior may be a type of catatonia. There are a number of cases of catatonia occurring in people previously diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder. Most often antipsychotic medicati
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Rapid opiate detox. Should I do it?
Before discussing rapid opiate detox it’s important to note that detox is not a treatment by itself. You will need the support of an outpatient treatment program or a mental health provider experienced in treating addictions if you are to be successful. 12-Step support groups can be extremely helpfu
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Marijuana Withdrawal Question
When people use marijuana chronically it is stored in the fat cells in the body and is released slowly over and extended period of time. Most people do not experience the withdrawal symptoms as quickly as you do – it may take 7 days to 2 weeks for the full withdrawal pattern to emerge. Common sympto
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