Opiate Rehab Programs for recovering addicts in British Columbia and Alberta – Options Treatment Center in Kelowna, British Columbia treating drug, opiate, fentanyl, heroin and alcohol addiction and recovery.
Opiate Rehab In Alberta And BC
You know that drugs and alcohol have ruined your life and you are ready to take back control. But as much as you’d like to be drug-free, one thing bothers you: the fear of withdrawal. Not knowing what to expect is often the scariest part. When you suddenly stop taking an opiate, your body and brain will struggle to return back to it’s natural balance before the opiates were used. You will begin to experience moderate to extreme withdrawal signs and symptoms as your body struggles to cope. These symptoms are primarily based on a ramification of factors such as the type of substance used, how long you have been using the opiates, how effective the opiates were when the substances were combined, and your general physical and mental health.
Symptoms are most severe with alcohol, benzodiazepines, and opioids. Learn about the most common withdrawal symptoms you may experience during detox and what you can do to relieve them.
Here are some of the common symptoms to expect when detoxing from drugs, opiates, and opioids.
Fatigue
We all feel tired at some point, but detoxing drains all the energy from you. You may feel so tired that you can’t even complete the smallest tasks. However, you may not be able to rest because of other withdrawal symptoms you may be experiencing.
Fortunately, there are natural ways to combat fatigue. Meditation, the act of spending time in silence, meditating on a topic can relieve tension, focus your mind, and help you cope with low energy levels.
Extreme physical discomfort
Even if the energy level is very low, your body will feel like it is fighting with itself, adding to your fatigue. Withdrawal causes the body to feel severe pain. You may even see your body burning, and even some people say it feels like their body is on fire. A person’s eyes will start burning, and nose will run and then the body wants to give up. And in addition to throbbing pain, you may feel tingling sensations throughout your body. A person can also experience radical and unpredictable changes in body temperature. At some point, you may feel very hot and sweaty. And after a while, you may feel very cold and start shaking.
Even if you can’t get rid of all your ailments, a visit to a massage therapist can be of great help. Massage therapy, the practice of applying pressure to manipulate soft body tissues, can help reduce pain associated with detoxification. Positional therapy that includes stretching and joint manipulation can also relieve physical pain during withdrawal.
Stomach ache
As your body gets rid of the waste, your stomach spins. Expect terrible nausea. As stomach discomfort persists, you may vomit repeatedly. Acute diarrhea is also common.
Acupuncture can work for some people. Acupuncture, an Asian medical practice that uses needles to penetrate the skin to stimulate specific body parts, can help reduce nausea and relieve stomach pain.
Anxiety, paranoia, and irritability
Unfortunately, physical symptoms aren’t the only withdrawal symptoms at play. You may feel an increased level of anxiety as you go through withdrawal. Your mind can become so overwhelmed that you feel paranoid. If stress continues to increase, you may feel irritable or depressed.
Because mental symptoms can be as debilitating as physical symptoms, it’s important to address them. Yoga, which combines meditation, postures, and breathing exercises, helps relieve mental detoxification and promotes calm. In addition, taking in a forest walk or embracing nature can also help lift your mood.
Being Restless
Between discomfort and extreme mental and physical exhaustion, you may find that you can’t sit still for even a moment. Your body can get out of control. You can even suffer from insomnia and severe dizziness because you can’t sleep because of the pain.
Add some music to help you free your mind from suffering. Research confirms that listening to music at a slower pace can affect brain activity to induce a sense of calm and relax the body’s muscles. Some say “music has the charm to appease the beast”.
Realize that while withdrawal symptoms are distressing, there is hope for a more comfortable withdrawal experience. Besides the fact that self-detoxification can be very dangerous, detoxing at the doctor also makes detoxing less painful. Your doctor can give you medication to significantly reduce or even relieve pain and discomfort. Withdrawal symptoms are terrible, but you don’t have to suffer alone while risking your life on detox. Once physical withdrawal symptoms have subsided, you may continue to have mental and emotional symptoms for months or maybe years. When you are ready to quit opiates, seek help and begin your recovery in a safe and caring environment.
Options Okanagan Opiate and Alcohol Treatment Centers in Kelowna, Salmon Arm and Vancouver, British Columbia – Men and Women are recovering and healing from Alcohol and Drug Abuse at our treatment center here in the Okanagan right now.
Our unique and distinctive Opiate Drug and Alcohol treatment program allow men and women to come in from Calgary as well as Edmonton as we offer airport pickup.
Numerous clients come to us from Vancouver, Calgary, and Edmonton and other locations in Alberta and even other provinces for Opiate addiction treatment, heroin drug treatment, many other drug and alcohol addictions for rehabilitation because of the uniqueness of our treatment center.
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551 Sherrydale Crescent, Kelowna, British Columbia, V1V 2E6
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