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What are heroin withdrawals?

Updated: 9/7/2023
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I am a heroin addict, but my withdrawals aren't that bad. the withdrawals of heroin can range from very minor, to severe or even deadly. it really depends on the person, and how much the person takes, how long the person has been using and how they use it,(snort,smoke,inject). Picture it being the WORST week of your life. your week of quitting cold turkey will compare to a week of having a very bad flu. some users will be sick for days vomiting, sweating,very bad insomnia,sneezing, aching, coughing, and physical pain. I believe it is out of your system in 3 days and withdrawals will last about a week. If you are hooked and decide to quit cold turkey, and complete a week clean, you will be feeling much better and see things clear for the first time since you have been addicted. my advice is if anyone decides to quit, NEVER take an opiate again!! because i have relapsed and swore it would only be one time and now i am back to regular use when only a month ago i felt better then i ever did using the drug.

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They are unpleasant symptoms caused by not having heroin in your system after regular use (i.e. for someone who is addicted to heroin). They can be suppressed by other opiates like morphine or oxycodone. The symptoms are sometimes like a flu. There is intense craving for heroin, unpleasant feelings, aches, cold sweats, lethargy, dilated pupils, crying, yawning.

The main symptoms are going to be runny nose, tiredness but inability to sleep, yawning, and hot/cold flashes. Since heroin causes constipation, during withdrawal expect a lot of diarrhea.

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The worst flu or sickness you ever had times that by 100 and that's how you will feel from withdrawals of heroin. The more you were doing and length of time using also plays a part in withdrawals. Also if you were snorting, smoking or injecting plays a part with injecting being the worst. Get about 3 boxes of 48 Immodium AD, 12 bottles of Gatorade, and 3 days off of work and just do it. Nobody I know has ever died from heroin withdrawals like they have from alcohol or benzo withdrawals. Good Luck

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It's a lot like a horrible, horrible flu that lasts for weeks, even months: nausea, vomiting, hot flashes and then chills, extreme fatigue coupled with extreme restlessness, body aches.

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