Help for Withdrawals of Pain Pills

A doctor sometimes prescribes pain medicine despite the fact that his patient might become addicted to it. Even though no one plans on becoming dependent on pain medication, this type of addiction is fairly common. After you take pain medication for a period of time, your body stops producing endorphins (the body's natural painkillers), because it's receiving drugs instead.

Withdrawal Symptoms

• The symptoms of withdrawal from pain medications are a sense of discomfort, deep depression, chills, fatigue or the shakes. Some medications stay in your body even after you have stopped taking the drug. Naturally, this will result in a longer period of withdrawal.

Remove Yourself

• There are many different things you can do to help to alleviate the withdrawal symptoms from pain pills. If you've been prescribed a pain medication over a long period of time; maybe a consultation with your doctor about a different type of pain therapy is needed. Also if you've been acquiring this medication from other sources for your pain, beginning to remove yourself from that situation will encourage the healing process.

Getting therapy help

• Rehabilitation or counseling is another help for pain pill withdrawal symptoms that's been proven to be very successful. This often involves group therapy in a facility that's designed to to focus specifically on your individual needs.

Medical Detox

• Physicians at rehabilitation facilities may advise that you go through a medical detoxification process as an inpatient. This includes taking a low-dose medication that's closely monitored to help you stay focused and prevent severe depression, illness and the shakes. There is a high success rate with these medications, especially if combined with therapy.