eli5 I’m looking for a visual on what happens inside your body during opiate withdrawal. So far I picture my brain screaming at me wanting food.
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With physical opiate withdrawal you can expect to feel; body aches, shivering, sweating, chills, muscle pain, insomnia, dysphoria, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, runny nose, watery eyes, as well as tiredness and irritability.
Some of these are dependent on how long and how much someone’s been taking.
It was surprisingly difficult to find an infographic on google, but found a timeline of symptoms on this site about halfway down; https://riverwalkranch.com/opioid-withdrawal/
Honestly if you’re just feeling hungry, then you might not even be physically dependent yet (especially if it’s been over 24 hours since you last took anything). In that case it’s just psychological drug cravings, which will pass in another day or 3. I’d STRONGLY advise anyone to stop taking any opiate they’re not prescribed. (It’s literally the only drug I’ve ever known where I witnessed a 100% addiction rate in friends).
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