Meth Withdrawal Symptoms

Too much of anything is bad for your health, be it something healthy or something unhealthy. Similarly, overdose of any drugs affects our body as well as our mind, not only when a person takes it, but also when they stop taking it. Methamphetamine, is one such drug, which if taken in excess, can cause severe harm to our body, and also when an addict is trying to come out of it, the body undergoes several harmful changes. Given below are some of the meth withdrawal symptoms which a person who has stopped taking the drug, will show. But these symptoms will be there for a particular period of time, and once that time period is over, he/she will be back to normal.

A Brief History

Here are some facts about methamphetamine. The meth drugs or the methamphetamine drugs are given to people in order to increase their level of alertness, their energy level as well as to increase their concentration power. This drug has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for using it as a treatment for ADHD and for also exogenous obesity. If this drug is taken in a small prescribed amount, as recommended by the doctor, one will not face any problem, but if this same drug is taken in an overdose, then problems might arise. This drug was synthesized for the first time from ephedrine in the year 1893 by a Japanese chemist Nagai Nagayoshi. It was first approved to treat problems like mild depression, hay fever, chronic alcoholism, etc. Although it was approved then, later on these approvals were removed and this same drug was used only to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder or ADHD. During the Second World War, the Allied and the Axis forces, both used this drug for medical purposes.

This drug, if taken more than what has been prescribed, then there are certain effects of methamphetamine on the body. When the person stops taking it, then there are certain symptoms that the person shows. Here are some of the symptoms that the person shows.

Withdrawal Symptoms

Some of the symptoms can be quite problematic and if they are not taken care of properly, then it might also turn fatal. Hence, when a person is trying to give up this drug, it's best that they take the help of certain detox programs or maybe some meth addiction treatment programs to help them cope up with all the symptoms. The various symptoms are:

• Hyperventilation
• Lack of proper sleep or insomnia
• Sweats
• Convulsions
• Fatigue or loss of energy
• Depression
• Anxiety
• Irritability or dysphoric mood
• Anhedonia or inability to take pleasure in any of the pleasurable activities
• Hypersomnia or extended periods of sleep
• Increases in appetite
• Suicidal ideation
• Heartbeat becomes irregular
• Nauseating feeling
• Intense craving for the drug that the person has just given up.

These were the various withdrawal symptoms of methamphetamine. Let us now see how long do these symptoms last. Well, the severity and the length of the symptoms all depend upon one thing; how often this particular drug is taken. These symptoms can last from 48 hours to around 10 days. Due to these symptoms, it's best that one goes to a rehab center in order to get treated for meth addiction. If you are a person who is taking this drug after being recommended by a licensed doctor, then there is no need to worry as you will not suffer from any of these symptoms. Pregnant women should avoid taking these drugs as the baby inside might show some of the symptoms too when they are born. People who were addicted to this drug and have successfully given them up, congratulations! Those of you who are still taking them, my advice is to give it up. The world might seem a better place after taking the drug, but it's only for a short time. A drug free life will show you even a better world.