Opiate Withdrawal
Many persons addicted to opiates were put on these painkillers following a trauma or surgery. Other persons, typically personalities of a sensitive type, are drawn to opiates because they aid in dampening emotional sensitivity.
Opiate withdrawal, if done correctly, can be relatively simple and entirely tolerable. The combination of a week to two week long course of Suboxone and endorphin building nutrients make this withdrawal surprisingly mild. Suboxone is a drug that helps ease the withdrawal. Endorphins are the body’s natural pain-killers. Raising these natural pain-killers using nutrients also effectively lessens withdrawal symptoms, provides long-lasting relief and greatly lowers the potential for future relapse. (More info on opiate withdrawal about why a person experiences, and how to avoid it.)
Why does a person experience opiate withdrawal?
The opiate has been providing an artificial source of pain-killing endorphins. This shuts down the body’s natural production. When the drug is removed, there are no endorphins to block pain, and therefore even light touch is painful. Clothes on the skin are painful, showers hurt, even digestion--which is normally not felt-- is painful. This is also the case for emotions. Since there are no endorphins to block emotional sensitivity, the person in withdrawal experiences heightened emotional sensitivity. This can make opiate withdrawal one of the most painful of drug withdrawals, and can be complicated by desire to injure oneself.
Avoiding Withdrawal
Suboxone is a drug that will ease the withdrawal, and is administered by our doctor for one to two weeks. Suboxone will occupy the opiate receptor, but not “drug” the person. The person is converted form the opiate they are on to suboxone, and then tapered off of the suboxone over a one to two week period. This eases withdrawal substantially. During this time the person will also receive endorphin building nutrients, amino acids designed to replenish the low-endorphin state. The most successful residents include exercise, high protein food, and eliminate sugars, processed foods, and cigarettes.
Opiates duplicate the action of the body’s natural pain killers, collectively referred to as endorphins and enkephalins. Endorphins not only block the sensation of physical pain, but also block emotional pain as well. A natural ability of any mammal is to be able to perceive the emotional of another mammal. All mammals have a limbic brain (emotional brain) , and it is in the limbic area where most of the endorphins are synthesized and used. This natural ability to “read” another person’s emotions is what allows us to perceive threat, and also to engage in bonding experiences. What BLOCKS that ability is endorphins. We know if the person beside us on the freeway wants to pick a fight due to road rage, or if they want us to pull over at the next exit and get our phone number because they find us attractive. We have distinct neurochemical expressions for each of those feelings that we picked up from a person at a distance; we feel anger toward the person who is upset, and we might feel excitement about the person interested in us. That is called limbic resonance. When a person is low endorphins, they pick up on others emotions too acutely, and this over-sensitivity becomes emotionally painful for them. When this sort of personality finds opiates, they often feel “ok” for the first time. Some persons even cut on themselves as it will release endorphins, and provide a similar sense of relief.
Why does a person experience opiate withdrawal?
The opiate has been providing an artificial source of pain-killing endorphins. This shuts down the body’s natural production. When the drug is removed, there are no endorphins to block pain, and therefore even light touch is painful. Clothes on the skin are painful, showers hurt, even digestion--which is normally not felt-- is painful. This is also the case for emotions. Since there are no endorphins to block emotional sensitivity, the person in withdrawal experiences heightened emotional sensitivity. This can make opiate withdrawal one of the most painful of drug withdrawals, and can be complicated by desire to injure oneself.
Avoiding Withdrawal
Suboxone is a drug that will ease the withdrawal, and is administered by our doctor for one to two weeks. Suboxone will occupy the opiate receptor, but not “drug” the person. The person is converted form the opiate they are on to suboxone, and then tapered off of the suboxone over a one to two week period. This eases withdrawal substantially. During this time the person will also receive endorphin building nutrients, amino acids designed to replenish the low-endorphin state. The most successful residents include exercise, high protein food, and eliminate sugars, processed foods, and cigarettes.
Opiates duplicate the action of the body’s natural pain killers, collectively referred to as endorphins and enkephalins. Endorphins not only block the sensation of physical pain, but also block emotional pain as well. A natural ability of any mammal is to be able to perceive the emotional of another mammal. All mammals have a limbic brain (emotional brain) , and it is in the limbic area where most of the endorphins are synthesized and used. This natural ability to “read” another person’s emotions is what allows us to perceive threat, and also to engage in bonding experiences. What BLOCKS that ability is endorphins. We know if the person beside us on the freeway wants to pick a fight due to road rage, or if they want us to pull over at the next exit and get our phone number because they find us attractive. We have distinct neurochemical expressions for each of those feelings that we picked up from a person at a distance; we feel anger toward the person who is upset, and we might feel excitement about the person interested in us. That is called limbic resonance. When a person is low endorphins, they pick up on others emotions too acutely, and this over-sensitivity becomes emotionally painful for them. When this sort of personality finds opiates, they often feel “ok” for the first time. Some persons even cut on themselves as it will release endorphins, and provide a similar sense of relief.
