Withdrawal reaction

Introduction The withdrawal response refers to the special psychological syndrome that occurs after stopping the use of the drug or reducing the dose or using the antagonist to occupy the receptor. The mechanism is due to the adaptive rebound caused by sudden withdrawal after long-term administration, caused by different drugs. The withdrawal symptoms vary depending on their pharmacological properties and generally manifest as symptoms opposite to the drug used. For example, after alcohol withdrawal, there are symptoms such as excitement, insomnia, and even seizures. The withdrawal response affects the body's functions in a variety of forms of response.

Cause

Drug abusers suddenly lose their drugs and take their own body due to smoking or injection of opium, heroin, methamphetamine (ice), morphine, marijuana, cocaine, and other narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances that can be used to cause addiction. A natural, instinctive, dependent conditional response. The withdrawal response often occurs during a period of acute detoxification, a series of symptoms and signs of physical dysfunction that are dependent on psychotropic drugs, anesthetic drugs that are reduced or discontinued.

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Thirsty: often accompanied by dry mouth, drinking a lot of liquid, especially a lot of water, which helps to remove toxins from the body.

Sleep disruption: This is one of the more painful withdrawal symptoms, very common.

Drowsiness: Once there is no chemical refreshing effect of nicotine, people who have smoked may have a greater sense of relaxation. Some people feel that they can fall asleep at any time. Taking a nap after a meal and extending the night's sleep time may help to overcome this situation.

Differential diagnosis

Differential diagnosis of withdrawal response:

1. Withdrawal reaction: A type of withdrawal response refers to a specific psychological syndrome that occurs when the drug is stopped or the dosage is reduced or the use of the antagonist to occupy the receptor is used.

2, drug dependence: drug dependence (drugdependence), also known as drug addiction, refers to the physical and physical changes caused by the interaction of the body and drugs, and often in behavior to re-experience the mental effects of these drugs, sometimes In order to avoid the unpleasantness caused by the absence of drugs, the characteristics of a compulsive desire to use the drug periodically and continuously.

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