Withdrawal syndrome, what is it, why does it occur? And characteristics

  • 2017

If you suffer from a substance or want to know about withdrawal syndrome, its characteristics and typologies, this Article is for you. You will know about the dark and frightening world of those people, who, for some reason, have withdrawal symptoms .

Withdrawal syndrome What is it?

"Withdrawal syndrome is the union of physical and / or corporeal reactions, which occur when the person abandons the consumption, partial or total, of those substances to which he is addicted"

Before defining, I want you to be aware, and keep in mind, that withdrawal is not a disease . It is a state that directly affects the health of the person presenting this dreadful and dark moment.

Secondly, I want you to have clarity regarding the concept of " withdrawal syndrome " and " physical and psychic dependence on medically ordered medications ." The first concept is the one we are going to delve into in this Article, the second one deserves intervention in a full Text, and I will not highlight or mention the current Document.

Now yes, what is withdrawal syndrome ? Visibly, we are referring to the union of physical and / or corporeal reactions, which occur when the person abandons the consumption, partial or total, of those substances to which he is addicted .

Normally, for withdrawal to exist, the addition must be tied to certain psychoactive substances, foods containing sugar and / or flour, ethanol- based beverages, tobacco and other drugs.

Colloquially, worldwide, the withdrawal syndrome has been called " monkey ", this, to which abstinents can present behaviors, reactions and personifications similar to those of monkeys. The monkey or monkey is basically a generic name that the primates of the suborder of the anthropoids receive. In South America, it is also an appellation that designates affection and closeness, " cute, lend me your cell phone, please ."

Broadly speaking, what is withdrawal syndrome. I invite you to read scientific papers and research in relation to this topic, you will acquire excellent intellectual learning and academic and practical knowledge.

Typologies and symptoms of withdrawal syndromes

"In withdrawal syndrome, the symptoms depend on the type of psychoactive substance that the person stops using, either immediately or gradually"

Normally, from praxis and academic knowledge, we know the acute withdrawal syndrome; However, from my experiential knowledge, I have to tell you, that the symptoms depend on the type of psychoactive substance that the person stops using, either immediately or gradually .

Also, from the observation and monitoring of my patients, the intensity and severity of withdrawal symptoms depend crucially on the amount and type of substance consumed and habituated in the individual's organism .

Next, I will tell you about withdrawal syndromes that are sometimes not mentioned, or perhaps, by many people that are not known, and that are of vital importance for the resocialization of people who want to live constant sobriety experiences .

The first one that I want to mention to you is the syndrome of psychological or conditioned withdrawal . This situation reappears when the person is currently living, situations in which the substance is ordinarily consumed . The person receives powerful stimuli to their behavior to consume. For this reason, people who have been and want to continue sober, avoid living experiences that remind them of substance use, thus avoiding, at all costs, moments of psychological abstinence .

The second type I will tell you about is the late withdrawal syndrome . This is quite dangerous because it directly affects the patient and increases the possibility of relapse in alarming amounts . It is characterized by a set of variations of the nervous system, in which health problems are associated, both in the psychological aspect, as in the physical aspect.

On the other hand, after having seen the less popular withdrawal syndromes and that from the clinical and follow-up can be seen, we will see the main types of withdrawal syndrome associated with psychoactive substances m It is known worldwide.

the subjects involved in this event are shown with anger that endures and that leads them to physical aggression ”

Cocaine withdrawal syndrome is framed by realities of apathy, dysphonia, reluctance, extreme irritability and decay . Normally, the subjects involved in this event are shown with anger that endures and that leads them to physical aggression .

Caffeine manifests a withdrawal syndrome loaded with severe headache, feeling tired, sleepy and irritable . According to the observation and investigation, these symptoms appear within 12 to 24 hours of withdrawal, and can last up to 5 consecutive days. In the light of my experience as a Re-educational Process Therapist, I can tell you personally, that this addition is one of the easiest to set aside, without going through a stormy, dark and frightening withdrawal syndrome.

"Cannabis has a withdrawal syndrome with varied and permanent reactions in the person"

Cannabis has a withdrawal syndrome with varied and permanent reactions in the person . They are excessive sweating, vomiting, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, are sensitively irritable, lose weight and have sleep disturbances. Occasionally, they may have involuntary movements in the eyes, a phenomenon normally called nystagmus .

On the other hand, benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome is traumatized by an effect of constant anxiety, insomnia, strong irritability and sensory disturbances, such is the case of hypersensitivity to light and noise . This withdrawal is so stormy, that it is able to radiate constant and desperate crying in patients.

"If the medical intervention does not develop in a priority and fast way, the patient with alcohol withdrawal syndrome can reach a delirium tremens"

Alcohol withdrawal syndrome, as a personal assessment, is one of the most dangerous, even capable of causing the death of the patient. I have already lived it in my work as a Therapist. Presents sweating, tachycardia and hypertension, this is done activation of the autonomic nervous system . In addition, they are quite shaky and with high levels of insomnia . I have seen that many of the patients, in the course of 6 to 48 hours, have hallucinations of visual type, likewise, convulsions . If the medical intervention does not develop in a priority and fast way, the patient can reach a delirium tremens, which is a cognitive disorder, acute and reversible neuro-psychiatric syndrome, that is, a failure in the brain.

Nicotine also has withdrawal symptoms . Normally, patients who present this eventuality are depressive and dysphoric, irritable on a large margin, have insomnia, anger, frustration and anxiety . They are observed with serious difficulties to concentrate, remain restless and impatient . Medically, occasionally, the heart rate decreases, increasing appetite and weight .

A bird flight, very briefly, from experience and own research, which is equivalent to withdrawal syndrome.

For another time, I will talk to you personally about the treatment of withdrawal syndrome, which must be intervened by a fairly important and indispensable triad . I allude directly to the medical, psychological and social perspective . Each of them, with its own complementary method, that will take the patient to a real and avant-garde process.

For now, know the withdrawal syndrome, its most common symptoms and the most popular psychoactive substances.

The person receives powerful stimuli to his behavior to consume. For this reason, people who have been and want to continue sober, avoid living experiences that remind them of substance use, thus avoiding, at all costs, moments of psychological abstinence.

Author : William Hern n Estrada P rez, Editor in the Great Family of hermandadblanca.org

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