Physicians rarely prescribe dihydrocodeine in the United States, but it may sound familiar because most people have heard of codeine<\/a>. Dihydrocodeine can be thought of as the United Kingdom\u2019s version of codeine. The drugs have the same potency and can be interchanged dose for dose. They also treat the same conditions of pain and coughing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dihydrocodeine is a combination formulation that should only be used for pain. This is because acetaminophen and caffeine are not useful for the treatment of coughing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Like other opioids, dihydrocodeine has a high potential for misuse and addiction. Once someone has become addicted, dihydrocodeine withdrawal symptoms can occur if the person tries to stop taking the drug. This is called drug dependence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dihydrocodeine<\/a> withdrawal symptoms come after addiction or dependence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Medications like dihydrocodeine are called mu-opioid receptor agonists. They act as an \u201con\u201d switch for mu-opioids receptors, which control pain and pleasure signals in our nervous system. Pain and pleasure signals are used by the brain to encourage or discourage certain behaviors. For example, touching a hot stove is painful, and the pain discourages us from doing it in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Under normal biological circumstances, pleasure signals follow the pain signal to \u201cturn off\u201d the feeling of pain. Opioids<\/a> abnormally activate pleasure signals even when the body is not intending for them to be activated. When a lot of opioid medications are in the body for a long time, the cells begin to adjust. The body learns to counter the constant pleasure signals to maintain normal functioning. Withdrawal symptoms begin to emerge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Withdrawal symptoms do not just impact people with addiction, however. Someone taking their prescription exactly as directed can experience symptoms after taking their medication for just a few weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dihydrocodeine withdrawal symptoms<\/a> can range from mild to severe. For example, taking it for a few weeks is very likely to induce diarrhea once the drug stops, but a person must be taking it for months or years to experience sweating and goosebumps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The list of withdrawal symptoms includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Withdrawal can also lead to other conditions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Diagnosing symptoms of dihydrocodeine withdrawal is straightforward. It is diagnosed when a person who uses the drug chronically stops usage and begins experiencing symptoms within a day or two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Opioid withdrawal symptoms<\/a> are almost always uncomfortable, but some can be life-threatening. Diarrhea, nausea and vomiting can cause dehydration, which can lead to hospitalization. Recognition of serious symptoms is important to prevent serious harm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Major barriers to treatment of withdrawal symptoms are access to treatment and honesty with the medical provider. Someone who thinks they are experiencing symptoms should seek medical attention and should not hide their drug use. By answering questions honestly, patients can help providers to better treat the condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Without rehab treatment, withdrawal symptoms can last days or weeks. Admission to drug rehab can eliminate the need to enter withdrawal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n First-line treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) is medication-assisted treatment<\/a> (MAT), which can stop the symptoms. Symptomatic medications for nausea and diarrhea are usually available in rehab as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Drugs leave the body through the detox process. Note that withdrawal and detox are not the same things. Even after detox has occurred, withdrawal symptoms can continue for several days or weeks. Withdrawal symptoms usually happen after detox, which takes about 24 hours for dihydrocodeine<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Medical detox<\/a> happens in an inpatient facility with trained medical staff. Staff will manage uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms with medication and non-medication approaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Outpatient detox gives patients access to medical specialists but lets them return to the comfort of their home at the end of the day. Some outpatient programs<\/a> provide prescription medications while detox happens at home. Others have patients staying at the facility for most of the day with medical supervision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Opioid withdrawal is generally not life-threatening, so detox can be done at home. The most dangerous complication of opioid withdrawal is dehydration, so someone attempting home detox needs to make sure to drink plenty of water and eat normal meals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA<\/a>) has good resources for locating a nearby detox center. SAMHSA is a neutral, government-funded organization that helps create addiction medicine legislation and practice. SAMHSA has a search tool that can be accessed here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are a few options to choose from when deciding on a treatment location:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Recovery Village Palm Beach at Baptist Health (561) 340-7269<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dihydrocodeine is an opioid medication used to treat pain. It has a high potential for addiction and can cause withdrawal symptoms in those who suddenly stop using the drug. Dihydrocodeine is an opioid pain medication available in\u00a0two different formulations\u00a0in the United States: Trezix and Panlor. Both forms contain a combination of dihydrocodeine, acetaminophen (Tylenol) and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":526,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"categories":[27],"tags":[49],"class_list":["post-521","blog","type-blog","status-publish","hentry","category-dihydrocodeine","tag-opioids"],"acf":{"written_by":287,"enable_medically_and_up":["Yes"],"medically_reviewed_by":269,"medically_reviewed_content":"This article was reviewed by a medical professional to guarantee the delivery of accurate and up-to- date information. 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