Addiction is in itself a disturbing situation both physically and mentally. A person who is addicted to a certain substance loses his/her daily life routine chores as he always seeks for the particular drug to get the required pleasure. But, eventually, the moment comes when you finally decided to stop using the drug anymore, which is the real achievement. Undoubtedly, this will be the proud moment for yourself to start the journey on the road of betterment that will lead you to sobriety and a controlled lifestyle.
Once, the decision is made you may go for abrupt stoppage of the drug abuse alone at home. Contrary to this, medically supervised detox provides you much secure and effective treatment under the close observation of professional experts.
Medical Detox
Usually, medical detox begins when the person who wants to quit the use of drugs or alcohol decided to seek help. This time is an uneasy phase of the process for most people as they are confused about their decision and nervous about how the process will affect them. In such an instance, medical detox provides you secure, healthy surroundings that will help you to lessen the chances of relapse and make up your mind and body for the next phase of recovery treatment at the rehab center.
There will be close monitoring of your vitals to keep you comfortable during withdrawal. This will not only helps you in managing the withdrawal symptoms but also keep you on the right track towards sobriety.
Withdrawal syndrome
No one can predict the withdrawal symptoms, as these may differ from one person to another as well as from drug to drug. It may also depend upon the medical and physical history of the patient. Following are the general withdrawal symptoms that can be expected during the detox process.
If you come to a detox center to start recovering from alcohol addiction, some of the symptoms you can expect include:
- Apprehension
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Insomnia
- Pyrexia
- Hypertension
- Muscular pain
- Sweltering
- Muscle twitching
Withdrawal symptoms depend upon the drug used so it varies from the type of addiction you are going through. While the intense symptom recorded so far are seizures which may be life-threatening. That’s why proper medical guidance is required during the detoxification of the drug.
Rehabilitation treatment after detox
Addressing the physical issues caused by addiction is the major advantage of the detox for drugs. Whereas, psychological issues like emotional and spiritual problems can be hazardous, particularly if not treated properly.
After the success of drug detox, many people are advised by the medical team to join the inpatient rehab center for complete recovery. At this stage of treatment, you have to stay at the rehab center so you will get 24/7 treatment for your psychosomatic issues as well as underlying comorbidities. When you remain there in the decent and supportive surroundings all the time, then you don’t have time to think of the drugs so your cravings for drug diminishes with time, hence lower the chance of relapse. In your whole stay at the rehab center, the medical professionals will assist you with several resources and tools to learn how to manage your physical and mental health and to maintain a controlled lifestyle.
Partial hospitalization program (PHP)
It is quite normal to get registered in the partial hospitalization program (PHP) after winding-up the rehabilitation program. During this phase, you have to attend up to 5hrs treatment once a day, while staying at home. This will helps you to continue your journey towards sobriety by adjusting the daily life stressors.