Recognizing the symptoms of people who are withdrawal from methamphetamine drugs: function, dosage, side effects, how to use it

The drug methamphetamine, also known as methamphetamine or crystal meth, is a highly addictive drug. It is white, odorless, bitter, and crystalline. The BNN survey results show that methamphetamine is the 2nd most frequently consumed drug by people in Indonesia.

Reporting from Kompas, cases of drug and illegal drug abuse in Indonesia in 2015 nearly reached 6 million people. Furthermore, according to data from the National Narcotics Agency (BNN), an estimated 50 people die every day due to narcotics abuse.

Among the various effects of methamphetamine on the body, this drug can also cause heart problems, including fast heartbeats, irregular heartbeats, and increased blood pressure. If it is in the overdose stage, methamphetamine will cause seizures, an increase in body temperature and death. However, drug addicts who suddenly stop using them, either because they don't have access to methamphetamine or because they want to quit, usually go through a phase called withdrawal or withdrawal.

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What are the symptoms of methamphetamine withdrawal?

Shabu shabu is a body symptom that occurs as a result of sudden discontinuation of methamphetamine use, or due to a drastic reduction in the dose of methamphetamine at once. Symptoms of methamphetamine withdrawal can be as strong as when addicted. Like other types of drugs, methamphetamine drug users will experience two types of symptoms: emotional and physical.

People who are intoxicated due to methamphetamine drugs will usually experience the following emotional symptoms:

• Increased appetite
• Depression (generally resistant to related medications)
• Mood swing (irritability, dangerous behavior)
• Trouble concentrating
• Craving for crystal meth
• Paranoid
• Psychosis (tends to be schizophrenic)
• Hallucinations
• Worry
• Restless
• Sleeping too long and often, too soundly difficult to wake up, disturbed sleep cycle
• Suicidal tendencies
• Withdrawing (isolation)
• Flat emotions and inactivity
• Poor insight, and bad judgment process

While the physical symptoms that often occur in people who have crystal methamphetamine are:

• Pale, shabby skin
• Messy physical appearance
• Slow movement
• Poor eye contact
• Talk too smooth
• Headache
• Extreme fatigue
• Election agency

Symptoms of withdrawal are usually moderate to severe and can be fatal if left untreated.

Generally, withdrawal symptoms of methamphetamine drugs begin within 1-2 days of the last dose, and last up to three months. The length of time the withdrawal symptoms process will vary depending on how much and how often they use the drug.

People who are addicted to methamphetamine are unable to feel good

When addicts stop using methamphetamine, the levels of dopamine and dopamine receptors available in the brain will drop dramatically. This means that meth addicts who experience withdrawal symptoms will be trapped in a state of anhedonia, aka the inability to feel pleasure.

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Anhedonia will make the individual live like a zombie. The general things that can make a person feel happy will not have any impact on a meth user who is withdrawing and is currently undergoing rehabilitation. Plus, it will take at least two years to stay clean until the dopamine function, which has been damaged by methamphetamine, can return to normal work.

This anhedonia condition can cause a former crystal meth drug user who is still struggling with depression to relapse. The chemicals in methamphetamine will cause the back of the dopamine surge in the brain which can help him recover from life like a living corpse.

How to deal with shabu withdrawal

Although symptoms may disappear a few weeks after the last withdrawal symptoms, patients can have serious difficulty trying to manage the symptoms of psychosis without help from others.

Addiction and withdrawal symptoms are classified as very difficult to overcome, especially through self-therapy. The only best way to achieve full recovery is to report yourself to a hospital or rehab for methamphetamine detox, where he will go through a comprehensive treatment plan.

Rehab therapy will differ depending on each individual. However, if the symptoms of shabu withdrawal are considered severe enough, there may be further treatment measures, such as:

• Treatment of psychosis using antipsychotic drugs
• Treatment of depression that lasts longer than two weeks with antidepressants
• Treatment of anxiety disorders with non-benzodiazepine sedatives
• Treatment of mania that lasts more than two weeks with antimanic drugs (lithium)
• Sleeping pills for 1-2 weeks
• Complete surveillance of suicidal tendencies.

All rehabilitation processes must be monitored by a medical professional.

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