Home Remedies for Precipitated Withdrawal
If you are trying to get over precipitated withdrawal by yourself. There are certain medications and comfort measures you can take that can help you ease the symptoms. They include:
- Ask for other medications: your prescriber may choose to not administer buprenorphine or naloxone, feel free to ask about other medications that can help ease the symptoms indirectly.
- Stay hydrated: especially if part of your symptoms includes diarrhea or vomiting. Increase your water intake, sports drink, or fruit.
- Over-the-counter medication: certain OTC medication can help ease precipitated withdrawal by attacking the symptoms.
- Rest: although it’s not easy to compose yourself when you are experiencing precipitated withdrawal but do what you can to get comfortable.
- Keep isopropyl alcohol on hand: this can help ease the symptom of nausea. Lightly sniffing isopropyl alcohol can help relieve nausea, just make sure it doesn’t enter the nose.
Even though these remedies do help, it is still best to visit your doctor, especially if your symptoms get severe.