HOW LONG DOES HEROIN WITHDRAWAL LAST?

Heroin Withdrawal Timeline

Heroin is a short-acting opioid. A person can expect withdrawal symptoms to begin about 8 to 24 hours since their last use of the drug, depending on how much they last used and how dependent their body has grown.

Heroin withdrawal will last about 4 to 10 days in total. After that, the patient will also experience up to several months of a general feeling of reduced well-being and strong cravings for opioids.

The longer a person goes without taking opioids, the lower their tolerance for the drug becomes. If they had previously used the drug heavily and built a strong tolerance, it can be very dangerous for them to go back to their previous level of drug use if they relapse.

Once tolerance has dropped, a smaller amount of the same drug can have the same effect on the body that a larger dose did in the past. A previously “normal” dose may now cause a person to overdose.

It is best to work to resist drug abuse and seek expert addiction treatment. But if you do relapse after going through withdrawal, monitor your drug use and use a smaller amount of opioids than you had been using before you began the recovery process.

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[langstonberam]

I just got clean at home. I stayed in my room and went cold turkey. It was terrifying. I feel better now. It’s been 6 days

[lalsangzualarenthlei]

Today Im gonna see the doctor amd start my detoxification.. Wish me the best as I wanna get out from this hell I am in.. 😢

[Vinnytreacle]

Day 2 im clucking like a chicken. To whoever is reading this you can do it!

[Joy-Boy]

You say this. I am not dead yet. I am the only one who can carry my life. I am my own strength . I AM STRONG . I AM NOT A SLAVE. I CAN DO THIS. I AM HERE TO BE PRODUCTIVE. I AM ALIVE. I AM BREATHING. FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT. LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST.

[jramssiz]

What happens to your body after one use and how long do affects last

[Pot_o_Tee]

Im 48 been on heroin n benzoes for 32 yrs and done 100z of withdrawals...i keep lapsing due to RLS...so im now on day 2 again, and pushing thro every min...

[SunnyBunney]

A week?!? I was having withdrawal symptoms for YEARS… still am 8 years later…

[Kapinghaji]

Medam. Im from india and right now im horribly in heroine. Please i need some help please. Help me

[Nilo]

1 month! I have 10 cold turkeys 3 years heroin addicted. Its horror horror 😢 ... but the live Comes back.. i hate these drug H dealers. H IS HORROR

[Donwizzle]

Day 2 here. Stomach in knots! Im trying to stay positive but I wanna give in to get rid of this shitty feeling

[derekoshaughnessy]

Flu like symptoms?? She never did heroin. She forgot about the depression and and self loathing, the sh..ts the bile etc..

[africanricc]

Uncomfortable?!?!!?? It is a living


I had bad insomnia from fent…..so bad that I started hallucinating during my withdrawals from the wd itself as well as lack of sleep….it was sooo terrible…I got headzaps during wd too which almost caused me to seize up….by far the worst opiate withdrawals I’ve ever felt….I used to get these sulfur burps sometimes while I was using and it literally smelled like I was dying…then I would throw up shortly after…..I was doing raw fent powder……if u can help it, stay away from this shit….my hallucinations were so bad I eventually tried to comment suicide in the rehab center….slot both of my wrists to the bone…it will like I was possessed….these drugs literally open up gateways….I woke up in ER out of a coma on a 10-13 suicide hold….got sent to a mental facility for some time….stay away from this shit….it’s straight from hell….