Withdrawal symptoms are prevalent when a person stops taking drugs or alcohol after using it for some time. Most of the time, those symptoms improve within a few days to up to two weeks. Yet, some people experience more intense and longer-lasting symptoms, which is called post-acute withdrawal symptoms. At Oceanfront Recovery, we can treat…
Post-acute withdrawal syndrome (PAWS) can happen to people going through withdrawal from substances. After detox, the second phase of withdrawal kicks in. Depending on how long the person used drugs, the second phase can last for weeks, even months. PAWS is a collection of symptoms that persist after all physical traces of drugs have left…
After the perils of detox, a person early in sobriety may still have feelings of depression, anxiety, insomnia, loss of interest in things they previously enjoyed, and/or an inability to concentrate. These problems, coupled with strong drug cravings, may be overwhelming to someone early in sobriety, but they do get better over time. According to…