Fentanyl Detox

Fentanyl is a prescription pain medication classified as a narcotic analgesic. It's commonly prescribed to help manage breakthrough pain that occurs to those who suffer from chronic moderate pain. In order to handle sudden onsets of overwhelming pain, Fentanyl is prescribed in doses. Up to two doses are recommended. More than that can be dangerous, but when you're in that much pain, it's hard to censor yourself. Unfortunately, this can lead to Fentanyl addiction. The only way to handle an addiction to Fentanyl is to undergo a Fentanyl detox-quickly, safely and under medical supervision.

What is a Fentanyl Detox?

When done correctly, a Fentanyl detox is a simple process. By replacing Fentanyl, a full agonist, with a drug like Suboxone or Subutex, a partial agonist, you get the pain blocking effects you need without the withdrawal symptoms that would ordinarily occur if you were to just quit taking Fentanyl "cold turkey."

Try and orchestrate your own Fentanyl detox and you're in for weeks of nausea and vomiting, hot and cold sweats, diarrhea and insomnia. It's like the flu, except exponentially worse. Because Fentanyl is not prescribed to take regularly but only when intense pain kicks in, you can't taper off your dosage like you might with other narcotics. In this case, it's far better to allow Meditox to provide you with a steady prescription for Suboxone and a defined treatment plan, at the end of which you will be free from dependence on Fentanyl.

Why is Fentanyl Detox Necessary?

Ignore your Fentanyl addiction and postpone detox and you risk a multitude of health problems. These include overdose, liver and kidney problems, coma and death. Quit taking Fentanyl without a proper detox and your withdrawal symptoms as described above can cause complications with any other medical conditions that you may have.

What is the Safest, Simplest Fentanyl Detox?

The medical detox provided by Meditox is the simplest and safest way to detox off of Fentanyl with minimal withdrawal symptoms. Unlike an inpatient residential treatment, Meditox requires only one appointment: no check-in process, no long-term stays. And, unlike most local outpatient treatment centers, we don't require group meetings, 12-step meetings, therapy, educational classes or urine tests. We trust you to follow the treatment plan that you and your Meditox doctor design together during your evaluation and one-time appointment.

Of course, if you need us for assistance of any kind during your Fentanyl detox, want to ask a question or run into an unexpected hitch, our staff is on standby 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, ready and waiting to answer your call. The evidence-based method that Meditox makes use of is FDA approved. If you'd like to learn more, call us toll-free today. You can't get started healing until you make the commitment to put your health first.

If you feel that Meditox might be the right solution for you or your loved one, please call us for a toll-free and private consultation:

Additional Resources

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene—Buprenorphine: A New Treatment for Opioid Dependency

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