Heroin
Withdrawal 
Heroin Withdrawal symptoms are some of the nastiest an addict can
experience compared to Withdrawal from any other drug. The individual
who has become physically as well as psychologically dependent on heroin will
experience heroin Withdrawal with an abrupt discontinuation of use
or even a decrease in their daily amount of heroin taken. The onset of heroin
Withdrawal symptoms begin six to eight hours after the last dose is
administrated. Major heroin withdrawal symptoms peak between 48 and 72 hours
after the last dose of heroin and subdue after about one week. The symptoms
of heroin withdrawal produced are similar to a bad case of the flu.
Symptoms of
Heroin withdrawal include but are not limited to:
- dilated pupils
- piloerection (goose
bumps)
- watery eyes
- runny nose
- yawning
- loss of appetite
- tremors
- panic
- chills
- nausea
- muscle cramps
- insomnia
- stomach cramps
- diarrhea
- vomiting
- shaking
- chills or profuse sweating
- irritability
- jitterness
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