Do people addicted to meth go through a withdrawal?
This is a question on which experts may disagree over the term “withdrawal”, because physical symptoms such as those experienced by heroin addicts and alcoholics are the gold standard of withdrawal. Physical symptoms experienced by meth addicts could be from the body’s craving for the drug, or the user’s own negative lifestyle (not eating, staying awake for days and weeks, physically punishing activities, etc.) Symptoms of meth withdrawal may include physical exhaustion, intense hunger, heart palpitations, bruising, muscle aches, lethargy, and deep depression. A chronic user may experience these symptoms for weeks until he is able to function normally. As a rule, binge and high-intensity users can suffer with depression and cravings for 60 to 90 days or more. If the abuser takes more methamphetamine at any point during this period, the unpleasant feelings will end. Consequently, treatment for meth addiction must last longer and the abuser must be aware of what he faces in the months an
