What Are the Withdrawal Symptoms of Hydrocodone?
Hydrocodone is a narcotic, in the opioid family, that acts as a depressant to the central nervous system. This drug is highly addictive, and users can experience addiction after even 1 week of use, with high doses. Addicted users can experience a wide variety of symptoms, with severity depending on the individual, the degree of addiction, and the average amount of the drug consumed on a regular basis. Process Withdrawal symptoms experienced by individuals who are addicted to hydrocodone can begin within 6 hours of the last dose taken. Symptoms intensify from that point, before reaching a peak at around the 3- to 4-day mark. Once the severity of symptoms has reached their peak, they will begin to recede, until all withdrawal symptoms are gone. The symptoms of hydrocodone withdrawal typically take around 3 weeks to fade completely. Dehydration A major health risk afforded by the withdrawal symptoms of hydrocodone is the potential for severe dehydration. In addition to other symptoms, hyd