Table of contents:
- Are all drugs for mental disorders inevitably addictive?
- Be careful when using benzodiazepines
- Overdose and withdrawal syndromeorsakaw
- How not to get addicted?
Basically, drugs are used to treat disease or reduce the symptoms of a disease that appears. However, each drug has different side effects on the body. If not used according to the rules, the side effects can be dangerous. One of the side effects that can arise is drug dependence.
Drug addiction or commonly referred to in English as drug addiction is a symptom caused by long-term use of a drug. Called addiction or dependence because for those of you who have been exposed, it will be difficult to stop using the drug. Immediately stopping the drug can cause a variety of symptoms, such as nausea and dizziness.
So, many people have raised concerns about drugs for people with mental disorders (ODGJ). Many believe that the drugs prescribed for psychiatric disorders are addictive. Is it true or not, huh? What kind of drugs can make you addicted? Check out the complete information here.
Are all drugs for mental disorders inevitably addictive?
There are several types of drugs used in patients with mental disorders. For example, antidepressants to treat depression, antianxiety for anxiety disorders,mood stabilizing, and antipsychotics for the treatment of serious mental disorders such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
However, rarely are there any drugs that cause dependence. Indeed, medication for mental disorders needs to be used long-term and when use is stopped, mental disorders (such as hallucinations in schizophrenic patients) can return. However, these drugs have no effectsakaw as is the case with people with addiction.
It should be noted, there is one type of mental disorder medication that needs to be considered because it can create addictive effects. The drug in question is a drug from the Benzodiazepine group.
Be careful when using benzodiazepines
Benzodiazepines are one type of sedative or in English it is called tranquilizers. Some of the names that are often circulating include Valium and Xanax.
Benzodiazepines act on the central nervous system, providing a calming effect and making the muscles weak and relaxed. This medication will also relieve anxiety. When you take this drug, dopamine levels will increase drastically and will flood the brain with neurotransmitters. This will bring out a positive and comfortable feeling.
Overdose and withdrawal syndromeorsakaw
Dependence rarely occurs in patients who take this drug with the right dosage and the right rules. However, due to the calming effect of this drug, it is not uncommon for this drug to be abused frequently. Especially when taken with alcohol, this drug can have deadly effects.
If you are already experiencing dependence on this drug, you will experience what is often referred to as common peoplesakaw. This occurs when you stop taking the drug, but you experience symptoms that make you uncomfortable and the only thing that can get rid of these symptoms is taking the medicine. This condition is also known aswithdrawal syndrome.
Following are the symptoms.
- Irritability or loss of sensitivity to stimuli
- Insomnia
- Continuous sweating
- Headache
- Muscle pain and stiffness
- Nausea
- Heart palpitations
- Tremor
Furthermore, when you continue to take this class of medicine so as not to experience itsakaw, you will likely have to increase the dosage to get the same effect. In the long run, this can lead you to take higher doses of the drug than is safe. When this happens, you can overdose in no time. This is a dangerous condition because it can make it difficult for you to breathe, go into a coma, and even die.
How not to get addicted?
The first thing you need to remember is never to buy this medicine without a doctor's prescription. Indeed, this drug is a drug that is strictly regulated so that it cannot be bought carelessly, so it must use a prescription from a doctor. However, unruly hands may carry this drug into your hands. If this happens, avoid taking this drug without first consulting your doctor.
If indeed your doctor has prescribed this drug to you, tell your doctor if you are worried about addiction. In fact, without the need for any special requests from you, your doctor must have carefully considered the dosage of this drug and arranged strategies so that you are not addicted.
In the benzodiazepine class, there are drugs that have a lower risk of dependence than others. So actually this addictive effectnot necessarily you will experience when taking drugs with a low risk of dependence.
In addition, never stop using this drug suddenly without the doctor's permission. Stopping the use of benzodiazepine drugs suddenly actually increases the risk of effectssakaw. For this reason, it is important that discontinuation of use is carried out gradually. No less important, do not increase the dose of the drug without the doctor's knowledge.
