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Got Addicted To Pain Pill, Cannot Walk, Hallucinating, Feeling To Have Stroke. Suggest?
i wasnt addicted to pain pill,more of a weekend warrior.girl said here take this. i swear i sliced1/8 off. that was frday and i cant funcion.taking a shower confusions me. i can not walk. i though i was having a stroke. i hallucinated that people were after me. that stopped but i still cant walk or drive.i fall down a lot .my cousin died and scared to death
Sat, 31 Aug 2013
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If you only used the medication over the weekend and none since then it will slowly leave your system and the effects that you are feeling will resolve.
The time it takes for the medication to be eradicated from your system would depend on the particular drug.
The half life of a drug is the time it takes for the amount of medication present to decrease by half.
In general it can take 3 to 4 half lives for a medication to be eliminated completely.
In the mean time it would be best to avoid any potentially dangerous activity such as driving, using sharp objects or machinery, going up or down stairs.
I hope this helps
If you only used the medication over the weekend and none since then it will slowly leave your system and the effects that you are feeling will resolve.
The time it takes for the medication to be eradicated from your system would depend on the particular drug.
The half life of a drug is the time it takes for the amount of medication present to decrease by half.
In general it can take 3 to 4 half lives for a medication to be eliminated completely.
In the mean time it would be best to avoid any potentially dangerous activity such as driving, using sharp objects or machinery, going up or down stairs.
I hope this helps
I find this answer helpful
Hi,
Although you have not mentioned what was the content of the pill that you took, it is reasonable to expect that you will gradually improve as and when the drug is flushed out by your body. In my opinion, if you are not much better in a couple of days, then you should see a doctor.
Till then, avoid putting yourself in danger. If possible, ask someone to come and stay with you. Also drink lots of water to flush out the drug faster.
Hope this helps. Best wishes.
Although you have not mentioned what was the content of the pill that you took, it is reasonable to expect that you will gradually improve as and when the drug is flushed out by your body. In my opinion, if you are not much better in a couple of days, then you should see a doctor.
Till then, avoid putting yourself in danger. If possible, ask someone to come and stay with you. Also drink lots of water to flush out the drug faster.
Hope this helps. Best wishes.
I find this answer helpful
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