What is medication addiction?
Medication addiction develops when medications – often initially prescribed for legitimate reasons – can no longer be stopped. This particularly often affects sleeping pills, tranquilizers, and painkillers.
Many affected individuals started with a prescription and only realize later that the medication, which was supposed to help, has long since become the actual problem.
What symptoms occur with medication addiction?
Typical signs include an increasing need as the effect diminishes, withdrawal symptoms when stopping, loss of control over intake, and the feeling of not being able to cope without the medication.
What causes medication addiction?
Often, addiction begins with a sensible prescription that is continued beyond the actually necessary duration. The body adapts, and stopping becomes increasingly difficult.
What are the risk factors for medication addiction?
- prolonged use
- increasing dosages
- psychological stressors such as anxiety, stress, or sleep disorders
- lack of medical supervision
What treatment methods are there for medication addiction?
Medication withdrawal occurs as a slow, medically supervised tapering, which avoids dangerous complications. Concurrently, the underlying complaint – such as sleep disorder or anxiety – is treated.
Never abruptly stop medications on your own. Unsupervised withdrawal can be dangerous.
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How does Clínica Es Castell help with medication addiction?
Clínica Es Castell in Mallorca safely and carefully supports medication withdrawal – with German-speaking medical care, without a waiting list, inpatient, outpatient, or via video.
You can find more about our approach in the section Addiction & Withdrawal; we address the causes together with Psychiatry & Psychotherapy.