Texas Women’s Percocet Addiction Rehab

What is Percocet and What Makes it Addictive?

Percocet is a combination of a prescription painkiller containing oxycodone (an opioid painkiller) and acetaminophen (Tylenol). Doctors may prescribe women Percocet after a serious injury or to manage pain post-surgery. Although this drug is prescribed medically for acute and chronic pain relief, it is often misused recreationally. Some street names for Percocet include perks, percs, or hillbilly heroin.

While anyone can become addicted to Percocet, certain risk factors may increase the chances of women developing a painkiller addiction. Common risk factors include a family history of substance abuse, risk-taking personalities, or mental illnesses. Furthermore, women prescribed Percocet and with easy access to the prescription opioids are at an increased risk for opioid addiction.

Common Side Effects of Percocet Abuse

Women using Percocet may take the drug through various methods, which include chewing, snorting, crushing, or injecting the medication. Taking too much Percocet can cause a number of psychological and physical side effects, which include:

• Dizziness
• Hallucinations
• Memory Loss
• Paranoia
• Shallow Breathing
• Fatigue
• Seizures
• Constricted Pupils
• Clammy Skin
• Stomach pain
• Nausea or Vomiting
• Loss of consciousness
• Coma
• Death

Signs and Symptoms of Percocet Addiction in Women

Women with a Percocet addiction may develop a tolerance, needing to take higher doses to achieve the same “high.” A Percocet addiction can also strain relationships with friends and family, as women can become preoccupied with obtaining and using the drug. Furthermore, addiction can cause women to become absent, missing important events at school, work, or in their social lives.

Percocet can create a physiological addiction by binding to opiate receptors in the brain. The more frequently Percocet is used, the less responsive these opioid receptors become, which can potentially lead to substance use disorder. In addition to its effects on the brain, Percocet can make women feel tired, relaxed, and pain-free.

Percocet Withdrawal Symptoms

When a woman with a Percocet addiction lessens her dose or attempts to stop taking the medication, she may experience unpleasant withdrawal symptoms. Typically, these symptoms appear within just hours of stopping the prescription drugs. Some common Percocet withdrawal symptoms include insomnia, sweating or chills, watery eyes, intense cravings, fever, insomnia, or tremors.

Within 5 to 8 hours of the last drug use, most patients in detox begin to develop symptoms. These symptoms intensify after 8 to 16 hours. During this period, women may crave the medication and experience discomfort from sweating, chills, or other cold or flu-like symptoms. Within 2 to 3 days, symptoms generally reach their peak, but many women still experience aches, pains, nausea, vomiting, or other uncomfortable side effects during withdrawal.

Most Percocet withdrawal symptoms resolve within 7 to 10 days after stopping the medication. However, some women experience lingering psychological side effects such as intense anxiety or cravings.