At Ambrosia Treatment Center, we offer a holistic and supportive approach within our nationally-recognized rehab program that focuses on each one of our client’s individual needs. Our three locations throughout Florida and one in Pennsylvania offer a safe place for people to achieve continued abstinence from drug use through our motivational-enhanced therapy. This treatment has recovering individuals contrast the drug with the benefits of achieving and maintaining recovery. And we couple that with cognitive behavioral therapy, where individuals learn skills to help them deal with addiction-related situations as they arise. You don’t need to feel ashamed or feel as though you have to do it on your own when an addiction to a substance like Imodium has taken over your life. We can help.
What is Imodium?
Over the past ten years, it has been discovered that taking large amounts of loperamide can cause a similar sensation for users than that of other much stronger opioids like heroin since it is part of the same drug classification. However, the dosing required to achieve this similar result is staggering, people have to take anywhere from 50-300 pills in a day to get high. Because Imodium is easily available, very affordable, and doesn’t hold the same social stigma that other drugs do it has become a popular choice for people who are typically already addicts of some other drug to take. They will use it when they cannot access other harder drugs, or as an attempt to manage the withdrawal symptoms that occur when quitting other opioid-type drugs.
Imodium Side Effects
- Dry mouth
- Excessive Flatulence
- Abdominal cramping
- Dizziness or Drowsiness
- Headache
- Nausea or Vomiting
- Constipation
- Problems urinating
People that take Imodium to get high are far more likely to experience the above symptoms simply because they are taking significantly more than the recommended daily dose. These large doses of Loperamide can also trigger dangerous side effects like cardiac arrhythmias and respiratory depression. People also typically use Imodium with another substance like alcohol to enhance the effects of the high, which increases the chances of overdose even more. And one of the dangerous parts of overdosing on Imodium is that even with medical intervention patients have still died from abusing this drug.
How Can You Tell if You Are Addicted to Imodium
- Lying about the usage of the drug
- Continuing to take it once to medial issue is resolved
- Neglecting social habits and responsibilities
- Spending large amounts of money on the drug
- Faking symptoms to prove the need for the drug
- Obsessive thoughts about the drug
- Failed attempts to quit to a refusal to quit
- Taking increasingly larger doses of the drug
If you or a loved one are suffering from an addiction to Imodium seeking professional help is the best way to successfully deal with it and to take control of your life again.
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Dr. Alam is an internationally renowned psychiatrist with academic affiliations with Northwestern University and University of Illinois, Chicago where he completed his residency training. He has been a principal investigator for over forty studies and has been involved in research leading to the approval of most psychiatric medications currently on the market. He is the founder of the Neuroscience Research Institute which continues to conduct research on cutting edge medication and interventional psychiatry. Dr. Alam is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and the American Society of Addiction Medicine. He has won several awards and has been featured extensively on radio and television.