If you have been upping your opioid dosage on your own and without consulting your doctor, you will definitely need help, as you technically have been abusing the drug. Call 800-934-1582(Who Answers?) now to find rehab centers that will cater to your needs and help you slowly end your dependence on opioids.

Upping Your Dosage: Why Is It Dangerous?

According to the National Library of Medicine, you must “always take narcotics as prescribed.” Your doctor will usually have a specific way they will want to you to take the drugs, such as only when you feel pain or on a regulated schedule.

Whatever you do, you must never deviate from your doctor’s prescription unless the two of you decide together to change it. Upping your dosage on your own (either by taking the medication in higher doses or more often than prescribed) is extremely dangerous and can lead to a number of serious side effects.

• Tolerance and dependence can occur as a result of taking these drugs as prescribed. However, if you attempt to raise your dosage in order to combat these issues, it will only cause you to become more tolerant and more dependent on the drug. Most people also begin doing other things as a result that can be very dangerous to them.
• Addiction can occur if you are taking your medication in higher doses than prescribed. These drugs are only available by prescription for a reason, and large doses of them can cause drug-seeking behavior and euphoria, which eventually, the brain will crave.
• There is a strong chance that you could overdose if you continue to raise your dosage consistently. Doctors know the amount that a person can take without serious side effects, and those who take the drug in higher and higher doses often aren’t considering how dangerous an overdose could be. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, “Even a single large dose can cause severe respiratory depression and death.”
  

  Upping your opioid dosage can lead to addiction.

Therefore, it is clear that upping your dosage without the permission of your doctor is exceedingly dangerous. If you have been practicing this behavior, it is important that you seek help as soon as possible.

Where Can I Find Help for Opioid Abuse?

Professional rehab centers can help you end your abuse of narcotics and treat the symptoms of this harmful behavior now. It is important to seek help as soon as possible to avoid any other serious side effects from occurring.

In a rehab center, you can learn to avoid the misuse of opioid drugs as well as how to cope with triggers, cravings, stress, and pain: all issues that can help lead to this abuse.

Call 800-934-1582(Who Answers?) now to find a rehab program that will cater to your needs, provide you with safe and effective care, and allow you to recover from substance abuse as quickly as possible. We can also answer any questions you may have about narcotics, substance abuse and addiction, treatment, and recovery.