F14.4: Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of cocaine Withdrawal state with delirium
You have cocaine withdrawal symptoms. The withdrawal alters your state of consciousness.
Cocaine is an agent obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. Cocaine is a drug and has a highly stimulating effect on the body.
Before a cocaine withdrawal the person has usually consumed too much cocaine over a long period of time. When someone goes through withdrawal, they have various physical symptoms, because they are consuming less or no cocaine. They may find it difficult to sleep or they may have a greater appetite. They may also be tired and do everything more slowly.
The withdrawal also alters your state of consciousness. For example, your awareness and memory may alter. One may also no longer know who or where one is.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Further information
Source
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