strung out
Craving the next fix
Strung out describes a state of physical or mental depletion, especially from drug use.
Someone strung out on heroin is addicted and suffering its effects: He showed up strung out and desperate.
The phrase extends to exhaustion from stress or anxiety: I've been strung out all week waiting for the test results.
The image is of nerves stretched taut like strings.
Act of taking away
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- dependencyState of needing support
- detoxSubstance removal process
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
relapse · heroin · opioids · cocaine · methamphetamine · narcotics · overdose · junkie
Drained of energy
- drainedEmptied of resources
- spentExhausted or disbursed
- depletedSeverely reduced or emptied
- sleep-deprivedLacking adequate rest
frazzled · running on empty · haggard · ragged · at wit's end · fried · beaten down · hollow-eyed
Uneasy and apprehensive
- edgyTense and irritable
- jitteryAnxiously restless
- stressedOverwhelmed by pressure
- on edgeTense and anxious
uptight · twitchy · agitated · overwrought · wound up · keyed up · rattled · unraveling
Containing a stimulant compound
- stimulatedPrompted into action
- hyperactiveExcessively energetic, easily distracted
- buzzedMildly intoxicated
- ampedSlang for thrilled
overstimulated · sleepless · restless · revved up · manic · frenetic · speeding · tweaking
withdrawal
Act of taking away
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- dependencyState of needing support
- detoxSubstance removal process
rehabilitation · relapse · heroin · opioids · cocaine · methamphetamine · narcotics · overdose · junkie · habit
fatigued
Drained of energy
sleep-deprived · frazzled · running on empty · haggard · ragged · at wit's end · fried · beaten down · hollow-eyed · dead on feet
nervous
Uneasy and apprehensive
on edge · uptight · twitchy · agitated · overwrought · wound up · keyed up · rattled · unraveling · at breaking point
caffeinated
Containing a stimulant compound
- stimulatedPrompted into action
- hyperactiveExcessively energetic, easily distracted
- buzzedMildly intoxicated
amped · overstimulated · sleepless · restless · revved up · manic · frenetic · speeding · tweaking · adrenalized
- exhaustedtired, weary, exhausted, drained, fatigued
- stress signspanic, anxiety, worry, tension, burnout
- captivatedspellbound, entranced, enthralled, mesmerized, rapt
- overwhelmedstressed, overwhelmed, overwrought, frazzled, swamped
- drug slangweed, pot, grass, marijuana, cannabis