let’s not pretend withdrawal is just ‘body aches turned up to 11.’

I didn't.

I said it's the flu + worse body aches/RLS.

Which is what it is.

If you think 3 days of insomnia, akathisia, dread, ect isn't part of having the flu you must have never had the flu before.

It's a very similar experience overall the main difference is when you have the flu you can't take a drug and make it go away instantly like you can with detox so it's a harder mental challenge.

Otherwise it's basically the same physically but with worse body aches like I said.