A Young Woman Makes an Effort to Stop Drinking, Suffers From Alcohol Withdrawal Symptoms, Learns That She is an Alcohol Dependent Person, and Comes to a Decision to Get Alcohol Rehab

Posted at July 3, 2009

Jennifer is a thirty accounts receivable clerk who has been ingesting alcohol quite abusively since her boyfriend and she broke up their relationship. Indeed, for the past eight months she has been drinking very nearly two bottles of wine every night, and on the weekends she also has been drinking several bottles of beer throughout the day.

After feeling unhappy because she was beginning to disregard her health, Jennifer finally told herself that enough is enough, that it’s time to stop the self pity act, that it’s time to stop the excessive and hazardous drinking, and time to move on with her life. So the following Saturday morning at 10:00 AM, she came to a decision that she would quit drinking suddenly and completely without planning or preparation.

When She Attempted to Quit Drinking She Felt Ill, Her Head Was Aching, She Vomited Numerous Times, She Had Utterly No Appetite, She Started to Perspire Extensively, and She Was Extremely Moody and Nervous

When Jennifer quit drinking, she figured that she would probably be tempted to sneak a few drinks, but she never envisioned that she would feel so terrible. More specifically, roughly three hours after she stopped drinking, she vomited a number of times, she started to sweat profusely, her head was aching, she had absolutely no appetite, and she was extremely moody and nervous.

When she called her best buddy and informed her that she had stopped drinking and that after a few hours she all of a sudden began having flu-like symptoms, Marie, her best buddy, told Jennifer to call her medical doctor and explain in a clear manner what she was experiencing.

She Admits to Her Medical Practitioner That She Has Been Drinking In an Excessive and Abusive Manner, That She Just Tried to Stop Drinking, and That She is Going Through Terribly Unpleasant Flu-Like Symptoms

So Jennifer called her healthcare practitioner, informed him that she has been drinking in an excessive and hazardous manner for quite a few months and that when she tried to completely quit drinking earlier in the day, within a few hours she felt as if she had the worse flu-like symptoms that she had ever experienced.

Her family doctor told her that she may be suffering from alcohol withdrawal symptoms and that she should have a neighbor or relative take her to the emergency room ASAP.

As soon as Jennifer got off the phone, she got a relative to take her to the hospital. Interestingly, all the way to the hospital, as sick as Jennifer felt, the only thing she could think about was whether or not she might be alcohol dependent.

Apparently her family doctor had phoned ahead and informed the emergency room treatment team to expect Jennifer because when she got to the hospital, she was met by two paramedics who without hesitation told her to get in the wheelchair they had with them. After getting taken to the emergency room and undergoing two or three basic tests, it was validated that Jennifer was in actual fact going through alcohol withdrawal symptoms and was in need of alcohol detox.

An emergency room healthcare professional administered some meds to lessen the intensity of her flu-like symptoms and also gave her some meds to help get rid of the alcohol that was still in her body.

An Alcohol Addiction and Alcohol Abuse Physician Explains in a Clear Fashion That She is Addicted to Alcohol and Then Goes Over What Alcohol Withdrawal Symptoms and Alcoholism Stages Are

After a few hours, Jennifer was removed from the ER and wheeled to the recovery room. After she was in recovery for approximately two hours, Doctor Castro, an alcohol dependency and alcohol abuse specialist, came to talk to her. He took quite a bit of time and explained in laymen’s language that Jennifer had suffered through alcohol withdrawal symptoms when she stopped drinking because she had become an alcoholic.

He then stated that with repeated and excessive drinking, the person’s brain in a step-by-step fashion gets acclimated to the alcohol in order to function in a "semi-normal" fashion. When the drinker then abruptly quits drinking alcohol, it can be noted, the brain responds by generating alcohol withdrawal symptoms. What is more, her healthcare practitioner also went over the various alcoholism stages that an alcohol dependent individual almost always goes through as the disease gets worse over time.

It is Discovered that Jennifer is in the Earliest Stage of Alcohol Addiction and She Obtains a Good Projection For a Total Recovery if She Gets the Alcohol Dependency Rehab She Requires

Fortunately for Jennifer, it was confirmed that she was in the first stage of alcohol addiction and, as a consequence, she obtained a favorable prognosis for a total recovery if she will get the alcoholism treatment she requires.

Jennifer told the doctor that she will do whatever it takes to get sober and to re-establish her life and her health. She also stated that she has an exceptional hospitalization insurance policy that will almost certainly pay for most of the treatment costs that will be incurred. It was apparent that Jennifer was very happy with her optimistic medical prognosis and felt free from anxiety knowing that she will be able to get the alcohol dependency treatment she requires so that she can start on the road to recovery.