Jennifer is a twenty-eight-year-old legal assistant who has been drinking in a hazardous and irresponsible manner since her live-in boyfriend and she severed their relationship. In fact, for the past ten months she has been drinking just about two bottles of wine every night, and on the weekends she also has been drinking several mixed drinks all through the day. In a word, Jennifer has been drinking so abusively that it’s a wonder that she hasn’t suffered from alcohol poisoning.

After feeling disheartened because she was beginning to let her health go downhill, Jennifer finally told herself that enough is enough, that it’s time to quit the self pity party, that it’s time to stop the abusive and hazardous drinking, and time to make a new start with her life. So the following Saturday morning at 10:00 AM, she came to a decision that she would stop drinking cold turkey.

When She Attempted to Stop Drinking She Felt Sick, She Was Extremely Restless and Moody, She Started to Perspire Profusely, Her Head Was Aching, She Vomited Numerous Times, and She Had Absolutely No Appetite

When Jennifer quit drinking, she assumed that she would quite possibly be tempted to sneak a drink or two, but she never presumed that she would feel so dreadful. More specifically, around two-and-a-half hours after she quit drinking, she vomited a number of times, she was extremely moody and anxious, she had utterly no appetite, she started to sweat extensively, and her head was aching.

When she called her best buddy and informed her that she had stopped drinking and that after a few hours she suddenly began experiencing flu-like symptoms, Julia, her best friend, told Jennifer to call her medical practitioner and explain what was taking place.

She Admits to Her Healthcare Professional That She Has Been Drinking In an Excessive and Abusive Manner, That She Just Tried to Quit Drinking, and That She is Experiencing Extremely Unpleasant Flu-Like Symptoms

So Jennifer called her family doctor, told him that she has been drinking in an abusive and excessive manner for quite a few months and that when she honestly tried to totally stop drinking earlier in the day, within a few hours she felt as if she had the nastiest flu-like symptoms that she had ever suffered through.

Her physician told her that she may be suffering from symptoms of alcohol withdrawal and that she should have someone drive her to the emergency room as soon as humanly possible.

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

It appears that her healthcare practitioner had called ahead and told the emergency room medical team to expect Jennifer because when she got to the hospital, she was met by two nurses who immediately told her to lie down on the portable bed they had with them. After getting moved to the emergency room and undergoing two or three important tests, it was confirmed that Jennifer was indeed suffering from alcohol withdrawal symptoms and was in need of alcohol detoxification.

A healthcare professional administered some drugs to reduce her flu-like symptoms and also administered some medications to help eliminate the alcohol that was still in her system.

An Alcohol Addiction and Alcohol Abuse Healthcare Professional Clearly Explains That She is Dependent on Alcohol and Then Discusses What Alcohol Withdrawal Symptoms and Alcoholism Stages Are

After an hour or two, Jennifer was transferred from the emergency room and wheeled to the recovery room. After she was in recovery for nearly an hour, Doctor Levine, an alcohol and drug addiction specialist, came to visit her. He took plenty of time and explained in laymen’s language that Jennifer had gone through alcohol withdrawal symptoms when she stopped drinking because she had become alcohol dependent.

He then discussed the fact that with continuous and heavy drinking, the person’s brain gradually becomes accustomed to the alcohol in order to perform in a “semi-normal” manner. When the individual then suddenly refrains from drinking alcohol, it can be noted, the brain reacts by giving rise to alcohol withdrawal symptoms. Furthermore, her doctor also discussed the various alcoholism stages that an alcoholic regularly experiences as the disease gets worse over time.

It is Verified that Jennifer is in the First Stage of Alcoholism and She Obtains a Favorable Prognosis For a Total Recovery if She Gets the Alcoholism Rehab She Needs

Fortunately for Jennifer, it was established that she was in the first stage of alcoholism and, as a result, she received a favorable prognosis for a full recovery if she receives the alcoholism rehab she requires.

Jennifer told the healthcare practitioner that she will do whatever it takes to get sober and to recover her health. She also articulated that she has a first-rate hospitalization insurance policy that will quite possibly pay for most of the costs needed for rehab. It was clear to see that Jennifer was quite happy with her optimistic medical forecast and felt reassured knowing that she will be able to get the alcoholism rehabilitation she needs so that she can begin the road to recovery.