| People who quit alcohol overnight tend to suffer from | | | | symptoms will include mood swings, nervousness or |
| mild to moderate alcohol withdrawal symptoms | | | | anxiety attacks, irritability and emotional instability, |
| caused by the body's reaction to not receiving | | | | weariness, trembling, depression, a lack of ability to |
| something that it had grown to become dependent on. | | | | think clearly and cohesively and repetitive nightmares |
| The actual meaning of alcohol withdrawal syndrome is | | | | or bad dreams. |
| what actually describes the resulting symptoms the | | | | Outpatient monitoring and medication are quite |
| body encounters when cutting off the alcohol supply | | | | adequate to treat the majority of alcohol withdrawal |
| after an extended period of consumption. | | | | symptoms previously mentioned; but when it comes to |
| Virtually everyone who quits drinking after an | | | | severe withdrawal symptoms, patients will have to be |
| extended period of consuming alcohol or even heavier | | | | admitted to a medical clinic for 24 hour treatment and |
| or frequent alcohol drinkers will encounter either some | | | | surveillance. |
| or many alcohol withdrawal symptoms. | | | | The more common severe alcohol withdrawal |
| The varying types of alcohol withdrawal symptoms | | | | symptoms include delusions, fevers, involuntary |
| range from moderate to extreme and then severe. | | | | muscular contractions and constant perturbations. An |
| That is the reason that you should always consult your | | | | extreme symptom, called delirium tremens (the d.t.'s) is |
| medical practitioner before taking the step of quitting | | | | the condition whereby a person suffers from regular |
| alcohol overnight. The major factor being that although | | | | hallucinations and is in a confused state of mind. It may |
| you may be lucky and get away lightly, the situation is | | | | even cause black outs, or memory loss, leaving you |
| unpredictable and you could end up suffering a really | | | | unable to recall neither distant nor recent events. |
| severe reaction. | | | | I would conclude by saying that if either you or |
| Should you be thinking about giving up alcohol or even | | | | somebody close to you is suffering from alcohol |
| if you have already made the move, then you are | | | | withdrawal symptoms, then you should consult a |
| probably about to experience some form of mild to | | | | medical practitioner immediately. You will be informed |
| moderate physical and psychological withdrawal | | | | about the severity of the condition and accordingly |
| symptoms. Moderate physical alcohol withdrawal | | | | treated. The most likely treatment will be prescribed |
| symptoms include vomiting and headaches, nausea, | | | | medication which you can administer yourself, but |
| clammy hands, poor appetite, insomnia, palpitations, a | | | | should it be a serious condition then you will no doubt |
| pale complexion, enlarged or dilated pupils, involuntary | | | | have to be admitted to a treatment clinic. |
| movement of the eyes and eyelids, shakey hands and | | | | The majority of affected people end up reverting back |
| excessive perspiring. | | | | to alcohol as the withdrawal symptoms are just |
| A person who quits alcohol not only experiences these | | | | unbearable. So make sure that you get proper medical |
| physical symptoms but will also suffer from several | | | | assistance to your condition as the advice given is so |
| mild to moderate mental or psychological symptoms of | | | | important and will help you to stop falling back into the |
| alcohol withdrawal. To mention just some of these | | | | evil of alcoholism. |