Jennifer is a thirty-two-year-old paralegal who has been consuming alcohol in an irresponsible manner since she and her live-in boyfriend broke up their relationship. In truth, for the past four months she has been drinking almost a bottle of wine every night, and on the weekends she also has been drinking several cocktails all through the day. In a word, Jennifer has been drinking so excessively that it’s amazing that she hasn’t suffered from alcohol poisoning.

After feeling dispirited because she was starting to forget about the importance of her health, Jennifer at last told herself that she’s had enough, that it’s time to stop the self pity act, that it’s time to stop the hazardous and irresponsible drinking, and time to make a new start with her life. So the next Saturday morning at 9:00 AM, she came to a decision that she would stop drinking completely and suddenly without planning or preparation.

When She Stopped Drinking She Felt Terrible, 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 Jennifer quit drinking, she assumed that she would more likely than not be tempted to take a drink or two, but she never assumed that she would feel so terrible. More to the point, roughly two-and-a-half 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 girlfriend and informed her that she had stopped drinking and that after a few hours she without any warning started to experience flu-like symptoms, Roberta, her best pal, told Jennifer to call her healthcare practitioner and explain in a clear manner what was happening.

She Admits to Her Doctor That She Has Been Drinking In an Irresponsible Manner, That She Just Tried to Stop Drinking, and That She is Suffering Through Extremely Painful Flu-Like Symptoms

So Jennifer called her family doctor, told him that she has been drinking excessively for quite a few months and that when she attempted to completely quit drinking earlier in the day, within a couple of hours she felt as if she had the most awful flu-like symptoms that she had ever suffered through.

Her family doctor informed her that she may be suffering from symptoms of alcohol withdrawal and that she should have someone drive her to the emergency room ASAP.

As soon as Jennifer got off the phone, she got a family member to drive her to the emergency room. 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.

Apparently her healthcare professional had phoned ahead and told the emergency room treatment team to expect Jennifer because when she got to the hospital, she was met by two emergency room employees who promptly asked her to lie down on the portable bed they had with them. After getting taken to the emergency room and undergoing a couple of necessary tests, it was substantiated that Jennifer was in fact going through alcohol withdrawal symptoms and was in need of alcohol detoxification.

A physician administered some medications to address her flu-like symptoms and also administered some drugs to help eliminate the alcohol that was still in her blood.

A Substance Abuse and Chemical Dependency Doctor Explains in a Clear Fashion That She is Dependent on Alcohol and Then Discusses What Alcohol Withdrawal Symptoms and Alcohol Dependency Stages Are

After a couple of hours, Jennifer was removed from the emergency room and wheeled to the recovery room. After she was in recovery for roughly an hour-and-a-half, Doctor Danko, an alcohol addiction and alcohol abuse specialist, came to visit her. He took quite a bit of time and clearly explained that Jennifer had experienced alcohol withdrawal symptoms when she quit drinking because she had become addicted to alcohol.

He then explained that with repeated and excessive drinking, the individual’s brain in a step-by-step fashion gets acclimated to the alcohol in order to operate in a “routine” way. When the drinker then all at once stops drinking alcohol, it can be pointed out, the brain responds by bringing forth alcohol withdrawal symptoms. In addition, her physician also went over the different alcoholism stages that an alcohol dependent individual almost always goes through as the disease gradually gets worse.

It is Discovered that Jennifer is in the Earliest Stage of Alcoholism and She Obtains a Good Projection For a Full Recovery if She Gets the Alcohol Addiction Rehabilitation She Requires

Fortunately for Jennifer, it was confirmed that she was in the earliest stage of alcohol dependency and, as a consequence, she obtained a good projection for a complete recovery if she receives the alcoholism therapy she requires.

Jennifer told the doctor that she will do whatever it takes to get sober and to restore her health and her life. She also mentioned that she has an outstanding hospitalization policy that will quite possibly pay for most of the costs required for rehab. It was clear to see that Jennifer was extremely grateful about her encouraging medical forecast and felt free from worry knowing that she will be able to get the alcohol therapy she needs so that she can begin the road to recovery.

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