Alcoholism Withdrawl Symptoms?
Question by Country Girl: Alcoholism withdrawl symptoms?
My friend had been having a hard time with life for a while, and moderatly depressed too. She just started drinking regularly in the past few months, but a few weeks ago everything kinda went downhill and she started drinking a lot more and much more often. She gave up for a little bit and was borderline alcoholic until about 6 days ago when me and my friends convinced her to stop drinking altogether, for at least 2 weeks to stop the addiction. Later we will help her get back to moderation. She wasn’t QUITE addicted yet, but was in the early stages of it.
Now she is motivated to stop that problem, she’s a very strong girl who just took a wrong turn. But we both think she is experiencing some withdrawl symptoms. She gets scattered, short episodes of extreme depression sometimes. And she doesn’t usually get those, at least not near that bad. She also has woken up a few times feeling like she has a hangover but hadn’t drinken anything the night before. Sometimes she gets a bit irritable and for a couple days would shake at times. She says at times, alcohol is her every other thought, and that anything that has alcohol in it (face toner, cooking spray, ect) smells a lot like hard liquor. I can tell she’s slowly getting better each day, and even tho her confidence and “good old self” are coming back, she still sometimes worries about the symptoms.
So… has anybody been or known someone who was alcoholic or borderline alcoholic who experienced some noticable symptoms of withdrawl when they quit? Any advice helps, but please keep it positive and/or neutral because this is a sensitive subject! Thanks!
Best answer:
Answer by Mr. Bitter
Most people who are considered “alcoholics” are not physically addicted to alcohol. They have an emotional dependence. (I do not mean to say that this is not a problem nor do I mean to say it is easy to quit)
To become physically dependent on alcohol, you have to drink long and heavy. Truly scary, sometimes even life threatening amounts. (Every year people die of alcohol poisoning.)
The physical withdrawal from alcohol is a serious medical condition.
Tremors are common,hallucinations can occur. Seizures are not unheard of. The seizures can particularly dangerous, esp. if they person has a heart condition or is in ill health.
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