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Jennifer is a forty-year-old accounts payable clerk who has been drinking in an abusive and excessive manner since her boyfriend and she severed their relationship. In fact, for the past six months she has been drinking nearly one-and-a-half bottles of wine every night, and on the weekends she also has been drinking more than a few wine coolers during the day. In a word, Jennifer has been drinking so hazardously and abusively that it’s a miracle that she hasn’t suffered from alcohol poisoning.

After feeling downcast because she was beginning to let her health go downhill, Jennifer at long last told herself that she’s had enough, that it’s time to stop the self pity routine, that it’s time to stop the irresponsible drinking, and time to make a new start with her life. So the following Saturday morning at 9:00 AM, she decided to stop drinking suddenly and completely without planning or preparation.

When She Attempted to Stop Drinking She Felt Horrific, She Started to Perspire Extensively, She Vomited Several Times, Her Head Was Throbbing, She Was Extremely Moody and Nervous, and She Had Absolutely No Appetite

When Jennifer quit drinking, she figured that she would most likely be tempted to have a drink or two, but she never presumed that she would feel so terrible. More precisely, about two hours after she stopped drinking, she started to sweat extensively, her head was aching, she was extremely moody and tense, she had utterly no appetite, and she vomited a number of times.

When she called her best buddy and informed her that she had quit drinking and that after a couple of hours she without any warning began having flu-like symptoms, Heather, her best pal, told Jennifer to call her doctor and go over what she was experiencing.

She Admits to Her Healthcare Practitioner That She Has Been Drinking In an Irresponsible and Excessive Manner, That She Just Tried to Quit Drinking, and That She is Going Through Extremely Unpleasant Flu-Like Symptoms

So Jennifer called her healthcare practitioner, told him that she has been drinking in an irresponsible and hazardous manner for a number of months and that when she honestly tried to totally quit drinking earlier in the day, within a couple of hours she felt as if she had the most unpleasant flu-like symptoms that she had ever gone through.

Her healthcare professional told her that she may be suffering from symptoms of alcohol withdrawal and that she should have a neighbor or relative drive her to the emergency room ASAP.

As soon as Jennifer got off the phone, she got a friend to take 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 an alcoholic.

It seems that her doctor had called ahead and told the emergency room treatment team to expect Jennifer because when she got to the hospital, she was met by two ER workers who without hesitation told her to lie down on the portable bed they had with them. After getting transported to the emergency room and undergoing a couple of necessary tests, it was validated that Jennifer was in truth suffering from alcohol withdrawal symptoms and was in need of alcohol detoxification.

A doctor administered some drugs to reduce the discomfort of her flu-like symptoms and also gave her some drugs to help eliminate the alcohol that was still in her system.

A Substance Abuse and Chemical Dependency Healthcare Professional Goes Over the Fact That She is an Alcoholic and Then Discusses What Alcohol Withdrawal Symptoms and Alcohol Addiction 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 three hours, Doctor Farr, a drug and alcohol addiction specialist, came to see her. He took quite a bit of time and explained in plain words that Jennifer had experienced alcohol withdrawal symptoms when she stopped drinking because she had become alcohol dependent.

He then mentioned the fact that with heavy drinking on a daily basis, the drinker’s brain progressively gets acclimated to the alcohol in order to execute tasks and operations in a “routine” way. When the drinker then all at once quits drinking alcohol, it can be noted, the brain responds by generating alcohol withdrawal symptoms. Not only this, but her physician also explained in a clear fashion the various alcoholism stages that an alcohol addicted individual almost always suffers through as the disease gradually gets worse.

It is Discovered that Jennifer is in the First Stage of Alcohol Addiction and She Obtains a Good Diagnosis For a Complete Recovery if She Gets the Alcohol Dependency Rehabilitation She Requires

Fortunately for Jennifer, it was discovered that she was in the earliest stage of alcoholism and, consequently, she received a good prognosis for a total recovery if she will get the alcohol dependency therapy she requires.

Jennifer told the physician that she will do whatever it takes to get sober and to regain her health. She also mentioned that she has an exceptional hospitalization insurance plan that will more likely than not pay for most, if not all, of the treatment costs. It was obvious that Jennifer was very happy with her positive medical prognosis and felt at peace knowing that she will be able to get the alcohol treatment she requires so that she can begin the path to recovery.

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