Jennifer is a thirty-two-year-old accounting clerk who has been drinking in an abusive and excessive manner since her boyfriend and she broke up their relationship. In actual fact, for the past eight months she has been drinking very nearly a bottle of wine every night, and on the weekends she also has been drinking more than a few wine coolers all through the day.

After feeling disheartened because she was beginning to disregard her health, Jennifer finally told herself that enough is enough, that it’s time to stop feeling sorry for herself, that it’s time to stop the excessive and hazardous drinking, and time to get on with her life. So the following Saturday morning at 10:30 AM, she determined that she would quit drinking completely and suddenly without preparation or planning.

When She Quit Drinking She Felt Awful, She Was Extremely Moody and Nervous, Her Head Was Throbbing, She Started to Sweat Profusely, She Had Absolutely No Appetite, and She Vomited a Number of Times

When Jennifer quit drinking, she figured that she would probably be tempted to ”steal” a couple of drinks, but she never pictured that she would feel so dreadful. More exactly, just about three hours after she quit drinking, she started to sweat profusely, she was extremely nervous and moody, her head was pounding, she vomited numerous times, and she had utterly no appetite.

When she called her best girlfriend and informed her that she had stopped drinking and that after a few hours she suddenly started to have flu-like symptoms, Patricia, her best friend, told Jennifer to call her medical practitioner and explain in a clear manner what she was feeling.

She Admits to Her Physician That She Has Been Drinking Abusively, That She Just Tried to Quit Drinking, and That She is Going Through Awful Flu-Like Symptoms

So Jennifer called her physician, told him that she has been drinking in an irresponsible and hazardous manner for many months and that when she honestly tried to suddenly stop drinking earlier in the day, within a couple of hours she felt as if she had the nastiest flu-like symptoms that she had ever gone through.

Her healthcare practitioner informed her that she may be experiencing alcohol withdrawal symptoms and that she should have a relative or neighbor drive her to the emergency room as soon as possible.

As soon as Jennifer got off the phone, she got a neighbor to drive 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 alcohol dependent.

Evidently her healthcare practitioner had called ahead and informed the emergency room medical team to expect Jennifer because when she got to the hospital, she was met by a nurse and a paramedic who without hesitation told her to get in the wheelchair they had with them. After getting transferred to the emergency room and undergoing two or three necessary tests, it was substantiated that Jennifer was in truth suffering from alcohol withdrawal symptoms and was in need of alcohol detox.

An emergency room doctor administered some drugs to reduce her flu-like symptoms and also administered some drugs to help eliminate the alcohol that was still in her bloodstream.

A Chemical Dependency and Substance Abuse Physician Explains in a Clear Manner That She is Alcohol Dependent and Then Goes Over What Alcohol Withdrawal Symptoms and Alcoholism Stages Are

After two or three hours, Jennifer was removed from the ER and wheeled to the recovery room. After she was in recovery for approximately two-and-a-half hours, Doctor Devor, an alcohol abuse and alcoholism specialist, came to visit her. He took plenty of time and explained in plain words that Jennifer had suffered through alcohol withdrawal symptoms when she quit drinking because she had become alcohol dependent.

He then mentioned the fact that with excessive drinking on an everyday basis, the person’s brain steadily adjusts to the alcohol so that it can process things in a “normal” way. When the individual then abruptly abstains from drinking alcohol, it can be pointed out, the brain reacts by giving rise to alcohol withdrawal symptoms. Furthermore, her healthcare professional also explained the different alcoholism stages that an alcohol addicted person almost always suffers through as the disease gets worse over time.

It is Determined that Jennifer is in the First Stage of Alcohol Dependency and She Gets a Good Projection For a Complete Recovery if She Gets the Alcohol Therapy She Requires

Fortunately for Jennifer, it was confirmed that she was in the first stage of alcohol dependency and, consequently, she got a favorable projection for a complete recovery if she will get the alcoholism treatment she requires.

Jennifer told the physician that she will do whatever it takes to get sober and to reclaim her life and her health. She also stated that she has a very comprehensive hospitalization insurance plan that will more likely than not pay for most, if not all, of the costs needed for rehab. It was apparent that Jennifer was very pleased with her encouraging prognosis and felt at ease knowing that she will be able to get the alcohol dependency therapy she requires so that she can begin the road to recovery.