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Jennifer is a thirty-two-year-old benefits coordinator who has been consuming alcohol in an irresponsible and abusive manner since she and her boyfriend decided to break off their relationship. Indeed, for the past seven months she has been drinking just about a bottle of wine every night, and on the weekends she also has been drinking a number wine coolers during the day. In short, Jennifer has been drinking so hazardously that it’s a wonder that she hasn’t suffered from alcohol poisoning.

After feeling unhappy because she was beginning to neglect her health, Jennifer at long last told herself that she’s had enough, that it’s time to quit feeling sorry for herself, that it’s time to stop the excessive and irresponsible drinking, and time to move on with her life. So the following Saturday morning at 9:30 AM, she made up her mind to quit drinking completely and suddenly without planning or preparation.

When She Attempted to Quit Drinking She Felt Horrific, 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 Jennifer stopped drinking, she thought that she would probably be tempted to sneak a drink or two, but she never inferred that she would feel so awful. More explicitly, just about an hour after she quit drinking, her head was aching, she was extremely moody and restless, she had utterly no appetite, she started to sweat extensively, and she vomited several times.

When she called her best friend and told her that she had stopped drinking and that after a few hours she without any warning began experiencing flu-like symptoms, Janice, her best friend, told Jennifer to call her medical doctor and tell him what she was feeling.

She Admits to Her Doctor That She Has Been Drinking In a Hazardous Manner, That She Just Tried to Quit Drinking, and That She is Experiencing Awful Flu-Like Symptoms

So Jennifer called her family doctor, told him that she has been drinking in an excessive and irresponsible manner for many months and that when she honestly tried to suddenly quit 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 experienced.

Her healthcare practitioner told her that she may be suffering from symptoms of alcohol withdrawal and that she should have someone take her to the emergency room as soon as humanly possible.

As soon as Jennifer got off the phone, she got a family member to take her to the hospital. Interestingly, all the way to the hospital, as sick as Jennifer felt, the only thing she could think about was whether or not she might be an alcoholic.

It appears that her physician had called ahead and informed the emergency room staff to expect Jennifer because when she got to the hospital, she was met by two emergency room workers who immediately told her to get in the wheelchair they had with them. After getting moved to the emergency room and undergoing two or three basic tests, it was substantiated that Jennifer was in actual fact experiencing alcohol withdrawal symptoms and was in need of alcohol detoxification.

A medical practitioner administered some meds 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 body.

An Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Physician Explains That She is an Alcoholic and Then Discusses What Alcohol Withdrawal Symptoms and Alcohol Dependency Stages Are

After two or three hours, Jennifer was transferred from the emergency room and transported to the recovery room. After she was in recovery for around two-and-a-half hours, Doctor Devor, a substance abuse and alcohol abuse specialist, came to visit her. He took his time and clearly explained that Jennifer had experienced alcohol withdrawal symptoms when she quit drinking due to the fact that she had become addicted to alcohol.

He then discussed the fact that with repeated and excessive drinking, the person’s brain in a step-by-step fashion adjusts to the alcohol so that it can work in a “routine” manner. When the person then abruptly abstains from drinking alcohol, it can be stressed, the brain takes action by producing alcohol withdrawal symptoms. Not only this, but her medical practitioner also discussed the different alcoholism stages that an alcohol addicted person regularly goes through as the disease advances.

It is Discovered that Jennifer is in the Earliest Stage of Alcohol Addiction and She Gets a Favorable Prognosis For a Full Recovery if She Gets the Alcohol Addiction Treatment She Needs

Fortunately for Jennifer, it was confirmed that she was in the first stage of alcohol dependency and, as a result, she received a favorable forecast for a complete recovery if she obtains the alcohol rehab she requires.

Jennifer told the healthcare practitioner that she will do whatever it takes to get sober and to regain her life. She also mentioned that she has a first-rate hospitalization policy that will probably pay for most of the costs required for rehabilitation. It was obvious that Jennifer was very grateful about her optimistic medical prognosis and felt at ease knowing that she will be able to get the alcohol addiction treatment she needs so that she can begin the road to recovery.