Jennifer is a twenty-eight-year-old financial audit consultant who has been consuming alcohol in an irresponsible and hazardous manner since she and her boyfriend decided to discontinue their relationship. Indeed, for the past three months she has been drinking almost a bottle of wine every night, and on the weekends she also has been drinking a number bottles of beer all through the day. In a word, Jennifer has been drinking so hazardously that it’s a wonder that she hasn’t suffered from alcohol poisoning.

After feeling disheartened because she was starting to neglect her health, Jennifer at 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 and excessive drinking, and time to make a new start with her life. So the following Saturday morning at 10:00 AM, she decided to quit drinking completely and suddenly without preparation or planning.

When She Quit Drinking She Felt Dreadful, Her Head Was Throbbing, She Vomited Several Times, She Started to Sweat Profusely, She Was Extremely Anxious and Moody, and She Had Absolutely No Appetite

When Jennifer quit drinking, she thought that she would probably be tempted to take a drink or two, but she never envisioned that she would feel so horrific. More directly, about three hours after she quit drinking, she was extremely restless and moody, she started to perspire profusely, her head was aching, she vomited numerous times, and she had absolutely no appetite.

When she called her best girlfriend and told her that she had stopped drinking and that after a couple of hours she all of a sudden started to have flu-like symptoms, Carrie, her best friend, told Jennifer to call her healthcare practitioner and tell him what was transpiring.

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

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

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

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

Evidently her physician had called ahead and told the emergency room medical team to expect Jennifer because when she got to the hospital, she was met by two ER workers who promptly told her to get in the wheelchair they had with them. After getting taken to the emergency room and undergoing two or three important tests, it was corroborated that Jennifer was in point of fact experiencing alcohol withdrawal symptoms and was in need of alcohol detoxification.

A healthcare practitioner gave her some meds to reduce the intensity of her flu-like symptoms and also gave her some meds to help eliminate the alcohol that was still in her bloodstream.

An Alcohol Addiction and Alcohol Abuse Doctor Explains That She is Alcohol Dependent and Then Discusses What Alcohol Withdrawal Symptoms and Alcoholism Stages Are

After two or three hours, Jennifer was removed from the emergency room and transported to the recovery room. After she was in recovery for around an hour, Doctor Davis, a chemical dependency and substance abuse specialist, came to see her. He took plenty of time and clearly explained that Jennifer had suffered through alcohol withdrawal symptoms when she stopped drinking because she had become addicted to alcohol.

He then stated that with continuous and heavy drinking, the individual’s brain slowly gets acclimated to the alcohol in order to carry out tasks and operations in a “routine” manner. When the individual then all of a sudden quits consuming alcohol, it can be noted, the brain responds by generating alcohol withdrawal symptoms. What is more, her healthcare practitioner also explained in a clear fashion the different alcoholism stages that an individual who is alcohol dependent regularly goes through as the disease gets progressively worse as time goes by.

It is Verified that Jennifer is in the Earliest Stage of Alcoholism and She Receives a Favorable Diagnosis For a Full Recovery if She Gets the Alcohol Rehab She Requires

Fortunately for Jennifer, it was confirmed that she was in the first stage of alcohol addiction and, as a consequence, she was given a good projection for a complete recovery if she receives the alcohol dependency treatment she requires.

Jennifer told the healthcare professional that she will do whatever it takes to get sober and to regain her life. She also stated that she has a first-rate hospitalization plan that will more likely than not pay for most, if not all, of the costs required for rehab. It was apparent that Jennifer was very grateful about her positive prognosis and felt at peace knowing that she will be able to get the alcohol dependency treatment she needs so that she can begin the road to recovery. After Jennifer talked to her healthcare provider, one thing was apparent: facing her disease and wanting to take the healthiest path was good for her self esteem but it also enhanced her communication skills in her friendships and her relationships.

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