Jennifer is a thirty-four-year-old accounts payable clerk who has been drinking in a hazardous manner since her boyfriend and she decided to break off their relationship. In point of fact, for the past six months she has been drinking just about two bottles of wine every night, and on the weekends she also has been drinking several shots all through the day. In a word, Jennifer has been drinking so excessively that it’s a miracle that she hasn’t suffered from alcohol poisoning.

After feeling unhappy because she was beginning to disregard her health, Jennifer finally told herself that she’s had enough, that it’s time to stop feeling sorry for herself, that it’s time to quit the excessive drinking, and time to make a new start with her life. So the next Saturday morning at 9:30 AM, she decided to quit drinking completely and suddenly without preparation or planning.

When She Stopped Drinking She Felt Dreadful, She Vomited Several Times, She Was Extremely Nervous and Moody, Her Head Was Throbbing, She Had Absolutely No Appetite, and She Started to Perspire Profusely

When Jennifer stopped drinking, she reasoned that she would probably be tempted to sneak a few drinks, but she never imagined that she would feel so dreadful. More correctly, roughly four hours after she quit drinking, 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 she called her best friend and told her that she had quit drinking and that after a few hours she all of a sudden started to experience flu-like symptoms, Nancy, her best buddy, told Jennifer to call her healthcare practitioner and go over what she was feeling.

She Admits to Her Healthcare Practitioner That She Has Been Drinking In an Excessive and Hazardous Manner, That She Just Tried to Stop Drinking, and That She is Suffering Through Terribly Painful Flu-Like Symptoms

So Jennifer called her healthcare professional, told him that she has been drinking in an irresponsible and excessive manner for more than a few months and that when she tried to totally stop drinking earlier in the day, within a few hours she felt as if she had the worse flu-like symptoms that she had ever experienced.

Her doctor informed her that she may be suffering from symptoms of alcohol withdrawal and that she should have a family member or friend drive her to the emergency room as soon as humanly possible.

As soon as Jennifer got off the phone, she got a family member to drive her to the emergency room. 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.

Obviously her doctor 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 emergency room workers who immediately told her to get in the wheelchair they had with them. After getting transported to the emergency room and undergoing a few basic tests, it was substantiated that Jennifer was in actual fact suffering from alcohol withdrawal symptoms and was in need of alcohol detoxification.

An emergency room doctor gave her some drugs to address her flu-like symptoms and also administered some drugs to help get rid of the alcohol that was still in her system.

An Alcohol and Drug Addiction Physician Clearly Explains That She is Alcohol Dependent and Then Discusses What Alcohol Withdrawal Symptoms and Alcohol Dependency Stages Are

After two or three hours, Jennifer was removed from the ER and transported to the recovery room. After she was in recovery for around three-and-a-half hours, Doctor Jefferson, an alcohol addiction specialist, came to see her. He took plenty of time and explained that Jennifer had suffered through alcohol withdrawal symptoms when she stopped drinking due to the fact that she had become dependent on alcohol.

He then discussed the fact that with continuous and heavy drinking, the individual’s brain steadily adapts to the alcohol so that it can work in a “semi-normal” fashion. When the person then suddenly quits ingesting alcohol, it can be noted, the brain responds by generating alcohol withdrawal symptoms. Moreover, her healthcare practitioner also discussed the different alcoholism stages that an alcohol dependent individual regularly experiences as the disease gets progressively worse.

It is Confirmed that Jennifer is in the First Stage of Alcoholism and She Gets a Favorable Prognosis For a Full Recovery if She Gets the Alcohol Therapy She Requires

Fortunately for Jennifer, it was confirmed that she was in the earliest stage of alcohol addiction and, consequently, she obtained a good diagnosis for a total recovery if she gets the alcoholism therapy she needs.

Jennifer told the physician that she will do whatever it takes to get sober and to reclaim her life. She also mentioned that she has a first class hospitalization plan that will quite possibly pay for most, if not all, of the costs needed for rehab. It was obvious that Jennifer was quite thankful about her encouraging prognosis and felt at ease knowing that she will be able to get the alcoholism rehab she requires so that she can begin the road to recovery. After Jennifer talked to her healthcare provider, one thing was clear: facing her illness and wanting to take the healthiest route was good for her spirituality and her self esteem.

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