After feeling disheartened because she was beginning to close her eyes to her health, Jennifer finally told herself that shes had enough, that its time to stop the self pity party, that its time to quit the abusive and hazardous drinking, and time to move on with her life. So the following Saturday morning at 8:30 AM, she determined that she would quit drinking suddenly and completely without preparation or planning.

When She Attempted to Stop Drinking She Felt Terrible, 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 quit drinking, she reasoned that she would most likely be tempted to sneak a few drinks, but she never envisioned that she would feel so terrible. More explicitly, just about an hour after she quit drinking, she vomited a number of times, she started to sweat profusely, her head was aching, she had absolutely no appetite, and she was extremely moody and nervous.

When she called her best buddy and informed her that she had stopped drinking and that after a couple of hours she without any warning started to experience flu-like symptoms, Gloria, her best buddy, told Jennifer to call her medical practitioner and discuss what was happening.

She Admits to Her Physician That She Has Been Drinking In an Abusive and Irresponsible Manner, That She Just Tried to Quit Drinking, and That She is Experiencing Ghastly Flu-Like Symptoms

So Jennifer called her healthcare professional, informed him that she has been drinking in an abusive manner for quite a few months and that when she made an effort to completely quit drinking earlier in the day, within a couple of hours she felt as if she had the most horrible flu-like symptoms that she had ever suffered through.

Her family doctor informed her that she may be going through symptoms of alcohol withdrawal and that she should have a relative or friend drive her to the emergency room ASAP.

As soon as Jennifer got off the phone, she got a family member to take 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 was dependent on alcohol.

It seems that her family doctor had phoned ahead and informed the emergency room personnel to expect Jennifer because when she got to the hospital, she was met by two nurses who promptly told her to lie down on the portable bed they had with them. After getting taken to the emergency room and undergoing a few essential tests, it was validated that Jennifer was in truth suffering from alcohol withdrawal symptoms and was in need of alcohol detox.

A physician gave her some drugs to lessen the intensity of her flu-like symptoms and also gave her some medications to help get rid of the alcohol that was still in her blood.

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

After an hour or two, Jennifer was removed from the emergency room and transported to the recovery room. After she was in recovery for around three hours, Doctor Manning, an alcohol and drug abuse specialist, came to see her. He took plenty of time and explained in laymens language that Jennifer had gone through alcohol withdrawal symptoms when she quit drinking due to the fact that she had become an alcoholic.

He then stated that with excessive drinking on a daily basis, the persons brain little by little adjusts to the alcohol in order to execute tasks and operations in a “normal” fashion. When the individual then abruptly abstains from drinking, however, the brain reacts by eliciting alcohol withdrawal symptoms. Moreover, her doctor also explained in a clear fashion the various alcoholism stages that an alcoholic typically experiences as the disease advances.

It is Discovered that Jennifer is in the First Stage of Alcoholism and She Receives a Favorable Prognosis For a Total Recovery if She Gets the Alcoholism Rehab She Requires

Fortunately for Jennifer, it was confirmed that she was in the earliest stage of alcohol addiction and, as a result, she got a good forecast for a complete recovery if she obtains the alcohol therapy she requires.

Jennifer told the healthcare practitioner that she will do whatever it takes to get sober and to regain her life. She also stated that she has an outstanding hospitalization insurance policy that will almost certainly pay for most of the costs required for rehab. It was apparent that Jennifer was quite grateful about her encouraging prognosis and felt at ease knowing that she will be able to get the alcohol dependency therapy she needs so that she can begin the road to recovery.