Jennifer is a thirty-seven-year-old junior sales consultant who has been ingesting alcohol in an irresponsible manner since she and her live-in boyfriend discontinued their relationship. Indeed, for the past five months she has been drinking almost two bottles of wine every night, and on the weekends she also has been drinking more than a few cans of beer all through the day. In short, Jennifer has been drinking so hazardously and abusively that it's a miracle that she hasn't suffered from alcohol poisoning.
After feeling dejected because she was starting to neglect her health, Jennifer at long last told herself that enough is enough, that it’s time to quit the self pity routine, that it’s 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 made up her mind to stop drinking cold turkey.
When She Attempted to Stop Drinking She Felt Horrific, She Had Absolutely No Appetite, Her Head Was Aching, She Started to Sweat Extensively, She Was Extremely Moody and Restless, and She Vomited a Number of Times
When Jennifer quit drinking, she reasoned that she would quite possibly be tempted to sneak a couple of drinks, but she never pictured that she would feel so awful. More exactly, approximately three-and-a-half hours after she stopped 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 girlfriend and informed her that she had stopped drinking and that after a couple of hours she abruptly started to have flu-like symptoms, Olivia, her best buddy, told Jennifer to call her physician and discuss what she was going through.
She Admits to Her Family Doctor That She Has Been Drinking In an Abusive and Hazardous Manner, That She Just Tried to Stop Drinking, and That She is Going Through Terrible Flu-Like Symptoms
So Jennifer called her medical practitioner, told him that she has been drinking in a hazardous and excessive manner for several months and that when she tried to suddenly quit drinking earlier in the day, within a couple of hours she felt as if she had the most terrible flu-like symptoms that she had ever experienced.
Her healthcare practitioner told her that she may be experiencing symptoms of alcohol withdrawal and that she should have a neighbor or friend take her to the emergency room ASAP.
As soon as Jennifer got off the phone, she got a neighbor 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.
Obviously her family doctor had called ahead and informed the emergency room treatment team to expect Jennifer because when she got to the hospital, she was met by two paramedics who immediately asked her to get in the wheelchair they had with them. After getting wheeled to the emergency room and undergoing a couple of basic tests, it was corroborated that Jennifer was in point of fact going through alcohol withdrawal symptoms and was in need of alcohol detoxification.
An emergency room doctor gave her some meds to diminish her flu-like symptoms and also administered some meds to help eliminate the alcohol that was still in her blood.
A Drug and Alcohol Abuse Healthcare Practitioner Explains in a Clear Manner That She is Alcohol Dependent and Then Discusses What Alcohol Withdrawal Symptoms and Alcohol Addiction 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 nearly two-and-a-half hours, Doctor Resnick, an alcohol abuse and alcohol addiction specialist, came to visit her. He took plenty of time and explained that Jennifer had experienced alcohol withdrawal symptoms when she stopped drinking because she had become alcohol dependent.
He then discussed the fact that with heavy drinking on an everyday basis, the individual’s brain slowly becomes accustomed to the alcohol so that it can function in a "normal" manner. When the person then all of a sudden stops consuming alcohol, it can be pointed out, the brain responds by giving rise to alcohol withdrawal symptoms. In addition, her physician also discussed the various alcoholism stages that an individual who is alcohol dependent typically goes through as the disease gets progressively worse as time goes by.
It is Discovered that Jennifer is in the Earliest Stage of Alcohol Addiction and She Gets a Favorable Forecast For a Full Recovery if She Gets the Alcohol Therapy She Requires
Fortunately for Jennifer, it was established that she was in the first stage of alcoholism and, consequently, she obtained a favorable projection for a complete recovery if she receives the alcohol addiction therapy she requires.
Jennifer told the medical practitioner that she will do whatever it takes to get sober and to reclaim her health. 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 obvious that Jennifer was very happy with her optimistic medical forecast and felt at peace knowing that she will be able to get the alcoholism rehabilitation she needs so that she can begin the path to recovery.
