Jennifer is a twenty-nine-year-old data warehouse manager who has been consuming alcohol in an excessive and abusive manner since she and her boyfriend decided to break off their relationship. In truth, for the past ten months she has been drinking very nearly a bottle of wine every night, and on the weekends she also has been drinking several cans of beer all the way through the day. In a word, Jennifer has been drinking so hazardously and excessively that it's a wonder that she hasn't suffered from alcohol poisoning.
After feeling unhappy because she was beginning to overlook her health, Jennifer at last told herself that she’s had enough, that it’s time to stop the self pity act, that it’s time to quit the irresponsible and abusive drinking, and time to make a new start with her life. So the following Saturday morning at 10:00 AM, she made up her mind to stop drinking completely and suddenly without preparation or planning.
When She Attempted to Quit Drinking She Felt Horrific, 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 thought that she would probably be tempted to ”steal” a couple of drinks, but she never visualized that she would feel so horrific. More specifically, around four hours after she quit drinking, she had utterly no appetite, she vomited several times, her head was throbbing, she started to perspire extensively, and she was extremely stressed out and moody.
When she called her best pal and told her that she had stopped drinking and that after a couple of hours she abruptly began experiencing flu-like symptoms, Esther, her best buddy, told Jennifer to call her physician and tell him what was happening.
She Admits to Her Family Doctor That She Has Been Drinking In an Abusive Manner, That She Just Tried to Stop Drinking, and That She is Suffering Through Extremely Painful Flu-Like Symptoms
So Jennifer called her physician, told him that she has been drinking in an abusive and hazardous manner for a number of months and that when she tried to completely stop drinking earlier in the day, within a few hours she felt as if she had the most horrible flu-like symptoms that she had ever suffered through.
Her physician informed her that she may be suffering from symptoms of alcohol withdrawal and that she should have a friend or relative drive her to the emergency room ASAP.
As soon as Jennifer got off the phone, she got a relative to take her to the emergency room. Interestingly, as sick as Jennifer was, all she could think about all the way to the hospital was whether or not she might be alcohol dependent.
It seems that her family doctor had phoned ahead and told the emergency room staff to expect Jennifer because when she got to the hospital, she was met by a nurse and a paramedic who promptly asked her to lie down on the portable bed they had with them. After getting taken to the emergency room and undergoing a couple of necessary tests, it was confirmed that Jennifer was in point of fact experiencing alcohol withdrawal symptoms and was in need of alcohol detoxification.
A healthcare professional gave her some medications to lessen her flu-like symptoms and also administered some meds to help get rid of the alcohol that was still in her blood.
An Alcohol Abuse and Substance Abuse Healthcare Practitioner Explains in a Clear Manner That She is Alcohol Dependent and Then Discusses What Alcohol Withdrawal Symptoms and Alcoholism Stages Are
After a few hours, Jennifer was removed from the emergency room and transported to the recovery room. After she was in recovery for roughly three-and-a-half hours, Doctor Miller, a substance abuse and chemical dependency specialist, came to talk to her. He took quite a bit of time and clearly explained that Jennifer had gone through alcohol withdrawal symptoms when she quit drinking due to the fact that she had become dependent on alcohol.
He then discussed the fact that with heavy drinking on a daily basis, the drinker’s brain in a step-by-step fashion gets acclimated to the alcohol so that it can carry out tasks and operations in a "normal" fashion. When the individual then all of a sudden abstains from consuming alcohol, however, the brain takes action by creating alcohol withdrawal symptoms. What is more, her medical practitioner also explained in a clear fashion the different alcoholism stages that a person who is alcohol dependent regularly goes through as the disease gets progressively worse over time.
It is Confirmed that Jennifer is in the Earliest Stage of Alcohol Addiction and She Gets a Favorable Diagnosis For a Complete Recovery if She Gets the Alcoholism Rehabilitation She Needs
Fortunately for Jennifer, it was confirmed that she was in the first stage of alcohol dependency and, as a result, she got a favorable forecast for a complete recovery if she obtains the alcohol addiction therapy she requires.
Jennifer told the healthcare practitioner that she will do whatever it takes to get sober and to recover her health and her life. She also stated that she has a first class hospitalization plan that will quite possibly pay for most, if not all, of the treatment costs that will be incurred. It was apparent that Jennifer was quite grateful about her optimistic medical prognosis and felt at ease knowing that she will be able to get the alcohol dependency rehab she requires so that she can start on the path to recovery.
