Symptoms Of Alcohol Withdrawal

Alcohol is one of the biggest enemies of any human being. The one who is habituated of drinking too much has to suffer a lot. And if he realizes this fact, he will definitely try to quit this bad habit. If someone is trying to quit or withdraw this bad habit then there are few symptoms by which you can make out that someone is willing to withdraw the alcohol. Below are some of the symptoms of alcohol withdrawal. We can divide the symptoms in some stages like mild to moderate psychological symptoms, mild to moderate physical symptoms and severe symptoms. Details on each one of them is as follows:

Psychological Symptoms May Have A Mild To Moderate Degree

· Nervousness feelings – People who have decided to quit alcohol always feel nervousness and behave very unsure about their decisions.

· Shakiness feeling – They feel bit shakiness whenever they try to utter something or do something. Their body is not in a condition to respond them in a convincing manner.

· Anxiety – People who plan to quit alcohol shows anxiety as one of the symptoms of alcohol withdrawal.

· Irritability - Because they are not getting what they are addicted to, they often feel irritable or exciting.

· Faster emotional changes – Unstable mind is responsible for all the emotional volatility.

· Depression – When the dearest thing of yours gets apart, you obviously feel depressed.

· Fatigue – Body come across many changes and fatigue is one of them.

· Problems in thinking clearly – Alcohol is such an addiction that it reduces the rational power of human being.

· Bad dreams – People often see bad dreams when they are in the process of quitting alcohol.

Mild To Moderate Physical Symptoms:

· Headache – Headache can be of two types; one is general and one is pulsating. Both of them are the symptoms of alcohol withdrawal.

· Greater sweat secretion in the palms of the hands or the face – Some bodily changes involve excessive sweating from the hands.

· Nausea and vomiting – Because you cannot get what you want, your body reacts otherwise.

· Appetite Loss – This is also one of the symptoms of alcohol withdrawal.

· Insomnia – Insomnia is the sleeping disorder and it is very common when you try to quit the alcohol.

· Paleness – Paleness is the second name of fatigue.

· Increased heart rate (palpitations) – Because of over anxiety, heart beat increases and is considered as one of the symptoms of alcohol withdrawal.

· Enlarged or dilated pupils – Many people feel that there is a slight difference in both the eyes. They look differently or of different size.

· Abnormal movement – People trying to quit alcohol feel uneasy in the beginning and their body sometimes gives out jerk or they feel a sense of shivering.

· Shivering of the hands – There is a feeling of shivering in the body and especially in the hands. People cannot hold anything with proper and firm grip.

· Uncontrolled movements of the eyelids – Those who are interested in seeing the symptoms of alcohol withdrawal, can notice the eyelids of the person. If they are moving with an abnormal speed then there is something wrong with it and you could make out.

Severe Symptoms:

· Visual Hallucinations marked by confusion – This is known as delirium tremens. This is a state in which people often get confused between two or more options and they are not been able to find a way out.

· Agitation – Agitation is an emotional state of excitement and restlessness. People who want to quit alcohol feel agitation or in simple words, feel over excited.

· Fever – Body gets used to the alcoholic drinks and if you are not ready to provide it or you are willing to quit it then it will react somehow and that reaction includes fever. Sometimes there could be severe fever because of the absence of alcohol in the body.

· Convulsions – Convulsions are the kinds of fits. The body starts moving in a rapid manner with a jerk. You feel like shivering.

· "Black outs" – In this situation, a person forgets what happened at the time when he was drinking. This is a very common state in the life of a person who has a habit to drink. At the time when they drink, they say all those things which are inside him and he never wants to share them with anyone else but after drinking, they go through the state of black outs.

These are some of the symptoms of alcohol withdrawal.