Jennifer is a thirty-year-old accounts payable manager who has been ingesting alcohol in an irresponsible and abusive manner since her live-in boyfriend and she broke off their relationship. Indeed, for the past ten months she has been drinking nearly a bottle of wine every night, and on the weekends she also has been drinking more than a few cocktails all through the day. In short, Jennifer has been drinking so abusively that it’s amazing that she hasn’t suffered from alcohol poisoning.
After feeling dejected because she was beginning to neglect her health, Jennifer at long 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 abusive and irresponsible drinking, and time to move on with her life. So the following Saturday morning at 8:00 AM, she determined that she would stop drinking suddenly and completely without planning or preparation.
When She Stopped Drinking She Felt Horrific, She Vomited Several Times, She Had Utterly No Appetite, She Started to Perspire Extensively, She Was Extremely Stressed Out and Moody, and Her Head Was Pounding
When Jennifer stopped drinking, she thought that she would probably be tempted to take a drink or two, but she never envisioned that she would feel so sick. More accurately, approximately two hours after she quit drinking, she had utterly no appetite, she vomited numerous times, she started to sweat extensively, her head was aching, and she was extremely moody and anxious.
When she called her best buddy and informed her that she had stopped drinking and that after a few hours she suddenly began experiencing flu-like symptoms, Helen, her best pal, told Jennifer to call her medical practitioner and tell him what she was experiencing.
She Admits to Her Doctor That She Has Been Drinking In a Hazardous and Irresponsible Manner, That She Just Tried to Quit Drinking, and That She is Suffering Through Extremely Unpleasant Flu-Like Symptoms
So Jennifer called her doctor, told him that she has been drinking in an excessive and irresponsible manner for more than a few months and that when she tried to totally quit drinking earlier in the day, within a few hours she felt as if she had the worst case of the flu that she had ever suffered through.
Her medical practitioner told her that she may be experiencing 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 neighbor 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 addicted to alcohol.
Apparently her healthcare practitioner had phoned ahead and informed the emergency room personnel to expect Jennifer because when she got to the hospital, she was met by two ER workers who promptly asked her to get in the wheelchair they had with them. After getting taken to the emergency room and undergoing a few basic tests, it was verified that Jennifer was in fact going through alcohol withdrawal symptoms and was in need of alcohol detoxification.
A healthcare professional gave her some meds to address her flu-like symptoms and also gave her some meds to help get rid of the alcohol that was still in her circulation system.
An Alcohol Abuse and Alcohol Dependency Healthcare Professional Explains in a Clear Manner That She is Alcohol Dependent and Then Goes Over What Alcohol Withdrawal Symptoms and Alcoholism Stages Are
After an hour or two, Jennifer was removed from the emergency room and wheeled to the recovery room. After she was in recovery for approximately an hour-and-a-half, Doctor Jefferson, an alcohol dependency and alcohol abuse specialist, came to visit her. He took quite a bit of time and explained in a clear fashion that Jennifer had suffered through alcohol withdrawal symptoms when she stopped drinking because she had become an alcoholic.
He then explained that with continuous and heavy drinking, the person’s brain over time becomes accustomed to the alcohol in order to carry out tasks and operations in a “normal” fashion. When the individual then abruptly abstains from drinking alcohol, it can be noted, the brain responds by creating alcohol withdrawal symptoms. What is more, her healthcare professional also explained the various alcoholism stages that an individual who is alcohol dependent usually experiences as the disease gets worse over time.
It is Verified that Jennifer is in the First Stage of Alcohol Dependency and She Obtains a Good Forecast For a Complete Recovery if She Gets the Alcohol Therapy She Requires
Fortunately for Jennifer, it was confirmed that she was in the earliest stage of alcohol dependency and, consequently, she got a favorable projection for a full recovery if she will get the alcohol dependency therapy she needs.
Jennifer told the doctor that she will do whatever it takes to get sober and to regain her life and her health. She also articulated that she has an exceptional hospitalization insurance plan that will probably pay for most, if not all, of the costs needed for rehabilitation. It was obvious that Jennifer was extremely grateful about her positive medical forecast and felt at ease knowing that she will be able to get the alcohol treatment she requires so that she can start on the path to recovery.





