Alcohol withdrawal was the worst experience I've ever had in my entire life. I used to drink 7-12 beers every single day sometimes more for almost 4 years or so and I stopped cold turkey unfortunately, and went through absolute HELL is the best word I can use. I had massive anxiety all day, depression, brain tingling, headaches, body aches, heart and chest pain, and honestly one of the worst parts of the whole thing was the panic attacks though I had to go to the ER about 10-15 times and finally went into a rehab facility this went on for about 4-5 months til I found the right medication. I am now sober and have been for about almost 2 years. I occasionally miss having a beer with friends or in a family function but I will never, EVER want to go through that again. It was the worst time of my entire life. Just thought I'd share my story of withdrawal.
@@PlzPr3sspl4y Nice, bet you're staying hydrated. Hydration and simple things help more than anything I bet, but I'm no doctor. Best of luck. Withdrawl symptoms really kick in after 30 hours is my best guess.
I know EXACTLY what you mean. I went through the same thing myself. Glad you're better now. I shook so much in the mornings, I dropped wine glasses. I always promised myself I'd decrease my drinking gradually, day by day just to ease withdrawal symptoms. I'd do that for a few days and then start drinking the bigger amounts again. The withdrawal was just so uncomfortable. I was almost going into a fit in hospital and was given Diazepam. I stayed in for 4 days to get detoxed properly.
I’m currently quitting now for the same reasons plus my kids. Boy this shit is painful though. Everything else in my life is getting better and better by the day but I’m hoping these withdrawals don’t kill me
@@submissiveandbreedable7999 well, alcoholism isn't some sort of competition, and the importance is not in the quantity of alcohol consumed, but the person that may be struggling to cope with their emotions in a different and healthier way.
Rick Cleek I wish you recovery. If you watch the videos on ‘Soft White Underbelly,’ you will see how many lived it has ruined, many of which will never recover. I hope your wellness journey goes much better.
Delerium Tremens and cold turkey alcohol withdrawal is honestly by far the most hellish experience on Earth. Never thought that level of suffering was possible
List of low and high potency drugs sold legally that battle alcohol withdrawal with ease. 1) Low potency With a long half-life: Chlordiazepoxide (Librium), clorazepate (Tranxene), diazepam (Valium), flurazepam With a short half-life: Oxazepam (Serax), temazepam (Restori) 2) High potency With a long half-life: Clonazepam (Klonopin) With a short half-life: Alprazolam (Xanax), Lorazepam (Ativan), triazolam (Halcion)
I feel you there!!! last December I had my first major post-acute withdrawal that lasted 3 weeks. I felt like I was walking through hell. but now I feel great and free from the trap of alcohol.
How Marvellous Am I never said I did. I just said I decided to stop for health reasons. Never even said I’m an alcoholic or anything just eliminating unhealthy habits. Same with sugar and smoking. Not sure if your trying to argue or what the intention of your comments are. Lots of trolls on the internet tho.
Danielle Steinborn are u doing ok now? I stayed up 13 days one time I quit.. I was on a 4 year straight 1/5 th Jager binge... I have some tricks if u really want to stop... or maybe you have already. If so, good for you....
I can only speak for myself and this is what happened to me. I was born to old parents in a small village in 1976. Drinking back then was like part of the culture. Everyone did it. I got my first drunk when i was 14 years old stealing and mixing my old mans liquor. Of course it did not agree with me so i puked it all back up... And so it was for many of my friends. Alcohol was always part of something that we did even as kids, teenagers, young adults. etc... Now all these years later.. What did it really give me?... One marriage ruined, a long term relationship before that down the drain, as well as friendships destroyed. Job opportunities ruined. Loosing myself totally to the point i dont know who i was anymore or what i wanted other than to drink that drug. This did not happen over night though. No no.. This was progressive over years and years. And since it was normal in the cultural climate i grew up in i was none the wiser to its damaging effects. But one day i was right there smack in the middle of it and in a moment of clarity i stopped and asked myself... How the F did i get here really... I was robbed of everything in life and i did not understand why or i did not even at that time want to confess to myself that i was an alcoholic. That is how screwed up i was mentally from drinking for so many years because i thought it was something that was normal. Now being 5 years sober, i still have blame and guilt and depression. I am a work in progress but i am doing better but some days are just hard to cope with. Not that i have an urge to drink because i don't, but what drinking alcohol did to my life and how it affected others that i love and care about for so many years. That is the really hard part for me to cope with. Aka Myself. It is true what they say though... You have to reach that point where you come to the cross roads. David Bowie did, Alice Cooper did, Iggy Pop, Duff Mckagan did, etc etc and they are better people for it... But if you ask me... I really wish i didn't. Because it is horrible and i never wanted it to go that far. The worst of alcohol withdrawal is over in a week more or less. Then yes you can have some PAWS.. But the real struggle is mending back together all the relationships, all the things you destroyed and all the relationships and friendships lost and gone when you were under the influence. That is the real struggle. I will end with this: There is no shame in being an alcoholic. The only shame is being one and doing nothing about it. Thank you.
I agree, I always say sobering up was hard but rebuilding your life is harder, and at an older age comes so much guilt and regret, career loses, relationships etc.
I have drank heavily almost every weekend from the age of 16 with little to no hangover symptoms, I am 27 now and only in the last couple of months being hungover I feel HUGE anxiety, literally cant relax or be around people and feel like I'm gonna have a panic attack at any moment, the only other substance that used to give me panic attacks before I quit was weed but that was while I was actually high and not after. I actually used to drink alcohol while I was smoking so that I wouldn't freak out. I am 4 weeks sober now and the anxiety is starting to disappear. so basically the same reason I quit smoking weed is the same reason I am now quitting alcohol. Gonna live that sober life 😇
I feel you man I’ve been the same day today marks 5 weeks of no weed or alcohol and it’s been rough for me is insomnia but I pray I go through it so much it makes me want to go to the ER but sober life I will also choose 🙂😊
@@MrKickback104almost like a feeling of something taking over you but in reality just a sudden cause of panic in the mind that can lead to irregular breathing and chest tightening which can scare the person into having a more severe panic attack……it can come at almost random times like when your watching tv or even just watching RU-vid videos
This was great, I have been researching "alcohol withdrawal itching" for a while now, and I think this has helped. You ever tried - Aetincoln Peerless Ascendancy - (search on google )? It is an awesome one of a kind guide for discovering how to stop drinking minus the hard work. Ive heard some amazing things about it and my m8 got cool success with it.
Alcohol withdrawals are nothing to play with. Days after quitting alcohol on July 10, 2021, I've experienced "minor" withdrawals and some hallucinations. It was no fun, but I got thru them at home and work. It was probably due to tapering off for a few months until the quit date. I used to drink at least 4 beers and/or 3 mixed drinks per day for 14+ years. But, still, waking up in sweat, having weird "drinking" dreams, itching and some vomiting (I've developed acid reflux due to years of heavy drinking and overeating) was kicking my butt. As of today, I'm 376 days clean and sober and 35 1/2 years old. Ain't going back to that mess ever again. I refuse to pick up alcohol or any other addictive substance.
I got lucky as fuck and I got my doctor to tell my work I couldn’t come in because of private reasons so they didn’t even know it was booze withdrawal, i made it through by the skin of my teeth at home, let alone if I had to go work a 9-5 retail job in the midst of it too. Keep it up bro. 46 days now, was clean since December last year but I messed up a bit but got back on track
The truth is, all addictive substances have this same quality, you use the drug that caused the addiction, to escape the withdrawal from the drug of addiction, and in a sense feel normal again.
Cheers for this, I been tryin to find out about "weight loss after quitting drinking wine" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Have you heard people talk about - Baanubrey Illustrious Breakthrough - (search on google )? It is a good one of a kind guide for discovering how to quit drinking minus the hard work. Ive heard some great things about it and my colleague got great success with it.
Winner of a video, I've been looking for "how many drinks a day is too much?" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Have you ever come across - Baanubrey Illustrious Breakthrough - (search on google )? It is a great one off guide for discovering how to quit drinking without the hard work. Ive heard some amazing things about it and my mate got cool success with it.
I'm a little over 60 hours into my detox, just thought I'd share my experience. I'm about 1 year into HEAVILY drinking, around 12+ shots of vodka a day, 26 y/o male. Had no idea what to expect, but within the first 24 hours, the first noticeable symptom I experienced was anxiety. I hadn't really known what it felt like before, but I almost immediately recognized it. Which was almost a healthy experience because I have a better understanding and compassion for people who suffer with anxiety go through. My skin would also flush and itch with almost any exercise. Was very difficult to eat anything as well. But by far, and still going through this, is insomnia. It's been incredibly difficult to get any kind of sleep, even with alcohol-free Zzzquil. Also experienced some minor auditory hallucinations about 48 hours in, but besides the insomnia, most symptoms have stopped. My appetite is back, skin hasn't flushed a bit, and no further anxiety or hallucinations. I'd consider the first day the hardest by far, if you can make it past that, you got this. I also understand my drinking had only lasted around a year, so my symptoms could be much more minor than others, but just thought I'd share my experience. Thanks for the video, helped a lot!
I know this is listened and well known but after getting rid of alcohol in my system approx after 5 days my sleep is amazing!. I forgot what proper sleep was, I can function so much better and feel happier even at this stage. Don't overlook how important sleep is and how disruptive alcohol is for it.
Just wanna share my story. Wife left because I was an alcoholic, I started using cocaine and drinking heavily every single day. One day I woke up and my entire left side of my body was hot and numb and i was so sick I couldnt even walk. The panic attacks have put me in the hospital 3 times in a week. I lost my job, house car and family. Im only 29 and would never wish this on anyone. Im on day 3 of sobriety and this is absolute hell.
Quit alcohol just over a month ago. Was drinking about 6-8 drinks every night, usually in a high percentage beers that I’d drink very quickly. Always woke up hungover, but I’d been so used to it for 2.5-3 years that it hardly ever bothered me much. Except that it affected my performance in college and I was a shut in. Woke up about a month ago feeling rougher than usual. Fine for the first few hours of the day then bam; instant withdrawal started. Very intense anxiety and ‘sense of doom’ for lack of a better word. I felt so bad that I didn’t even want to drink that night and knew that I had a problem. First 3-4 days were absolute HELL. Hot sweats, cold sweats, borderline panic attacks, intense stomach pain, insomnia, minor auditory hallucinations , and minor visual hallucinations. I had to deal with all that while going to classes and work as well…. It literally felt like I was going insane. I somehow did all of that without any help from a doctor or friends. PAWS started happening about a week ago and I’ve been seeing my doctor and will soon start therapy. Some tips: natural sleep aids like melatonin and chamomile will be your best friend, cut down on sugar and caffeine as much as possible, eat healthy, get some sunlight, exercise, maintain a steady sleep schedule, distract yourself with healthy activities such as a hobby, and most importantly SEEK HELP. Don’t let pride get in the way of recovery. If I had known just how serious quitting alcohol was I would’ve sought help IMMEDIATELY. Get into therapy, AA, talk to friends and loved ones, or even better all of those! I’d be lying if I said that quitting is easy; it’s not. In fact, its probably the single hardest thing I’ve had to do in my almost 25 years on Earth. I still have a long ways to go, but I’m determined to stay on track because I NEVER, EVER want to experience this again. Its never too late to seek sobriety and not impossible. Wish me luck!
I’m going they exactly what you went through I’m trying to balance on this tight rope of doing premed school work while also trying to be functional alcoholic and Ik that this is all going to go south if I don’t get clean…
28 year old male, drank half a fifth of makers mark everyday after work and would wake up and take a shot or two before work and on the weekends it was drink all day till I passed out and then wake up and drink till I passed out again. I would be stopping at the liquor store just about everyday. I recently was diagnosed jaundice so I’ve quit cold Turkey. Day 1 was not as bad as I thought it would be Day 2 I lost my appetite and began feeling nauseous all the time, Day 3 I felt fine for the most part but my anxiety has been through the roof to the point I think I have medical conditions I don’t have. On the upside my skin has started to clear up and no longer gets red spots on it after a shower, sleep is still hard to get. Today is Day 4 and I feel like I’ve gotten hit by a Mac truck, I throw up anything I consume I feel dizzy and I woke in the middle of the night covered in sweat. So far Day 4 has been the worst but it can only get better from here right? I wish you all luck on your journey through this hell on earth
How are you doing man? Please keep going. I'm going through minor nicotine withdrawals and I suffered quite a bit from that. If you ever feel like giving up and going back to the bottle, try one more thing, please try asking God to help you. That's all. Wish you the best man.
I’ve binged drank weekly and suffered from alcohol withdrawal for 10 years. I used to drink for up to 3 days but it ended up being up to 7 days consuming (and forgetting) my whole week. I’d be aware only on day 2 and then something would completely take over me and I’d go into a braindead program to just drink and drink without thought. 3 months ago before the virus, I had the worst withdraw effects of my life after consuming 10 litres of Smirnoff and a case of Fosters throughout a week. It lasted 6 days and included all the regular stuff such immense feelings of anxiety, dread, auditory hallucinations, visual hallucinations, closed eye visuals, palpitations, racing thoughts, dizziness, hot and coldness and dripping wet with sweat. This time around, my CNS was completely and utterly shattered. I had to hold onto every things in the rooms (from bed to kitchen) to attempt to pour a glass of water. I managed it and as soon the pint glass was full, my body went into an uncontrollable frenzy. I had a fit. The water went all over expensive electrical equipment. I emptied the pint glass completely by violent shaking. Ongoing insomnia prevented me from sleeping and I could’t close my eyes without seeing peering, evil eyes and a stream of insane, random images as if Wikipedia and other peoples conversations were being streamed through my brain. I couldn’t look at anything or watch TV because my eyes felt like they were pulling out their sockets. I was literally in a no-win hell. I knew the only way was to endure it and ride it out, rolling around on the bed, sitting up (with crazy, huge convulsions doing so), then lying back down to somehow attempt to get one moment of peace. I was quite literally pleading to God for it to come to an end. It took around 5 days, gradually getting better, with one symptom disappearing one by one. I couldn’t hold a glass to my face, couldn’t use the phone, nor answer ongoing annoying iMessages. I was hearing conversations in electrical buzzes coming from the kitchen - women whispering as I passed trying to walk to the toilet to violently vomit anywhere but my bed and carpet which already had fresh pools and dried areas of sick. I said over and over again, aloud ’Never again! Never again!’. Unfortunately I witnessed a death recently and I hit the bottle with the intention of just doing one night (I had done a few of these successfully), but I went down the old slope once again with that same thing taking over. Although I only 4 litres of vodka and around 8 cans (in contrast to my last experience), this too was hell. On top of the usual symptoms, I witnessed extreme visual hallucinations. I looked up at the painting at end of my bed (Bathers 2 - Paul Cezanne) and the whole scene of people turned into a vivid animated scene of debauchery, akin to Sodom & Gomorra. Hell was literally playing itself out. Amongst this, I went to the toilet for the umpteenth time to be violently sick. This time the wretch was extra violent and I thought to myself that I’m surprised my innards aren’t coming up. Low and behold, I witnessed a sizeable spurt of blood. I expected to see this in my stools and confirm something serious, so my anxiety and dread was tenfold. Thankfully all seemed well, but naturally that probably wasn’t something minor - not to mention all mentioned symptoms. This time, it lasted 3 days and nights with no sleep. I slept for 4 hours yesterday and I now feel normal today. The grace of life returns once again and I feel reborn and raring to go. I need to embrace this feeling. We don’t appreciate health until we don’t have it. This really needs the mark the final, final time and I’m the only one that can make it so. Keeping my head in my self employed job (which I previously only worked on and off) and my interest in music is hopefully going to be my saviour in this venture. I can’t repeat, nor emphasise it enough. The alcohol withdraw experience is quite literally a living hell. The infuriating thing is, is my willingness to now try and share my issue, telling friends and family of these experiences to try and justify why I am the way I am, only to be greeted with such responses as (and I quote)…..’When I’m hungover, I just have a banana and a bit of toast’….
WOW after reading that I say it's a miracle your still alive, if you do that again go hospital. I can relate a little like recently I spent around a week drinking guinness still sleeping at night eating a bit and lots RHCP I went through withdrawl their Thursday morning for around 24 hours did the god thing & everthing Intense Relentless This is fuckin agony I kept thinking. I decieded not to drink (ONLY GUINNESS) till Christmas eve, feel like organs are starting to rot (im 33 next week no health conditions) what you went through is fucked up i'd be considering suicide. If you do need to drink try stay off the Top Shelf Shit, Good Luck.
Just read your post on your alcohol withdrawal. It made me feel so badly for you to live through such hell. I have just started the program through RU-vid with Craig Beck. It really works,! If you are still struggling I would suggest you check it out. Good luck in your journey towards freedom.
Ive explained this to someone an their response about me going to to the emergency room was “Yea ive had that yesterday, a pack of dry ramen an a trash can” ... shut the fuck up
You should remember this every time you think it’s just going to be “one night” of drinking. It never is and never will be. The hangover of death will visit you the next day and your body will start screaming for that bottle all over again. If you cave, you’re right back into the vicious cycle. If you don’t cave and suffer through the hangover and depression, you will start to believe that you can handle having another drink because last time wasn’t so bad. It’s a cycle that only ends when you stop picking up a drink.
Alcahol caused me to follow strangers to their house and I blacked out and woke up with no underwear soaked in urine. I’m traumatised by this experience and it made me stop drinking
Ive only had night sweats when i stop drinking for days id say i drink alot about 3 to 4 times a week but if i go a week without drinking i feel different like i dont want to drink and then the next time i drink i wanna keep drinking and re start the cycle.
liam brazy that’s exactly how I am. I go and tell myself I don’t need to drink. That’s I’m not dependent and and quit now no problem. And then I go and relapse and might drink for days.
Night sweat, Diarrhea and shaking are pretty common symptoms of alcohol withdrawal. You need to see a specialist and the medication can really help you out like it helped me. I didn't find therapy very useful though.
@@punjabigundaa I sweat more in general when I take a break from drinking I haven't had the shits or the shakes atleast not enough to notice I've had anxiety before though but that goes away when I stop using alcohol for a bit and I think thats what makes me wanna keep drinking when I go cold turkey.
10 months later: Hope you two have recovered. There is light @ the end of the tunnel. But it'll be 6+ months sober before you can start to like yourselves again. Trust me: it's worth it.
Got shit faced everyday for the last year while taking 6 mg of benzos daily, acquired antabuse that Ive been taking everyday for the last two weeks and ran out of benzos. I finally feel myself over the hump from acute withdrawals. It sucked I thought I was going to die. I documented it. Now ready for the post withdrawal phase taking supplements, exercising, and eating differently...that starts in 3 days. I'll document that too. thanks for your info!
Really do stop. It is so easy not to see the bad things that will start to happen to you. And you will try to cure them only with more drink. Slowly, over time. Your body will become more tolerant to alcohol, being a "bit" drunk will become total norm for you. The way out is tough and leaves behind a lot of tears and pain, not just yours. Don;t believe you will be the lucky one, that will be able to manage it forever. This is the worst mistake which you will realize few years in future when life will be miserable more and more. Stop while you can, it is worth it. You do not need alcohol, it is simply not necessary.
Me too....started in Aug 2019. I can't stop though. If I don't have a drink at least every 3 hours, I start withdrawing. I don't even get shit-faced, just need a baseline so I don't withdraw. God-damn, why did scotch have to be so tasty to me? It started as a hobby, now it's a habit.
@@jvincent1446 go for something lighter, go for beer or just something softer. It will work. Don't overthink too. Because of some lil feeling in your stomach you don't need to down one shot. Many times it is just craving. And yes, it's the nerves too. Your brain is playing with ya. And do not convince yourself you can't stop. Of course you can. But more and longer you drink the harder it will be. I had tough withdrawal some time ago. My heart was racing 110 beats per minute, during the day, at night, during sleep...my blood pressure was constantly 165/120. I could not sleep properly as I had sort of hallucinations and act of falling asleep actually woke me up as I felt like I am falling. (btw this is because of constant bad sleep.) My nerves were wrecked, I was super scared and had to play it cool because of kids. Nobody at home had an idea I was drinking a bottle a day. It lasted 6 horrible days and nights. Then it stopped. I was out. For good four months, best 4 months in a long time (years). Then I started again but way less. My body tolerance for alcohol was still high and I was giving it more and more until a point where I started to be nervous that I will end up like last time. So I stopped completely.
Had my first seizure a week ago during work. Stayed 5 days in the hospital but right away doctors knew it was a seizure due to alcohol withdrawal, it was a scary experience and I'm afraid of having another drink and it happening again
@@PlzPr3sspl4y one week. I've been drinking since I was 14 so 10 years ago. Symptoms start small like having the shakes or just craving another beer, its pretty dangerous to suddenly stop drinking without medication though
@@PlzPr3sspl4y yeah sometimes I get withdrawal hours after my last drink sometimes it takes days. I went 3 weeks without drinking then relapsed now I need a drink every day or else I'll end up in the ER. But yeah the thing to do is cut the drinking little by little or else you're going to have a bad day,trust me you don't want to feel withdrawal especially if you start getting seizures just cus you didn't have one beer.I lost 2 uncles and 1 cousin due to sever alcohol withdrawal
Day 1 and I'm in bed sitting up can't sleep, had a near fit earlier and have been sick about 30 times. I can't eat anything and sweating so bad... I usually never write comments like this but this comments section has given me some faith
How are you doing? Your simple comment struck a chord with me. Sounds like a bad habit mote than alcoholism. Still super hard to decide to give up and stay the course. I pray that you are free!
This past Saturday my granny had a seizure on her couch and lost alot oxygen from her brain due to alcohol withdrawal. Parts of my granny brain is damaged ,she is breathing but not responding to any commands..please keep my family in your prayers. The doctor said the seizure came from alcohol withdrawl..my granny was trying to stop but this ultimately hurt her even though she wasn't drinking.
after a whole year of heavy drinking hard liquor and stopping cold turkey, my body is in so much pain and mentally im a mess. i don't wish this pain on anybody... good luck y'all we got this
@@JuanJimenez. jkjk im doing good! wayy better than when i wrote my OG comment, i had a few slip ups along the way but im 6 months sober and goin strong
@kaaluha9591 That's amazing to hear! I'm quitting alcohol as well after some moderate heavy drinking here and there for the last year and a half. So far I'm on my 2nd day of being sober and it's been alright so far, here's to hoping I make it through a week without alcohol 🙌
I’m in my 2nd detox admittance in less than a month….can’t escape it, I feel like I can control it. Alcohol withdrawal is ridiculous. Absolute HELL. I’m going to hit the 48 hour mark of my last drink. Wish me luck this is when things get bad.
You got it man! Surround yourself with a good friend who you trust and who won't peer pressure you into having drinks with them. A real friend would want to see you succeed
@@tupakkaonhyvaa can you elaborate on that? last week i didn't have a drink all week. so 7 days with no alcohol. i felt a bit irritable and that but other than that i was fine. However i drank alot saturday and woke up with major anxiety and felt like shit physicallly and mentally so i plan on staying sober for good now
@@eduardsusai559 honestly quit alcohol but smoking is too much of a part of my life and with all this chaos I've been going through I choose not to give that up yet
@@eduardsusai559 Oh yea! Although I did down a sixer the other day and it felt like a 12 pack. Besides that I've been kept fairly distracted with the fam...seems to help.
I thank God I don't drink anymore... I've been sober for a year and 5 months but having DTs ain't no joke...I seriously thought I was going crazy...I was seeing like these dead people and what looks like monsters or demons...it wasn't fun at all...but I was really literally close to the end of my life but for the grace of God I had a transplant and thank God for that...but it really felt like hell I was going through...felt like I was seeing the spirit world and it wasn't no peace there...so I am blessed for not drinking and God bless whoever gave me this new liver and his/her family ❤️🙏
I have drank a lot last night ,I’m counting the hours , now it’s been 17 hours and I still have a terrible anxiety , feeling of guilt and shame , tachicardia , I feel crap , I feel so ashamed , so guilty , I don’t wanna drink ever again .
I felt so much anxiety on Monday I drank beer, first time in two years, but I went overboard, and now it's after midnight, technically Friday, and I'm going through awful withdrawal. Took some Melatonin but think I'm too tolerant to it, ugh, oh well, at least the Internet is here.
I quit December 29th 2021 not even a month sober yet but im going thru hellish withdrawals. Hallucinations, anxiety like no other, difficulty sleeping at a reasonable time. Almost like psychosis. I never want to drink again . I have zero desire to do so rn. Wish me luck in this journey. I have a very supportive woman on my side, and brother. I am also 2 days into quitting nicotine. And the cravings are hard to overcome. But doable. So I'm staying strong. Im glad to see I. Not the only one who has intense symptoms. I thought I was going crazy.. but im holding on strong. And I wish everyone else a safe recovery as well
I have and will always have a severe drinking problem! I drank a gallon of vodka for years every time I went into horrible withdrawals. The last 3 times I woke up anywhere between 4 and 7 days with a bunch of Ativan IV into me because I already had 2 seizures on my record but I'm 3 years clean
There isn't any comments so been 2 years I used to be an cycle drinker, who drank for a week+ straight. Maybe 20 beers a day + some strong alcohol When I stopped on point, because of lack of money etc... oh god, my withdrawals lasted for weeks Couldn't walk, I had hella seizures, hallucinations, saw pink elephants etc, delerium, had so worse nightmares that I even couldn't close my eyes anymore. Thought Id'd die. These withdrawals were a real nightmare, but I still kept drinking no matter what, because I'm an alcoholic Yeah, normal people wake up next morning and have maybe a headache but I'm still hella drunk and need another drink for relieve those withdrawal symptoms. This lasted for 10+ years
My wife was diagnosed with stage 3 liver failure and she started having seizures with her DT's when she cold Turkey-ed her drinking. They put her on 30 MG Valium per-day and she's fine now. The transplant committee says they are OK with Valium but if she takes ONE DRINK she will NEVER get a liver! ASK YOUR DR. FOR VALIUM (30mg PD) if your having uncontrollable withdrawals!
Wow. I told my doctor I was quitting alcohol, and she didn’t prepare me for any of this. lol. After the first few days of abstinence, I fell into a deep depression. My GP had prescribed me fluoxetine, but even if I had taken it, there’s next to no chance it would have had a benefit. And given all that the patient usually experiences a number of undesirable side effects long before any kind of therapeutic effect starts to manifest, taking the fluoxetine could have had.a tragic outcome. For some strange reason, while the depression was really bad, I downed a 125 mg capsule of magnesium citrate and a mega dose of B complex. Within an hour I started feeling better. I truly wasn’t expecting to have to have gone through such a low period. I’m 14 days in. I guess I’ve seen the worst of it.
Having a window of sanity. Some study with obese gave them 60 grams fish oil a day and fat lose was huge. Fish oil cut sugar cravings, I wanted to see what happens to alc cravings, its working!! Day 2 and minimal alc desire. Reflux an issue so take with lemon juice or apple cider to raise acid in stomach. Good luck. Get healthy!!
4th day for me from 7 years being on a constant beer binge. Anxiety is to a bare minimum and the shaking is gone. But i feel ill like i have the flu and my body aches. Will give it a few days more and see what happens.
One time after a bender in Vegas I got home and didn't drink at all, and went through about 2 weeks of hell. I could barely get in any sleep because the anxiety was so high, when I did get some sleep I had super vivid nightmares and would scream myself awake, I couldn't keep any food down, my heart/chest felt full of pressure. I had only drank alcohol and energy drinks the whole time there so I was coming down from all that caffeine too which made things worse. I was only 21 at the time. I don't drink every day, but go out with friends every fri/sat and often times day drink on Sundays and also sometimes go out during the week. This past weekend was 4th of July and there was a lot of drinking for 3 days in a row. Last night I got zero sleep and was sweating uncontrollably and had some anxiety. I was finally able to take a nap after being awake for 24 hours and it was constantly interrupted by waking up every 15 minutes or so. I don't need alcohol every day or anything, but when I go on these multiple day drinking sessions, I feel like the withdraw symptoms are pretty awful and I have the strangest and sometimes freaky dreams. Having drinks such a big part of my social/family circle. But I think when I drink I just need to limit myself to a drink or two and can be Social without going through all these negative withdraw symptoms. Anyways, that is going to be my plan going forward.
benders are never the answer. i’ve learned that the hard way. i do have my tolerance down now tho 😭 three days i’m good but 4-5 i start having rlly bad withdrawals
Couldn’t of said this better myself. I drink usually Friday and Saturday for a bit, during the week I hit the gym 4-5 times and literally have zero desire to drink, I don’t even think about it actually. If not for my social life and circle I can probably say I would drink one weekend every 2-3 weeks. Just when I go out I tend to over do it, which leads me here lol. I don’t think I need to stop drinking completely but my relationship with alcohol most definitely has to get better, there’s a level of respect I need to have for myself and for the alcohol, can’t just be binge drinking like that. It’s so not worth this hell you go through to try and get back to normal, the insomnia is the worst, can sleep for more than 15 minutes without my body jerking me back awake or my breathing taking a slight pause. Hopefully you’re doing better man. “Cheers..” 🥴🤦♂️
Pretty sure I'm going through alcohol withdrawal but actually Im relieved to know it has a much shorter withdrawal than other drugs. I went through opiate withdrawal in the past and that lasted for months
I binge drink on weekends and drink a few times on the weekdays for years now .. I'm now noticing since I've been sober on the weekdays that I'm going through alcohol withdrawal hence the profuse sweating at work to the point I get severely dehydrated/ heat exhaustion.... I am on day 4 and NEVER turning back to alcohol again!!!! It's truly not worth it!!!!
I can relate. I didn’t think I had a problem because I wasn’t drinking everyday. Just bing drinking on the weekends. But I had the same experience of withdrawals during the week
These withdrawal stretches are unbearable. You're incapable of doing the most basic tasks and the physical and mental pain is extreme. Never had straight up hallucinations but the extreme anxiety is up there, my brain cherry picks all the worst/most negative moments in my life and plays it over and over. Never tried to take my life (nor do I have any plans of that) but in these withdrawal stretches, my mind certainly works overtime trying to convince me that not only should I do that, but that I deserve it. I told myself to stop drinking entirely after I went to a rehab for 35 days but it keeps pulling you back and once the withdrawal symptoms kick in it's basically impossible to stop unless you get some sort of medical help.
I searched this because I've been drinking everyday now for almost 3 years, it's mostly vodka and beer I usually drink either a pint of vodka and 6 to 8 beers or just a fifth of vodka. I was at a Job interview today and doing an on boarding process after hired and out of no where I started sweating crazy and my hands couldn't stay still, shaking and all I wanted to do is go to the bathroom and vomit along with pure anxiety and my head hurt so bad. The second I got home I took 3 shots and I leveled out. I have struggled with bad anxiety for as long as I can remember, that's a big reason I drink and I've never experienced anything like this. That's why I searched this. I think it's time to quit.
Yep. I'm continuing with the intern crash course series through the summer, and then will switch back to some more approach to symptom videos once our academic year starts up again in the fall.
Days three. My whole body feels like it's vibrating. Mainly around my neck shoulders and head. Feet tingling likely next to come. Insomnia will get better tonight. I hope.
The information regarding Alcohol abuse symptoms needs to be taught in schools. I'm an alcoholic i've been drinking 8 pints of beer a day for 20 years as I have difficulty sleeping as I have CKD which causr insomnia that last for days. I'm now getting seizures/muscle spasms literally hours after drinking. My arms legs or shoulder or chest will violently spasm randomly ( especially whilst trying to sleep ) I had no idea Alcohol could cause seizures and lead to death until I started getting them. Sounds like I need to slowly cut down my Alcohol consumption. Education is the key whether or not it would of made a difference I don't know but I only got told about this 10 years ago and I'm 43.
I’m going through this now at 3:12 am I am experiencing shakiness and high blood pressure, I know I can beat this , I will prevail, alcoholism is real and I’m fighting it cold Turkey. I was wondering why I kept getting chest pain and headaches, a lot had to do with my liver too. My liver is my baby I will play my part in taking control of my body. Fuck this sucks, and I don’t mean “oh I want a beer so bad” no to me this is about I want my life back and to be healthy .
Just because someone experiencing withdrawal doesn't intend to quit drinking doesn't mean they don't deserve treatment for their withdrawal. expecting that someone is ready to make the ENORMOUS DECISION to recover/remain sober doesn't mean they deserve to be let go just to suffer from withdrawals or die. this is fucked.
Thank you !! My son deserved to be treated even though he stated he wasn't going to stop drinking. . .they had him on all three of the medications mentioned and when he told the doctor at the hospital he wasn't going to stop drinking, they discharged him. . .doctor stated rehab was useless. He left the hospital and I never heard from him again. . .I had called, texted, asked the police for help with a missing person report. . .denied. . ."he's an adult and can leave at any time and you're an overprotective mother". Multiple calls, texts, welfare checks and two weeks later I get the call he was found deceased in a dry ravine. . .died from. . .ALCOHOL WITHDRAWL. . .this didn't have to happen. We have to do better.
@@joielaw-montgomery7250 I’m so sorry for your loss praying for your healing❤❤❤ my mom tells me to quit drinking Jack & smoking weed. I stopped drinking it’s been a week. But prior to quitting I still feel it a little but my heart or chest would feel funny no pain just odd feeling I always thought I just smoked too much. I use Nicotine rolling papers. i’m currently tackling one thing at a time
@@receivegreatest6802 thank you for your kind words....knowing that I'll see him again one day and the Grace of God keeps me going. Please listen to your mom....I know quitting is hard....as my son would say, every day hard. He too talked about weird feelings in his chest and sometimes even chest pain.....you can do this....demand treatment and help....you deserve it !! My prayers are that I hear you're doing well and getting better.....
2 weeks ago I became REALLY ill. Reason? I think I had a bad case of the flue. I did NOT drink at all ofcourse. I usually drink a 6 pk of beer a night.I feel as of now I am still feeling symptoms of the flue but not enough I cant work. Ever since the flue I have had a contstant low grade nausea. Especially after I wake up and ready to leave for work. Today I had to call in late cuz I needed to lay down. I had nausea and felt weak in my legs. It went away and continued to work. I got my jobs done. It was still early. I was so tired,drowsy I passed out and slept in my work truck for atleast 4 hours. I am not a Dr. but something tells me I have heart problems/ restricted artaries. I thought maybe because I dialed my drinking way back I am experiencing mild symptoms of ALOT less sugar in my system. I am currently trying to get bloodwork done. I dont know why I am asking for help when I didnt get all the preliminary things done so somebody could give me an educated guess on what I might be experiencing. I am just frustrated. My boss is getting there too. I am not a hypochondriac. I dont weeny whine about every little ailment. It has to be serious for me to openly express concern.
5:00 interesting about admission. We always admit patients with etoh intoxication especially with +BAL regardless they want to be admitted or not. So far, I never had a patient refused admission... I read an mediolegal article that these patients cannot safely consent to be discharged until their BAL is negative as they are clearly under the influence. The article pointed out that a patient was discharged from the ED, had an accident of some sort and proceeded to sue the hospital and provider for discharging him and won... Yikes.
Thanks for the comment! If a patient is brought in to our ER while intoxicated, they are usually held until no longer clinical intoxicated - at which point they are asked if they wanted to undergo monitored "detox". If they said no, they don't get admitted. I think the difference in some practice environments is how the still-intoxicated patient is handled. Our ER (EDIT: that is, my former ER; I've since moved to a hospital with a much busier ER!) is usually less busy than most, so we have space for patients to wait while they sober up. But I can imagine that in a super-busy ER that doesn't have that luxury, the docs need to decide whether to discharge a still drunk patient or admit a patient who won't want to be "detoxxed" (or be in the hospital at all) as soon as they are sober. Obviously, the ER will be biased towards the latter, while the inpatient medical service will be biased towards the former. Regarding the issue about intoxicated patients not being able to consent to be discharged, the issue is more that an intoxicated patient may lack the capacity to decline medical treatment that is recommended (i.e. an intoxicated patient wants to leave the ED AMA while the ED doc wanted to admit them). The ED cannot allow that. But if the ED doc is recommending the discharge of an intoxicated patient, there's no issue about consent per se since a patient (intoxicated or not) doesn't need to consent to a ED discharge. Whether discharging a still-intoxicated patient is a good idea is a separate question, and the doc could still be potentially sued because a bad outcome if they made a poor medical decision. One more layer of complexity to decisions regarding admission of intoxicated patients is that an elevated BAL does not correlate well with clinical intoxication, and is not a great surrogate for medical capacity. (i.e. a patient with a BAL of 100 mg/dL may be "legally drunk" - that is, unable to drive - but still be cognitively intact enough to consent or decline medical treatment).
I’m a 28 yr old male drinking started around 19 my mom tells me to quit drinking Jack & smoking weed. I stopped drinking it’s been a week. But prior to quitting I still feel it a little but my heart or chest would feel funny no pain just odd feeling I always thought I just smoked too much. I use Nicotine rolling papers. i’m currently tackling one thing at a time. Usually I drink for a couple of months & then I’ll go a couple of months cold turkey. Although I don’t really consider myself an alcoholic I just have bad binging moments that includes food, sugar I used to weigh almost 300 pounds in high school. I stopped eating red meat & worked out My weight would then fluctuate from around 200 to 185. So I went vegan Years later for around 7 months to get to my goal weight 155. But due to stress binge eating & drinking for months my weight climbed to 190. I quit drinking & went vegan again & now I lost a lot of weight I haven’t weighed myself myself but can see a great visible difference. Drinking had kept me in that negative binge eating cycle. I spent thousands on DoorDash 😅 ikr picture that 😮I cook my own vegan keto food now. I plan on doing this vegan no sugar detox no drinking For as close to 3 months as possible. & if I do decide to drink again It’s only going to be a twice a month thing maybe 3 lol. I will never drink Monday through Friday for months on end again. I hope this helps ANY ADVICE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED ❤ healing to everyone! I believe anything including this can be overcome with the power of Jesus Christ & God because it may be a spiritual battle as well. I read quite a few stories Of people hallucinating & seeing demons because of alcohol withdrawal..I never knew it was that deep again peace love & healing for everyone in Jesus name.
I stopped cold turkey too and once I came back to Jesus I didn’t get any of these withdrawals or hallucinations and of course its a spiritual war God bless
My dad is in the ICU right now as he’s suffering alcohol poisoning and is experiencing tremors including dry mouth and can’t keep his food down or fluid and my heart is breaking 💔
i wouldnt wish DT amongst my worst enemy. as you sober up for the next few days it just feels worse and worse. im on my 3rd day of DT rn. alcohol is no joke. on the alcohol test i scored 7/10.
Alcohol tried to ruin my life but I couldn’t let if. I went cold turkey after being addicted to vodka. The worst thing i found was insomnia and shivers during the night. Also at times really itchy skin. Alcohol is a horrible drug and should really be illegal. I’ll never touch that stuff again, I almost lost everything.
There are a few ideas for stopping alcohol quickly Try to eat food while you are drinking - this cuts down the amount you drink. Take a break from drinking. Keep track of how much you drink, then you know if you are cutting down. Set yourself goals - don't make them too hard at first. Pick 1 or 2 days or every week when you will not drink at all. Next, try to stop drinking for one week each month. (I discovered these and the reasons they work from Adoette drink plan site )
This is way too idealistic. Near impossible for some people to have that degree of self-control. I understand this is probably what a doctor would say but this is perfect world advice.
I stopped cold turkey after partying everyday all summer and man I was not ready my body went through the worst pain ever ( And I’m only 20 ) I was drinking for 5 years But really really heavy I grew up fast in my teens 😞
👌👌 love your videos bottom of my heart, excellent explanation each and every one, Doc I would like to suggest do a video series about Echocardiography plz I m starving of those
My goodness, I cant think without a drink. I think I need to be drowsy right now. I really need to stop. Im watching this, because I want to stop. 🚫 Only I cant due to a death that happened to me...
I didn't believe i was an alcoholic for 5 years. I'm only 26 and my life came to a stop cuz of Alcohol. I went to the addiction medication center with Kaiser. I was prescribed medication and believe it or not I have not had alcohol for 6 days now. I don't crave it.
Tonight will be my 4th night without alcohol i feel less anxiety...but the insomnia is killing me im not really sleeping at all...like 2 or 3 hours per night. Less than when i was drinking. Anyone know when this part is over? Currently im not seeing any doctors or aa...if i dont sleep soon i worry im gonna drink again. This sucks what should i do?
I’m 19 and went thru this about a year ago I quit all my drugs I was taking at the same time I was drinking about 3-4 liters of vodka daily for 3 months and I’m very lucky to have not got alcohol poising. they are some pretty miserable withdrawals. alcohol is a opioid and more ppl need to realize this before they start binge drinking. I was completely unaware of what I would go thru and was sure it was the drugs making me withdrawal. be responsible y’all and don’t go cold turkey. if you are drinking a around even 10 beers daily you shouldn’t go thru much tho especially if you are use to other opioid withdrawals ignore some of the people in the comments if you have dealt with any other opioid (oxys, Vicodin, ect) abuse and withdrawals before this should be a walk in the park for you. just handle the sweats, shakes & go to the ER if you really need it but yeah don’t be scared to quit cause of these dudes in the comments 🤦♂️
I don't think I'm all that addicted (physically) I consume 12-15 drinks daily and despite white knuckling it, I can go about a week without, but it's been over a year since I took a break. I'm not exactly getting any better. Just wondering if I might get a seizure but doesn't seem like it. That would definitely be something new.
12-15 drinks per DAY and you haven’t stopped for a YEAR? Damn. I’d be sick and depressed. I don’t know how you people do it. Your liver isn’t screaming at you yet?
If you can take a week off and it’s no problem I’d do it. More power to you. Give your body a little break every now and again even if you’re not an alcoholic. 💕
Ive been drinking 12 drinks a day for 4 months and already feeling it.i cant get treatment, i have responcibilities, and i am being tortured by a woman ive been taking care of
I got my first drink, but I drink excessively on friday and sunday.. tuesday night I got palpitation so worse that I wasnt able to sleep, Im scared, I think Im not going to wake up when I fall to sleep. Til now my breathing and pulse rate are not normal like I used to especially when working, feeling confused.. and always feel sleepy at day and everytime I wake up Im palpitating.. help I dont even know Im going through
if you drink one 0.5 brandy in the evening 3-4 times a week or every two days in the evening, but do not drink every day in a row, will these dangerous withdrawal symptoms also occur? I don't drink every night and I'm sober in the meantime. So is it that bad? sorry google translate. I have endured benzodiazepine withdrawal once and it was not possible without olanzapine. it was hell. but please answer the alcohol question.
I'm very sorry, but I am not able to offer specific, individualized medical advice here. I recommend speaking with your primary care physician regarding your alcohol use and risk of withdrawal.
I had a little party with some feiends a week ago. But i was scared of having a hangover, im intolerant to alcohol, ive drank 4 liters of vodka in these 4 days. Ive had this before, so i know that the nightmare is coming. I already have cold sweating, and very rapid pulse. and soon i will have seizures. I cannot call the ambulance, my parents would kill me. :D what should i do?
@john keogh idk. I drink a shot when i start feeling bad. Trying to avoid that shit but i only have 2 shots left. My brain is damaged so its hard to speak. I now live in a village. I will call the ambulance, since my father found my bottle 2 days ago lol
@@2needey1 im 7 months clean now. And i never needed to quit, i wasnt an alcoholic, i drank just because i was depressed and bored, nothing was interesting to be when i was sober, i just needed to get my shit together, now that my life got better, i dont need alcohol, everything is more interesting when im sober. I drank for 2 weeks and when i stopped it was bad, i needed an ambulance. I promissed to god not to ever touch this poison again. And i wont, its been 7 months and i like it ^^
I used to drink a lot before. I've been sober about 7 months. I suspect the alcohol has damaged my brain a bit (gaba receptors etc). I feel better now than I did when I first decided to quit but I still deal with some anxiety and depression though I probably had that to a smaller degree while I was drinker also but I just didn't notice it then. I think my brain is slowly recovering. Would I set my recovery back or damage my brain receptors etc more if I were to use benzodiazepines for example in small amounts maybe once a month?
I can't offer specific, individualized medical advice on here, and I recommend that you speak to your primary care physician or psychiatrist about how you are feeling. Different patients have different medical histories and situations, and for something as important as this, you would want advice from a medical professional who knows you well. However, having said that, in general, I personally would *never* recommend outpatient use of a benzodiazepine in a patient in recovery from alcohol dependence.
Very useful info for any one treating et oh withdrawal . Particularly: Thiamine before Glucose . "Banana bag" or IV vitamins in a glucose- saline infusion turns the IV bag yellow colour hence the name of the protocol .It is still used in many places. I saw many elderly with et oh withdrawal . Quantity of et oh consumption should be elicited on admission ( 1 or2 glasses of wine in an elderly , dehydrated, emaciated patient are more than enough to cause severe DT when et oh consumption is discontinued ) . Elevated level of et oh in blood on admission can be a risk factor for severity of withdrawal later .
@@manbpaudyal217Why Alcoholics Should Receive Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) by IV Before any Glucose Infusions It is well known that chronic alcoholics are at high risk for being deficient in vitamin B1 (thiamine), which is known to put the patient at an increased risk for Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome, cerebellar degeneration, and cardiovascular dysfunction. The current standard of treatment for such patients is to give them thiamine 100 mg intravenously (IV) before administering glucose containing IV fluids and then to continue this dose for several days. The inability of pyruvate to enter the TCA cycle causes the cell to convert the pyruvate to lactate (or lactic acid) in order to be able to maintain glycolysis at a minimum rate. Therefore, if you feed the cell more glucose without giving the needed thiamine to allow for the forward movement of cellular reactions for complete ATP generation, you only increase the amount of lactic acid produced. This development of acidosis, the inability of the pentose phosphate pathway to protect the cell from reactive oxygen species that damage cellular structures and the mounting stress on the cell overall, results in either cell death or activation of apoptosis.
Just wanted to thank you for the video. I am very much struggling, and my Clonazapam is not working anymore. I sometimes take 15 pills of it to try and settle me down. If you have any suggestions please throw my way. What’s appreciate it
I'm in such bad shape I wake up and within 10 minutes to a half-hour I get dizzy I start to dry heave I start to shake sweat tears come out of my eyes and then I run to the liquor store and buy a couple beers and I'm fine . Every morning though is a nightmare.
I know the feeling. I wake up every 4 hours and need a drink to go back to sleep. Fucking tired of this shit. Can hardly brush my teeth in the morning without gag reflexes triggering a bout of vomiting/dry heaves.
@@Divineearthangel777 I just recently quit drinking and it was absolutely one of the most horrifying experiences I've ever had in my life. It took a long time to get rid of the delirium tremens and the hot cold sweats. It's only been around 3 days now where I'm starting to feel better and eat better and look better and gain my strength back... I hope I never touch alcohol ever again. I even got rid of my hand sanitizer (which contains alcohol) that's how serious I feel about it. Thank you for caring.
I don't know of any evidence, but suspect it doesn't make a significant difference in terms of symptoms of withdrawal. I'd say if you feel hungry you should eat, and if you feel nauseous you should not.
To everyone that's going through this..please seek help..go to the ER..do ur best to find rehab because u can't beat this on ur own..because if u do it on ur own u will die..I barely made it..please seek help..u dont want to go through this.. something where I would rather get shot or stabbed..thats how serious it hurts
I’m currently going through this rn and I’m shaking and it’s horrible , does anyone have any advice whatsoever if we’re detoxing alone ? i DONT have the money to go to a center & still go to work while im withdrawing , bc it’s not physically demanding , but this is complete hell , i feel so hot & cold , super nauseous , light headed , shaky , & my hands & feet are numb , i keep getting so scared that i will have a seizure or start hallucinating, any advice ?
I want to quit drinking so bad. I know if I detox I'll never touch it again. I've been drinking a fifth or more everyday for the past few months. I fell into a depressive state after losing my job and I just hope the hospital will take me and treat me without me having insurance
I have a long history with alcohol and know many alcoholics, I never heard of anyone being detoxed with Valium. I thought that was oldschool. Always Adivan or Librium. I've been detoxed with both. From my experience as a patient Librium is the best medication for alcohol withdrawal. I was surprised it seemed to be your last choice.
There's nothing wrong with Librium, other than it can't be given IV. So as a hospitalist (internist who specializes in the care of hospitalized patients), it's not as commonly used because if a patient begins to withdraw so severely that they can't take in oral pills safely any more, one would need to switch from Librium to another benzo. There's formulas for making those conversations which are believed to be reasonably good, but are not perfect, so in my experience most hospitalists tend to start off with a med that has an IV form. If treating someone as an outpatient for withdrawal, anecdotally, I'd say Librium is the most common choice.
@@toby621 I can relate to that. For 1 Adivan doesn't hit as hard and fast as Librium, and it wears off way more quickly. The other after I was taken off of Adivan I had terrible cravings for either Adivan or Alcohol, for weeks and months after. Because of the anxiety. I didn't experience that with Librium, or to a much lesser extent at least. For that reason I found Adivan highly addictive and Librium not really addictive at all. Which is why I don't understand why doctors would still prescribe Adivan when it's a far inferior drug.
I’m 28 and I’m at the hospital going on my third night and I have not slept at all. The doctors are giving me benzos but idk why it’s not putting me to sleep, I’ve been drinking everyday for 4 years Heavily, I’m talking 12+ tallcans of 8% alcohol content, some days even more, I wonder if anyone is experiencing this symptoms as well?
It's hard to predict what specifically the withdrawal will look like, or how severe it will be, in an individual person based on only their alcohol intake.
