Alcohol Withdrawal Symptoms
Symptoms of alcohol withdrawal occur in a predictable pattern after the last alcoholic drink taken. Not all symptoms develop in all patients:
* Tremors (shaking) usually begins within 5 to 10 hours after the last alcoholic drink and reach their peak between 24 and 48 hours. Like earthquakes, you probably have a rapid pulse, high blood pressure, rapid breathing, sweating, nausea and vomiting or excessive alertness, irritability, nightmares or vivid dreams, and insomnia.
* Hallucinations alcohol: usually this symptom starts within 12 to 24 after the last drink and may last 2 days of occurrence. If this happens, you have hallucinations (see or feel things that are not real). It is normal for people who are in a period of abstinence from alcohol to see many similar objects and small move. Sometimes the visions are related to insects that walk and falling coins. A hallucination of abstinence from alcohol can be very detailed and imaginative.
* Seizures of alcohol withdrawal: seizures can occur between 6 and 48 after the last drink and it is normal for several seizures occur over several hours. The risk reaches its maximum at 24 hours.
* Delirium tremens: Delirium tremens commonly begins two to three days after the last drink, but may take longer than a week. Usually reaches its maximum intensity between four and five days after the last drink. This condition causes dangerous changes in breathing, circulation and temperature control. You can make the heart beat at a dangerous rate, blood pressure increased significantly and can lead to severe dehydration. You can also temporarily reduce the amount of blood flow to the brain. Symptoms may include confusion, disorientation, stupor or unconsciousness, nervous or angry behavior, irrational beliefs, perspiration major sleep disturbances and hallucinations.