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==Overview== | |||
The most common [[symptoms]] of [[alcohol]] withdrawal include loss of [[appetite]], [[anorexia]], craving for [[alcohol]], [[nausea, vomiting]], [[agitation]], [[anxiety]], [[irritability]], [[hypervigilance]], [[insomnia]], [[vivid dreams]], [[headache]], [[diaphoresis]], and [[tremor]]. The most severe symptoms in alcohol withdrawal include [[hallucinosis]], [[seizures]], and [[delirium tremens|delirium tremens (DT)]]. | |||
==History and Symptoms== | |||
===Common Symptoms<ref name="pmid15706727">{{cite journal| author=Saitz R| title=Introduction to alcohol withdrawal. | journal=Alcohol Health Res World | year= 1998 | volume= 22 | issue= 1 | pages= 5-12 | pmid=15706727 | doi= | pmc=6761824 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15706727 }} </ref>=== | |||
* Loss of [[appetite]], [[anorexia]] | |||
* Craving for [[alcohol]] | |||
* [[Nausea, vomiting]] | |||
* [[Agitation]] | |||
* [[Anxiety]] | |||
* [[Irritability]] | |||
* [[Hypervigilance]] | |||
* [[Insomnia]] | |||
* [[Vivid dreams]] | |||
* [[Headache]] | |||
* [[Diaphoresis]] | |||
* [[Tremor]] | |||
===Severe Symptoms<ref name="pmid15706727">{{cite journal| author=Saitz R| title=Introduction to alcohol withdrawal. | journal=Alcohol Health Res World | year= 1998 | volume= 22 | issue= 1 | pages= 5-12 | pmid=15706727 | doi= | pmc=6761824 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15706727 }} </ref>=== | |||
* [[Hallucinosis]] | |||
* [[Seizures]] | |||
* [[delirium tremens|Delirium tremens (DT)]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shakiba Hassanzadeh, MD[2] Aditya Govindavarjhulla, M.B.B.S. [3]
Overview
The most common symptoms of alcohol withdrawal include loss of appetite, anorexia, craving for alcohol, nausea, vomiting, agitation, anxiety, irritability, hypervigilance, insomnia, vivid dreams, headache, diaphoresis, and tremor. The most severe symptoms in alcohol withdrawal include hallucinosis, seizures, and delirium tremens (DT).
History and Symptoms
Common Symptoms[1]
- Loss of appetite, anorexia
- Craving for alcohol
- Nausea, vomiting
- Agitation
- Anxiety
- Irritability
- Hypervigilance
- Insomnia
- Vivid dreams
- Headache
- Diaphoresis
- Tremor