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==Symptoms== | |||
* '''Common symptoms include:''' | |||
:* [[Anxiety]] or [[nervousness]] | |||
:* [[Clinical depression|Depression]] | |||
:* Not thinking clearly | |||
:* [[Fatigue ]] | |||
:* [[Irritability]] | |||
:* Jumpiness or shakiness | |||
:* Mood swings | |||
:* [[Nightmares]] | |||
* '''Other symptoms may include:''' | |||
:* [[Clammy skin]] | |||
:* [[Enlarged (dilated) pupils]] | |||
:* [[Headache ]] | |||
:* [[Insomnia ]] ([[sleeping difficulty]]) | |||
:* [[Loss of appetite]] | |||
:* [[Nausea]] and [[vomiting]] | |||
:* [[Pallor]] | |||
:* [[Rapid heart rate]] | |||
:* [[Sweating]] | |||
:* [[Tremor]] of the hands or other body parts | |||
* A severe form of alcohol withdrawal called '''[[Delirium tremens ]]''' can cause: | |||
:* [[Agitation]] | |||
:* [[Confusion ]] | |||
:* Seeing or feeling things that aren't there ([[Hallucination]]) | |||
:* [[Fever]] | |||
:* [[Seizures]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Symptoms
- Common symptoms include:
- Anxiety or nervousness
- Depression
- Not thinking clearly
- Fatigue
- Irritability
- Jumpiness or shakiness
- Mood swings
- Nightmares
- Other symptoms may include:
- Clammy skin
- Enlarged (dilated) pupils
- Headache
- Insomnia (sleeping difficulty)
- Loss of appetite
- Nausea and vomiting
- Pallor
- Rapid heart rate
- Sweating
- Tremor of the hands or other body parts
- A severe form of alcohol withdrawal called Delirium tremens can cause:
- Agitation
- Confusion
- Seeing or feeling things that aren't there (Hallucination)
- Fever
- Seizures