Questions tagged [alcohol-withdrawal]
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How soon can alcohol withdrawal symptoms (delirium tremens) start after cessation of alcohol intake?
From what I have read on Wikipedia, alcohol withdraw symptoms shouldn't kick in for a few days.
When it occurs, it is often three days into the withdrawal symptoms and lasts for two to three days.&...
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Which type of specialist should we see for bleeding and possible liver damage after alcohol withdrawal?
My father (aged 53) has stopped drinking alcohol since January and due to this he has a low bp 110/60, when he goes to the toilet bleeding there is blood in the urine, hemoglobin is 6, stomach is ...
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Is it true that alcohol is the only "drug" one can die from during a drug-withdrawal? What are the symptoms of the withdrawal?
Is it true that alcohol is the only "drug" one can die from during a drug-withdrawal? Someone recently told me they heard this from rehab, but it doesn't resonate as true... but then again, I'm not ...
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