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Alcohol withdrawal symptoms begin quickly after a person quits drinking - minor symptoms within six hours and more severe symptoms after 25 hours.
6 hours: Withdrawal symptoms like tremors, sweating, headache, anxiety, and abnormal heart rate can begin within six hours of your last drink. Heavy drinkers can also experience seizures at this time.
12 to 24 hours: Hallucinations, or seeing, hearing, or feeling things that aren't real, usually begin within 12 to 24 hours after your last drink and can last as long as two days. Tremors typically peak around this time.
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It doesn't JUST fix itself and understanding why this is so is important not only for the alcohol addict but for those who are on the receiving end of the mood swings the addict experiences.
I tried so hard to help a friend stop and learn to live her life a different way, I could not and she died at age 50ish. As a result, I distance from active alcoholics, however, I DO respect those that are dedicated to living their lives sober. It's VERY hard to deal with an active alcoholic and many have shared the deep hurts and even trauma it can cause. And the alcoholic doesn't WANT to recognize that when they are actively engaged in the disease.