Horror stories of painful alcohol withdrawal symptoms leave many avoiding detox. 
We’ve all heard the scary versions of alcohol detox: uncontrollable shaking/tremors, vomiting, insomnia, confusions, extreme agitation, hallucinations, seizures. Alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS) is a real thing.
What is Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome and what are the symptoms?
Heavy drinking effects the nervous system and hijacks the reward system of the brain. Your body becomes dependent on the artificial affects of alcohol, so if or when that is suddenly removed, it can react is severe ways. Imagine jumping into the Garden Hills pool only to have your swimsuit disappear, you might freak out at being stuck naked. This is essentially what your nervous system is doing when you suddenly stop abusing alcohol. It freaks out.
Does everyone experience alcohol withdrawal sypmtoms in the same way?
No, everyone does not experience alcohol withdrawal symptoms in the same way, because there are many different factors that determine what your detox will be like. How long you have been abusing alcohol, how much you have been drinking, your physical and genetic make-up, and age are all some of the determining factors. For some it can be more severe than for others.
Healthline.com listed some of the moderate to more severe symptoms as:
- tremors • anxiety • nausea and/or vomiting • headache • increased heart rate • sweating • irritability • confusion • insomnia • nightmares • extreme confusion and agitation • fever • seizures • tactile hallucinations (itching, burning, and numbness) • auditory hallucinations (hearing non-existent sounds) • visual hallucinations (seeing non-existent images)
What’s a solution so one doesn’t avoid detox all together?
The most important thing to do to avoid alcohol withdrawal symptoms is to offer support to the nervous system while the body is detoxing. This is what Neurotransmitter Brain Restoration (NTR) does. It provides the body and brain with optimal, nutritional support so as to lesson withdrawal symptoms and promote healing. NTR is a ten-day, outpatient detox that restores brain balance while safely helping you discontinue the use of alcohol without the use of drugs. Using coenzyme 1, amino acids, vitamins and minerals, it naturally provides your body with the assistance it needs to stop drinking. Sit down with one of our specialists to discuss why this is an important first step in recovery and what the advantages are to naturally detoxing with NTR.
