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What Are The Symptoms Of Delirium Tremens?
Question: Hello doctor,
I am an alcoholic and i had quit alcohol for 1 and a half month and relapsed ... I drank for three nights and now i am aways since last three nights... I have mild anxiety issues too... Now this term called delirium tremens is bothering me ... I am not sweating or jittery can you help me that whether i am having that issue or not ....
I am an alcoholic and i had quit alcohol for 1 and a half month and relapsed ... I drank for three nights and now i am aways since last three nights... I have mild anxiety issues too... Now this term called delirium tremens is bothering me ... I am not sweating or jittery can you help me that whether i am having that issue or not ....
Brief Answer:
Some thoughts on it
Detailed Answer:
delirium tremens occurs hours up to a week after stopping but mostly 1 to 3 days after stopping .
it is a serious some times fatal overstimulation of the nervous system.
shakes .sweats hallucinations seizures elevated pulse and blood pressure.
mostly it tends to happen (or not ) the same way in the same person you tend to get it or not get it.
symptoms go up then back down if the pulse is Normal
the shakes are slight and the person is lucid then rest in a somewhat dark room.
but if there's signs of overstimulation or any history of seizures then the person needs observation in a hospital,
Some thoughts on it
Detailed Answer:
delirium tremens occurs hours up to a week after stopping but mostly 1 to 3 days after stopping .
it is a serious some times fatal overstimulation of the nervous system.
shakes .sweats hallucinations seizures elevated pulse and blood pressure.
mostly it tends to happen (or not ) the same way in the same person you tend to get it or not get it.
symptoms go up then back down if the pulse is Normal
the shakes are slight and the person is lucid then rest in a somewhat dark room.
but if there's signs of overstimulation or any history of seizures then the person needs observation in a hospital,
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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