Withdrawal from alcohol - symptoms in DH

[ChristianaTheTwelfth]

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I would suggest a GP visit.

Could be related to his stress,maybe hyperventilation (pins and needles),best to get it checked out.

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You do have to drink quite a bit, but then on the other hand a lot of people who drink quite a bit don't really realise they drink quite a bit, iyswim - they tend to associate with others who drink the same amount as they do and their points of reference shift a bit.

Also, "bad withdrawals" is a spectrum, obviously - delirium tremens is much worse than the shakes, for example, but I would say they are both "bad withdrawal". Not many people get the DTs - surprisingly many will rpobably get mild shakes.

In spite of all this, withdrawals of the sort you seem to be describing is more common in - how can I put this nicely? - chronic heavy drinkers than acute heavy drinkers. I wouldn't necessarily expect this sort of symptoms if he had over-indulged over Xmas but was otherwise a model of sober moderation.

BTW I am not a doctor, just an ex-drunk.

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Probably best to be on the safe side.

The itching and heads do ring a bell, to be honest (a while since I stopped now) and equally could well be down to stress so, short term, not necessarily a big deal.

On the other hand, if one is drinking enough (or stressed enough) to get these symptoms, I guess it might be time to think about cutting down or stopping on the drink and or stress permanently and one might want to see a doctor for a clearer diagnosis and to look at medical and other NHS support for cutting down or stopping one or both. So, for that reason, yes, I'd probably look for some kind of outside help, and a doctor is as good a palce as any to start.

just re-read your initial post. I have to say that, if this was just withdrawal from alcohol since the 2nd, I would have expected the more "spectacular" symptoms to have been and gone by now, rather than starting today - and I would also have expected some less glamorous ones, like foul-smelling and excessive sweat, sleeplessness, appetite loss, nervousness (if not outright shakes) and the "washing machine" head where your thoughts are never silent.

Obviously, heavy drinking will make most other medical problems (including stress) much worse but this doesn't sound like "pure" withdrawal to me.

Again, though, I'm no doctor.

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