- Mild physical effects of alcohol withdrawal include hand tremors or shakes, especially in the morning, along with a feeling of restlessness or jumpiness and a rapid heartbeat.
- Nausea and a headache can also occur as alcohol withdrawal symptoms, as with a general hangover.
- People experiencing alcohol withdrawal may have insomnia or bad dreams and fatigue.
- More serious physical effects include visual hallucinations that begin up to 48 hours after not drinking.
- The most severe physical effects of alcohol withdrawal include seizures and cardiovascular disturbances. At this level of withdrawal, delirium tremens also can result, causing profound disorientation, hallucinations and hyperactivity.
Shakiness
Hangover-Type Symptoms
Sleep Disorders
Hallucinations
Severe Effects
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