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The textbook answer for the time/duration of the symptoms of alcohol withdrawal would be 48-72 hours.
However, many who have actually gone through this agonizing withdrawal (without the help of medical professionals, it is agonizing and dangerous!)- will say that it lasts for up to a week.
The first symptoms are feeling tired, yawning quite a bit, a strong craving for alcohol, agitation and anxiety.
Then the "shakes", or tremors begin, and the blood pressure rises as does the heart rate and respirations. The person in full alcohol withdrawal will have trouble holding a cup or utensils, and will be twitching and shaky.
Seizures can occur if no medical intervention happens, and can be quite dangerous- so the head must be protected at all times if a seizure happens.
(Call 911 immediately at this point, whether the person wants you to or not!)
With medical treatment, which usually includes medicating a person in alcohol withdrawal with a drug called "Librium", which takes away most of the "shakes" (tremors) and relaxes the person, so the withdrawal is much less dangerous and violent.
Medical treatment has ALSO shown the actual withdrawal time to be LESS when medication is used, and the person can go back to work or living their life in much less time than when this is done without help.
Though the violent symptoms might fade after 24-48 hours, the tremors and sleeplessness- agitation and anxiety could last up to a year.
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