uncomplicated alcohol withdrawal

Last reviewed 01/2018

Features include:

  • coarse tremor (of the hands, tongue and eyelids)
  • nausea and vomiting
  • weakness and malaise
  • anxiety, irritability and depressed mood
  • headache and insomnia
  • autonomic hyperactivity, for example, tachycardia, raised blood pressure
  • transient hallucinations and illusions