[Table/Fig-2]:
Time of Appearance after Cessation of Alcohol Use | Symptoms |
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6 to 12 hours | Minor withdrawal symptoms: insomnia, tremors, anxiety, gastrointestinal upset, headache, diaphoresis, palpitations, anorexia, nausea, tachycardia, hypertension |
12 to 24 hours | Alcoholic hallucinosis: visual, auditory, or tactile hallucinations |
24 to 48 hours | Withdrawal seizures: generalized tonic-clonic seizures |
48 to 72 hours | Alcohol withdrawal delirium (delirium tremens): hallucinations (predominately visual), disorientation, agitation, diaphoresis |