Symptoms of ALCOHOLISM

Symptoms of early stages: little tolerance for anxiety, frequent use of alcohol at times of stress and the beginning of the day, hangovers are often, absences from work, and preoccupation with getting alcohol, hiding it and denial when others suggest drinking may be excessive. Symptoms of late stages: memory loss, frequent blackouts, delirium tremens, which include tremors, hallucinations, confusion, sweating, rapid heartbeat occurring most often during withdrawal, liver disease manifesting with yellowing of the skin and eyes, neurological impairment, which includes numbness and tingling of the hands and feet, declining sexual interest and potency, confusion, coma and congestive heart failure (shortness of breath and swelling of the feet).