Alcohol Withdrawal Symptoms, Why Do They Occur?
Alcohol withdrawal symptoms occur because one’s brain becomes tolerant to (used to) alcohol if it is consumed heavily and regularly. After developing this tolerance, the brain becomes very overactive if its regular dose of alcohol is suddenly withdrawn. The brain’s over-activity causes direct effects such as epileptic seizures (discharged electricity in the brain) and memory damage, in addition to bodily alcohol withdrawal symptoms. As a result of this over-activity, greater amounts of adrenaline are release into the body, resulting in the typical alcohol withdrawal symptoms of sweating and shaking.
