Dry Up
It Looks Like Up To Me
Drying up ain’t so easy. When I went to the doctors because I had been on a ten day bender (though the time varies in my own and other’s recollections) and getting out of bed required a few beers to be manageable, I was actually instructed by my doctor to keep drinking. My decisive decision to stop drinking was met my doctor with a very measured caution that to do so categorically might be too dangerous. Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome is in part the result of the residual compensatory behaviors of the human neurological system. Alcohol, a natural depressant, depresses the activity of the Central Nervous System, which then accommodates the depression by over-firing. Once alcohol is removed, and the CNS is no longer depressed by it, the compensatory hyperactivity becomes excessive and causes a variety of symptoms. In those that are infrequent and typically modest users of alcohol, the withdrawal symptoms are mild and pass quickly, while frequent and excessive users experience more severe symptoms.