What are the symptoms of alcohol dependence?
If you are alcohol-dependent you have a strong desire for alcohol. Sometimes the desire is overwhelming. You have great difficulty in controlling your drinking. In addition, your body becomes used to lots of alcohol. Therefore, you may start to develop withdrawal symptoms 3-8 hours after your last drink as the effect of the alcohol wears off. So, even if you want to stop drinking, it is often difficult because of the withdrawal symptoms. Withdrawal symptoms include feeling sick (nausea), trembling, sweating, craving for alcohol and just feeling awful. Convulsions occur in a small number of cases.