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Alcoholism is a disease characterized by craving, the inability to control drinking, withdrawal symptoms, such as nausea, sweating or shakiness after stopping drinking and increasing tolerance.
How do members experience alcohol use disorder?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with alcohol use disorder*
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Top treatments taken by people for alcohol use disorder*
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Alcoholism is a disease characterized by craving, the inability to control drinking, withdrawal symptoms, such as nausea, sweating or shakiness after stopping drinking and increasing tolerance.
Common symptoms reported by people with alcohol use disorder
Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for alcohol use disorder
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Compare treatments taken by people with alcohol use disorder
Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have alcohol use disorder through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.
Got a question about living with alcohol use disorder? Members in the forum might have the answers.
Who has alcohol use disorder on PatientsLikeMe?
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