My AH would always get "twitchy" on the third day of not drinking. He decided to switch to only drinking on the weekends in an effort to prove he could "control" it a month ago. Always, on Wednesday night he would have night sweats and his legs and arms would jerk. I mostly noticed this at night, but I did notice some tremors even the day after, and irritability. From what I read there are a wide range of withdrawal symptoms, and for some people none at all. I got lots of info on the "alcoholism" forum.