Originally Posted by
ScottFromWI 
Days 2-4 were usually the worst for me. Glad you saw a doctor, each subsequent withdrawal can always be worse, so your experience in the past may not be all that relevant.
It may be too early, but have you looked back at what led up to your drinking and how you might change things moving forward?
Very good advice.
The important point with a relapse is, in my opinion, not to feel OK with it. It was not at all OK.
Rather, it is an opportunity to examine the circumstances that surrounded it and, if at all possible, work hard to avoid them in the future.
Many people will say that they don't know what happened. It came out of the blue. That's possible, I guess, but most often not the reality.
Identifying triggers is really important when trying to achieve lasting sobriety.