But, if you are going to do it at home there are a couple of things to keep in mind.

1. Keep hydrated. Drink lots of water.

2. Keep nourished. The body of an alcoholic is often low in a lot of different vitamins and minerals. Thiamine supplementation is essential in malnourished patients for the prevention of Wernicke’s encephalopathy.

3. The body has also become used to having a sedative (alcohol) in it and the body has increased the amount of certain neuro chemicals to compensate. Without the alcohol, these neurochemicals will be overabundant. This will cause restlessness, sweating, and possibly pins-and-needles feeling and inability to sleep. You can try to make the body more tired than it usually is by doing strenuous exercise. This may or may not be advised due to other health reasons. In treatment centers they often regulate all of this with some medications that are NOT available over-the-counter.

4. It’s also quite common for people going through alcohol detox to feel like they are hot or burning up. Keeping the room cool and placing a moist towel on his forehead/back of neck can relieve some of the discomfort.

Again, the BEST way to deal with detox is through a professional Detox center – usually at a hospital.