When Teresa Giudice turned herself in to begin serving her 15-month sentence at Danbury Federal Correctional Institute, the focus was initially on the family that she was leaving behind. The Real Housewives of New Jersey's husband Joe Giudice is now in charge of taking care of their four daughters, something he has never done before, and the media began speculating on Teresa's life without hair extensions and a new chore list. As it turns out, an even bigger problem is plaguing the reality star: an addiction to prescription pills.
According to a report by Radar Online, Teresa has been using Xanax and Valium for the last five years, and she has also dabbled with human growth hormones to put muscle on her lean frame. That means she is now experiencing some major detox behind bars. According to the source, Teresa could be afflicted with symptoms for as long as two weeks as everything leaves her body.
"Teresa would get things through her friend whose husband is a doctor and two other doctors. It's going to be a [major] detox. I warned her about that. It's going to be hell. It's a cold withdrawal. You just detox. It's a really brutal withdrawal. She'll get sick. She will get diarrhea. She'll have actual DTs [delirium tremens, aka 'the shakes']," said the source.
When you consider Teresa's last few years and how they have been loaded with drama, accusations and legal and marital problems, it is not too surprising to hear that as Joe was admittedly hitting the bottle harder she, too, was turning to something extra to help her cope.
The Giudice children did not visit their mom in prison last week, reportedly because Teresa did not want their cheerleading schedule to be interrupted. If she is really detoxing this bad, then she probably did not want the girls to see her so sick and messed up, too. Do you think that it is true that the reality star is having a rough first few weeks in prison because of an addiction? Tell us your thoughts in the comments section below.
