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Hey everyone, i was curious if anyone else experienced a rapid heart rate while drinking beer? i am really not sure if it's because of my anxiety or not,but lately i have noticed when i drink..usually a fair amount, my pulse is well above 140s. I know that alcohol and anxiety dont mix but im still worried.
i have been to different doctors countless times they agree that my heart is fine...any ideas? thanks for your time
Hey
I posted this about a week ago. I have had this, it normally occurs the morning after the night before. Its horrible. White wine is my trigger, I wake p about 6am, with my heart going like the clappers. Easily above 140.
I went to my GP and she said that alcohol and cigarettes are the most COMMON causes of rapid heartrate. I think or trouble is we get caught in a viscious circle, of panicking, heart gets quicker etc..
Your not alone, I know where your coming from!
Emira
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Thanks for the reply:) mine usually occurs in the process of drinking...maybe im just anxious and aware of my heartbeat
Alcohol normally helps me relax... that's not a good thing lol...:wacko:
But I do occasionaly get a racing heart and really shaky either while drinking or late at night after having A LOT to drink, or the morning after, like as part of a hangover, apparently it's normal, my flatmate gets them too, we call them the alcohol shakes...but it only happens when I've had lots.
Hi
I have stopped drinking altogether as the Palps and chest tightness just ain't worth it any more. I feel it is all Anxiety driven as anything that makes my body feel different such as Meds causes similar symptoms. I also get palps if I eat too much. I wondered if I had a digestive or liver problem but the doc says not, its just the lovely anxiety warning of impending doom.
Mee
I've always had rapid heart rate after drinking alcohol. Perfectly normal as far as I know.
However alcohol apparently isn't good for anxiety. Initial relaxant maybe but it's also a depressant. Plus if it raises your heart rate, then you just add another thing to worry about.
Currently I'm steering clear of alcohol just to be safe. I don't want to add to what I've got, which already is making me feel awful.
Perhaps it may be an idea to have a rest from alcohol say two or three days then have a beer and see it the symtoms reappear.
Alcohol will increase your heart rate, even the next day.
I can add 15 beats per minute in the gym purely if I have had a drink the night before.
It will always make you feel fine on the night, but not the next day, I should know, because I have never learned ;)
Thanks for all of the replies. I have really cut back on my drinking habits since the panic attacks and anxiety started. I was drinking very heavy after my Father passed away and i think that was the main cause. When i had my blood work done the Doc said some of my liver functions were messed up so i quit drinking for three months. Now i have a few now and then, but i think that adds to my anxiety when i over do it.
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