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A question about alcohol (and my presentation as new user)

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MAF74
MAF74

Hi everybody,

sorry for my English, I'm not native speaker.

I read about alcohol as a trigger. How much alcohol could be a trigger? I usually take a small drink in the evening. Could be enough?

I am 45, I suffer of svt/avnrt for 10 years, diagnosed by my doctor after several exams. 2-3 episodes per month, sometimes more. Usually an episode lasts 10-15 minutes, if I can rest. I learned how to stop them with breathing, usually works after some tentative.

Sometimes I take beta-blocker, if I'm going to live trigger situations.

Last week I felt an anxious pressure in my chest that took me to svt. Now I'm trying a combination of Leonurus Cardiaca and Onopordon as fitoterapiya and pressure is gone.

Thank you.

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  • chadcf
    chadcf MAF74

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    In the past I've found enough to get mildly drunk would trigger PVCs or SVT for me. Maybe 2-3 drinks. But I think we are all unique and what is a trigger for one of us might not be for another. I am on high doses of beta blockers now and have not really found it to be a problem while on drugs. But at a lower dose I would generally limit my drinking on any night out to 1-2 weaker drinks.

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