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bardo
bardo

Good Morning !!

 

Not been on here in a while but things going well, I have managed to stop the huge drinking episodes and had my final course of Librium a few months ago so all is great that end. It wasn’t sheer determination and will power that stopped me, I was becoming increasingly anxious and was experiencing panic attacks and palpitations following my binges and they scared the hell out of me.

 

So my problem lies, if there are any medical people on here or anyone with any experience I would be most grateful…….

 

Since I have stopped drinking heavily I have, on 4 occasions’ drank a small amount ( apx 4/6 cans of lager over a few hour period) I have felt fine and wanted no more and enjoyed it BUT 24/48 hours later I have experienced terrible palpitations – heartbeat over 150 and missing beats and this lasts 8 hours or so – it is so scary. I have been to A&E and when I have calmed down all my bloods and ecg are normal and it goes away and I feel fine. I have also had the 24hr monitor on which came back normal.

 

The other evening I was at a party and had a couple of glasses of champagne and a lager and they started again, lasted 8 hours or so and then went – it really is a terrifying experience.

 

I am been referred to a cardiologist just to see about these palpitations and what I need to know is could I be allergic to alcohol now and if I had even a tiny drink could it cause these episodes. I don’t think I will ever dare drink again now (which is good) but I am worried if I have done some damage to be heart whilst drinking heavily, as I said all results are normal its just when I have had alcohol – even a tiny amount!

 

Thanks

 

Sara xxx

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  • susan60053
    susan60053 bardo

    Posted

    Hi Bardo.Was in Garden- picking LEAVES up in.Green Bin plus a bottle of wine to help with the soul destroying experience of Summer over!!! -next XMAS - What do we do- take Selincrow and hibernate?? Would welcome any solutions X
  • bardo
    bardo

    Posted

    Hi Susan, not quite sure what you mean - did you have palpitations? Anyway done lots of research and it seems that alcohol does cause palpitations as does coffee smoking ect........ It feels really strange and I should be over the moon that I won't dare drink again but I feel like I will be missing out on the good things in life. I was very lucky as from a full blown 3 bottles of wine a day girl to coping with a few beers socially - this can not be the case any more - I shall just have to do without, My friend says I should try a joint!!!

    xxxxx Take care Susan xxxx

  • dontknow
    dontknow bardo

    Posted

    Hi Ya bardo

    The biology, Ethanol in the alcohol when drinking attaches itself to nurepinephrine. Nurepinethrine is a nurotransmitter which flows into your blood streem via veins and artureys to the brain. Its job is to tell the brain to tell the rest of your body to produce adrenalin.

    Whilst you are drinking the ethanol attached to the nurepinephrine prevents the nurepinephrine from entering your veins and artureys. This is why you feel more relaxed when you are drinking. However when you stop drinking alcohol, after ab out 8 to 12 hours the ethanol begins to detach from the nurepinephrine. Now with a build up of nurepinephrine in the body now able to enter the blood stream. Your body creates large amounts of adrenalin. The outcome for most people are hypersensitivity, anxiety etc. For those like me the outcome can be more severe, panic attacks, seizures and worse.

    Something the medical profession do not like to talk about is something called AWS (alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome), google it for yourself it may give you a better understanding of alcohol withdrawal.

    To be on the safe side and because i am not a qualified medical professional i would suggest you report to your doctor just to be on the safe side.

    All the best Allan

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