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Heart Disease (Expert Forum)
Alcohol consumption
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Cleveland - OH
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Alcohol consumption
by lak, Dec 30, 2003 12:00AM
I have posted before in this forum and also want to thank the doctors and other people who are so informative and supportive. My question is this. I don't drink alcohol often but when I do I tend to drink to much. Friday within a period of the evening from 7:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. I consumed 3 bottles of white wine. Of course I did not feel well the next day. But, Sunday and Monday I felt pain with nausea all day. I was wondering if maybe the dehydration had something to do with increasing PVC's and nausea. I have also had nausea alot when I haven't drank alcohol too. I just had a 30 day event monitor and it had runs of trigeminy, alot of PVC's and sinus tachycardia. I had alot on holter 18,000 in 24 hours. They are getting much more painful now and the doctor also has be on .05 xanax for night. I have also been experiencing alot of joint pain in back and knees. Could the drugs be causing this. I think I have asked this before but I don't think I got an answer. When you have this many episodes does it cause you to be tired and lethargic or would that be side effects from meds. I am also on hyzarr(50 ml) a day for blood pressure. I am a 45 year old white female with full hysterectomy fours years ago. I am not on any hormone replacement. But, I have had every test known to man for my heart and seems like everything is fine. I am about 30 lbs overweight though.
When wearing 30 day event it would jump from 85, 145, 240 and back to 71. Is this from PVC's??? I know this is alot to comment but I would really appreciate your imput. Maybe another EP study?
When wearing 30 day event it would jump from 85, 145, 240 and back to 71. Is this from PVC's??? I know this is alot to comment but I would really appreciate your imput. Maybe another EP study?
Doctor's Answer
by Cleveland Clinic, Dec 31, 2003 12:00AM
, Dec 31, 2003 12:00AM
lak,
I hope I don't need to caution you that binge drinking can often bee a sign of larger problems with alcohol.
That said, it is very common to experience any number of arrythmias after even modest amounts of alcohol consumption.
I'm not sure what the changes in heart rate are from without seeing the event monitor. As such, I cannot comment on your need for another ep study. But based on your information, probably not.
If you've had a full cardiac evaluation, my recommendation would be for you to see your internist. We comment often how alot of times, in our specialty we have problems seeing the larger picture. Perhaps alot of your symptoms and concers could be alleviated there.
I hope I don't need to caution you that binge drinking can often bee a sign of larger problems with alcohol.
That said, it is very common to experience any number of arrythmias after even modest amounts of alcohol consumption.
I'm not sure what the changes in heart rate are from without seeing the event monitor. As such, I cannot comment on your need for another ep study. But based on your information, probably not.
If you've had a full cardiac evaluation, my recommendation would be for you to see your internist. We comment often how alot of times, in our specialty we have problems seeing the larger picture. Perhaps alot of your symptoms and concers could be alleviated there.
I have seen that there are some arthymias that are alcohol induced. I don't know I get kinda depressed because these PVC's hurt and make me fell miserable anyway so sometimes I just think I can't feel any worse. I just feel like I will never be normal again. I am sweating right now just sitting here and the pains are sharp and razor like stabbing pains. I know they the doctors say it won't cause a heart attack but sometimes that is so hard for me to believe. Cardiologists says if not better in a few months we will try to ablate it again. Didn't work the first time. But, the more I read about other people doing that and symptoms after, I don't know if I want to do that either. I am so confused. What should I do to help me feel better. What should I not eat or drink? I am trying to stay away from caffeine but I am so sluggish.
http://www.emory.edu/WHSC/HSNEWS/releases/dec02/heart_healthy.html
It's no secret that alcohol can irritate your heart and cause it to beat irregularly. Usually it doesn't do much harm. Drinking moderately is actually heart-healthy in terms of reducing cholesteral and improving HDL but if you find that drinking aggravates your heart problems, stop drinking - pure and simple.
-jeff
Just to say the odd time I drink too much alcohol I always pay the price of nasty palpitations usually the next day. I hardly drink at all now and if I do it's only 2 drinks at the most - even New Years Eve!! If I drank 3 bottles of wine I dread to think of the palpitations I would get!
At 45 you are around the same age as me and HRT has helped decrease my palpitations enormously. My cardiologist said in a letter to me, and I quote, "it is quite common for palpitations to get worse at the time of the menopause and it is known that the cells that may start this are very sensitive to hormones such as oestrogen". I think we all worry about taking HRT because of the breast cancer connection but all I can say is that when I got menopausal (although at the time I didn't know I was) my chest felt weird the whole time and I was having a whole symphony of different palpitations which made my life very miserable. A fault has been found with my heart through an EP study however being on HRT has helped enormously and stopped a great deal of the many varied palpitations I was experiencing and I am no longer