New Strange side effects of alcohol...

[SeanP03]

I'm a healthy 27 year old male, im 5'10 210lbs, very fit and active but I've noticed that when I drink even 2 drinks, my HR raises as much as 20bpm above resting and I get flush and sweaty. I've had lab work and my liver enzymes are fine (normal range), and no heart problems, I exercise regularly but I was a heavy drinker in college but this never effected me til 4 months ago. I also rarely drink maybe once every 2 months or so and not to excess, I did a little research and initially thought ALDH deficiency but thats mainly in people of asian decent. any ideas??

[Calamity2]

Maybe the HR increased remembering the old college days.  Is 210 very fit for 5 10  ?

[SeanP03]

I dont think its "remembering days past" and yes 210 is fit,I find that mildly offensive A) I was concerned,B) I used to be very obese 276lbs and  im not a twig like most people that pass for guys today, im 7% body fat and do this crazy thing called lift weights a lot.But thanks for your concern

[gofigerr]

I can no longer tolerate alcohol at all. I had the same exact thing. My docotor did a glucose tolerance test (which is different than just a plain old fasting glucose) it's a 3 hour test, and found out that I am hypoglycemia.  Drinking for years on end can cause your body to overreact to sugar and spike your insulin and then drop your blood sugar. It always happens to me between 1 and 3 am. I've cut out all of the sugary stuff and alcohol, but now am having leg cramps! I think this is it for me, no more drinking, ever.