Alcohol and Rapid Heartbeat

Posted By Shell on June 01, 1999 at 16:25:21
I know that an increase in heart rate during alcohol ingestion is normal, but I'm wondering how much of an increase is normal?  Whenever I go out with friends and drink more than 4 cocktails during the course of an evening, my heart rate goes from 85-90 to 150-170.  It usually remains high until up to 24 hours later.  I also feel rather short of breath sometimes (not always) the morning after.  My neck and chest turn blotchy red and remain so for a good hour after the first drink.  Could this be a sign of an allergic reaction to alcohol?










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