As you may now know, myocarditis can be very damaging to the heart, depending on a number of factors, some of which are preventable and some of which are not. Having had myocarditis, you are statistically at risk for something called idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (you can google it). It is a scary thing.
Alcohol is directly toxic to the cells of the heart. It interferes with the function of the mitochondria, the tiny engines that run a healthy cell. Significant alcohol intake can damage the mitochondria badly enough to cause cardiomyopathy in even once-healthy hearts.
Do you see a connection here?
If your medical doctors wisely counseled you to avoid all alcohol, why would you want to risk damaging your heart for the rest of your life—for the sake of getting drunk?
You describe yourself as a ‘boy.’ In Norway, you will be legally an adult at 18, so boyhood is pretty much over. If you wish to be a healthy adult who enjoys a long life, I would suggest following your doctors’ advice and being not just observant of their advice, but scrupulously observant.
If you need booze to feel happy or confident, there are ways to get there that do not involve damaging your heart, and if you need that kind of help, tell your doctors about it.
Hi Johannes,
\Avoid drinking alcohol. It can lower your blood pressure and may increase some of the side effects of Micardis. Do not use potassium supplements or salt substitutes while you are taking Micardis, unless your doctor has told you to.
You are very young and have the rest of your life to enjoy a drink with friends. Getting drunk is not good for your heart or indeed for the rest of your body.
This is an important decision you need to make right now. Look after your body for now or suffer more serious consequences. This is not meant to scare you just to say it like it is.
You can have fun without alcohol you just have to work a at it. Good Luck.