in my opinion 2 drinks are fine....as long as you have 8oz of water between them...then you can enjoy your drinks and not have to worry about thefastbeats in the middle of the nite...yrs of experience here...do this...you'll be fine
same here. I just turned 29 and noticed this recently. I normally have low blood pressure and a low heart rate, so when my heart beats fast it's noticeable. I have anxiety as well and it seems like over night I can't drink any more. I can't drink hard alcohol and can't have caffeine because the next day I feel like it's a race to stay alive all day. I'm okay with a couple of glasses white wine and light beer, but have made the decision to stay away from alcohol. Which *****, because I still have a half of bottle of Crown I bought duty free :-)
hello,:) i totaly understand, i am exactly the same, i was in hospital a few weeks ago because i thought i was having a heartatack, i am only 18 years old so it was a shock but doctors told me it was a panick attack. I have these regualrly and when my heart rate was checked it was at 180 but i think this was because i was anxious and new they were checking my heart rate. I went to my doctors and told him about my panick attacks and fast heart rate and he give me beta blockers which are supposed to relax you but did not work and now i am getting councilling which apparently works alot better for anxiety. i also wont drink alcohol anymore because i am constantly checking my heartbeat, i dont know either whether it is alcohol or anxiety which makes my heartrate faster as i never felt my heartrate when i was drinking alcohol before i started having panick attacks, i am now just constantly thinking about my heartrate which is making it alot faster and making me more anxious and i miss being able to have a drink with my friends... i wouldnt worry there are alot of people the same with a much faster heartbeat.
I can't drink anymore either.., I hate it. I was never a huge drinker, but I did enjoy catching buzz with my friends. I am 39.., (a very young 39 :-) ), at around 25 I noticed my heart beat really quickly after a couple of drinks and instead of feeling relaxed I feel anxious. I still go out with my friends and I just go up to the bar and get club soda with a lime and no one really notices. If anyone notices/asks me why I'm not drinking I just tell them "alcohol makes me sick" and seems that do the trick. They are all getting happy anyway so no one really notices. It's amazing how fun it is to stay sober and watch how your friends act and what they say..., you might want to try it.
Alcohol is a stimulant.., and it is a depressant at the same time. That's why you'll see drunk people feeling really "good and relaxed" but they are running around and being very active. It depresses parts of the brain giving you that "buzz" feeling, but it actually stimulates your body physically. The more you drink the higher the heart rate goes.., some one who is passed out will generally have a high heart rate. Dehydration also makes this worse and causes an increased heart rate the "day after." And if your prone to irregular heart rate.., my experience is that dehydration can set that off as well.
If you think about someone as young as yourself, when you exercise, your heart rate will easily go to 120-180.., and that's on a healthy/normal heart. So for your heart rate to be at 100 when your out, and moving around, and drinking alcohol, and anxious.., it's just not that high.
Oh, also, if you eat a good solid meal before you have a drink it will lessen this effect. (At least that has been my experience).
Always your Dr. is your best source for advice.
Sorry, I forgot to mention the most important thing: wait for your test results to make sure you have a structurally normal heart. If that is the case, you are fine and likely just a little sensetive to alcohol. Go easy with drinking and try to relieve your anxiety the natural way with exercise etc...
Increased heart rate is a given side effect of alcohol consumption. I don't think 100BPM would be considered all that high if youve had a few drinks.
I never had problems with alcohol consumption until recently. When I was younger, I could easily drink a bottle of wine or several beers without any ill effects. Now, if I have more than one of either, I wake up in the night with a racing heart. I am 28 with SVT/structurally normal heart. This transition seemed to happen over night. I guess its quite common for people with arrhythmia issues.