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sudden irregular heart beat and extreme dizziness while drinking alcohol

I was drinking to a somewhat moderate extent, nothing too crazy or anything, when out of nowhere my heart just starts to pound really hard and was skipping beats as well.  I also experienced extreme dizziness during that time and it felt like I was about to faint.  I managed to find a place to lay down and in about 10 minutes or so I felt better.  Im only 23 and this has never happened to me before when drinking and im afraid something worse might happen if it occurs again.  If someone could please explain or give me an idea of what this was that would be great.
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Is it possible that it was just a one time thing?  I've drank many times before and nothing happened.  I also drank a couple time after this happened and nothing happened as well.
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995271 tn?1463924259
I stopped drinking because of that.  I really loved beer.  I have a half glass here and there.  Don't miss it at all.
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14991338 tn?1447193706
holiday heart syndrome? possible psvt or lone a fib even? only ecg can tell really. either way, excluding any underlying cardiomyopathy or arrythmias then it usually rectifys itself within 48hrs
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12492606 tn?1459874033
I have a couple of close friends that would react to alcohol the same way you did.  One has an allergy to it and would get violently sick and one faints.  You probably should avoid alcohol until you see a doctor.
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