Hi,
i wonder if anyone else suffers fast heart rate after drinking alcohol? The strange thing is, the fast heart rate usually commences at 2am in the morning, making it very scary. It first started last November one night after having a few drinks, I woke up to a heart rate of 200bpm which lasted till about 6am. I also felt very light headed and stiff in my jaw. Unfortunately I didn't go to A/E where they cud have recorded the heart rhythm then.
my Gp and I thought it cud have been a side effect to the Amlodipine which I had started about 4weeks previous so he stopped it. However, the palpitations continued ( though not as bad) but only after alcohol and always 4-5 hours after my last drink ( and only a couple).
i was in hospital for a night a few days ago with the same symptoms, however when the ambulance arrived and I got to A/E my heart rate had slowed and my ECG was normal. All blood tests were normal. My GP has now referred me to a cardiologist whom I see on 23rd April. Now, I'm still feeling a little light headed and a bit " butterflies in the stomach" feeling. I am hypertensive on Ramipril which I have been for years and currently taking Lansoprozole for duodenal polyps.
Anyone else have these symptoms? My Gp seems to think it may be af or SVT.
I'm scared!