MamaTrain Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 Hello Again,I forgot to ask in my first post if consuming alcohol (even like 1 beer) makes any of you feel worse or bring on a episode? I have tried to drink a few times since this all happened and it either makes me feel very odd (not the good feeling like it should and used to for me) or I wake up in the middle of the night with a really bad racing heart! What is up with this??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iheartcats Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 I think most people can't drink with POTS.I find I can tolerate one red wine on occasion, with dinner, but get too POTSY having a random drink or drinking more than one with dinner.But we are all human, as someone once told me here, and you have to enjoy yourself once a while.Alcohol dehydrates. So I drink my wine with water & dinner so I think I stay hydrated and that's why I can get away with it.I know I shouldn't drink at all...but I love wine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valliali Posted July 10, 2009 Report Share Posted July 10, 2009 This is a very sad topic for me, as I used to even brew my own beer. Love a good microbrew. But yes, it affects me very strongly. Immediately, like before the dehydration kicks in. I think the dehydrating affects cause the tachycardia in me, but I am not really sure what causes the immediate reaction. I also find my lymph nodes swell up a great deal when I drink. I get a pressure in my neck, my head gets very dizzy, my blurry vision, and I feel totally spaced out. Haha, I know that I'm basically describing what it feels like to be drunk, but this is after even a few sips. Sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsdmom Posted July 10, 2009 Report Share Posted July 10, 2009 I literally can't take a sip of alcohol without feeling terrible. Was definitely NOT like this before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cordellia Posted July 10, 2009 Report Share Posted July 10, 2009 hello,in my case, alcohol is a definite no... even minute quantities cause 'issues':lightheadedness, edema, pooling in limbs... heart rate dips and BP bottoms out...best,cordelia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giftcreations123 Posted July 10, 2009 Report Share Posted July 10, 2009 hi..Last week, I was feeling okay and had literally less than half a cup of wine with dinner...I was dizzy the entire night and by morning, it was gone...weird, ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potsgirl Posted July 10, 2009 Report Share Posted July 10, 2009 I, too, used to enjoy a glass of wine almost nightly with dinner. Now I have one with dinner only if it's a special occasion, and basically never just stop by for a drink with friends if food is not involved. I probably drink one glass of wine perhaps once a month. I do miss it, but I don't like feeling drunk and woozy after just one-half of a glass of wine! (Although I do get rather clever....) Best,Jana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramakentesh Posted July 10, 2009 Report Share Posted July 10, 2009 Maybe its my particular type of POTS or something but I have no intolerance to alcohol at all. Infact its one of the few things that actually seems to help at times. i think i found a couple of other POTSies in the same boat but its very unusual. Most are very alcohol intolerance for a variety of reasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomtoGiuliana Posted July 10, 2009 Report Share Posted July 10, 2009 I can tolerate a sip or two but that's about it. I think it's b/c it vasodilates? It does something to drop my bp/cause tachycardia even in very small quantities of consumption. It's annoying in social situations, but not a huge loss for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjt22 Posted July 10, 2009 Report Share Posted July 10, 2009 I have a "different" tolerance to alcohol. I don't tolerate it in a way that a "normal" person does, but if I'm on my meds and partake of it in a way that suits my needs, I can do all right with it. Took me awhile to understand this, but now that I do, well, I indulge in a glass or two of wine a couple nights a week. I will never be able to party in the way that normal people do....such "partying" would leave me passed out on the bathroom floor by the third drink. I also can't have even a half glass of wine unless I'm able to go to bed shortly after. Oddly enough, I've found that a small drink can often help with the angina and migraine/cluster headaches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountain girl Posted July 10, 2009 Report Share Posted July 10, 2009 I cannot tolerate any alcohol since being diagnosed with POTS. The last time I drank was a shortly before I was diagnosed with POTS like about a month before and after a few wine coolers at a cookout I felt dizzy, and sick and needed to lay down, so now it is none at all for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramakentesh Posted July 11, 2009 Report Share Posted July 11, 2009 Alcohol is a very good vasodilator - infact it is good at decreasing peripheral resistance. However, in rare people its actually a vasoconstrictor rather than a dilator. For vasoconstrictors it can be tolerated ok, for the vasodilators much less so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaTrain Posted July 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2009 Thanks for all the replies! I guess this is just part of the deal. I just miss having a few drinks and unwinding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramakentesh Posted July 12, 2009 Report Share Posted July 12, 2009 When i can, Ill have a couple of quiet ones for you. Havent had any for a long time though.Someone here once said that she was contemplating drinking alcohol and said 'oh well, im gonna feel like crap tomorrow morning any way...' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountain girl Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 When i can, Ill have a couple of quiet ones for you. Havent had any for a long time though.Someone here once said that she was contemplating drinking alcohol and said 'oh well, im gonna feel like crap tomorrow morning any way...'Thanks for the thought! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyblu Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 Thanks for all the replies! I guess this is just part of the deal. I just miss having a few drinks and unwinding! Me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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