andybonse Posted September 15, 2014 Report Share Posted September 15, 2014 Hey,So since I was feeling a lot better lately, compared to how I was, I started trying a few drinks again.2 times I actually got drunk, didn't realize not drinking for 2 years means a few beers = drunk haha!Weirdly, my symptoms vanished, I could breath, and walk stand up for ages etc even though I was tachycardia I walked home with my gf :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewis Posted September 15, 2014 Report Share Posted September 15, 2014 I quit a year ago but got some this weekend by accident from a spiked drink. I knew something was up cause I suddenly felt the best I had in a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docradmd Posted September 15, 2014 Report Share Posted September 15, 2014 Maybe it's relaxing your brain and sympathetics with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emartins Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 Alcohol for me is the worst, but it's usually in the days after drinking (more than just a hangover). I wonder if you're drinking a lot, it's easier to ignore symptoms. And sometimes being drunk sort of mimics symptoms. I doubt alcohol actually helps physically, but maybe mentally? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan3 Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 Ugh....unfortunately i often feel worse. I have learned that i can usually tolerate 1, maybe 2 glasses of red wine but that is it. Anything more and i pay the price the next day by feeling like i had 10 drinks instead of 2.5!! I will also wake up in the middle of the night with a racing heart and nausea. . Hard alcohol makes me feel bad as does white wine. Not sure why, maybe the sugar content. In those is higher? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little_blue_jay Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 Me & alcohol don't mix well at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relax86 Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 Some drinking helped me when I was more routinely symptomatic. It seemed to calm my ANS quite a bit. I realized that with dysaut symptoms I was drunk - quick. So pacing myself was/is key. Hydration too, I usually start with half a coconut water, drink 1:1 water to alcohol and finish the coconut water before bed. So if I want to include some drinking - this is how I do it. As with POTs there's always a management to it and sometimes a catch. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuesday Posted October 1, 2014 Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 I've had similar experiences. I think part of it may be due to a temporary increase in blood volume. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueskies Posted October 5, 2014 Report Share Posted October 5, 2014 I am 58 and I never could drink. It used to really annoy me that I would get the hangover before I could get drunk. After a maximum of two glasses Of wine would always be violently ill and look like I was very drunk. It didn't take me long to learn I could not drink alcohol successfully. Aargh!To those who can have a drink without paying for it physically - happy to hear it.Blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon6945 Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 Certain infecfions "block inhibitory impulses, by interfering with the release of neurotransmitters, including glycine and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA). Loss of inhibition also affects preganglionic sympathetic neurons in the lateral gray matter of the spinal cord and produces sympathetic hyperactivity and high circulating catecholamine levels. Hypertension and tachycardia alternating with hypotension and bradycardia may develop".Alcohol increases Inhibitory action (GABA) and can explain the temporary relief in symptoms. Benzos can too but I do not recommend going this route. Way to dangerous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramakentesh Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 Ive always reported this although it doesnt always work - sometimes a beer can actually bring on POTS if it is already looking for an excuse to play up.Ive had many theories over the years - just cold volume loading constricting stomach veins while mildly suppressing sympathetic symptoms?immuno suppression? ( i met a lady with RA who sadly used alcohol to keep her pain under control )The other interesting thing is that alcohol causes an excessive post alcohol sympathetic rebound response which means you may feel better the next day at well if your sympathetically mediated vasoconstriction is already messed up. Also alcohol reduces clotting factors and there was a recent study that associated POTS with autoimmune clotting disorders like APS.When they work out the cause(s) one day they may explain why this happens for some but not all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramakentesh Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 It is weird however because most POTSies who take a beta blocker to block sympathetic excess can feel more dizzy - whereas alcohol doesnt do that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybonse Posted October 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 Ive always reported this although it doesnt always work - sometimes a beer can actually bring on POTS if it is already looking for an excuse to play up.Ive had many theories over the years - just cold volume loading constricting stomach veins while mildly suppressing sympathetic symptoms?immuno suppression? ( i met a lady with RA who sadly used alcohol to keep her pain under control )The other interesting thing is that alcohol causes an excessive post alcohol sympathetic rebound response which means you may feel better the next day at well if your sympathetically mediated vasoconstriction is already messed up. Also alcohol reduces clotting factors and there was a recent study that associated POTS with autoimmune clotting disorders like APS.When they work out the cause(s) one day they may explain why this happens for some but not all. I do feel very much clearer and better the next day, thats interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friedbrain Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/mind-read/alcohol_sleep_and_why_you. Google- Alcohol GABA rebound - and you'll find articles explaining how alcohol increases the effect of inhibitory GABA initially, with a rebound excitatory effect (via Glutamate) later in the night. I learned that cheap beer causes an extreme rebound effect (as in literally running around the house because my head felt it was gonna explode) in the middle of the night. Awful! But IPAs and, for some strange reason, wine do not cause this problem. It doesn't make sense about the wine as I'm normally ver sensitive to sugar-otoh, sugar makes me crash/fall deeply asleep so maybe that's why it actually works for me, now that I think about it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueskies Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 Hi fried brain, loved the 'head going to explode' description - although I'm sure it feels terrible. I was sitting in a chair near the window with my head resting on my arms and arms resting on the sill to get some fresh air. Hubby arrived home from work and assumed I had a migraine. I told him no, not this time, that my head felt like it was full of wet cement. He's used to my weird sounding decriptions.blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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