Jason_X Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 I can chug a triple shot cappuccino and my heart rate will barely go up. If I have one drink of alcohol of any form (beer, wine, liquor, etc…), my heart rate goes up and I feel extremely tired. I feel pleasantly relaxed for about 15 minutes, but I then I often feel terrible (but not always). Does anyone else have this reaction? For what it’s worth, I have inappropriate sinus tachycardia, stage one gastroparesis, and nearly POTS symptoms on the tilt table test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vepa Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 I think everyone's sensitivity levels are different. I don't drink at all anymore, because even one drink leaves me feeling awful the entire next day. Also, I've had a couple instances where alcohol put my body into hypothermia. So I pretty much just avoid it. Coffee definitely raises my heart rate, but it also raises my blood pressure (which is normally extremely low) and lessens my dysautonomia symptoms. So for me it's beneficial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RecipeForDisaster Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 I can handle a couple of cups of coffee, but no wine at all and only half a beer. Anything more and I get very bad pounding tachycardia, with lots of malaise and flushing, and nothing helps it for hours. I don't get even the slightest bit buzzed. It's not worth it even though I am a huge craft beer person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogini Posted October 19, 2017 Report Share Posted October 19, 2017 I didn't drink for along time after getting POTS but I can handle it now. I can't handle coffee - it is too much caffeine for me. Everyone is different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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