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Q: heart rate slow after drinking
asked by: preludesarch on November 2nd, 2009
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sorry I really don't know if this is the right place for my topic

I am a seemingly healthy 21 year old, in shape, non smoker, good diet, I only occasionally drink. This past weekend I was drinking a cheap vodka mixed drink and everything was fine before I went to bed. I woke up only after a couple hours of sleep and noticed my chest was really tight, my heart rate was slow with only a single beat, I felt extremely weak and about ready to black out. I was very scared thinking I was going to die, and even in my panic my heart rate would not go back to normal, only a single delayed beat repeating in my chest. Could it have been related to the alcohol? I was drunk that night but I did not over drink.

This is probably not the case but I keep thinking it has something to do with the fact that diabetes is an ongoing struggle in my family, a lot of family members have it including my mother. In my last blood test I was advised by my doctor to eat less carbs due to my high blood sugar, I think it was 119? after fasting.

does anyone have a reason for my late night episode?

thanks, I appreciate it
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W0LF
replied on November 2nd, 2009
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Alcohol leaches potasium from your body. Potasium deficiency causes irregular heart rhythm as well as other malfunctions when combined with a depressant like Vodka. My very fit 22 year old roomate had a heart-attack because he was drank too much whiskey on an empty stomach.

However I would not assume this is your problem. Take any heart misadventure at any age deadly seriously. Go get checked out, BPH, blood panel and chest Xray if doctors think it's worthwhile.
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MandMs
replied on November 2nd, 2009
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Acute alcohol consumption, usually, increases the heart rate, but, there are rare cases when opposite happens.
In other words, unusual cases of alcohol-induced bradycardia (slow heart rate) and hypotension (low blood pressure, person feels like fainting) due to increase in parasympathetic activity and/or decrease in sympathetic activity, are registered in medical books.

Consult your physician!
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