What to do if the chest tightness is relieved by alcohol

Chest tightness may be psychosomatic, due to lung disease or heart disease. Reduction after drinking may be the paralyzing effect of alcohol on the central system, increasing the brain’s tolerance to pain, and should be treated according to the condition. 1. Mental reasons: excessive stress in daily life and other reasons cause patients to be highly nervous for a long time, which can lead to depression and other diseases or pre-depression and other sub-health states, which can be manifested as chest tightness, mental depression, low will. This situation requires patients to actively adjust the pressure of life, when the symptoms worsen actively seek medical attention. 2. Lung disease: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or allergic asthma, which is characterized by decreased exercise tolerance, i.e., easy to wheeze after activities, shortness of breath with chest tightness. Patients with prolonged symptoms not relieved or aggravated, need to consult the respiratory department in a timely manner, in accordance with the doctor’s instructions to use drugs such as salbutamol. Stay away from pollen and other allergens, quit smoking and drinking, and eat a reasonable diet. 3. Heart disease: chronic heart failure, pulmonary heart disease, arrhythmia can lead to chest tightness, patients need to pay attention to palpitations (rapid heartbeat, often accompanied by panic) panic and other phenomena and timely medical attention, follow the doctor’s instructions to use metoprolol, nitroglycerin and other relief. Drinking alcohol can cause chronic gastritis, gastric ulcer or gallstones and other diseases, suffering from a disease can also aggravate the process of their own diseases, taking medication can aggravate the toxic side effects of the drug, do not drink alcohol just to relieve; discomfort, timely treatment, active treatment, so as not to miss the condition.