Relief such as rapid heartbeat and shortness of breath after drinking alcohol needs to be analyzed specifically for different causes. It may be caused by physiological factors, insufficient cerebral blood supply, electrolyte metabolism disorders and other reasons.
1. Physiological factors: Alcohol has the effect of excitation and then inhibition, when drinking a lot of alcohol will excite the sympathetic nerves, panic and shortness of breath. For this kind of people, they should avoid drinking a lot of alcohol or drink low-grade alcohol, and can promote the discharge of alcohol by resting, drinking a lot of water and urinating more to relieve the discomfort.
2. Cerebral blood supply insufficiency: patients with cerebral blood supply insufficiency will experience vasodilatation and a drop in blood pressure after drinking alcohol, which will aggravate the insufficiency of blood supply to the cerebral blood vessels and lead to panic and shortness of breath. For this kind of people, they should consult a doctor in time and take oral secondary preventive drugs for cerebrovascular disease regularly.
3. Electrolyte metabolism disorder: Electrolyte metabolism disorder refers to a state of electrolyte imbalance in the body, and this kind of patient will aggravate the electrolyte metabolism disorder after drinking a large amount of alcohol because of vomiting, which will lead to cardiac arrhythmia, and the patient will manifest as panicky and shortness of breath. For this group of people, should promptly follow the doctor’s instructions to supplement the appropriate electrolytes, such as sodium salt, potassium salt and so on.
Therefore, for people who often experience rapid heartbeat and shortness of breath after drinking alcohol, they need to consult a doctor in a timely manner to clarify the cause and treat under the guidance of the doctor.