What’s with the fast heart rate after drinking?

Fast heart rate after drinking may be caused by alcohol, sympathetic excitation and other reasons. It is recommended to drink less alcohol in life to reduce the stimulation of the body.
1. Alcohol: alcohol contains a large amount of ethanol, ethanol and its metabolites will make the vascular volume appears to dilate, at this time the body is in a state of low blood pressure, but when the start of the physiological feedback mechanism, it will make up for the lack of blood pressure by increasing the heart rate.
2. Sympathetic nerve excitation: after drinking alcohol, the sympathetic nerve will be excited, so that the body adrenaline and norepinephrine levels rise, which in turn leads to a faster heart rate.
If you have a fast heart rate after drinking alcohol, you can drink more water to relieve it. In addition, if you have a heart disease to avoid drinking alcohol to avoid discomfort.