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Whenever i take just a sip of a drink with alcohol i get a tingling sensation in my legs immediately. this always happens. causes? rarely drink.

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Dr. Mark Fisher answered

Specializes in Neurology

Speculation only!:: A metabolic anomaly that 1) impairs liver's ability to detoxify ethanol; 2) makes your brain ultrasensitive to ethanol; 3) ditto re peripheral nerves; 4) sensitivity to nonalcoholic ingredients in the beverage; 5) alien DNA (not likely, may be discounted).

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Answered 5/22/2016

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