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When i drink alcohol i either wake up w/ a racing heart or have one before bed? sometimes happens after drinking 2 beers and sometimes not at all.why?
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You should check: Check with your primary doctor or cardiologist. While it is true that it may be a common enough, not so dangerous matter ("Holiday Heart"), we can't know this without checking.
Answered 5/13/2021
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