Question:
I never drank more than 2-3 glasses of wine on public holidays, never got drunk. But there was such a period in my life when I didn’t try alcohol at all for half a year - there was a very strong load at work and study. And now, after even a glass of champagne, my head starts to hurt, I can't drink at all! With what it can be connected?
Answer:
Hello. Yes, in some people, alcohol can provoke not only a hangover syndrome (feeling unwell the next day), but also give an immediate reaction of the body. Such headaches have been identified by specialists as a separate type of cephalgia. Such cephalalgias occur no later than 3 hours after drinking a cocktail, do not last longer than 3 days, have a pulsating character and are localized in the temples, frontal region. Exercise increases pain.
Unpleasant symptoms (pain syndrome, dizziness, weakness, increased heart rate) when used champagne develop faster, as this alcoholic drink contains a large amount carbon dioxide.
Carbon dioxide accelerates the absorption of ethyl alcohol into the body, therefore the vascular reaction (expansion vessels of the body and brain) occurs much earlier in comparison with other traditional drinks. In addition, vasodilatation is quickly replaced by their spasm, abrupt changes in tissue blood supply lead to temporary hypoxia. This is what explains the sharp pressing diffuse headache when drinking champagne.
Red wine also contains tyramines, so it can be a direct cause of migraine attacks in those predisposed to it.
With individual intolerance, it is necessary to completely abandon alcohol, you should not try to use analgesics for the prevention and treatment of pain syndrome. This increases the risk of kidney and liver damage. In the end, you can rest in another way.
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Question:
I never drank more than 2-3 glasses of wine on public holidays, never got drunk. But there was such a period in my life when I didn’t try alcohol at all for half a year - there was a very strong load at work and study. And now, after even a glass of champagne, my head starts to hurt, I can't drink at all! With what it can be connected?
Answer:
Hello. Yes, in some people, alcohol can provoke not only a hangover syndrome (feeling unwell the next day), but also give an immediate reaction of the body. Such headaches have been identified by specialists as a separate type of cephalgia. Such cephalalgias occur no later than 3 hours after drinking a cocktail, do not last longer than 3 days, have a pulsating character and are localized in the temples, frontal region. Exercise increases pain.
Unpleasant symptoms (pain syndrome, dizziness, weakness, increased heart rate) when used champagne develop faster, as this alcoholic drink contains a large amount carbon dioxide.
Carbon dioxide accelerates the absorption of ethyl alcohol into the body, therefore the vascular reaction (expansion vessels of the body and brain) occurs much earlier in comparison with other traditional drinks. In addition, vasodilatation is quickly replaced by their spasm, abrupt changes in tissue blood supply lead to temporary hypoxia. This is what explains the sharp pressing diffuse headache when drinking champagne.
Red wine also contains tyramines, so it can be a direct cause of migraine attacks in those predisposed to it.
With individual intolerance, it is necessary to completely abandon alcohol, you should not try to use analgesics for the prevention and treatment of pain syndrome. This increases the risk of kidney and liver damage. In the end, you can rest in another way.