Alcohol related chest pain - is this an allergy?

[Lomrie089]

Recently i've discovered certain alcoholic beverages trigger severe heart pain. It feels like extreme fatigue in the heart and arm muscles.  Most alcohols don't bother me. The only drinks i know of that do are smirnoff fruit twists, or seagrams fruit coolers. However not all fruit drinks react in this way. The amount i drink doesnt seem to be a factor. This has happened to me three times and the least severe were the two times i had downed about two bottles. The worst of it began after i had taken only a sip. It was so bad I thought I was having a heart attack.

  I know the best solution would be to stop drinking. And seeing as I know that is my cure, i'm more curious than concerned. Is this even an allergy?

[Shass223]

I have this issue. It feels as though I'm having a heart attack, after several expensive and unnecessary trips to the ER at the age of 18, I figured I'd do some experimenting lol! I found that wines and alcoholic beverages with moderate to high amount of sulfuric acid are what causes my chest back and arm tightness, something to do with acid reflux. I stay away from heavy sultanated drinks and no more tightness!.  

[Shass223]

Bye I'm now 25 and realized this at 23

[JAROB]

I just found a simple solution to this problem! I drank a bud light margarita mixer and immediately I was doubled over in pain. My heart felt like it was being squeezed, and my shoulders were radiating pain! All I did was take two cap sized shots of APPLE CIDER VINEGAR and my pain was gone in an instant. I read somewhere how vinegar is an awesome anti-acid, even better than tums, and other anti-acids. Now before I drink I take shots of the vinegar, and I have no problems drinking whatever alcoholic beverage it may be.

[JaxieRuby]

It is NOT GERD(gastroesophageal reflux disease).  
I had this happen to me after a sip of a wine cooler, mikes hard lemonade, Smirnoff of any kind.  But I can drink beer and be ok.  
I had to do my own research because the first thing the dr will say is, dont drink.  that is a simple fix.  But why can't you drink is what you want to know!
True alcohol allergies are rare but the reactions can be severe. What most people believe to be alcohol allergy is actually a reaction to an allergen in the alcohol. Common allergens in alcohol include:

barley
hops
yeast
rye
wheat
gluten
histamines (often found in red wine)
sulfites (often found in white wines)
People often call alcohol intolerance an alcohol allergy — and vice versa.

I find that I have a reaction to the histamines.  Which is found in mikes hard lemonade, Smirnoff, fruity drinks etc.

Here is a link that may help you.

https://allergies.knoji.com/how-you-can-be-allergic-to-alcohol/

[leadtheworld425]

Yeah this really sharp heavy hard feeling sneaks up on me and hurts like hell anytime I drink some kind of white liquor or wine cooler...I swear it feels like I'm dying! idk what kind of attack it is and I've done researching but found NOTHING..i usually keep a bottle of peptobismol around and usually it goes away in like 5-10mins and once its relieved the feeling if phenomenal! I haven't tried milk yet but I will next time! thanks guys!

[leadtheworld425]

the feeling is* phenomenal once relieved

[Verr3]

Ive had this pain since I was 25, Im a female and i weigh 110. At first I was very confused and scared. My pain started from my head and spread to my chest and left arm and was very intense for about 15 mins.  It always went away very suddenly like it was never there.  I've since stopped drinking any kind of sweet drinks BUT I've noticed that even if I have vodka or beer and if I drink juice or anything sweet but non-alcoholic within the hour I STILL get the pain. So, no I can't help but maybe there is a common denominator in all of this and we can figure it out

[SuperConfused95]

I just turned 21 this month. I'm 5'4" and I weigh about 130lb. Female. I have the same symptoms a heavy pressure like pain on my chest almost as if a really heavy guy was standing on my sternum. That spreads to my shoulder shortly after it starts, difficulty breathing. Excruciating to the point of just laying on the floor crying sometimes.

I get it with ANY alcoholic drink OR even just normal Soda( with the exception of ginger ale, root beer, or sprite). I have found that spreading my shoulders and arching my back relieves some (but not all) of the pressure and helps to breath. The pressure is accompanied by nausia without vomiting and severe headaches. It usually last anywhere from 15 min - almost an hour.

I have been to the Dr. And they have checked may heart with both an EKG and an Echocardiacagram (? Not sure if I spelled that right, its pretty much an ultra sound of your heart) and they've also checked my lungs with a pulmonary function test and a chest Xray. They couldn't find anything wrong at all.

It really ***** cuz I couldn't even enjoy my 21st birthday with my first (legal) alcoholic beverage with my first visit to a bar and all that stuff your supposed to do on the big 21.

Anyways if anyone here figures out why these thing are happening I would really appreciate it if you would email me to fill me in. Thank you.

P.S.
My E-mail is uc.***@****. Thank you again.

[MrGreen64110]

Drink any kind of milk. Goes away instantly. I drank coconut milk.  Another person has almond milk on here. Life saver

[Rose642]

I have discovered that I have these terrible symptoms when I drink white alcohol. I can drink brown alcohol all day. White kills me.