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  2. Alcohol withdrawal syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Symptoms can include a craving for alcohol, inability to feel pleasure from normally pleasurable things (known as anhedonia), clouding of sensorium, disorientation, nausea and vomiting or headache. [17] Insomnia is a common protracted withdrawal symptom that persists after the acute withdrawal phase of alcohol. Insomnia has also been found to ...

  3. Alcohol and cortisol - Wikipedia

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    People who drank more alcohol had higher cortisol levels and lower heart rate variability (which is controlled by the autonomic nervous system, ANS), suggesting a connection between the HPA axis and the ANS. People who drank more alcohol had higher blood pressure and difficulty sleeping, indicative of heightened cortisol levels. [4]

  4. Short-term effects of alcohol consumption - Wikipedia

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    A systematic review reported that alcohol has bi-phasic effect on blood pressure. Both systolic and diastolic blood pressure fell when they were measured couple of hours after alcohol consumption. However, the longer term measurement (20 hours average) showed a modest but statistically significant increase in blood pressure: a 2.7 mmHg rise in ...

  5. Alcohol and High Blood Pressure: What You Should Know

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    Untreated high blood pressure is a major risk factor for heart attack and stroke. Quitting alcohol or drinking moderately may help keep your numbers where they need to be, according to the ...

  6. What Happens to Your Body When You Drink a Glass of Wine ...

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    “Heavy drinking raises blood pressure, increases triglycerides, promotes inflammation and can cause arrhythmias, all of which elevate the risk of heart disease and stroke,” says Routhenstein.

  7. What is Hypertension? Everything You Need to Know - AOL

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    High blood pressure can be caused by a combination of lifestyle factors like: ... Drinking too much alcohol. Smoking. ... (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension). This includes eating heart ...

  8. Alcohol and cardiovascular disease - Wikipedia

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    III. For people who consumed 6 or more drinks per day, reduction rate on blood pressure was the strongest when they reduced alcohol consumption close to abstinence. IV. The effect of alcohol reduction on blood pressure is still unclear for women and hypertensive patients who consume less than three drinks per day due to limited clinical trials.

  9. 6 Myths About High Blood Pressure Experts Want You to Stop ...

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    Limit Alcohol: Despite its heart-healthy image, alcohol can raise blood pressure. The AHA recommends limiting alcohol to one drink per day for women and two for men.