Brain shocks after drinking wine.

Hi Everyone. I am so glad to have found this forum - I was googling my symptoms as I often do and finally came upon the forum with a thread entitled 'Odd type of anxiety/insomnia' I now realise this is a very old thread, however I'm hoping some of you out there for whom it is relevant might engage in the theme again. I have been experiencing weird sensations when trying to sleep for years, but only after drinking a couple of glasses of wine. Is anyone else aware of a link between drinking wine (and by no means drinking too much) followed by constant brain shocks when subsequently trying to sleep and possible stroke type symptoms (weird sensation/slight pain in the back of my neck and numbness/tingling in my limbs, generally on the left side and heart palpitations? These sensations can go on throughout the night until I finally manage a couple of hours of sleep from about 5.00am. In the morning I feel absolutely fine, no ill effects at all. I know the easy answer is don't drink - I tried that for a few months but would love to be able to conquer it if I am not actually doing myself any harm.
I'd really appreciate hearing from others who mights identify with what I am talking about. Many thanks.

Hi Lemony, and glad to see that you started your own thread.:)

A couple of questions for clarification...

Do you currently take meds? Some A/D medications do not have good interactions with alcohol, and are not recommended in combination. SSRI's carry a warning about mixing the two...and Benzodiazepines must never be used when imbibing, as they carry a dangerous interaction.

The other question that I had is whether you are a red wine drinker, and if you have noticed any difference when you are exclusively drinking white?  Some people are allergic to either the tannins in red wine, or the sulfites.  Tannins are lower in concerntration in white wine by far...so if this is the cause, you might not have the undesired effect/allergic reaction to a white.

...so why not try and experiment and see if you have an easier time with white wine if you predominately drink red.

It is worth a try.:)

I hope that you get the answers that you are looking for soon.

Keep posting with us.

S.C.

Thanks for all your replies. I am not on any AD meds. I have talked to my GP but they are really not interested. I don't like red wine so it is only white that I drink - sometimes these symptoms occur even if I have drunk half a glass two or three hours before bed time, which is what makes me think it must be some kind of subconscious anxiety. It never happens if I haven't drunk any wine at all. I know it's quite an odd phenomenon. . . .