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Title: Why do I feel like I overheat when I drink alcohol?
Post by: MeganM on 27/01/2020 08:56:21

Aaron has a question:

Why do I feel very warm, like I am overheating, when I drink alcohol?

Any suggestions?

Title: Re: Why do I feel like I overheat when I drink alcohol?
Post by: Bored chemist on 27/01/2020 19:15:33

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasodilation#Other_mechanisms_of_vasodilation

Title: Re: Why do I feel like I overheat when I drink alcohol?
Post by: syhprum on 27/01/2020 19:24:49

This is why you should not drink the brandy that the St Bernard dogs bring to you when you are stranded in a snowdrift in the Alps

Title: Re: Why do I feel like I overheat when I drink alcohol?
Post by: marcus1RM on 28/01/2020 14:47:03

Bored chemist, thanks for sharing.