shamblesuk

Hi all,

I'm keen to understand the possible causes and tretment of an embarrassing condition that has plagued me for years (I'm 36 now and have this since my early 20s)

I normally happens if I've eaten a biggish meal (before or during an evening with friends). I will notice after a few drinks (normally, but not always, drinking lager or red wine) that my face startes to feel hot and goes red. Mainly cheeks, neck, shoulders, palms, elbows, top of the chest and temples. Not normally the area around my eyes or my forehead and it's just redness, not weals.

I can feel my heart racing uncontrollably at the same time, and I snore horrendously when I go to bed. The final symptom is that I can 'taste' my breath, very bizzare.

Next morning, all gone, but the embarrassment of the previous night is enough normally for me to leave early or stop drinking altogether.

These days I rarely eat big before going out for a drink, but as I go to many client meals that is difficult.

I never came across anyone else with this until a couple of years ago at a wedding, where another guest had exactly the same thing, exactly. Unfortunately I didn't get chance to quiz him on the subject.

I've done some investigation into rosacea, hives and other similar disorders and nothing quote covers what I experience. I'm keen to understand if anyone else has suffered a s similar thing, and if so how they have been able to control it.