Frequent colds, low libido and high blood pressure may be signs of incipient alcoholism. The hidden symptoms of this problem were published by “Daily Mail", writes dariknews.bg.
Nathan Penman, clinical director at health charity Nuffield Health, warned that hypertension is a sign of incipient alcoholism. According to the expert, due to the prolonged consumption of alcoholic beverages, the blood vessels narrow and the heart has to work harder to pump blood around the body, which leads to an increase in blood pressure. Hypertension can increase the risk of heart attack, stroke and dementia.
Another non-obvious symptom of alcoholism Penman calls decreased interest in sex. Initially, alcohol has a stimulating effect on the hormones serotonin, dopamine and testosterone, responsible for libido, but with systematic alcohol abuse, their levels begin to decrease, the expert explained. This can lead to decreased interest in sex, fertility and orgasm problems, menstrual irregularities and impotence.
Mental health prevention specialist Lisa Gunn noted that signs of alcohol problems can include persistent low mood and increased anxiety. In addition, the excess of alcohol negatively affects the quality of sleep and leads to a lack of important vitamins and trace elements, which is why a person constantly feels tired.
In addition, excessive alcohol consumption, according to experts, leads to visual impairment, to a weakened immune system and, as a result, to frequent colds and problems with the gastrointestinal tract.
Nathan Penman, clinical director at health charity Nuffield Health, warned that hypertension is a sign of incipient alcoholism. According to the expert, due to the prolonged consumption of alcoholic beverages, the blood vessels narrow and the heart has to work harder to pump blood around the body, which leads to an increase in blood pressure. Hypertension can increase the risk of heart attack, stroke and dementia.
Another non-obvious symptom of alcoholism Penman calls decreased interest in sex. Initially, alcohol has a stimulating effect on the hormones serotonin, dopamine and testosterone, responsible for libido, but with systematic alcohol abuse, their levels begin to decrease, the expert explained. This can lead to decreased interest in sex, fertility and orgasm problems, menstrual irregularities and impotence.
Mental health prevention specialist Lisa Gunn noted that signs of alcohol problems can include persistent low mood and increased anxiety. In addition, the excess of alcohol negatively affects the quality of sleep and leads to a lack of important vitamins and trace elements, which is why a person constantly feels tired.
In addition, excessive alcohol consumption, according to experts, leads to visual impairment, to a weakened immune system and, as a result, to frequent colds and problems with the gastrointestinal tract.