Q My dizziness gets much worse the day after drinking or on hot summer days. Why is that?
A Both alcohol and heat dilate blood vessels and deplete fluids, lowering blood pressure further. This is why standing dizziness worsens after drinking or in hot environments, making it important to replenish fluids sufficiently and avoid standing up quickly.
Detailed Answer
Alcohol dilates blood vessels and lowers blood pressure through its diuretic effect, depleting fluids. Hot environments produce a similar effect by dilating skin blood vessels and causing fluid loss through sweat. This is why dizziness upon standing worsens especially after drinking, in saunas or hot weather, or after a hot bath. In these situations, it is safer to replenish fluids adequately and change posture slowly rather than standing up quickly.
Our Korean Medicine Clinic's Perspective
At Dongjedang, we examine how these triggering factors disrupt circulatory balance. For a body whose fluid essence has been depleted and circulation disturbed by alcohol or heat, we focus on replenishing the depleted fluid essence and strengthening the upward-lifting energy, solidifying balance so circulation is less easily disturbed by external triggers.
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