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Why Am I Having Weakness In Legs Even After Drinking Small Amount Of Alcohol?

Hi. I m an 18 year old female about 145lbs. and any time I have a small amount of alcohol I feel weakness in both my legs. I m sure it s probably nothing serious but I was just wondering why that might be. Low tolerance for alcoholic beverages maybe? No one else I know feels tipsy with just half a wine cooler.
Mon, 3 Mar 2014
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Hi,

People have different reactions to the same amount of alcohol because of variable metabolic rates. In general, women attain a significantly higher maximum blood alcohol concentration than men when they consume a comparable amount of alcohol. This is due to gender differences in both absorption and metabolism of alcohol. Your getting tipsy on very small quantities of alcohol does not mean that there is something wrong with you. So please do not worry.

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Why Am I Having Weakness In Legs Even After Drinking Small Amount Of Alcohol?

Hi, People have different reactions to the same amount of alcohol because of variable metabolic rates. In general, women attain a significantly higher maximum blood alcohol concentration than men when they consume a comparable amount of alcohol. This is due to gender differences in both absorption and metabolism of alcohol. Your getting tipsy on very small quantities of alcohol does not mean that there is something wrong with you. So please do not worry. Best wishes.