The body breaks down the caffeine in coffee to get rid of it. Alcohol can decrease how quickly the body breaks down caffeine. Taking coffee along with alcohol might cause too much caffeine in the bloodstream and caffeine side effects including jitteriness, headache, and fast heartbeat.
For instance, autoimmune hepatitis can co-exist with a viral hepatitis, such as hepatitis B or hepatitis C, and can be exacerbated by liver damage caused by alcohol abuse. Since the treatment of hepatitis depends on the cause, it is very important that your doctor understand the underlying cause(s) of your condition.
In other patients, viral infections such as herpes simplex virus encephalitis trigger robust antineuronal autoimmune responses. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25369441. Dazed, confused, and asystolic: possible signs of anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis.