What Causes Profuse Sweating While On Metoprolol ER, Irbesartan And Levolthyroxin?

Posted on Wed, 1 Mar 2017

Question: Last night I woke up and my heart was beating fast and I was sweating profusely and hot and skin itched. It lasted for about 10 mins. What caused that?
I take Levolthyroxin 125mcg (once daily in am)
Irbesartan 150 mg (once daily)
Metoprolol ER 25mg (once daily)
Eliquist 5 mg (twice daily)

Answered by Dr. Ilir Sharka (26 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
I would explain as follows :

Detailed Answer:
Hello!

Thank you for asking on HCM !

Regarding your concern, I would explain that your symptoms could be related to different causes :

- a thyroid hormone imbalance
- an electrolytes imbalance
- an allergic reaction.

For this reason, I would recommend consulting with your doctor for a careful physical examination and some tests :

- a resting ECG
- thyroid hormone levels
- blood electrolytes
- complete blood count.

You should discuss with your doctor on the above issues.

Hope to have been helpful!

Kind regards,

Dr. Iliri

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