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What Causes Severe Itchiness All Over The Body After Taking Metoprolol Tablet?

i was taking atenolol and felt bad taking that although it was doing what it was supposed to with the lowered heart rate and blood pressure, but I just started taking metaprolol like 2 days ago and now im getting itchy all over and as I have seen it is a common problem with metaprolol if I should ask my doctor to change meds again?
Tue, 5 Jan 2016
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In fact, metoprolol is not known to commonly cause such generalized itchiness. But each person responds to each medication differently. Yes, Of course you could ask your physician to prescribe another cardioselective beta blocker (Atenolol, Bisoprolol, Esmolol, Nebivolol). However firstly, you could ask your physician to help you undergo a hypersensitivity Skin Test towards metoprolol to make sure that you are really sensitive to this drug, and that you should stop taking it.

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What Causes Severe Itchiness All Over The Body After Taking Metoprolol Tablet?

In fact, metoprolol is not known to commonly cause such generalized itchiness. But each person responds to each medication differently. Yes, Of course you could ask your physician to prescribe another cardioselective beta blocker (Atenolol, Bisoprolol, Esmolol, Nebivolol). However firstly, you could ask your physician to help you undergo a hypersensitivity Skin Test towards metoprolol to make sure that you are really sensitive to this drug, and that you should stop taking it. Best Regards, Dr. Basim Abuelnor