What Causes Crawling Sensation On The Skin While On Valium And Atenolol?

Posted on Mon, 25 Sep 2017

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Question : I drank to much whiskey last night, today now being 22 hours later I feel like my skin is crawling, I took 20 mg of valium and 100 mg of atenolol to see if it would help nearly an hour ago and still no relief , heart rate is fine and blood pressure is slightly elevated, is this normal

Answered by Dr. Lekshmi Rita Venugopal (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Possibly alcohol withdrawal

Detailed Answer:
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The crawling feeling on skin you are experiencing is likely due to withdrawing from alcohol. This is a possibility if you have been taking alcohol on long-term basis.
Even though treatment for alcohol withdrawal is with valium, you should not self-medicate at home. Valium has concerning side effects including respiratory depression and coma. So please be advised to follow up with the emergency room for appropriate management.

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Dr.Lekshmi

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