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Good Evening (Morning) Having Trouble Sleeping Due To A Quickened
Question: Good Evening (Morning) Having trouble sleeping due to a quickened pulse - seems like my heart rate is accelerated and I have excessive sweating. My last blood pressure check (last week) was 117 / 72, but I am pre-diabetic and overweight. Have also been taking an antibiotic and decongestant for a sinus infection but taking these for a week has not caused me any trouble.
Brief Answer:
Could be low blood glucose levels
Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to Ask A Doctor service.
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
In my opinion, you seem to be having low blood glucose levels, possibly as a side effect of antibiotic.
But there can be other causes for the similar symptoms like:
- cardiac arrhythmia
- thyroid problem
- panic attacks, etc.
For this reason, I will recommend the following tests as per priority:
- thyroid hormone levels, fasting blood sugar levels, serum electrolytes
- a resting ECG and a cardiac ultrasound
- an ambulatory 24-48 hours ECG monitoring for possible cardiac arrhythmia
Hope this helps. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Dr Vaishalee
Could be low blood glucose levels
Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to Ask A Doctor service.
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
In my opinion, you seem to be having low blood glucose levels, possibly as a side effect of antibiotic.
But there can be other causes for the similar symptoms like:
- cardiac arrhythmia
- thyroid problem
- panic attacks, etc.
For this reason, I will recommend the following tests as per priority:
- thyroid hormone levels, fasting blood sugar levels, serum electrolytes
- a resting ECG and a cardiac ultrasound
- an ambulatory 24-48 hours ECG monitoring for possible cardiac arrhythmia
Hope this helps. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Dr Vaishalee
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