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For A Few Days I Was Feeling Aches Throughout My
Question: For a few days I was feeling aches throughout my body and I was tired. I thought it was just the flu. Last night I had two episodes of heavy sweating, one about 11: 00 and another two hours later. Today I feel very good. My thought was that the sweating broke the flu. My wife is concerned about a heart attack.. I am in good health (not over weight, I exercise 5 days a week; I get a physical every year; there are no issues with my colesterol. Does my wife have valid concerns?
Brief Answer:
should I worry about two episodes of excessive sweating?
Detailed Answer:
Hello Sir, and welcome to Ask a Doctor.
I have read your query and here is my advice.
There are multiple causes of night-time sweating, one of which is a heart attack. However, you would need to have some symptoms in order to distinguish one cause from the other.
For example, a heart attack is not likely solely on the basis of excessive perspiration. Other symptoms of heart attack are severe left-sided chest pain which has been brought on by heavy exercise and pain that radiates up into the jaw or down the left arm. As well as shortness of breath.
Other causes are fever, medications for depression and diabetes, anxiety, thyroid disease, and sleep disorder. In general, just two episodes of sweating during one night would not be worrisome.
Hope I have answered your query.
If you have further questions, I will be happy to help.
Arnold Zedd, MD
should I worry about two episodes of excessive sweating?
Detailed Answer:
Hello Sir, and welcome to Ask a Doctor.
I have read your query and here is my advice.
There are multiple causes of night-time sweating, one of which is a heart attack. However, you would need to have some symptoms in order to distinguish one cause from the other.
For example, a heart attack is not likely solely on the basis of excessive perspiration. Other symptoms of heart attack are severe left-sided chest pain which has been brought on by heavy exercise and pain that radiates up into the jaw or down the left arm. As well as shortness of breath.
Other causes are fever, medications for depression and diabetes, anxiety, thyroid disease, and sleep disorder. In general, just two episodes of sweating during one night would not be worrisome.
Hope I have answered your query.
If you have further questions, I will be happy to help.
Arnold Zedd, MD
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