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Suggest Treatment To Stop Cold Flushes Over Heart

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I have been on Lexam 20mgs once daily and have ceased the drug on the 19th of January. I only took it for 4 days. I am getting cold flushes over my heart. My ECG reads normal.Please explain and what can I do to stop these flushes. I am 57 years of age
Thu, 10 May 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service.
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

I passed carefully through your question and would explain that your symptoms could be related to panic attacks.

Anyway, I would recommend consulting with your attending physician for a careful physical exam and some tests to investigate for other possible causes:

- A resting ECG and cardiac ultrasound
- An ambulatory 24-48 hours of ECG monitoring to exclude possible cardiac arrhythmia
- Blood electrolytes
- Thyroid hormone levels for thyroid gland dysfunction
- Complete blood count for anemia
- A chest X-ray study and pulmonary function tests.

If all these tests result normal, you should consider panic attacks as the main cause of your complaints.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Ilir Sharka
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Suggest Treatment To Stop Cold Flushes Over Heart

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. I passed carefully through your question and would explain that your symptoms could be related to panic attacks. Anyway, I would recommend consulting with your attending physician for a careful physical exam and some tests to investigate for other possible causes: - A resting ECG and cardiac ultrasound - An ambulatory 24-48 hours of ECG monitoring to exclude possible cardiac arrhythmia - Blood electrolytes - Thyroid hormone levels for thyroid gland dysfunction - Complete blood count for anemia - A chest X-ray study and pulmonary function tests. If all these tests result normal, you should consider panic attacks as the main cause of your complaints. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Ilir Sharka