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What Causes Nausea, Shortness Of Breath And Heaviness In The Chest?

my sister is struggling with lightheadedness, nausea, short of air, sweating and heavy chest, she has been dx with a fib and put on medication and she continues to have these symptoms, she has come to the point of being fed up with Dr s and is going to quit all her medications because she thinks she can deal with the symptoms without the dangerous medications since they are not doing any good. how can I help her
Mon, 23 Jul 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

After going through your medical details I understand your concern and I would like to tell you that as your sister has atrial fibrillation then she need to take important blood thinners medication to prevent risk of stroke because of atrial fibrillation. Some of the medication can cause gastritis and nausea which may require alternative drugs or dose modifications. Kindly consult your treating Cardiologist for physical and diagnostic evaluation.

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What Causes Nausea, Shortness Of Breath And Heaviness In The Chest?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. After going through your medical details I understand your concern and I would like to tell you that as your sister has atrial fibrillation then she need to take important blood thinners medication to prevent risk of stroke because of atrial fibrillation. Some of the medication can cause gastritis and nausea which may require alternative drugs or dose modifications. Kindly consult your treating Cardiologist for physical and diagnostic evaluation. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.