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What Causes Shivering, Headache And Nausea While Suffering From Aplastic Anemia?
I am a 62 y.o. male with aplastic anemia . My hemoglobin drops to around 7.0 every three weeks and requires a blood transfusion. My question is ,when I go in a building where the a/c is usually set about 68 degrees , I have cold spells where I begin to shiver vigoursly as if I were in temperatures below freezing. I sometimes have to sit in these conditions for 5-8 hours. The following day I feel sickly, headache,nausea, exhausted etc. It usually clears within 24 hours. How much does the anemia cause this reaction.Thank You
Fri, 10 Mar 2017
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There are different possible ways in which your anemia may be playing a role in your cold intolerance: (1) anemia is sometimes associated with delayed or sluggish thyroid response
(2)your blood flow plays a role in maintaining heat , with anemia there is decreased oxygen supply in the blood and this would possibly affect the distribution of heat throughout the body
I hope this helps
There are different possible ways in which your anemia may be playing a role in your cold intolerance: (1) anemia is sometimes associated with delayed or sluggish thyroid response
(2)your blood flow plays a role in maintaining heat , with anemia there is decreased oxygen supply in the blood and this would possibly affect the distribution of heat throughout the body
I hope this helps
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