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What Causes Light Headedness, Tiredness And Sweating?
I am ver light headed constantly, I sweat alot its like im swimming in my own sweat! I'm hot the whole time and I'm also very tired! What can it be? I also have middle ear infection now but I'm worried about the things mentioned above because its been
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hello, your age and gender is not mentioned which would have been very useful.
if you are in a perimenopausal age group, postmenopausal hot flushes can be a cause for your present issues.
transient arrhythmias and rarely pheochromocytoma can be a cause - holter monitoring and urine metanephrine / normetanephrine assay will help to rule out these issues.
some people do sweat excessively by virtue and beta blockers and sympathectomy is done with inconsistent results
if you are in a perimenopausal age group, postmenopausal hot flushes can be a cause for your present issues.
transient arrhythmias and rarely pheochromocytoma can be a cause - holter monitoring and urine metanephrine / normetanephrine assay will help to rule out these issues.
some people do sweat excessively by virtue and beta blockers and sympathectomy is done with inconsistent results
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