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What Causes Hot Flashes And Rapid Heart Rate?

lately i have experienced times when i get very hot, and feel like i am sweating. i also feel like things i look at are very distant and blurry or foggy, also i can feel my heart rate increase. my friends think i could be having a panic attack but what i have read online about panic attacks don t match my symptoms.
Mon, 11 Dec 2017
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in my opinion you should consider electro cardiogram
and hemoglobin and thyroid function tests

in case of thyroid abnormalities high functioning of thyroid can cause these symptoms

and it would be necessary to treat that
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What Causes Hot Flashes And Rapid Heart Rate?

in my opinion you should consider electro cardiogram and hemoglobin and thyroid function tests in case of thyroid abnormalities high functioning of thyroid can cause these symptoms and it would be necessary to treat that