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Suggest Treatment For Breathlessness, Numbness In Fingers And Involuntary Muscle Twitching

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Posted on Fri, 9 Oct 2015
Question: my daughter during school experienced shortness of breath, numbness in her fingers, cold to the touch, and involuntary muscle twitching. We brought her to her pediatrician we said we should take her to a cardiologists, they cant see her until 10/6. she says she is fine now and doesn't appear to have any symptoms and she looks fine. I am not sure what to do
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Answered by Dr. Chobufo Ditah (17 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
I will say monitor only for now!

Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you so much for this query.

I am so sorry to hear about what your daughter experienced. This seems to have been a panic/anxiety attack and I will recommend that you observe only. As she reports all is fine, there is no reason to get too worried about this. If this happens again in future, then we will think there is something responsible for it. As of now, I associate it to panic/anxiety and not an underlying disease condition.

In all, stay calm and monitor only. Only get concerned if this happens again.

I wish you well and hope this is helpful. Regards to your daughter on my behalf.
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Suggest Treatment For Breathlessness, Numbness In Fingers And Involuntary Muscle Twitching

Brief Answer: I will say monitor only for now! Detailed Answer: Hi and thank you so much for this query. I am so sorry to hear about what your daughter experienced. This seems to have been a panic/anxiety attack and I will recommend that you observe only. As she reports all is fine, there is no reason to get too worried about this. If this happens again in future, then we will think there is something responsible for it. As of now, I associate it to panic/anxiety and not an underlying disease condition. In all, stay calm and monitor only. Only get concerned if this happens again. I wish you well and hope this is helpful. Regards to your daughter on my behalf.