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What Causes Cold Feet And Excessive Sweating In A Heart Patient?
Question: My husband is 54 had 2 heartattacks. Takes all his medicen but today his feet are cold as ice and he is sweatting all over and very tired
Brief Answer:
can be hypotension/hypoglycemia/coronary ischemia.
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX, welcome to HCM forum.
Thanks for posting to us.
I have gone through your query and understand your concerns.
It will be fine if you clear few more points:
When was the previous attacks?
Is he having any other symptoms like chest discomfort or tightness/nausea/fever?
Any precipitating event for the present symptoms?
What all medicines he is taking (just mention names only)
Is he a diabetic on drugs/insulin?
Cold peripheries and excessive sweating indicates sympathetic overactivation which commonly occur from causes like hypotension, hypoglycemia or acute coronary ischemia.
A physical examination including blood pressure, RBS estimation and an ECG will help us in diagnosis.
Kindly get back with details.Also arrange for an urgent appointment with your doctor as all these conditions need treatment without any delay.
Meanwhile, let him take absolute bed rest, drink plenty of oral fluids, take some glucose powder/rice water and skip next antidiabetic drug dose if any.
Hope this answer will help.
Wishing for a faster recovery.
Thank you.
can be hypotension/hypoglycemia/coronary ischemia.
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX, welcome to HCM forum.
Thanks for posting to us.
I have gone through your query and understand your concerns.
It will be fine if you clear few more points:
When was the previous attacks?
Is he having any other symptoms like chest discomfort or tightness/nausea/fever?
Any precipitating event for the present symptoms?
What all medicines he is taking (just mention names only)
Is he a diabetic on drugs/insulin?
Cold peripheries and excessive sweating indicates sympathetic overactivation which commonly occur from causes like hypotension, hypoglycemia or acute coronary ischemia.
A physical examination including blood pressure, RBS estimation and an ECG will help us in diagnosis.
Kindly get back with details.Also arrange for an urgent appointment with your doctor as all these conditions need treatment without any delay.
Meanwhile, let him take absolute bed rest, drink plenty of oral fluids, take some glucose powder/rice water and skip next antidiabetic drug dose if any.
Hope this answer will help.
Wishing for a faster recovery.
Thank you.
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