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My husband woke up at night with sweaty palms, he couldn't feel his left arm & leg much for almost 2 hrs & he was feeling lightheaded and thirsty.

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Dr. Jeffrey Jarrett answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Get checked out: Worst case scenario, small stroke with no residual defecit called a 'tia.' there could be many, many other things but he should be evaluated. Also, zoloft (sertraline) is not a usual medication to take for "feeling dizzy" as noted in your profile.

Dr Machanic and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 3/18/2017

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