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Doctor's Heat Advice

By: Homa Bash
Updated: June 26, 2012
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The summer sun is out, showing no mercy across West Texas, and the high temperatures can make you sick before you even realize it.

The first sign of heat exhaustion is feeling thirsty and it can quickly turn more serious from there.
   
Dr. Brian Sorensen, a trauma doctor at Hendrick Medical Center, also said certain medications you take --- like blood pressure pills, antihistamines, antipsychotics or antidepressants -- can worsen symptoms of heat exhaustion.

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