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Dear Doctors: I had a scare exercising on a hot day. I got a terrible headache, my skin got clammy and I felt really weak. I was sure I was going to faint. I had to get into a cool bath to start feeling better. I drank plenty of water and was sweating a lot. Shouldn't that have protected me?
Dear Reader: You have described the symptoms of heat exhaustion.
It's a heat-related illness o…