Sweating

[erikainorlando]

Hi Guys...

Just need to ask...is there anything to help sweating? I sweat in the afternoon or after any real sustained activity...I sweat in really weird places too..like in my elbow creased...on my stomach..

I can sweat and be cold at the same time!! How is this possible??

It is like I am not really sweating from being hot...altho sometimes I get VERY hot and sweat as well. Sometimes I am just so uncomfortable I don't want anyone to touch me.

I don't sweat like terribly...but non the same..I don't like it!! I don't even understand how I can sweat and not feel hot at times...??

And it is embarrassing!! like almost everything else I live with..if I lay very still for a while it gets better...I can get very hot at times too!! IfI get upset...I get very very hot very very quickly as well...like I need a fan!

I don't think this is menopause..(I am 46)...I get regular periods and never had this before POTS..

What is this and can we make it stop!!

Thanks.

Erika

[corina]

hi erika,

i have been having these problems for as long as i can remember. i often (used to) sweat while being cold (which seemed very strange to me) and also haven't been able to sweat at all during some years. nowadays i am back to sweating which in a way made me feel very happy as my body is now able to get rid off the heat. i don't like the sweat streaming off my body in every possible place though. (for example i didn't know that my legs could sweat so much). i think hormones have to do with this a LOT as i also think that hormones have to do a LOT with dysautonomia in general. i think there is a nmed that helps with the sweatingproblem, can't remember the name though. do talk with your doc about it, s/he might help you out.

good luck,

corina

[kayjay]

Erika, I had this very problem... to the extreme but now I can't sweat. I don't know how you feel about it but I was really only embarrassed by the sweat under my arms. (I felt like it was so visible and I worried about what to were). I always wore tops with out sleaves and a sweater or something over (always like a twin set. I also bought the really stong anti-persperant that you can get from the drug store. You put it on at night and it really does work after a few days... but it may be horrible for you, I am sorry that you are dealing with this... as a girl we are not supposed to "sweat" we "glisten" right? Anyway for me it really is the Dysautonomia and now I don't sweat at all. Maybe this will go away in the future.

[gertie]

I have had this problem for almost 25 years. Menopause & Dysautonomia also started about that time. When I first became ill I couldn't sweat. I would get very hot but no sweat. Then I would be so cold, even in the summer, I would wear a coat. I was put on Neurontin & that seemed to relax my ANS & I was able to sweat & that felt better than no sweat. I am on no meds now & I sweat night & day. Sometimes I feel so hot I could blaze & other times I just sweat. I hope you find something that helps but it wouldn't be healthy not to sweat at all.

[potsgirl]

Hi Erika,

I have the same problems, and I'm close to your age - 47. My doctor thinks I'm going through perimenopause, which is the stage leading up to menopause that can last 5 or more years. That may certainly be happening in your case, too. Lucky us! But I also think part of it is from the dysautonomia. I get especially sweaty on some nights, where the backs of my legs are really sweaty, but then I get a chill, too. Sometimes during the day I get flashes of being really hot, but I also can get very chilled from the A/C, especially if I go to the store or to a movie. Let's just say I'm one of the fortunate ones who has a very small 'comfort zone' of temps, and always carry a sweater with me!

Cheers,

Jana

[juliegee]

Welcome aboard The dysautonomia-perimenopausal express. It's a wild ride. I also sweat like crazy, in normal life, and especially when I exercise. I look like I just got out of the shower when I finish Very embarassing.

You really do sound like you're describing hot flashes. No one told me that they would be so much more than simply feeling warm. At first, I thought I was going to faint- I didn't.....then I waited for anaphylaxis- didn't happen.....then I ate a high protein snack because I was certain I was experiencing a major dip in blood sugar. The hot flashes feel awful, a feeling that something bad is going to happen- impending doom. Hot, and then freezing cold, especially at night.

I'm 47 y/o. My Mom is 72 and she still gets them. My grandmother is 92 and she occasionally gets them as well. This is clearly not a 5 year cyclical phase for me Things that that have helped me is to very carefully watch my diet. Nothing white, no refined sugar, very little alcohol and caffeine. I'm also using a hormonal patch with bio-identical hormones called the Combi-Patch. I only use 1/2 of the prescribed dosage and I'm doing much better. I had 2 mojitos this past weekend and experienced several hot flashes in lieu of a hangover. Grrrrr.

No doubt your dysautonomia is rolled up with your hormonal changes which can make perimenopause so awful for us and it lasts Y-E-A-R-S. The patch, super healthy diet, and exercise have been godsends for me. Let me know if you figure out some additional helps.

Julie