Sweating & Heat Sensitivity - General Health Message Board

cwaigy · 09-03-2006, 03:32 AM

I'm 25, male and of average to low weight for my height. Not particularly active, but not unfit either.

I find myself suffering from a severe sweat problem. It seems to be brought on by mild exertion and/or external temperatures accompanied by a feeling of being very warm.

It's an abnormal response as anything over 20 degrees feels uncomfortably warm and can trigger a sweating response, and even temperatures below that, as low as 15 degrees can feel very uncomfortable and produce sweating if I'm doing something as simple as walking.

The sweating usually occurs profusely on my mid to lower back and on my forehead which is causing me problems in social situations.

I had my thyroid checked out a while ago and the results came back normal. Any idea's what else could be causing this?

Cheers
Craig

ticker · 09-03-2006, 07:25 AM

Hi Craig. Are you having any other symptoms? Have you had your glucose tested?

I recommend that you have your thyroid checked again. Ask that they test the Free T3, Free T4 (besides the T3, T4), and thyroid antibodies in addition to the normmal panel. They are not normally run but are necessary for a comprehensive view.

Even if your results are in the normal range, they may not be optimal for you. When you get them, you may want to post them on the thyroid board at this site. The people there are very helpful and can help you interpret them.

Don't give up. You will find out what is wrong.

cwaigy · 09-03-2006, 01:27 PM

The main symptom I have is feeling warm all the time at temperatures most people would consider cool. (it's 20 degrees celcius at the moment and I've got a fan on me and I'm still sweating.) The sweating response is normal to the heat I'm feeling if that makes sense? So although I'm suffering from excessive sweating, it is what I consider a normal response for how warm I feel. The issue I'm finding is that I always feel warm so the excessive sweating is a side effect of that.

The slightest elevation in temperature or even a small amount of exertion such as walking causes me to feel really hot and as a result break out in a sweat. It's totally abnormal. I'm always having arguements with people as I'm consistently hot so want windows open, etc, which makes all other people cold.

I've not really noticed any other symptoms as yet, but doesn't mean they aren't there!

I've not had my glucose levels tested so it might be an option.

Cheers
Craig

ICC · 09-04-2006, 05:02 AM

craig---i have had the same problem for mos. everyone else is comfortable and i'm hot. have an enlarged thyroid that hasn't been treated yet, diabetes (diet controlled) and my glucose is good so it's not that, went through meno 2 years ago (could be that) dr. thinks i have fibr (could be that) i am going crazy trying to figure out what it is. it's not normal sweating i am just hot. just walking across the room will do it. i hope you have better luck than me figuring this out.

cwaigy · 09-04-2006, 11:22 PM

Things feel like they are getting worse! I wish I could find out what was wrong but my doctor seems uninterested. My Thyroid was tested and it's been found to be "normal" although I'm going to try and push for the other tests and get the actual figures back to post online for review.

The other thing I've noticed recently is my labido is practically zero so it could be related to the body heat and sweating problem, although I was always under the impression testosterone was the cause of sweating. The other strange thing is even though I've got a very low labido I've had an increase in MPB hair loss and a general increase in body hair so I guess it might be worth getting my androgen levels checked out.

So far I've got the following to get investigated to try and identify the cause of my body heat and sweating, can anyone think of anything else that would be beneficial to get checked out?

* Thyroid Levels
* Androgen Hormones
* Diabetes & Blood Sugar

Cheers
Craig